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LoveyQ
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Naming baby after my father - need help
So my father passed away suddenly the day my DS turned 1 month old. Today would be his 60th birthday 
Months after he passed away, my brother had his 3rd child and gave him my father's name as his middle name.
I would like to do the same, but I am having a girl. I am having some emotional issues with doing this so in the end I'm not 100% sure I want to, but for now that's the plan.
His name was Antonio.
We are hispanic.
The obvious choice would be Antonia. What are other options? I don't want to do a random "A" name in honor of it. It's either a deriviative of the name or something completely different. I am a big fan of middle names having a special meaning (my middle name is my grandmothers and DH is named in full after his grandfather).
Any ideas or suggestions?
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
I think Antonia is perfect.
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| Posted 1/17/12 10:48 AM |
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
I'm sorry about your father 
There is a girl on these forums whose name is Antonella. I always thought that was very pretty
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| Posted 1/17/12 10:49 AM |
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OhEmGee
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
I love Antonia and I think it is perfect.
So sorry for your loss.
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| Posted 1/17/12 10:51 AM |
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toniV
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
I'm so sorry about your father.
I agree with the other ladies, I love Antonia. My name is sort've a derivative... It's ToniAnn. (named after my father-Anthony)
Antonella is really pretty too.
GL.
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Melbernai
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
I think Antonia is beautiful and a perfect name. There is also Antoinette, but I like Antonia more.
I have to give you over the loss of your father. We lost my Dad just this past October. He knew I was pregnant and was so excited to meet his new grandchild. He was really hoping that it would be a boy, but he asked us to not find out what we are having. We will be using his name somehow in there (Joseph) if we have a boy, and my OB set my Delivery to be St. Joseph's Day, March 19th, so I feel like it is a sign!
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StaceyWill
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
So sorry about your dad
I would go with Antonia- love that name.
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
So sorry for your loss 
I think Antonia is beautiful, I have also met an Antoniella/Antonella... I forget how she spelled it but that is really pretty too.
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Katareen
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
I would go with Antonia--I think its beautiful!
I agree that using an arbitrary "A" name just won't be as meaningful as using his actual name (just the female version of course)
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MrsSx2
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
So sorry about your father
i agree that Antonia is a beautiful name. Or maybe you can use Toni if you dont wanna usee Antonia.
I also like Antionette as someone else posted above.
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| Posted 1/17/12 11:52 AM |
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Lara&Aidansmommy
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
so sorry about the loss of your father. I know too how it is to lose a parent
I have to say I love the name Antonia so much I think its gorgeous and is a beautiful way to pay tribute to your dad.
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
sorry for your loss. I like Antonia as well...
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
Antonia is beautiful. I have also heard of Antonina and they referred to her as Nina.
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
I love the idea of honoring your father with the middle name. Kieran's middle name is James, after my father who passed away in 2003. I think Antonia really is a beautiful name. Love it, and I think you would grow to love it because of the significance.
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maymama
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
LOVE Antonia! I also love Antonette 
hugs mama, Jack is named after my dad (John) and it makes me so happy to know that we were able to honor him in that way!
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JennyPenny
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
I was going to suggest Antoinette.
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Momma2Be
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
I think using your father's name is a wonderful way to honor and pay tribute to him, Yesi. I really like Antonia and Antonella.
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| Posted 1/17/12 1:09 PM |
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LoveyQ
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
Thanks everyone! I think of the options, I like Antonia best. Just have to decide!
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Leeners
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
Posted by JennyPenny
I was going to suggest Antoinette.
Ditto
So sorry about your dad
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Babymakin
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
Posted by Leeners
Posted by JennyPenny
I was going to suggest Antoinette.
Ditto
So sorry about your dad
Ditto ditto.
Also, I'm Jewish. We use the letter when naming a child. So if the other 2 names are close, just use the letter a for a name. That way it's still naming her after your dad, but not SO close that it might not hurt so much being so obvious.
Alexa
Allison
Etc.
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
happy birthday in heaven here's some similar sounding names to Antonia :)
Antania, Antoni, Antonae, Andonia, Antanay, Antonea, Antanae, Antoniah, Anden, Andianna, Andani, Antaunia, Antonie, Antoniea
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Coosie
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
I'm so sorry to hear about your father.
I think Antonia or Antonella are beautiful names
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MrsFlatbread
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
Antonella, Antonina
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labonnevie
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
Sorry to hear about your father Yesi. I love the idea and I really really LOVE the name Antonia 
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KS13
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Re: Naming baby after my father - need help
So sorry about your father. I think that Antonia is perfect
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