Could you possibly talk her into using
Donald?
Not only is Brydon really horrible, but it certainly doesn't honor the Donalds, IMO. The "don" part isn't even pronounced the same, at least the way I would pronounce Brydon.
Anyway, honoring means using the exact same name, or something so close it's hardly distinguishable. (
Steven instead of
Stephen, or
Anne instead of
Ann! Nothing else, please!)