Is it correct to dedicate a thesis to my parents and my wife as follows? Can I put their names at the end?
To my mother and father,
who have blessed me with an admiration of nature.
-- Sara & Michael
To my wife,
whose love and confidence is a constant source of inspiration and encouragement.
-- Rose
My mother's name is Sara, my father's name is Michael, and my wife's name is Rose.
It would be understood, but it matches the form used for split dedications. Say Alice and Bob wrote a paper together, the dedication might be:
To my husband,
Charles,
who put up with my insanity as this was finished
-- Alice.
To my loving wife,
Eve, and to my mother and father.
-- Bob.
While we wouldn't read your example as saying that, it would look like that form.
I'd recommend:
To my mother and father,
Sara & Michael,
who have blessed me with an admiration of nature.
And to my wife,
Rose,
whose love and confidence is a constant source of inspiration and encouragement.
