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naming after a living relative?

30 replies

hairbrushbedhair · 25/10/2015 19:14

Is that weird? If so, how weird?

Totally hypothetical as not pregnant (yet)

I used my brothers name as a middle name for DS and he was flattered but I really like my brothers name,

We don't see each other very often but obviously at family occasions

And I'd also want to use DS name as a middle name if I did that so say for instance DS was (he isn't) called Teddy Oliver (after brother)
dS2 would be Oliver (after uncle) Teddy (after brother)

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sooperdooper · 25/10/2015 20:08

Not weird to use your brothers name, or other relative of a different generation but odd for brothers to be named after each other, nope don't do that

scatterthenuns · 25/10/2015 20:05

Weird

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 25/10/2015 20:03

Weird

00100001 · 25/10/2015 20:02

well, actually a bit weird for siblings to be named after each other

00100001 · 25/10/2015 20:01

not weird