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Would you give your child your first name as a middle name?

81 replies

juniperdingleberries · 01/04/2016 15:32

Giving your child your middle name seems quite common, or another relatives first name as a middle name. But I never seem to hear of parents giving a child their first name as a middle name?

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ShoeJunkie · 01/04/2016 15:46

Ds1 has DH's first name as a middle name.

Flumplet · 01/04/2016 15:45

I know someone who has recently had twin girls, both of the twins have the mothers name as their middle name. I find it a bit Hmm

MollyBloomYes · 01/04/2016 15:43

My middle name is my mums first name and her mums middle name! I don't have a daughter but was toying with the idea of including a version of it as a middle name if I had a girl when I was last pregnant

Frika · 01/04/2016 15:42

No. I hate this 'calling the baby after X' line. I would assume that someone who 'insisted' on a baby having their name was either terminally unimaginative or arrogant. I spent most of my childhood living with my father's Uncle John, my father's father, John, my dad, John (called after his father and uncle), and my baby brother John (called after his father). All with the same surname. Like the Borg.

nightandthelight · 01/04/2016 15:39

My husband and his brother both have their dad's name as their middle name so the same middle name! Won't lie I find that a bit weird and unimaginative. I was very firm that that wouldn't be continued with our son. To be fair my opinion is probably coloured by the fact I don't like FIL! My ex had his father's first name as his middle name as did his brother and it didn't bother me (although I still wouldn't have done it if we had had a son together). It seems to be quite common if my DH and ex are anything to go by :)

Kim82 · 01/04/2016 15:35

My ds has his dad's first name as his middle name. I thought it was really odd but he insisted on it. I have since had 3 girls and wouldn't inflict my name upon them so they have their own individual middle names.