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Keith?

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WillowTree2 · 23/06/2016 16:05

My dad is a Keith, urgh! We are due a DS, who we are naming William. It's tradition to give grandparents' names in the middle, so he'll be William Michael Keith... Is the Keith just awful??

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CourtJester · 23/06/2016 16:27

Nobody even looks at middle names until you go to secondary school and have competitions to see who had the worst!

The winners at my school were...
Richard Neville
Roy Sinclair
Harry Morrison Kevin

Poor kids

Goingtobeawesome · 23/06/2016 16:25

Tradition? Maybe in some parts but it isn't the law .

DontDeadOpenInside · 23/06/2016 16:24

It's awful but it wouldn't be so bad as a middle name. I'd say "William Michael Keith, after his grandparents" if anyone asked

FurbysMakeSexNoises · 23/06/2016 16:22

Nobody even looks at middle names but it's a touching nod to family so I'd go for it.

DramaAlpaca · 23/06/2016 16:19

I had the same dilemma as you, WillowTree.

I decided I couldn't inflict it on my boys

Middleoftheroad · 23/06/2016 16:19

I just think from The Office or Keith Lemon or Keith Cheguin!

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WillowTree2 · 23/06/2016 16:16

Oh dear

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TheAntiBoop · 23/06/2016 16:15

It's fine for a middle name and has a lovely reason for being included

Salene · 23/06/2016 16:14

No one notices middle names so I don't think it matters if you don't like the name.

reallybadidea · 23/06/2016 16:14

I came on to see if Keith was having a revival (30 years early) and you thought it was a lovely name I'm relieved that's not the case. Don't do it!

cosmicglittergirl · 23/06/2016 16:13

It is terrible, but it will only be middle.

Flanderspigeonmurderer · 23/06/2016 16:12

If you have to use it then only do so as a middle name.

CourtJester · 23/06/2016 16:12

God no! Don't do it!

Kenworthington · 23/06/2016 16:11

Yes, bloody terrible! Don't do it!

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