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Can I use the same middle names for both daughters?!

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lvra · 01/10/2019 18:43

Hi,

My first daughters middle name is after my mum, she passed away when I was a teenager, I've been wondering would it be strange for my second daughter to have the same middle name to?! Has anyone else ever done this?

Obviously the name does mean a lot to me because it was my mums name but I also just love the name.

Thank you in advance!!

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lvra · 01/10/2019 18:57

Ah thank you for the suggestions! Unfortunately my mum didn't have a middle name, but I like the idea of using a similar name instead. Her name was fleur, which obviously means flower in French so maybe I could look for similar names or it in a different language

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LemonadeAndSchnapps · 01/10/2019 18:54

I think using the same name is okay, but if you really didn't want to perhaps you could use your mum's middle name? (If you like it of course!)

museumum · 01/10/2019 18:52

My ds has my surname as a middle name (dh surname as his surname, I didn’t change my name). If we had more children I’d do the same.

laundryelf · 01/10/2019 18:50

No, use different name maybe similar meaning or same initial but not exact same name.

Dangerfloof · 01/10/2019 18:48

I know one family with three children who all have the same middle name. Go for it.

Laquila · 01/10/2019 18:47

I think it’s probably fairly common, but because we don’t ask people’s middle names as a matter of course we don’t always realise!

I know of two families who’ve used the same middle name for sets of siblings, and another couple who’ve used a family surname in the same way.

You’ll always get some smartarse raising an eyebrow but personally I think it’s a lovely way to honour a loved one.

PreschoolYes · 01/10/2019 18:47

My ds has dh's name as his middle name. If we had another boy I would consider using it again.

I think it's fine.

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