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Can I use the same name twice?

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GsMama19 · 19/10/2019 21:34

I have a bit of a predicament...
So with DD1 we found it really hard finding names we really loved until we heard one and absolutely loved it!
We had two names and ended up using them as a first and middle name.
However, the only girls name I really love if we had a second DD is DD1's middle name.
If I have another girl can I give her my DD1's middle name as her first name or is that wrong? Confused
The name is Amara Smile

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DNAwrangler · 22/10/2019 19:05

I wouldn't.

I know am Amara. Her sister is called Leonie, in case you like that too...

gwilt · 22/10/2019 19:02

It's unusual, sure, but I know two sisters who share a middle name and first name respectively. No one really knows about it, because we don't tend to use middle names as much.

MikeUniformMike · 22/10/2019 18:50

Tamara

GooGoo52 · 22/10/2019 03:06

No. It's a strange thing to do. Think of something else. Seriously, there are millions of names you could choose from. Why would you make your kids share a name? Ridiculous!

SE13Mummy · 22/10/2019 02:19

We wondered about this for DD2 as we love DD1's middle name but decided against it. DD2's name is actually another version of DD1's middle name e.g. Anne as middle name but Nancy as DD2's first name so there's still a connection with the person that DD1's middle name honours.

HeadlessGummyBears · 21/10/2019 15:54

If you like classic/traditional first names then how about:

• Alice
• Cora
• Catherine
• Charlotte
• Elizabeth
• Olivia
• Rose
• Sophia

Whattodoabout · 21/10/2019 11:27

This is actually fairly common, the Royals have done it for many years. George has Louis as a middle name for example.

The footballer Harry Kane gave both of his daughters the same middle name, the baffling thing was the fact the middle name is Jane...

diddlediddle · 21/10/2019 08:03

Or you could give the new baby Amara as a middle name too, thereby creating a tradition, but give her a different first name.

diddlediddle · 21/10/2019 08:02

I think if it was a family tradition that's one thing but it clearly isn't that in this case and your daughter will know that it's a handmedown name... I would try to find something different. There are loads of pretty girls names that are similar sounding to Amara.

Smile19 · 20/10/2019 21:30

I wouldn't. My husband's family did this and it's fair to say they don't like it or are indifferent. They don't 'like' it. Good luck :)

Ellmau · 20/10/2019 17:35

What about calling DD2 something similar but different?
EG
Amaryllis
Marissa
Marina
Or one of the suggestions others have made

RiaOverTheRainbow · 20/10/2019 16:40

As an older sister I'm not sure I'd have liked having to share my name with a sibling, especially during the sibling rivalry phases. I could easily have convinced myself it was proof my parents wanted to replace me, especially as a melodramatic teen Grin

PandasMum · 20/10/2019 16:15

For me it depends on the age gap I know that sounds a bit weird - but siblings a couple of years apart really need ‘their own’ stuff - if you’ve got a much bigger gap then the young one will feel very special regardless

NearlyBaked · 20/10/2019 13:24

I think as a child I would have felt quite hurt to have been given my sisters middle name. Like it didn't even make the cut for her first name, but it will do for me. Feels a bit sad.

Clankboing · 20/10/2019 10:09

I have 4 dc. DC1 has the name Mark Richard and dc4 has the name Richard Andrew. There are only a few boys names that I liked. Plus we have the repeated name as a frequently used family name on both sides. *Not the real names.

Missmonkeypenny · 20/10/2019 09:32

Inara or Annora might work?

stormsurfer · 20/10/2019 09:31

If you like classic names, but want the "a" ending....

Clara, Eliza, Sophia, Eva, Rosa, Cora, Amelia.

BlouseAndSkirt · 20/10/2019 09:24

Hope Aurora
Joy Samira
Rose Ariana

stormsurfer · 20/10/2019 09:23

We love unique middle names but classic/traditional first names

But then you would be going against that by using the middle name as a first?

There must be another classic/traditional name that is different yet similar to Grace. And the options for a different unique middle name are endless.

Personally I think you just haven't put as much effort into thinking about a name for DD2 as you do for DD1 and that is going to be a long lasting "second born" reminder.

LittleCandle · 20/10/2019 09:12

A friend of mine had her older sister's first name as her middle name and she resented it fiercely. It also didn't help that her parents had wanted a boy and didn't hesitate to tell her so.

It used to be tradition for the mother's maiden name to be used as a middle name here in Scotland, but that is dying out. I certainly didn't do that with mine. Please give your second child their own name. Re-using a name can make the child seem second best and not worthy of their own name, even if it is just the middle name.

FrancisCrawford · 20/10/2019 09:10

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TheVanguardSix · 20/10/2019 09:09

No.
Give her name that is entirely her own, OP.

Somebodystired · 20/10/2019 09:06

What about Amalia? Mali (Marley) for short? Very similar to Amara but different enough to be her own.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 20/10/2019 09:01

No don’t do it. Names are special to the individual.

Leave the Amara with Grace Amara - it’s her name.

MrsDimmond · 20/10/2019 08:57

I wouldn't It may cause no problems at all but why risk even the possibility that dd2 feels like she got the hand-me-down name?

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