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?
The name is Amara

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NamechangeWhatFor · 19/10/2019 21:42

I have two daughters and felt the same, I loved DD1's middle name and would have used it as a first name for DD2 had I known she was coming.
As a younger sister myself I knew that her name might be one of the few things she would have all of her own, it felt unfair to make her share!
So we gave her a name we never even thought of for DD1. It's beautiful and suits perfectly.

JoxerGoesToStuttgart · 19/10/2019 21:41

Switch DD1s names around for DD2 and tell them you loved both names so much you wanted them both to have them.

allhalekale · 19/10/2019 21:39

Royals did it with Louis. I say go for it x

Onceuponasilvermoon · 19/10/2019 21:38

I think you need to find another. Between sisters it would feel like a handmedown name.

UserPop · 19/10/2019 21:37

Personally, I wouldn't!

WTFdidwedo · 19/10/2019 21:36

My in laws did this with my husband and his brothers. They all have a mix of each others middle names/first names. I thought it was a bit quirky but nothing more. Middle names don't often get used either so I'd say go for it!

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