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Using my maiden name as a first name for dd

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familyname · 11/02/2023 23:37

Expecting a dd maiden name is Clemence.
Would it weird to use it? or nice because it keeps the family name?

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Thedogscollar · 12/02/2023 00:33

@familyname
Oh I really like this. I work in maternity and haven't heard this name. It's lovely.

WhoNeedsSleepNotISaidMyBody · 12/02/2023 00:32

Wont YOU feel weird calling her your surname that you had for years?

SliceOfCakeCupOfTea · 12/02/2023 00:31

I personally don't like the name but like the idea.

Stichintime · 12/02/2023 00:29

Only as a middle name.

ChocAuVin · 12/02/2023 00:24

It’s lovely. One of my DC has my mum’s maiden name.

SleepingStandingUp · 12/02/2023 00:24

ditalini · 12/02/2023 00:20

This is an old tradition in Scotland. Mostly sons, but I have a female ancestor with a very unusual first name for a girl which was her mum's maiden name.

I love Clemence - go for it!

I disagree re: other children feeling slighted - we all have family names (albeit middle names) in my immediate and extended family that are loosely based on birth order and no-one is miffed that they got named after uncle x rather than grandpa y.

Uncle X vs Grampa P is different to Mom's name vs Uncle Rick's middle name tho. It is worth thinking about what they'd want to do with future children so they feel equal.

Personally I think children should have a name that's theirs, so I'd use it in the middle.

SunsetStrip · 12/02/2023 00:21

I know someone who did this, but a boy. Super cool name too.

ditalini · 12/02/2023 00:20

This is an old tradition in Scotland. Mostly sons, but I have a female ancestor with a very unusual first name for a girl which was her mum's maiden name.

I love Clemence - go for it!

I disagree re: other children feeling slighted - we all have family names (albeit middle names) in my immediate and extended family that are loosely based on birth order and no-one is miffed that they got named after uncle x rather than grandpa y.

Streamside · 12/02/2023 00:02

It's a beautiful name, where I live it's very common for men to have their mother's maiden names. It can lead to some confusion and a friend with effectively two surnames finds that people mix them up all the time. There's little risk of that for you and I think it's a lovely idea.

CC4712 · 12/02/2023 00:01

Are you likely to have other children? What name will they have?

If I was a younger sibling and had no family name/historical family name- I personally might feel a bit left out and that the older sibling was favoured.

Sorry- just my own thoughts.

Reugny · 11/02/2023 23:39

Only weird if your DD truthful answers what is your mother's maiden name on form. For security reasons unless it's a form for background checks you lie.

ofwarren · 11/02/2023 23:38

I don't see why not. I think it's a really pretty name.