would it be silly if dcs had the same middle name

my dp and his brother both have their fathers name as their middle name.
they dont think anything of it, just sil and i think its a little weird. (and is the butt of many of our jokes!!)
now ds1 has the same middle name but i refused ti let ds2 have the same middle name and we had to give him my dads name as his middle name just to keep him happy as he was very upset that we didnt give ds1 his name!!! (fil has past away which is why dp wanted to give ds1 his name as a middle name)

iyswim!!!

not silly. a nice connection between your children, imo.

We might also end up with this issue...

If you think you may stop at 3 DCs, then how about giving a girl your maiden-name as it's middle name or the same middle name as a sibling of yours?

Have read this thread quickly so not sure if I've got this right. I understand it to be:

DS's middle name is DH's middle name, and DD's middle name is your middle name.

If so, how about using your or DH's first name as DC3's middle name?

I recently heard of twins who have the same middle name - Sweetheart.

Not sure what to make of that one!

No, me and my sisters all have Mary somewhere, boys all have Joseph

I would find it a bit unusual these days.

How about using the first name of one of the older children as the midle name - if you want to keep the middle name as one with a special connection. Or the name of a grandparent or other close relation, or a god parent?

My family all have the same middle name. Most of them also have another one, but my parents couldn't think of another one for me. Bastards. I have a boy's middle name.

Both my dds have the same middle name. But it is more like a surname than a christian name (Old scottish clan name from dhs ancestory)

If its a boy, he could have Louis or Lewis. If a girl Georgia, or Georgina.

Or you could do something based on your maiden name?

I don't think its fair for some siblings to have middle names and some not by the way.

My 2 DSs both have my maiden name as their middle name & I like it. You could try reversing their names e.g. Georgia for a girl & Louis for a boy?

My sons both have my maiden name as a middle name. I like it.

me and my sister both have my mum's maiden name as our middle name

another Catholic family here - my sisters ad I all have Mary as a second name

Not silly at all

I don't think it would be silly at all. A relative's boys have the same middle name because it was her maiden name - Ross. My ds has it as his first name because it was also my granny's maiden name - and because we liked it!

my sons have the same middle name....

all the men in both sides of our families in fact have the same middle name - John!

my girls don;t, but that is because I hate my middle name with an absolute passion and could not inflict it upon them....for fear of reprisal's from them later!

I don;t see the problem really.....they are still unique enough with their first name anyway

i actually like the idea of all chldren having the same middle name

my friend did it and i like it

practically all the women in my family over 40 on both sides have Mary as their middle name. yep, we're Catholic.

I mean "Name-MiddleName-MyMaidenName-Surname (DH's)"

It sort of like making their surname longer, in a way. The middle name goes from being something distinguishing, to being a family name.

I think its fine, if thats what you both want. Any option to use your maiden name?

My kids both have "Name Middle Name MyMaidenName Surname" and any other kids we have will have my Maiden name as 2nd Middle name as well. Any idea there?

How often will anyone ever hear their middle names though? I don't think it would matter if two of your dc have the same middle name.

Yes, I think it would be silly. What about grandparents' middle names? Or syblings of your? Or even family surnames?

Ahh, the Mary thing must be an Irish Catholic thing. Irish surname, but roots long lost. Was bought up in London by English parents. Definitely agree with the Saint's name thing though. The priest wouldn't baptise me one of the names my parents wanted as it was a place, not a saint.

Another Irish Catholic here! I am from a family of 4 girls and 3 of us have Maria as our second name. The odd one out has Ann as her second name but took Maria as her confirmation name.

Mind you - even my Dad is Thomas George Mary! God love him - we gave him an awful time when we found out!

We like the fact that we have the same second name. Family not big on traditions generally so this feels nice for some reason.

gosh it's FINE. it's just a middle name..ok, important when you chose it but rarely used, and so what if it is? it's a nice name, just happens to be the same as a sibling.