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Can I use DS2's middle name as DC3's first name?

36 replies

mrsmindcontrol · 30/11/2009 20:05

I need help. Have 2 DS and am currently preg with DC3 who we strongly suspect will be a boy given the form of our family. As we were definitely not having another after DS2 , we used up all our favourite names on him. He is Oscar Stanley George. We really wanted to use Stanley as a first name but weren't brave enough. Anyhow, fast forward 2 years and the only boys name we both like is Stanley.
Do you think we can legitimately use this despite it being DS2's middle name?
Keep thing 'yeah, of course' then think I might find it wierd if a friend did the same. Honest opinions please.

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cremeeggs · 30/11/2009 20:31

no, don't think it's a good idea-I think your DS2 and 3 may resent it. do you need other name suggestions?

gloriana · 30/11/2009 20:29

My middle name is my younger sister's first name and when she used to call me names, I would reply that 'xxx was my middle name' thereby calling her what she had just called me I thought I was very clever and it never ceased to wind her up. I would definitely advise against it in the interests of family peace!!

strongblackcoffee · 30/11/2009 20:29

No, I wouldn't. Children get very funny about 'owning' their names. I think unless they all shared the name then it's a bit weird... sorry!

(by the way, my ds2 has Stanley as a middle name, good choice!!)

LittleAngelicRose · 30/11/2009 20:26

Honest opinion - your children, do whatever makes you happy. There is no law that says you can't, there isn't really any tradition that says you can't, families that used lots of names for their children or had very many often used the same names: King John had two daughters called Joan.

Follow your own mind and lets face it, on a day to day basis, it won't matter and no one will know.

CitizenPrecious · 30/11/2009 20:23

no I'm afraid you can't

...it would be like Too Many Daves

oopsandbabycoconut · 30/11/2009 20:22

My sister is Ann which is one of my middle names and to complicate things my mum is Ann too. I think they got to DC3 and ran out of names.

DebiTheScot · 30/11/2009 20:20

I've got a friend whose dd3 has dd1's middle name as her 1st name. I think it's ok.

popsycal · 30/11/2009 20:20

it was ds3 aswell

popsycal · 30/11/2009 20:19

we almost did this but didnt in the end
still love the name but glad we didnt

Jamieandhismagictorch · 30/11/2009 20:10

I sympathise with the problem of not having another name you like for a subsequent DC, but I don't think you should do this.

Surely we can help find another name ?

I have two boys.

rubyslippers · 30/11/2009 20:06

I wouldn't

let him have his own name

FWIW, i was convinced DC2 would be boy number 2 but she wasn't!