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Am i being a right cow about this?

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paranoidandroidwithabobcut · 06/01/2010 20:39

am 9 weeks pregnant with dc3 i already have 2 dd's. we picked both first names together and he was ine bout both of them having middle names after people in my family.

now i am pregnant with dc3 we are running out of names we like but i know he would love it if we gave a dd his grans middle name, she died years ago and i never met her.

thing is though i have a really bad irrational dislike of the name, its a lovely name for other people and is possibly in the top ten baby names but for some reason i cant stand it.

would you go ahead anyway and use it even though you really could not stand it just to make your dh happy or choose something else, possibly even leaving a middle name out?

dh has never come out as such and asked if we could use it but part f me feels terrible that the first two are named after my family and none after his.

i know some people think its naff naming children after family members but i was brought up that the middle name was after someone you knew so would rather stay of that whole debate.

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DivineInspiration · 06/01/2010 20:48

I think if you really dislike the name then you're not being unreasonable not to want to use it. Is there a different 'version' of the name you like better, if your DH is set on it?

I like the idea of using family names for middle names generally, though, especially if it's a meaningful name.

Hassled · 06/01/2010 20:47

Does it have to be the Gran? What about his mother? Or a nice Aunt? That way you can do your bit re incorporating family name (which I think is really nice) but without using a name you hate.

skidoodle · 06/01/2010 20:46

I don't think you're quite being a cow but I think in your position I would just use a middle name I didn't like if I thought it would make my DH happy.

it seems from your post that you actually WANT to call the child after their great granny, but are really hung up on the name.

Not wanting to get into the middle names debate, but I think if you think the way you (and I) do that middle names are for naming the child after someone, then it doesn't matter if the name is horrible, it only matters that it is meaningful.

My DH's two Grannies had terrible, awful names that I hate, but I don't think I would hesitate at using either as a middle name if I thought it was important to him. If our next DC (39 weeks) is a girl she will have the middle name of his mother, which he hates, and I think is OK.

smother · 06/01/2010 20:44

by the way, i would use it.... thing is, middle names are traditionally embarassing for their beholders and the best ones have some personal story/meaning... I think that's reason enough to use it

EmilyStrange · 06/01/2010 20:44

You can also use a female equivalent of a male name and vice versa.

Paolosgirl · 06/01/2010 20:43

I'd try really, really hard to come up with something we both liked - alternatively, could you use a derivative of his Gran's name, or use her surname as a middle name?

Tricky one - poor you!

smother · 06/01/2010 20:43

what's the name???

onepieceoflollipop · 06/01/2010 20:43

Personally if I really disliked the name then I probably wouldnt' use it. Might the name "grow" on you as the pg progresses?

If not, make discreet enquiries about other female relatives and see if any of their names might be appropriate, if you are keen to use one of his family names.

tinierclanger · 06/01/2010 20:43

If it's only a middle name, I would use it. You can pretty much forget about it most of the time.

And I don't think it's naff for children to have family names as middle names, I like it.

EmilyStrange · 06/01/2010 20:42

Why is it naff? It is something you do for memory and family history. Is there a similar name you could use or could you learn to live with it as it would be such a lovely thing to do for your husband and he could talk to dc3 about his gran.

paranoidandroidwithabobcut · 06/01/2010 20:40

sorry about all the typos.

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