Initials M R

[Spiritedwolf]

We're getting close to midway through our first pregnancy and starting to think about names. Yup, minefield territory. We do not know the sex of baby and don't intend to find out till the birth.

DH is very keen on using the name of his Dad as a first name if we have a boy. I really get the sentiment (his father died when he was a young adult) though it isn't a name I'd have choosen otherwise (sigh). It begins with M.

My favourite boys name also begins with an M. I've ruled out using it as a middle name as our surname begins with R (MMR). Many of my other favourite names for boys begin with R (which is an alliterative pain with our surname). Anyway, I'd now like to use one of these names with my FILs name.

So a son would be: M. R. R
When he grows up and uses his name with a title (say on bank cards etc) he would be Mr M. R. R and even if he doesn't use his middle name, he's stuck with MR.

So, does this fall into the category of possibly annoying, but not a major problem or do you we shouldn't do it?

I think it'd only fall into the category of cruel if we gave him a second middle name beginning with S:
M. R. S. R_

I'd kind of like to use one of the R names, because I don't think I'd be keen to use them as potential first names for future boys in terms of alliteration being a bit too cute/silly.

I suppose we could use two middle names to split up the M and R. But I haven't thought of one for that and wonder if it would be too long a name..

I'm overthinking this, right?

A girl would be so much easier, there are loads more names we both like.

I definitely think you are overthinking it!

M R R is fine! M M R___ isn't bad either imo.

I think your over thinking He wouldnt for example be Mr M.R He would be Mr M.Ronald (what ever your surname is) or Mr M.R Ronald neiher look bad at all imo.

I wouldnt worry about MMR either but I can see why it would bother you.

I've got an M R (middle name A) - don't think the M R = Mr bit even occurred to us!! Really wouldn't worry.

I think you may be spending too much time on this.

M.R. James for example - of ghost stories fame. I wouldn't be worried about MMR either. Who other than mothers of young babies, or health profs, would immediately think "vaccination"!

I really think there's no problem here. Anyway, maybe he'll grow up to become a Rev, Prof, Dr, Sir, Ms... It's fine .

My Dad was a Mr M.R.

Never bothered him in the slightest.

My husband is a Mr M R. Never caused a comment or problem!

Don't think it's a problem, MMR sounds fine to me as well. I think initials are only really an issue if they spell something like A.R.S.E. :)

Thanks all I was definately over-thinking it then!

It's true he could end up using a different title too :)

It did remind me of MMR, yes.

well, my dh is mrr, so when letters come in for him, it does look like they've wrote his title twice, but it's not a biggie.

Have a name that you like as a first name & late FILs name as a middle name?

I couldn´t name my child a name that I didn´t like, whatever the sentiment.

My dad was Mr MR Surname. Really not a problem.

I've got a son who had to have the initials M.R. (family reasons) and I worried it would look odd>>> Mr MR Pinot, like mister mister. So we added a second middle name and it looks OK. Mr MRJ Pinot.

Does that help? Nope? Ok then

You're overthinking. There's nothing wrong with those initials. People seem to get really hung up about initials. For me as long as it isn't P.I.G or A.S.S or similar then I wouldn't worry. Someone wouldn't use their choice of names because the intials were TSB and another DHL but even if you avoid every company and every word the year your little one is born a new company may sprout up with the same initials.
I doubt anyone would give those initials a second thought

My dh is M.S. surname. I don't think it's been a problem, but he does get letters / junk mail / calls adressed to MS surname.

waaaay overthinking

My DH is M.R. X and it's definitely not a big issue, just funny when it first occurred to me and I teased him by calling him 'Mister Mister' for the rest of the day. It's never been a problem in real life with post or caused any confusion over what he's called or anything.

I made a point of not going with a name that would've given DS the initials IBM (at the time both DH and FIL worked for IBM)... I grew up with SEA as my initials and it was never a problem (well not until the computer system at work decided that SEA must be South East Asia, but that is a whole other thread).

You're definitely over thinking it. DH & siblings are:
CJD
AND
ADD
CND
None of them raised an eyelid.

I've got an MR - in fact MDR so he can be a Mr or a Doctor! - it wasnt deliberate but I kind of hope he does become a doctor because then he can be Dr MD . (Might be confusing in the US I guess).

I dont think MRR is anything to worry about. My own initials, however, did cause me a bit of gyp in the teenage years so maybe worth thinking about it in some cases:

I am JSM - a.k.a Jism by a few irritating boys at school ....

I wouldn't worry at all . Mine are SMS which noone figures out til I point it out any way, and when we have a DS, his will be TAT (We might stick another middle name in there if its uis mentioned by 3 people once we tell them names- avoiding William or Walter perhaps!), people don't tend to notice if you don't point it out! I knew a Tim with initials TIM once, it took him 21 years to notice.

Nah, I wouldn't worry. My DDs initials are M.A.C, am hoping no-one thinks "and cheese!"

My DS is Mr M.R. Surname. I didn't even think about it until he was an adult and he has never mentioned it.

My son is M R Surname. Never even thought that would be a problem.