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What was your inspiration for choosing a middle name?

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Napsalot · 15/07/2012 12:53

DH and I have decided on first name for DS2 due in a few weeks (Luke). Middle name for DS1 was after DH's brother.

We can't seem to be able to decide on a middle name for DS2 -all remaining male names in our family aren't appealing to the point where we can agree. We do feel that the middle name should have meaning and not just be a name we like.

Any suggestions -very interested to know how others decided on middle names for their DC's.

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UnSocialite · 15/07/2012 13:02

Like you, with our first DC we went with family names. After three DC we have completely run out! This time we're going for the middle name Harlyn, after Harlyn Bay which is a really special place for us. Do you have somewhere with a special meaning?

FunnyBird · 15/07/2012 13:06

Our dd has her gt grandmother's surname, because she was born on what would have been her hundredth birthday, but we couldn't handle Ethel or Doris or whatever the first name was.

fivegomadindorset · 15/07/2012 13:09

Both DC's have two middle names, one is a grandparent and one is a family name.

LaGuerta · 15/07/2012 13:38

One DC has a middle name that has been in the family for generations (from my side).

For the second child I wanted another name to do with me as they have DP's surname. He got the name of the house that I was in at school! I really like the name in its own right. I'm not overly loyal to the school!

Have you thought about places that are significant to you and your DH? Road names of places you first lived together; cities of special holidays etc. There may be fertile ground there.

Rosebud05 · 15/07/2012 13:41

My dd has my mother's middle name, as I really dislike her first name - would something like that work?

MammaTonic · 15/07/2012 14:15

For us, the names' meaning was really important. Both girls were a while in the making (DD1 9 months; DD2 2 years and 6 Clomid cycles) so their names had to reflect how precious, wanted and loved they are :)

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BikeRunSki · 15/07/2012 14:26

Both DC have two middle names
DS - Uncle who was having prostate cancer treatment when I was pg, expected to die but didn't. Did Race for the Future on day DS was born; got first "remission" on DS's first birthday; FIlL's name (makes for a very a very biblical pairing for a non religious family)
DD - My first name which is a family name; village where DH and I first lived (also a proper girls' name).

Pootle78 · 15/07/2012 15:23

Ds has dh's godfathers name who died just before we found out we were pregnant and the funeral was held 2 days after we found out. It was all very sudden so asked his wife's permission and she was more than happy to say yes. He also has my maiden name as a second middle name.

This one will have either of my grandparents first name as their middle name. My sister went back about 3 generations to find a middle name for my niece when she was born. So we're keeping it in the family, if only we had some first names!!!

SPsFanjoLovesRussellHoward · 15/07/2012 15:25

My son has his dads name as middle name (James) as well as (Matthew) who was a friend of mine who died when I was 15.

JulesJules · 15/07/2012 15:30

Both my DDs have two middle names. The second middle name is DH's surname as they have my surname.

As they both have quite unusual first names, we chose the middle christian names on the basis that they were a bit more usual and also went well with the other names.

Also I think I had the vague thought that it would give them an option later on if they didn't like their first names!

PollyIndia · 15/07/2012 18:25

I am going to use my parents' middle names for my child. Dad's (which was his mother's maiden name) for a boy and mum's (which is also mine and was mygrandmother's - there is some plate that has been handed down) for a girl.
Not sure about adding in another. I have 2.

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Birdsgottafly · 16/07/2012 08:56

My youngest has a female version of my former DH's middle name,it is a family name and the spelling we chose was connected in history to her first name (both Latin). So perhaps look at female family names and use the male equivalent?

My middle DD has her GM's name as a middle name but with a different spelling which connects it to our home town and family/history. It is still a valid spelling but a middle English one.

I like the idea of choosing a special place, if you have one.

AThingInYourLife · 16/07/2012 09:00

"Our dd has her gt grandmother's surname, because she was born on what would have been her hundredth birthday"

:) that is cool!

In our cases

DD1 - my Granny
DD2 - MIL
DD3 - my sister

COCKadoodledooo · 16/07/2012 09:08

Ds1 has my Grandad's name as one of his middle names, Grandad died when I was pregnant with him. Ds2 has dh's name. Both have my maiden name as a second middle name.

GnocchiNineDoors · 16/07/2012 09:11

We were toying between two first names for dd and just put the one we decided on first. no real sentimentality.

MrsHuxtable · 16/07/2012 14:10

DD's middle name is her Godmother's name who's also my sister.

MrsRhettButler · 16/07/2012 14:14

Dd1 has her great grandmother's name and dd2 has the midwifes name! She is a lovely midwife and she delivered both my girls safely. It was luck that we got her both times and with a six year age gap between DC!

allchik · 16/07/2012 16:24

Ours is yet to hatch! But for a boy we will have Harley because my dads a biker with a Harley Davidson (and nephew already has dads name as middle name) We also lilke leo for future boys as my husband and I met in Leeds and its similar to the oldy worldy way of saying Leeds. For girls we have looked in to variations of the word Chapel as we got married in one and our first street we lied in together was called Chapel St......bit wacky but we like them! x

insancerre · 16/07/2012 16:29

DS has my brother's name as his middle name as my brother died on the day I found out I was pregnant with DS.
DD hasn't got a middle name as I couldn't find one with the same sort of meaning, so we didn't give her one.

hypoxia · 16/07/2012 20:47

Our kidlets both have 2 middle names. One family name each and one 'indulgent' name each... think the crazier and slightly longer MN names which have 3 syllables... because we loved the names but wouldn't have inflicted them as a first name

TodaysAGoodDay · 16/07/2012 20:49

We knew we would get our DC Christened, so we chose the baby's Godfather's name for a boy's middle name, and the baby's Godmother's name for a girl's middle name. We had a boy, and my brother (the baby's Godfather) is very proud his name is my son's second name.

NellyBluth · 16/07/2012 20:51

DD has her two grandmothers names, slightly altered - one grandma is known by her middle name, so we went with her actual first name, and the other grandma's we changed to a more traditional version. If you do have any family names I think that would be lovely.

Mintyy · 16/07/2012 20:53

Both of my children have a grandparents name as their middle name.

My dd's middle name is the name of her grandmother and both of her great-grandmothers.

2cats2many · 16/07/2012 20:55

Grandparent's namex here too.

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