Is it ok to use ds2's middle name for ds3?

[Melonmoonmum]

we are stuck! We love the name Louie but it is ds2's middle name - is this really bad? Will they hate us when they're old enough to realise. We need a French theme name and it's down to Pascal or Louie... Having the baby on tues (c-section)... Already got a Luc and jacques ... Help

It's fine. My sister has my middle name. My DS2 has DS1's middle name. My friend has the same.

Good luck

What if DS2 decides he wants to use his middle name when older?

Pascal is a good name. Or what about Etienne, Laurent, Reynard, Antoine, Xavier?

Sorry I think it's Kooky weird. Like you were too lazy to think of another.

I wouldn't, personally. Pascal is quite nice. French boys names:

Andre
Antonie
Etienne (which I love, and is my friends little boys name, its beautiful)
Emile
Fabrice
Gerard
Gilbert
Gustav
Lucien
Orson
Patrice
Pierre
Raoul

No. Think of something else.

Is ds2 young enough to change his middle name?

Believe me we are not lazy,lol, we just really love the name, but the hours & hours, days, I've spent trawling through the alternatives! I am now going completely kooky wierd - so fair point!

This happened to DH and his brother ... same 2 names, swapped round. No problem for them.

Also happened to my husbands two brothers - my mil used her ds1 middle name as ds3 first name, hope that makes sense. If I had another girl I would consider using dd2 middle name as a first name.

I did this. We then gave them both an extra middle name when they were 2 and 5 to make it less a possible future issue. So now my youngest has his big brothers second middle name.

Go for Pascal!

Louie is too similar to Luc.

Pascal is a gorgeous name that goes really well with Jacques and Luc!

Louie is lovely too but already belongs to DS2.

Don't do it. The little fella deserves his own special name not a hand me down one.

Change ds2's middle name? Give ds2 another middle name, so that Louie is his 3rd name?

Is he old enough to know or care?

I agree that Louie and Luc are too similar. In your shoes I'd go for Pascal or Etienne (which I LOVE, by the way)

In all honesty I think it would be really bizarre for them to share names. My cousins who are siblings share a name, the girls middle name (which is unisex) is the boys first name. I have never understood it and just think it comes across as really lazy although I know you aren't being lazy!! Pick something else

it really doesn't matter one bit.

my sister has done this out of sheer desperation, and her older son is chuffed that the baby has got his middle name. if Louie is the name that just feels right for your family then use it.

wishing you luck on Tuesday

Shouldn't think it would cause a problem and it is a nice name.
I absolutely love the suggestions Xavier, Etienne and also like Pascal.
Good luck tomorrow.

What about Serge?
Awesome!

Or Thibaut.
Great name.

Oh Serge is really cool!

It'll be hard enough for DS1 when DS2 arrives. Don't majke him give away his name as well!

I think ds2 might think you couldn't be bothered to give him his own name and what OneHandFlapping said.

I love Marcel and Etienne is beautiful .

SERGE, SERGE!
I love it too. Super cool!