naming after a living relative?

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Is that weird? If so, how weird?

Totally hypothetical as not pregnant (yet)

I used my brothers name as a middle name for DS and he was flattered but I really like my brothers name,

We don't see each other very often but obviously at family occasions

And I'd also want to use DS name as a middle name if I did that so say for instance DS was (he isn't) called Teddy Oliver (after brother)
dS2 would be Oliver (after uncle) Teddy (after brother)

not weird

well, actually a bit weird for siblings to be named after each other

Weird

Weird

Not weird to use your brothers name, or other relative of a different generation but odd for brothers to be named after each other, nope don't do that

Yes, a bit odd - and also lacking any creativity I would say!

I think it's fine to use your uncle's name, and fine to name a sibling after another (especially if the first is much older), but NOT to do both at the same time! It would be utterly weird to have two children with the identical names, just reversed.

I was too superstitious to name after a living relative

Plus what you're thinking of doing is weird - just think of a new name

Not weird at all. Mind you I'm half Italian and it's quite normal out there to name baby's after family members, living or dead.

It's definitely lacking creativity

Came up because DH asked what we'd hypothetically call no2, we have a lot of names we'd agree on for girls but the only names we could agree on was these first time round for a boy, and it would seem they still are.

So if I go on to have a boy im hypothetically fucked though I'd be even more hypothetically fucked if I had twin boys

That used to be a common thing for twins. I think it was in jersey/guernsey?

Twins would be named

Stephen John and
John Stephen.

Just try for a girl next time

Not weird. I did it (so obv perfectly ok )

It depends on the extended family I think. Mine is very large, and avoiding names of living relatives would have me choosing from a pot that contained names like Hephzibah, Zephaniah, Kayden and Nevaeh. My family also tends to approve the use of 'family names', perhaps because it's so huge that there are very few names that are not family names, but also it's seen as a mark of affection. We have the advantage of being Irish so Irish versions of names are acceptable also.

Calling one child Teddy Oliver and the next Oliver Teddy would be super weird and your hypothetical boys would hate you for it.

Not weird to name a child after a living relative if they relative is in a different generation (e.g. giving your daughter your mother's name).

Very weird and a bit unoriginal to name one sibling after the other like that, in my opinion.

How about your DH's middle name? Is that a viable boys name for you? Or your DF's middle name?

*the relative not they relative!

It is meant to be bad luck to name a child after a living relative and people of a certain generation may see it as poor taste! But if neither you or your brother are bothered by superstition (I wouldn't be) then it doesn't matter. I do think it would be nicer for you to use a different middle name though! Aren't there any other names you like?

Naming a baby after your brother not weird
Having two children with names like you've suggested totally weird

I've never heard of siblings being named after each other either

Not weird at all to name a child after their uncle, especially if it's a middle name.

Very, very weird to reverse the first child's name for the second child (as in Teddy Oliver and Oliver Teddy).

Isn't it a bit mean on the second child?

We couldn't think of a name for you, so you just had your brother's in reverse. He's our first born, you come second to him in all aspects. Good luck living up to our wonderful PFB!

Kid deserves its own name, to allow his own personality to grow into. He's not just a clone of DS1!

Agree with scatter. I'd think this very odd indeed and assume you were obsessed with PFB and son number 2 was just considered a runner up.

Is it just me who's exasperated by people who say there's only one boy's name in the whole wide world they like?

I like tons of boys names

So does DH

We just don't like each other's tastes bar the ones we already agreed on

DS is named with an original first name (no family member connection) then his dad's name and uncles name as middle names)

Seems mean not to use his dad's name again if we have another boy? And then same logic sort of applies to Uncles name which coincidentally is the only other first name we'd have agreed on but didn't use at the time as thought might be too wierd so by the time you've got there feels like chucking in siblings name as a middle name isn't that peculiar

I'm glad this is still hypothetical. I shall have to hope really hard for only girls in future!

Seems mean not to use his dad's name again if we have another boy? And then same logic sort of applies to Uncles name

Don't get this at all. Each child should have their own first name and their own middle name.

What about male versions of female relatives' names?

Then, you would keep your familial connection (Mum's name, Auntie's name for example) without treading on DS1's toes.