naming baby my own name

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A TAAT that's trying not to be one. Totally jumping the gun and happily daydreaming as not conceived yet.

We named DS a name we liked then his dad's name then his uncles name.

If I have a girl I actually quite like my own name. It's not unusual but less common now though was about 5 in a class growing up (so yes I'm a Hannah/Sarah/Sophie type name)

Would it be really cringe to name a baby a first name we like and hyphenate it with my name or use my name as a middle name. Anyone actually done it?

I know someone who gave her DD her name as a middle name. Seems weirder than if a father did the same for a son. It shouldn't, but to me it does!

Does it seem a bit egotistical to do it? Or is it just that it's not the norm why it's wierd?

I think it would be annoying for those around you - even more so when the child has grown up. DDs father would say "Sarah/Sophie/Hannah" and you'd both answer. Thinking from the child's perspective, I'm not sure I would like the same name as my mum. It might seem that you're trying to turn them into a mini you; young adults want independence and to be different from their parents which will be difficult for them if you share a name.

I don't think it's weird, my brother had my dads name as his first name and my sister had my mums name as her middle name. I think it's nice.

Yes, let them have their own identity. I'm against female and male "junior". And yes it seems egotistical.

I don't mean as a first name. A middle name really. DS is named after his father but as that's not his first name j don't think he actually knows that's in his name yet, he wouldn't answer to it. I think people only really notice when the birth announcement goes out?

I wouldn't give him/her the same first name, but passing the name down as a middle name is nice in my opinion. I'm the third in a line of females in my family to have a form of one name as a middle name (like Gillian, Gill, Gilly etc), I like the link with my DM and DGM. If I have a DD I hope to pass the name down to her too. We also gave DS DH's name as a middle name. I think a first name of their own is important though.

You gave your DS his dad's name. Of course you can then give a DD your name. Why would / should it be any different?

I think it's just less common and accepted

I think giving your name as a middle name is fine.

We've decided that if we have a boy, it'll have DH's name as it's middle name (We are NC with his family- giving he baby one of their names is not an option unfortunately). If it's a girl DH suggested using my name as the middle name, but I'd prefer to use my grandmother's, so that's what we'll go for.

I'd rather my child didn't have a name they shared with a peer, let alone someone in the same house!

I didn't have a daughter, but if I had done she'd have had the Irish version of my name as her middle name. DS shares a middle name with his dad.

I have the same middle name with my grandmother and I like that connection with her.

Someone I know has two daughters and they both have their mother's middle name as one of their middle names.

I think it's a nice thing to do.

Middle name is fine but I personally think it's confusing irritating and comes across as egotistical if you use your name as a first name.

I actually think it's fine if it is your absolute favourite name. I know of a couple of women who have done this and actually it isn't that weird. Maybe tricky with post arriving at your house though if you both have the same surname...

I don't think there's anything unusual at all about giving it as a middle name. I've got my mum's name as a middle name, and my brother hasn't got my dad's, so to me it's not more unusual for a girl.

Oh sorry didn't know you were talking about a middle name! That is totally fine. I was talking about a first name above.

So for eg.
Dad is David
Mum is Emma
Ds is Edward David
Dd is grace-Emma

Yes. Why not.

Made up names for eg.

Sorry l do think middle name is fine too.

DD has my name as a middle name, but it is also my late gmothers name so more for her than me. I don't think it's egotistical it's a nice tradition and if we have a ds I think he will have dp's name as a middle one too. I agree it is more common for little boys but it shouldn't be.

If it's for a middle name then it's fine. No one knows or cares about them so can use whatever you like.

Absolutely fine as a middle name. I have my mum's name as my middle name.