I really want to honour my DH's granddad by giving our son his name as a middle name but his name is....

[GoodEggy]

Donald

He's the loveliest man ever and I'd really like to honour him like this but I'm just not sure I can do that to my son!

How bad is it?

It's fine, go for it. I think it works best with either Tristan or Lorcan. Not so much Milo as it feels like too much of a mixture of old vs new. With Dexter I think you'd need to insert another name to avoid the alliteration if that bothers you.

what's wrong with Don?

As a middle name you''ll know its there (and why), but hardly anyone else will ever use it or know it

Bah. I clicked on this thread hoping for an Aethelstan or a Norbert. Donald is a perfectly normal name OP!

That is fine! I actually know of a little boy with this as his first name.

I like Donald better than your current first name contenders

I think Donald is fine, but, I used my grandma's middle name for my DD's middle name as I preferred it.

I also think Donald is way nicer than any of the first names you have picked 🙈😂

I like Tristan Donald

Donald seems utterly and completely normal to me. I know many of all ages, from pre-schoolers to old men. I wouldn't give it a moment's thought (I am Scottish, though - it doesn't seem to be commonly used elsewhere, reading this thread?).

My grandfather was known as 'Old TD' He wasn't Tristan Donald though

I know a few Dons who are neither Scottish nor aged - it's a perfectly normal name.

I love your name list, they were all names we had for a boy.
I also think Dexter Donald sounds super cute

Has no-one watched Mad Men? Donald Draper is the central character and with his dashing looks I'm sure your DS will suit it perfectly (ignore the womanising and alcoholism). And Mr Trump will be a distant memory before you DS is out of nappies, fingers crossed...

I think go for it, I think it's a good solid name. I'm having to let go of the idea that we're going to have a Bernard however much I loved my sadly passed DF...

Lorcan Donald is fab! And so is Milo Donald.
Had you considered Lachlan?

Ds has a pretty grim middle name but he loves having his grandfathers' names (first name is another grandfather).

Another one here who thinks Donald is quite sweet as a middle name!

I went to high school with a boy that had his grandfathers name as a middle name. It was 'Leslie'...when people found out a few laughed and said "seriously" but once he said it was his now deceased grandfathers name everyone seemed to accept it. This all happened in the space of about an hour and it was never laughed at again.

I think sometime the reason for using a name is more important than the name itself.

This thread has reminded me that a late and much loved friend's middle name was Don, because his father Donald preferred it. Friend would have been in his 70s now, and even when he was a child nobody thought anything of it.

I think you'd be ahead of the curve with Donald, it's a strong classic name, thing it will defo come back into fashion in the next 5/10 years.

*think

I think sometime the reason for using a name is more important than the name itself.

Yes, absolutely.

I like Donald :)

Do it, it's wonderful to link the generations in that way. Gives a great sense of connection/belonging.

Only shame is that Trump is in the news....but your little one will know why he has that name.

I see no problem with Donald.

How about two middle names and put Donald second? My DC have two middle names and the second one often gets dropped