Mothers maiden name as middle name?

[bluebabydinosaur]

What do you all think about using the maiden name as a middle name for baby? Im keen to do this for my son and wanted to know others thoughts. My surname sounds like a surname and not like a first name. I dont want to double barrel his actual surname and wondered if this would be a realistic alternative or is it just silly? Do many people do this? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

My kids have my maiden game as a middle name (along with a regular name). No issues so far. My name is double-barrelled with DH's so the can choose what to use when they're older.

Give him your surname and his father's as a middle name?

I'm giving my baby my mother's maiden name as a middle name (ie not my maiden name, which I have kept).

I have my dad's surname but my mum brought me up. She kept her maiden name too (luckily as my parents then divorced) and I want to honour her.

Thank you so much everyone. Your comments have been so helpful. Thank you for taking the time to reply.

I have my mums maiden name as middle name and my daughter has mine. As others have said I don’t really see point in middle name unless it’s a meaningful name

Found this old thread as I was about to start one on the same subject.

I am expecting my 2nd boy and would like to give him my maiden name as a middle name.

Is it strange that I didn’t do this with his big brother? Does it matter?

The name would follow the structure of: First Name, Middle Name, [my maiden name], Last Name.

Big brother has 2 middle names (neither are my middle name).

Is this fine? (Obviously it’s fine to do whatever you want but will people think it’s odd that just the 2nd boy has my name
as a middle name and 1st boy doesn’t?)

Thanks!

It's quite common in Wales, or if the maiden name is a common one that doesn't flow, to use a grandmother's maiden name.

I can think of siblings where it hasn't been used for all of them, where it is usually the eldest or youngest who has the mother's maiden name as a middle name.

Not RTFT.

My children have 4 names

First name. Middlename (that is a first name ) middlename (that is a surname) surname

They all hate it says it regularly gets messed up with people adding a hyphen or thinking both names gets used or calling them by the first (not used) surname.

Oddly dh has this exact same set up for his name and has never had a issue. So I think its ecome an issue as our children. Grew and more double barrelled named became the norm.

Having said all of that I still love their names and wouldn't change it. (Obviously they can of they wish to they are all adults)