Middle name James or George?

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I have recently given birth to a beautiful baby Alexander.

Can’t decide on his middle name though.

James - which is DH’s name
George - my paternal granddad’s name

DS1 has family names for both his names - his first name is dh’s middle name.

We were all set on James but I’ve now got stuck on George. I think dh would like James for obvious reasons.

Alexander is not a family name at all, just one we both love.

Thanks in advance.

Personally I prefer the sound of Alexander James

If ds1 has dads name I'd be tempted to give ds2 one of dads too.

i prefer alexander george - although it does sound a little ‘royal,’ maybe because prince george is george alexander.

I prefer James but either sound lovely together, congratulations on your baby xxx

I prefer Alexander George. (and it would be a lovely idea to honour your paternal grandad - seeing as your husbands middle name has been given to DS1).

Go for George. James is very popular as a middle name.

Why don't you use both names.

Hard one. I love both names.

Honestly I couldn't choose! Toss a coin

Congratulations

I much prefer James

Why not have both as middle names?

Mixed opinions!
I’m swinging back to James I think.
Ds1 also has my dads name as a middle name so we have already honoured that side of the family.

Alexander George is our pick for a second boy! Love James as well.

They both flow well

I would perhaps be more inclined to use George purely because I would guess that approx 50% of Alexanders are 'Alexander James' so using George will make him a little more individual (especially if your surname is something fairly common)

George

Assuming you took your husband's surname and gave that surname to your children (most people do), they should have a middle name from your side of the family.

Alexander James :)

Alexander James. I think both boys having dad's name is nice. Save george for number 3 or pet x

George, as you have already named your first son after your husband . And I’m assuming both boys have your husbands surname and not yours .

I prefer Alexander James.

Alexander James

I have an Alexander James. I love it!

We decided on James - it’s been officially Facebook announced so the point of no return!

I would have said James..
congrats on little Alexander James!

Both are nice but James goes best. Like it a lot. Congratulations.