Siblings sharing a middle name?

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We decided on a name and like the same middle name as our first born has which is my great grandfather's name: Theodore.

I am not sure what's the protocol.

If you like it go for it.
A word of caution though. I have two sons born close together. They get on like the best of friends however, the second hates anything which he shares/has shared with his brother. He likes to be seen as a very separate entity, despite their close relationship.

So are you saying that you have a ds already called (for example)
William Theodore
And you are going to have another ds called (for example)
Oliver Theodore?????
Because if that's the case, then yes it's very weird, and no you shouldn't do it!

Tbh I think it's weird that out of several million names you can't choose a different name for your second child. It makes little difference as hardly anybody nobody uses a middle name anyway, but from your child's POV it may seem like you simply didn't bother

I've seen it once but it was their deceased grandfather's name and he had died tragically young. One of them had to have it explained to them that siblings didn't automatically get the same middle name so I don't think it had been explained to them!

I think if it's a relative the parents were close to then it's ok but if not the link starts to get a bit tenuous.

My DD's middle name is Rose. Her dad and I split when she was 6 months, he had another daughter last year and her middle name is Rose. So my daughter and her (half) sister have the same middle name and surname. I find it really wierd 🙈🙈

That is a bit weird unless it was his mum's name I guess? But there are loads of babies with Rose as a middle name I wouldn't be surprised if it happens quite often.

I know 4 siblings, both sexes, who have the same middle name.

I chose Thomas for my little boys middle name (assuming we would only have one child due to fertility treatment)

Then surprise baby DS #2 came along and I really wanted to call him Thomas as a first name.

I didn't though, it was too weir

My children both have the same middle name, but it's their dad's surname (they have mine). It is a common first name though, but we never gave it a second thought. Maybe people think it's weird, I don't know.

My DD’s both have my mum’s name as a middle name.

My sons both have my maiden name as their middle name. No issues!

I think it's different if it's a maiden name or the surname of one of the parents but it's weird if it's just a name (like Theodore). Isn't there another name you like that has a similar style? Stanley? Arthur?

I think it's a bit odd. A friend used the middle name of DS1 as the first name for DS2. Surely, from the millions of names available, they could have chosen a different name! Just seems lazy and not special for DS2.

My mum and her 4 sisters all have the same middle name! I have it, too!

My Dh’s family had a traditional middle name for boys. Since we gave dd my surname, we used that middle name for her middle name.

My three children have the same middle name

I thought about it (family name) and didn’t in the end (chose a different family name, which, ironically but happily, the family member I’d been going to “honour” twice was actually more thrilled about). People basically said to me “it’s a bit odd, but middle names don’t get used all that often and especially not when talking about siblings together, so why not if you want to.”

I actually really liked the idea for sisters particularly, if second DC was a girl ot was something I'd wanted to do, so even if they changed their surnames through marriage it would be a permanent connection. But I had a DS so we didn't do this.

I have the same middle name as my Mum. It was important to her and so it is to me. My daughters have 4 names, their second names are the same as each other, and me and my Mum. Their third names are very significant (and different) to each child.

In our family middle name/s are chosen for significance. I would hope that they might continue the tradition, or maybe maintain the significance but with a different choice of name. But if they don’t follow the tradition that would also be fine, their choice!

I like that middle names have a special significance and for a name to be shared by siblings wouldn’t bother me.

My twin grandsons both have their father (my son's) first name as their middle name.

At first, I thought it was an oddball thing for my son to do but now, I don't mind it at all.

They're nearly five and are learning to write their full names and they look confused and amused when they see that they have two names (middle and last) exactly the same.

I say, go for it!

I don't find it odd at all.

All the boys in our wider family through all generations share a middle name. It’s not unusual at all.

Since it's a traditional family name already I think it's fine to re-use it -although are there no other Grandfathers/Great- Grandfather's names in your family you also like?

@MrsMcTats

I think it's a bit odd. A friend used the middle name of DS1 as the first name for DS2. Surely, from the millions of names available, they could have chosen a different name! Just seems lazy and not special for DS2.

If it's a special name and means something then I think it is nice that siblings would share a middle name though.