Giving baby 1st baby’s middle name?

[capgemleopis]

If my son is called Joseph George Smith is it ok to call my second George James Smith? Using these names as examples but the only other boy name I love is my sons middle name. Is it weird to do this or ok?

i personally wouldn’t do it because my first son’s middle name is my husband’s first name, so that could get very confusing! But I don’t think it’s uncommon. One of Prince George’s middle names is ‘Louis’ - if it’s OK for the royal family…

i don’t see a problem with it.

i have a friend called Jane Elizabeth and her sister is called Elizabeth.

They liked both names and didn’t know if they would have 2 girls so used them both for child number 1.

I think it’s a bit weird. Out of all the names out there you have two children with the same name (albeit one is a middle name).

It's weird. They're individuals

In theory I think it's fine but (and I fully admit this is probably just me being paranoid) ... if I were the younger child, I'd think that the name that hadn't been 'good enough' for a first name for my older sibling was now being used for me in a 'oh, it will do and we can't think of anything else' kind of fashion.

It's weird
I deliberately gave my first DS a middle name I knew I wouldn't want to use again

Wouldn't work as nearly every parent I know uses the middle name for when the child is in trouble 🤣

I wouldn’t for the sake of DS2, I think he will eventually feel a bit weird about not having his own name and being given his brother’s middle name. If it was a family name, it would be different but a random name you like then no.

My SIL has a Stephen Michael, then she had Michael Anthony. She divorced and her ex named his son in his 2nd marriage Anthony

I wouldn't.

I chose not to.
It is unusual but if it is good enough for Prince Louis to have two of his three names previously used by his older brother and sister then it is certainly legal.
George Alexander Louis
Charlotte Elizabeth Diana
Louis Arthur Charles

Dd2 has dd1s first name as a middle name.

As long as their name called is different no problems.

I know a few people who have done this. I know one parent who had a boy then a girl the boys middle name was Patrick and they name the daughter Patricia .

I would not.

I have my older sister's middle name as my first name and it's fine. We do both occasionally (mildly) mock our parents for lack of imagination but day to day first names are obviously used so it doesn't affect us.

The only time it felt a bit weird was at my sister's wedding when the registrar used her full name repeatedly, including her middle/my first name (it's an unusual name and I don't think many of her/our friends knew so some were looking at me a bit confused!).

I think it only works if children or new child have two middle names... otherwise I think it clashes a little too much when said together. For example Arthur George and George Gordon sound rhymy a bit, but Arthur George and George Gordon Richard sounds better. I would also say Arthur George and Gordon George Richard sound significantly better, so do Arthur George and Gordon George.

Fun fact - Thomas Culpepper, man who was accused of sleeping with Queen Katherine Howard, had a brother called Thomas Culpepper. Apparently, in medieval times, if your older child was called after a relative you wanted to honor, but you though child was going to die, parents had a habit of naming your sibling same name.

I think it's fine. Middle names aren't used much. When my first was born I really liked his middle name and wondered if I could use it for a second son. I had a girl next (and last) so didn't have to decide.

I think it's normal to "use up" your favourite names in case you don't get the chance to use again on a later child. But names don't run out either. As others have said, it was OK for Prince Louis (though as he was born on St George's day it was a shame they didn't call the first lad Louis and the next one George ... but I digress).

My sister used her maiden name as a middle name for both her boys, so they have the same middle name and no one is bothered about that.

I actually prefer my sons middle name and wish I used it as his first name but I let peoples opinions get the better of me as it’s a slightly more unique name.

It's absolutely fine. Good enough for the royal family.

think it's a bit off but honestly in 2.5 years don't think i've ever used my daughter's middle name and doubt many people even know it.

As others have said the royal family did it

I have known lots of people with this arrangement. In your case , however, if the middle name is more unusual would DC1 feel that you preferred DC2's name to their's? My personal opinion is that there are an awful lot of names many of which are nice and we can all get a bit bogged down with finding the 'perfect' name .once baby arrives whatever you choose will become identified as theirs and it is the DC that you love and by association the name. I would look for another choice