Second child first name is first child middle name

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Does anyone know anyone with this?
the name is very sentimental and I never thought I would have another child let alone the same sex.
can I do it?

One of my friends had this. As teenagers we teased him for being named after his brother.

It’s not really something I’d choose to do. But it’s not a horrible travesty.

It’s fine!

My husbands little brother's name is the same as his middle name. Same reasons as you, his mum never thought she'd have another one! It's not an issue, go for it if you love the name.

How often do you use the middle name? Why did you not use it for the first name, first time round?

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes did it, I don't see any harm, just shows how much you love the name, plus who really knows anyone's middle name

My DH has two sons from his first marriage. The younger boy has his older brother's middle name as his first name. It isn't at all odd, they're individuals.

I did this with my DS's. Just couldn’t find a name I loved as much.

Neither DS's have ever had an issue with it or had any negative comments.

William and Kate have done it so there's some well-known precedent.

How many people realistically know or care about your DC's middle name? It won't be an issue

I think it's fine.... isn't one of prince George's middle names Louis?

I would give the second child their own name. They could share it as a middle name.

I think it’s fine - better than choosing a name you don’t love as much 😊

Thank you for all the lovely comments just wanted some reassurance.
we always said our husband would chose boy name and myself girl hence why didn’t use it for my first.

Yes, my friend named her second son with her first son's middle name. It's fine. No one ever knows the middle name. It's announced at birth and then never thought about again!

Of course it's fine! It's lovely that your children will have a shared name.

My siblings and I have all given our girls the same name - I named my daughter first, my sister named her daughter in honor of mine and my brother then completed the set with his daughter.

Oh yes, I know quite a few people with this.

I also know a family with five boys who all have the same middle name. Family tradition!

Two brothers I know have this. The eldest hates his first name and would like to use his middle name instead, but can't as it's his brother's name. For that reason I wouldn't do it.

Lots of people do actually use their middle name as their preferred name. If someone introduces themselves as "Penelope" you won't actually know it's their middle name. In my extended family I can think of at least six people who do.

I know I'm in the minority but i wouldn't do this personally.

I'm not one of those who thinks it's 'just a name'. For me, it's their whole identity and that starts with having their own name.

With siblings especially, i'd really want them to be totally individual. With a second or middle child you sometimes get the 'inferiority complex' as they grow up and i'd hate the whole 'you haven't even got your own name' thing.

I feel the same when sons are named after their fathers and you end up with senior and junior by the way.

I might use it as a middle name again If it was really important to me but I'd try hard not to - similar to pp, I also know quite a few people who go by their middle name.

It has an element of 'second best' or 'runner up' about it.

I also wouldn't - it's not about the name you love , it's about the child and how you love them as the complete individual they will become

Sure in many cases it would be fine - but why risk it?

I’d do it, I think it’s lovely

This.

There are literally millions of names. Just choose another one.

My sister in law named her eldest daughter after her husband sister and then went on to make it the middle name of the next two daughters.

Not a problem amongst the sisters, but very confusing with the Aunt and niece, who became known as Big .... and Little....

I wouldn’t. It suggests you couldn’t be bothered to think up a new name for a new individual, or that your preference for a particular name overrides your sense of your second child as a separate person.

I wouldn’t. DH’s first name and BIL’s middle name are quite close (think Christopher and Christian, though it isn’t that) and I find that a bit odd in itself.

Any chance your DS1 is young enough to change his middle name without him noticing?

Not that it’s helpful now, but my DS2 has a slightly meh middle name because I wanted to keep the middle name we both liked, in case we had a third and needed it for a first name!

It's fine.