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would it be silly if dcs had the same middle name

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lollyheart · 27/04/2008 16:46

dd has my middle name and ds has dh middle name
dc#3 is due in sept i cant think of another middle name with a meaning would it be silly to all have the same middle name?

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ChipButty · 27/04/2008 16:47

I think it would be a bit silly, if I'm honest. Is there a grandparent or dear friend whose name he/she could take?

MargaretMountford · 27/04/2008 16:48

a former boyfriend and his brother both had their dad's name as their middle name

FAQ · 27/04/2008 16:49

used to be quite common didn't it for a "family" name to be used as a middle name for multiple siblings.....

Disenchanted · 27/04/2008 16:50

Whats the name, maybe we could find an alterior name but with the same meaning or soemthing?

RustyBear · 27/04/2008 16:50

DH's best man and his twin brother both had the same middle name - apparently it was a family tradition to give the eldest son their father's name as a middle name - so they were David Philip James and Ian Philip Howard.

WigWamBam · 27/04/2008 16:50

Personally I wouldn't do it - I would prefer for the child's entire name to be theirs and not shared with a sibling. I don't think it's necessarily a silly thing to do, though; just not something I would want to do.

You don't have to give a middle name at all if you can't find one you like.

MargaretMountford · 27/04/2008 16:51

Catholic girls all used to have Mary ( or a variant) as a middle name

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lollyheart · 27/04/2008 16:56

louise for a girl it is not a family name im the only one who has it.
george for a boy it was dh grandads name.

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AHLH · 27/04/2008 16:58

MargaretMountford Really? I was raised Catholic, baptized and went to a Catholic school and that's the first I've heard of it. My middle names is Helen and my sister's is Christina. I will tel my mum she is a heathen and that St Peter isn't going to let her in!

As for giving siblings the same middle name, seems odd to me as there are so many lovely names out there!

MargaretMountford · 27/04/2008 17:04

that's what my dad told me ! my mum and I both have Maria and my granny had Mary.. but I have other Catholic friends with other names so it doesn't always follow !

pointydog · 27/04/2008 17:04

Yes it would be a bit silly. ONly slightly. Are there no other family or close friend names you would consider?

pointydog · 27/04/2008 17:05

I know two catholic sisters with middle name Maria. Not the third sister, though.

DontDreamItBeIt · 27/04/2008 17:11

My friend has 3 ds' all with the same middle name.(Their fathers first name)
I wouldn't do it, but can't see why it would be a poblem if you wanted to.

SniffyHock · 27/04/2008 17:14

My sister and I both have Mary as a middle name as do my Mum and Dad (Irish Catholics!!). Sister and I have both continued it with our daughters. (We do all have 2 middle names though as does DD)

BumperliciousNeedsToSleep · 27/04/2008 17:20

Not silly at all. Me and my little sis have the same middle name (my choice apparently). I can't imagine in what situation it would ever be an issue or why it would be silly?

Califrau · 27/04/2008 17:25

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lollyheart · 27/04/2008 18:29

Thanks everyone

we could use grandparents names but i would feel like i would have to use boths names i would prefer just one middle name.

dh and i like the idea of them having the same middle names at the moment anyway.

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sunnydelight · 30/04/2008 04:52

I went out with an Irish man (yes, MAN) whose name was John Mary Michael. His brother's name was Michael Mary John

2sugarsagain · 30/04/2008 05:38

LOL! - it must be something about Johns! I once went out with someone called John, whose brother was called .... John. They were both known by their middle names, Richard and Robert. Why? .......

2sugarsagain · 30/04/2008 05:41

BTW, if you're in a mind to do it, you can effectively obliterate any name you don't like. My middle name doesn't appear on my marriage certificate, passport, driving license - whatever else there is, I've effectively 'lost' it!

AND ... ho ho ho, H's first set of children were convinced the 'N' stood for Nigel, not Norman! Can't blame him for that one.

egypt · 30/04/2008 06:14

gosh it's FINE. it's just a middle name..ok, important when you chose it but rarely used, and so what if it is? it's a nice name, just happens to be the same as a sibling.

Buda · 30/04/2008 06:30

Another Irish Catholic here! I am from a family of 4 girls and 3 of us have Maria as our second name. The odd one out has Ann as her second name but took Maria as her confirmation name.

Mind you - even my Dad is Thomas George Mary! God love him - we gave him an awful time when we found out!

We like the fact that we have the same second name. Family not big on traditions generally so this feels nice for some reason.

AHLH · 30/04/2008 08:33

Ahh, the Mary thing must be an Irish Catholic thing. Irish surname, but roots long lost. Was bought up in London by English parents. Definitely agree with the Saint's name thing though. The priest wouldn't baptise me one of the names my parents wanted as it was a place, not a saint.

AtheneNoctua · 30/04/2008 08:36

Yes, I think it would be silly. What about grandparents' middle names? Or syblings of your? Or even family surnames?

SSSandy2 · 30/04/2008 08:42

How often will anyone ever hear their middle names though? I don't think it would matter if two of your dc have the same middle name.

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