Should I give my child a family middle name? My other two have family middle names, but , this will be our last, and I don't want to leave certain family out. Who do I choose to name him/her after? Will everyone else be mad?
2006-08-28 15:14:48 · 11 answers · asked by 1K 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I disagree with the first answer. I think if the other two have family middle names then the third one should as well. In my family, it's consider an honor in a way to be named after someone else. You wouldn't want the third child to feel like he/she wasn't important enough to be named for someone in the family.
And it doesn't have to be to the letter. My husband's middle name is Lynn and if we have a boy were going to use it for is middle name and if we have a girl we're going to use "Evelynn". Just a different take on the family name.
I would give it some serious thought. Surely, there's someone you could name them after. grandfather/mother? greatgrandparent?
and I wouldn't worry about anyone in the family being mad if you chose someone from one family or the other. if they are then they're being immature...
2006-08-28 15:21:28 · answer #1 · answered by tdh05 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't worry about a family middle name. With my first daughter, I messed up, and it's a wonder she even speaks to me now. She has two middle names and two last names hyphenated. 34 letters and a hyphen to be exact. My second daughter (and last child) has a first name, middle name and last name. I am big on meanings. Maybe you could just not worry about the family and choose a name combination that sounds good together or choose a name that you like the meaning of.
2006-08-28 22:22:19 · answer #2 · answered by There can only be one - (ANSWER) 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A first name expresses the aspirations/expectations of the parents - that, which the parents expect their baby to meet. In addition, family moorings to parent/grandparent can be brought out in the middle name. The final name is generally the surname. Varies from culture to culture.
2006-08-28 22:30:30 · answer #3 · answered by Sam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think if you gave the first two family middle names the third one should as well.
2006-08-28 22:27:42 · answer #4 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, how about an original middle name?
2006-08-28 22:18:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you should just give him a normal middle name. i think it really stinks to get a maiden name for a middle name. trust me. mine is 'astudillo'. is like a cross between @$$, toe, and armadillo. ridiculous. dont get me wrong, i love my family, but my middle name sucks. if you want to go with one, tho, then you should go with YOUR middle name. that's the way its supposed to be. youre not supposed to give anyone elses, coz then it sounds like three siblings' mother came from three different sets of parents, get what im saying?
2006-08-28 22:36:16 · answer #6 · answered by give it to me baby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
choose one for your new family to round it out if the other two have one from each family
2006-08-28 22:21:54 · answer #7 · answered by bluechaka 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only you will know who would be mad. I personally think passing on a name is an honor, and a nice tradition. We did it. My kids think they are special because of who they are named for.
2006-08-28 22:20:52 · answer #8 · answered by momofboys 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes cause it keeps a memory of someone in the name my middle name was my grandmothers 1st name
2006-08-28 22:20:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ew middle names are stupid. i dont have a middle name. lil info: ppl dont really care about you enough to want to remember your name
2006-08-28 22:16:51 · answer #10 · answered by mocao03 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋