I let my son pick his own around 11 years.
And most people I know have no idea what mine is
nor I theirs.
2007-03-19 19:25:23 · 14 answers · asked by Maggie B 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
I was actually very proud of my son for choosing the name he did "Evan" as he
equated it to my moms name Evelyn who is very dear to him. He certainly did
better then me, I couldn't think of any.
So, now I have a Darius Evan Bliss (wealthy,kind and happy) a better description there couldn't be!!!
2007-03-19 20:26:59 · update #1
I never stressed about it, but I know what you mean. I like how you let your son choose his when he was 11. I wish I had thought of that. Instead, we chose middle names that were already in the family. My oldest daughter's middle name was named after my mom and my husband's mother (they both have the same name). My son's middle name is his dad's and grandfather's first name. My youngest daughter's middle name was my husband's grandmother's first name. This was easy and made sense for us.
2007-03-19 19:36:01 · answer #1 · answered by Swim Mom 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi, My husband never was given a middle name--which is really weird, as he had a younger, and older brother--each of which did have middle names.
Okay--some people stress over middle names (which are rarely used in the real world) because they are forced to give a first name that belongs to a spouse or ancestor. So, they want something original for a middle name, at least.
Some people just want to know if a certain first and last name will go with a particular middle name (again--how often does the child use their middle name--after they start school, at least)
It was cool of you to let your son pick out his own middle name as a pre-teen. I have a middle name that no one but my parents liked--and I would have been thrilled to be allowed to do that.
I don't know if you have a religion--but if so, some churches allow children to pick their own "Confirmation Name." This is also kind of cool--as the child is generally old enough to know a name that he or she likes.
You did a really nice thing letting your child pick his own--more people should follow your example :)
2007-03-20 02:40:22 · answer #2 · answered by Holiday Magic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think parents "stres" over middle names, it's just they want something to go with the first name. My oldest sister waited like you, until later in her daughter's life to give her a middle name. And, it was a family name. And, her daughter gave her granddaughter the same middle name. As a baby. The middle name goes well, in sound, sometimes in meaning of the names, etc. Plus, when you use all three names when the child is doing something they shouldn't be doing, it's helpful if it's an easy, short name. I can recall picking out a girl's name a few years back, and not sure what of two middle names I liked. So, both were good. With my son, it was easy.
2007-03-20 05:47:52 · answer #3 · answered by SAK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not everybody stresses out to pick a middle name I didn't. I think it's nice for parents to take their time and choose the names for their baby, that show the love, and names do have a meaning too.
2007-03-22 23:08:52 · answer #4 · answered by nutty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure people stress out about middle names? It seems that they choose the worst name for the middle one, in most cases, in a rushed and haphazard decision like "that'll do". IT is often convenient and easy to name the middle name after grandparents or great-grandparents first or last names.
2007-03-20 02:31:00 · answer #5 · answered by Sporadic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think people want it to look nice on the birth announcements. LOL. Anyway, you had a wonderful idea and your son did a great job picking the name.
2007-03-20 07:00:31 · answer #6 · answered by Krista 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What my Aunt did was cool. She had one boy and picked her own first name, Tate, and gave him his dads first name as a middle, Anthony. He has since passed. And she had several daughters, and she didnt give them any middle name. So when they get married, all their maiden names will now be thier middle names! Which is Ash. So Like Whitney Ash is her name now, and when she gets married it will be Whitney Ash Pearson. See? How cool is that? They all carry the family name!
2007-03-20 02:54:16 · answer #7 · answered by Barefoot 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
well I know in my personal experience choosing a middle name is not always a bad thing....because otherwise you can get stuck with a super long first name like me:
my parents couldn't decide what they wanted to name me so my full first name is: RebekahElizabeth needless to say I go by Bekah....
2007-03-20 04:29:15 · answer #8 · answered by AdventuresWithBaby 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My mom was desperate and named my middle name AUGUST. Go figure.
2007-03-20 02:33:06 · answer #9 · answered by You Can't See Me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My middle name is Lee.
2007-03-20 02:30:44 · answer #10 · answered by Amanda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋