Ok well my husband had a twin brothers..but one of them got shot...(about 6 years ago) it was really sad. Me and my husband are having twin boys....And one day the subject about naming one of them after Greg (the twin that died) I think its a great rememerble thing to do...but im not sure about if we name one of them that...would that mean our other twin is less important? Im really confused...will you help?
me and my husband would really apreciate it!
please and thank you!
2007-06-01 16:20:38 · 17 answers · asked by T 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
What about using Greg as a middle name for BOTH of them?
2007-06-01 16:30:10 · answer #1 · answered by Krostina 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Name the oldest twin Greg. That way the other one will not feel less important. Besides, by the time they will understand the significance of being given the name, they will be old enough to understand that only one of them could get the name. Another option is to give the other twin a family name also - grandpa's name, great uncle etc.
2007-06-02 00:36:36 · answer #2 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure there is someone else that you can name the other twin after or like somone said, use Gregs' middle name for a middle name & Greg for a middle name or both 1st names or whatever....I have one son with my mother's maiden name as a middle name & the other has my sister's middle name as a middle name. (Vance) Things will be fine, you will come up with an idea & be like "why did I ever worry?" Good luck & congratulations!
2007-06-01 23:31:31 · answer #3 · answered by piethedog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it wouldn't make one of them less important. What was Greg's middle name? Maybe you could name one Greg and the other what his middle name was?? That would be neat too. Good luck and congratulations on your twins!! Sounds like they will be very special little boys, to carry it on. Very loving of you to feel that way and to be so considerate.
2007-06-01 23:35:09 · answer #4 · answered by Wutz it worth 2 ya? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would name one of the boys after my husband, and the other one after his brother. Your boys would not feel as if one is more important. Both of them are going to be named after well deserving people. If you one of them carried Greg as a middle name, he might still be called Greg. Naming one of your boys Greg might just be the closure that the family needs.
2007-06-01 23:28:45 · answer #5 · answered by MrsNaomiJ 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i don't think it would make one of them less important, but if you are worried you could use greg for both of them as a middle name or name one of them greg and the other after your husband's name-middle or first.
2007-06-01 23:46:34 · answer #6 · answered by mrs garfield 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Chibug as this makes both boys important. Or, if you do not want a Jr., name the second boy after someone else important in the family.
You have a great idea in honoring your dead brother-in-law, and I highly recommend you do it, especially if your husbands family is comfortable with the idea, but doing it solely to one child places a blessing and a burden on them, so bless both and do away with having to pick one to carry on a name.
2007-06-01 23:32:01 · answer #7 · answered by Rob Q 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you give one boy Greg as a middle name and the other son Greg's middle name as a middle name? Does that make sense?
2007-06-01 23:23:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Give them both different first names, obviously but use Greg or Gregory as both of their middle names
2007-06-05 22:24:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What if you gave them both the name Greg as a middle name? Since we don't often use middle names, it might be a nice memorial to him, but not always "There" as a constant memory either. Also they will both be proud to have his name probably.
2007-06-02 02:06:49 · answer #10 · answered by Beverly B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋