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we named our son Samuel after my husband's step-father. The man pretty much raised him and my husband has such respect for him, we thought it was a good way to show respect and that he viewed him as a father and a real member of the family. We gave him his middle name Barrett, which is the name of a rifle, because my husband is a sniper in the army. I think giving children names with meaning and a history gives them roots and connects them to their family history and their place in the world.
I wanted my daughter to have her own name. If I had a close relative pass away I might use thier name as a middle name.
If my husband and I have a boy we are naming him Nathan Matthew- Nathan because we love that name and it has a special meaning and Matthew becaus thats my husbands name and my brothers middle name, so it special, he will share the name of two important people in my life. (were not sure on a girls name yet)
We named our son after my husbands fave uncle, it also happened to be the very first boy I had a crush on.
Our daughter's name uses the initials of my favourite aunt, but totally different names.
My oldest is named after Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. lol My youngest son's middle name is after his G.G.Grandpa's last name. And my oldest daughter's two middle name's are after both mine and my hubby's mother'sfirst name's. And our youngest daughter's first name is a shortened version of her aunt's and her middle name is my late g'ma's.
because most of my relatives names are either too old-fashioned or too popular. i didn't want my child to grow up hating their name like i did
I used my husbands first name as the middle name for my first son. I used my grandfathers middle name for the middle name of my second son. My grandfather died along with 4 other men carpooling to work. They were hit by a 18 year old drunk driver. I was 2 years old at the time, and the only grandchild he ever got to hold. His name was Albert Emery...My son is Kyle Emery. My first son has Michael as his middle name. Kevin Michael after my husband.
My son's middle name is his dad's first name because my husband's middle name is his father's first name, so we carried the tradition. For my daughter, we used my husband's cousin's name (Madeleine) because he's close to her and we thought it went well with my daughter's name (Lilah). I don't care for using family members' names for first names because that's just too confusing (unless the family member is deceased). Middle names is fine because it's mostly on paper only.
It's a tradition in my family for the childs middle name to be the mom/dads first name.
my mom gave my sister my aunts name as a middle name and now my other aunt is wondering why my mom didn't give me her name
I like to have the middle name continue family traditions. On both sides of mine and my dh's family, boys are given a middle name after someone in their family - usually a grandfather or father. I wanted to use the same if we have a girl and although I couldn't get a first name we both liked to go well with my grandmother's name - we have choosed to go with a made up name representation both of our mothers.
with my first son we thought it was traditional to make his fathers name his middle name. my husband is steven and my son is caleb steven
I haven't had kids yet, but I plan on using "Margaret Marie" as middle names if I have a girl, b/c it is my grandma's name who died when I was young, and ever since she died I promised myself I would.. and if I have a boy, I want to incorporate Lee somehow, b/c it is my fiance's first name and my dad's middle name... I just think it would be nice to name my kid after family members, to honor them in a way...
My eldest son is called Adam which was my dads name he came from a family of 9 all his brothers called sons after other broths but none after my dad so my sons name is Adam Cunningham (my own name) Reilly... my youngest son is called Neil James reilly, Neil his dad 's name also have twin nephews one is called neil after my hubby and the other is called James so thats how my youngest got his name its quite common to name them after famliy members.
My first daughter got her Gramma's middle name. Lucky for us, BOTH Gramma's had the same name! (Jane Ann)
Our second daughter got my middle name and my great grandmothers first. (Alice May)
I like family names because it makes for a story and a special memory. I love the old classic names...obviously...and if baby #3 ever came along, we'd name her or him a family classic too.
My daughters name is Danielle, my Bf was upset that I named her before he got to the hospital so he gave her Marie as her middle name that is my Mum's middle name (spelt differently) and his Mum's name is Maria. So it was sort of a compromise between the two. i didnt really like the idea but it suits her. And my Nan thinks I named her Danielle after my uncle that died when he was 5, his name was Daniel. This upset my Mum as my brothers have Daniel as thier middle names in honour of her brother.
My son's middle names are both grandfathers names, (plus my middle name is the same as my dad's). I love his name. And my daughter's names are totally original, because we both thought they were beautiful...and my sister already used some family names.
My mom has 2 middle names-one is my middle name- My first daughter I gave her Lynn-my second daughter I gave her Annette. I love my mother- she and I are very close I I want my daughters to always have a part of her-she is one of my best freinds!
If my great grandma dies before I have a daughter then she is going Be Eva in her memory. I am doing this because when I had no where to go she took me and raised me in late 60's and 70's and If my daughter even turns out a half as kind hearted as she is then I am blessed.
Their was never a question about using family names
I lost my mom when I was ten, I knew Elizabeth would be a part of her name
My husband middle name goes back to his great grandfather.
If we had a boy, he would of been the 5th person with that middle name
I was name after a family member, so are my three brothers ;and sister.
I think naming your child after a family member you love, is an honor. If they are living, it's a special way of say thank you for being in my life
If you want to honor a living or dead family member, there is no better way to.
i believe everyone should have their own name
I chose to not use any immediate family member's name for the sake of my sanity. I didn't want to offend anybody for not using their name. If I used one person's name, and not another, I didn't really want to hear about it for the rest of my life.
I was named after my grandmother myself. She passed back in 94, when I was 20. I had my daughter in 02 when I was 28, I named my daughter after my grandmother too. So, all three of us have the family name of Elizabeth. and I think that was her mothers name too.
We chose my father's first name for our son's middle name. I wanted to honor my father and, as I am his only child, there isn't likely to be another grandchild named after him.
I personally wouldn't want to give a child the first name of a relative b/c I'd rather s/he had his/her own first name. I'd rather use the name as a middle name to honor the middle name. The exception would be if we really, really like the name...then we might use it as a first name.
My son's middle name is Christopher because I am Christine.
My daughter shares my middle name, Marie, and her first name is Tara which is a femine form of Taryn or Darren which is my husband. Found that one out looking through the baby books.
And my youngest's middle name is Frances, sharing my husbands middle name, Francis.
My heritage is Jewish - in that culture, you honor the names of the deceased through the living, so that they are remembered.
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