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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2017 6:47:07 GMT
Are any if your children named after you?
Son has husband's first initial and middle name.
Daughter has husband's first initial.
I hate my name, both parts. After 200 years I hope that it dies with me , do I didn't give any part to my children.
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Post by gar on Apr 17, 2017 6:48:55 GMT
No. But my grandson has his Dad's first name as his middle name which they have done in their family for a few generations.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2017 7:00:40 GMT
Are any if your children named after you? Son has husband's first initial and middle name. Daughter has husband's first initial. I hate my name, both parts. After 200 years I hope that it dies with me , do I didn't give any part to my children. One son carries the names of each grandfather; that only because I really do like my dad's first name; its easy to spell/pronounce, is considered a classic name yet not real common, but dad has never gone by it so son's name is still just his without any confusion. My daughter's name was very unusual. The other son inadvertently ended up named after a great uncle (mil's brother) that I had forgotten about. But he was long deceased when son was born so there hasn't been any confusion. My ex wanted to son2 to be a "jr" but I refused and filled out the birth certificate in the middle of the night so he couldn't object. Son2 has always been glad to have his own name but now that he is an adult with a strained relationship with his dad he is super glad to not be "jr" eta: My daughter and dil both picked names from the family trees but they didn't pick names of anyone living. |
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Post by darkangel090260 on Apr 17, 2017 7:06:42 GMT
both girls name end ara both boys name end gan. Morgans first name is after a friends son his middle name is his great grandfather
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Post by sueg on Apr 17, 2017 7:12:50 GMT
Neither of my children are named after anyone. My MiL wanted us to name our first after her dad, but I didn't as DH's older brother has that name. Partly, my decision was because I wasn't really keen on any of the names in our family. If we'd had a girl, I might have used a family name, as my mum died a year before DS1 was born - I wanted to use her name as a second name.
My DS1 and his wife are considering family names when they have children, but both me and her mum have begged them not to use our names, as we think they are really old-fashioned these days.
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Post by polz on Apr 17, 2017 8:05:04 GMT
Gosh no. Some names are so out their in (like Charlotte) and some names are just OUT. My name is so old fashioned.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Apr 17, 2017 9:36:52 GMT
Are any if your children named after you? No. I was named after three family members (think: MelissaBailey Sue as first and middle names <----- Not my real names). The names themselves are not bad. And I loved those who I was named for. But there was always a little jealousy that I didn't have my own name. And my first name is sort of made up, as in I've never ever, ever met someone else with it. And that would be because it is two first names that normally would have no business being joined together. And then always having to explain my name because it's so long that no one ever catches it the first time I say it. So, no. I didn't pass it on. |
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Post by rainangel on Apr 17, 2017 9:48:50 GMT
Not first names that are in daily use, but both my DD's have middle names from their great grandmothers. I share my middle name with my youngest DD and my own grandmother. We have traced that particular name in our family history back to a girl born in 1633, so I feel slightly compelled to pass it on. I really like the name aswell, so that makes it easy to pass on to my DD. It's not a common name, and when I hear it used outside of my family it's usually for a pet 😁
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 17, 2017 9:50:29 GMT
No, neither of the kids are named after mum or dad.
My daughter is named after my brother (first name) and sister (middle name) though!
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Post by Delta Dawn on Apr 17, 2017 10:15:11 GMT
My son has my father's first name for a first name. His second name which he uses is the Japanese pronounciation of my mother's first name. His Japanese name I use when I speak to him in Japanese and he has a hyphenated last name. He uses my maiden name for everything.
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Post by hannahruth on Apr 17, 2017 10:40:07 GMT
No we were definitely in agreement for not using parents names for either child.
They are both their own person - even as a baby - they deserved their own name.
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Post by momto4kiddos on Apr 17, 2017 10:45:33 GMT
No, none of kids have any version of my name. ds has part of hubby's name at hubby's request. It's always created issues and I wish i'd done it differently.
3 of my 4 kids have family names somewhere in their name whether it's first of middle.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Apr 17, 2017 11:18:49 GMT
All four of my boys are named after family members, but not their parents -- grandparents instead.
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Post by lesley on Apr 17, 2017 11:21:20 GMT
DD isn't named after anyone, although her first name is the same as some distant cousin on DH's side.
My DS has my dad's name as his middle name. My exDH wanted it to be his dad's name, but I basically refused. My dad died long before DS was born, and I wanted DS to have some link with a man who would have adored him. My FIL has been able to watch DS grow up - and gave him his surname!
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Post by myboysnme on Apr 17, 2017 11:50:39 GMT
Oldest DS has husband's middle name, but that is only because I really wanted it to be his first name but I compromised with DH. I didn't love it because it was his name but rather because it was my #1 boy pick for more than 15 years.
DH wanted DS to have a name no one else in the family had since he was third. Turns out my DH has a first cousin he didn't really know with the same first and last name we gave to DS, so not so unique. In fact, he probably heard cousin's name someplace and that's why it sounded good to his ear.
In my family on my father's side all the oldest girls get Grandma's name at least as a middle name, and on my mom's side at least one girl in each family gets Grandma's name as a first or middle name. In my mom's case, she named me and it turned out coincidentally, according to her, that she just happened to like paternal Grandma's name, and she named my younger sister after her mother.
I didn't have any girls, but my cousin's daughter gave her daughter Grandma's name too so I guess it will go on for awhile.
Now as a family secret sort of thing, I chose DS2 name and in the back of my mind, I knew that my mom had placed a child she gave that name, but she has never told anyone. I found out many many years ago snooping for cash to buy a David Cassidy teeny bopper magazine. When I told her the name I chose for DS2 all she said was, "I have always liked that name. Someday maybe I'll tell you something." That was it. It has never been spoken of, but she always kind of favored just a tiny bit my DS2, especially when he was little. If she had gotten upset about my choice I would have changed it. I had another name I liked just as much. |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Apr 17, 2017 11:55:11 GMT
Oldest son, husband and late father in law all have the same first name. Fortunately it is an ageless, classless name which I happened to like, so was happy to go along with it.
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Post by debmast on Apr 17, 2017 12:02:48 GMT
My hubby was named after his dad.
We have two girls. Oldest has middle name similar to hubby's (he is Lawrence, her middle is Lauren).
Both my girls' first names are their own - no one else in family has them.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2017 12:07:44 GMT
Nope. I have boys. DS1 does have his grandfather's middle name and his Dad's middle name although not entirely on purpose. Ex will tell people we named him after his best friend. DS2 has no family names. Why, I'm not sure. We just couldn't agree on any other family names so we just ran through a list of names until we agreed on a pairing.
DH's paternal side has a tradition of the middle name of the oldest son is his father's first name. So DH's middle name is Steve. His Dad's middle name is Gordon and so forth. The tradition dies with DH as he will not have a son. BIL might have children but he shows very little interest in marrying and having children.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Apr 17, 2017 12:12:17 GMT
My first name is always spelled wrong because I must look like a man and people are confused what a woman with my name looks like. Don is always a man's name. Do I come across as masculine to anyone in here? People are seriously educationally challenged when it comes to the correct spelling of sunrise. It's a simple, feminine, four-lettered name and word in the dictionary. Call me Don and I will chew you up.
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Post by ginacivey on Apr 17, 2017 12:19:19 GMT
jordan keith and jax keith are both named after my DH
my daughter krista is named after my mom kristine
ethan is named after that dude on Dr Quinn Medicine woman!
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Post by rickmer on Apr 17, 2017 12:20:16 GMT
no. we specifically didn't name our children after anyone to avoid hurt feelings. along comes #3 and DH wants to name him after his father who was ill with cancer at the time.
i dug in my heels... DD and DS both got their own names, and it's not fair to my dad (sorry you didn't get in there dad but you aren't terminally ill).
luckily, my FIL had my back. he had been named after his father and grandfather and hated it. DH got it as his 2 middle names. there was no way i was naming my baby ronald. no baby ronnie.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Apr 17, 2017 12:28:56 GMT
Gosh no. Some names are so out their in (like Charlotte) and some names are just OUT. My name is so old fashioned. Haha! I love my middle name and wish it was my first. I should have started using my middle name long ago. My son shares my FIL's name (Leo). DH and I did not agree on boys names when making our choice lists. My #1 boy name was Richard Steven. DH said he was not naming his son Dick. If I'd had a girl i would have named her Kathleen Renae. DH and i both picked "Caitlin" as a first name. But it was 1990 and would have been like naming a baby Lisa in 1965 (😒). We compromised on Kathleen. Renae is my mom's name. |
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Post by tommygirl on Apr 17, 2017 12:30:57 GMT
My dd1 is named after paternal grandmother (first name) and maternal grandmother (middle name)
My ds has original first name and middle name is same as fathers first name.
DD3 has original first name and middle name is present on both sides of family tree
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Post by janeinbama on Apr 17, 2017 12:35:14 GMT
Are any if your children named after you? No. I was named after three family members (think: MelissaBailey Sue as first and middle names <----- Not my real names). The names themselves are not bad. And I loved those who I was named for. But there was always a little jealousy that I didn't have my own name. And my first name is sort of made up, as in I've never ever, ever met someone else with it. And that would be because it is two first names that normally would have no business being joined together. And then always having to explain my name because it's so long that no one ever catches it the first time I say it. So, no. I didn't pass it on. Now I am curious as to what your real name is says Plain Jane! There may have been a Jane as a middle name if there had been granddaughters instead of grandsons (4). Only DGD is named after 2 of her Great grandmothers. All 6 grandchildren have family names. Two DDs have DH's middle name Lee as a middle name spelled Leigh. |
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Post by krcrafts on Apr 17, 2017 12:50:29 GMT
DD1's first name is my middle name (also my mom's and grandma's middle name).
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Post by giatocj on Apr 17, 2017 12:51:03 GMT
My fiance is a junior.
I only have one child, a daughter. Before she was married we had the same initials and the same number of letters in our names.
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Post by twistedscissors on Apr 17, 2017 13:01:03 GMT
My DD's middle name is a combination of my middle name and XDH middle name. Jay+Lynn=Jalyn
I have a nephew who had the same name as his father, grandfather, and great grandfather, so he was "John Doe" IV. When he turned 18 he changed both his first and last name to something he chose.
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Post by mom on Apr 17, 2017 13:21:39 GMT
DS! is named after both of his granddads, and DS2 is named after is dad...though he goes by his middle name.
My daughter shares (kinda) her middle name with DH. DH's name is Alex and our daughters middle name was Alexis.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2017 13:25:55 GMT
Nope, I have all boys. So my names wouldn't fit for them. LOL!
My oldest has his father's middle name as his middle name. My middle son has his father's best friend's name as his middle name. And my youngest is named after my father. None of them has even my initials.
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Post by Linda on Apr 17, 2017 13:29:42 GMT
no, not named after DH or I although DS has similar initials (same first and last, middle is A.N. vs. A for DH).
DS's second middle name is my Dad's name and that's a name that can be traced back through the generations to at least the 1790s in Scotland
oDD's second middle name is my MIL's name
yDD's first name is my GreatGrandmother's name and like DS's name, can be traced back through the generations to late 1700s in Scotland. Her first middle name is my Gran's
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