Middle name conceit?

[Anonymous]

My niece has my sister’s first name as her middle name and my nephew has his Dad’s first name as a middle. No one I know ever thought it was odd.

I have my grandmother’s first name as my middle name. I’ve always loved it.

[Anonymous]

It’s not weird or conceited at all! My mother’s middle name is the same as her mother’s first name. This is also my sister’s middle name. It’s never once occurred to me that this is odd.

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Anonymous wrote:I think Lorelei Gilmore broke down barriers in this regard. Do whatever you want. Unless your name is Gail or Bertha or something else ugly.

Huh. Never knew she named her daughter after herself. Thought her name was Rory or Aurora.

Did they ever explain that? Not only saddled her with teen mom, but weird naming too...

Yes. They explained the daughter was Lorelei, nickname Rory.

The part they didn’t explain is why Richard and Emily would choose a free-spirit name like Lorelei for their daughter.

Yes, they explained that too. Lorelei was named after Richard’s mother. She continued the tradition by giving her daughter her name.

Huh. Wouldn’t the tradition mean Rory should have had Emily’s name?

There was also a joke that she was “whacked out on Demerol and figured men name babies after themselves all the time.”

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Anonymous wrote:My middle name is my mother’s name. I want to keep the tradition going and give my DD my name for her middle name. Everyone I’ve told (not family) thinks it’s odd, even conceited. Is this a naming faux pas?

Not at all. Traditions are lovely. It’s nice when names are meaningful.

It’s only conceit if you tattoo it on your kid’s bum.

[Anonymous]

My kids both have 2 middle names, the second is my maiden name. That's more of a conceit than yours. So what?

[Anonymous]

I really like this idea. I don't love my first name, but I think it would be a nice middle name … maybe one of my kids will use it! Good luck!

[Anonymous]

My grandparents did this. My dad’s siblings did this. My parents did this with my brother. When I was born, my mom was going to give me one of those generic middle names given to one out of every 3 girls born in the 70s, but my dad’s sister talked her into following the tradition, and so my mother’s name is my middle name. This isn’t a common tradition, but it’s hardly unheard of.

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Anonymous wrote:You should do it. Lots of baby boys are named after their dads. Why shouldn’t a girl have her moms middle name?

This! Why is it ok for men but "odd" "conceited" for women. BAH!

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I was given my grandmother's name as a first name. When my daughter was born, I gave her that name as her middle name to honor her only living great grandparent. No one has ever mentioned it and it wouldn't matter to me if they did.

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We used my maiden last name as our first baby’s middle name... it’s a very lovely idea to have your family name as a the middle name for your baby.

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I actually think anyone who has a problem with this idea has very anti-women views. It’s a sweet tradition to give your daughter your name as her middle name.

Go for it!

Agree. Love this tradition!

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Anonymous wrote:My middle name is my mother’s name. I want to keep the tradition going and give my DD my name for her middle name. Everyone I’ve told (not family) thinks it’s odd, even conceited. Is this a naming faux pas?

It's your child and it is a long tradition. Stop listening to other people.

[Anonymous]

Go for it! We actually do this kind of thing a lot in the South tho it's usually the kid gets the mom's or grandmom's maiden name as a first name

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My youngest sister has our mother’s middle name. My daughter has my middle name. It’s fine.

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Go for it. My mom and I have the same first name--she goes by that name, I go by my middle. We almost gave DD my whole name name with Jr., but changed our minds at the last minute and gave her a different middle name. So she, her mom, and grandma all have the same first name. I loved having the same name as my mom growing up, even though it wasn't the name I used.

For the record, nobody has ever, to our faces, commented on it being weird or conceited. That just seems like a strange reaction!