Mom’s name passed on to daughter

[Anonymous]

I have a classic name but have always gone by a nickname. I’d like to give my daughter my full first name as a middle name but didn’t know if this was weird. Obviously dads do it all the time with their sons. Has anyone seen a mom passed on her name to her daughter?

[Anonymous]

Yep. My aunt shares a name with my grandma.

[Anonymous]

My friend Jill named her daughter Jillian.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I have two daughters, one has moms's first name as a middle name and one has her middle name as a middle name

[Anonymous]

Yup, grew up with a Big Nancy/Little Nancy family friend situation.

[Anonymous]

Very traditional, actually.

[Anonymous]

Use the name you want to use.
Some may judge but get used to that as a parent. There will be people on either side of every parenting decision you make. Just do what's best for you!

[Anonymous]

Doesn’t strike me as odd. My SIL’s gave her first daughter her first name, and her second daughter her middle name as their first names. I’d say go for it, and congrats!

[Anonymous]

My narcissist gramdmother gave my mom her exact name, first and middle. That's about all she did for her.

I'm sure you're a great mom. You should name your child anything you want.

[Anonymous]

I think it's lovely! My family has done similar things:

Great-grandmother: A B (went by B)
Grandmother: A B (went by nickname of A)
Mother: C
Me: A C* (go by A, C* is modified version of C)
My daughter: D C* (goes by C* since D is also a family name that someone goes by and we didn't love the nicknames)

Since your daughter will almost certainly not be using the same name you do on a daily basis I doubt anyone will notice until she explains where her name comes from. I love that all my names are tied to my family.

[Anonymous]

We know a family that has mom Larla, older daughter Jane, younger daughter Larla. Both Larlas go by their full name, no nicknames, so it can be a bit confusing when referring to them, but overall I love it and I love that it's mother daughter instead of a traditional Junior situation.

[Anonymous]

My daughter has a variation of my first name as a middle name.

I think more women should do it. Most kids already have their father's last name so why not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My narcissist gramdmother gave my mom her exact name, first and middle. That's about all she did for her.

I'm sure you're a great mom. You should name your child anything you want.

Yeah, I knew a woman once who was very resentful of her mom naming her after herself, but I think it was specific to that relationship and the fact that her mom was just very self-centered and wanted a mini-me. But that's totally separate from the name thing, and I have known other women who have family names (named after mothers, grandmothers, aunts, etc.) who loved it because it felt special to be carrying on a name.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely fine and very common, in fact.

[Anonymous]

Why would this be weird? Even giving the same first name as her first name would seem very standard too me. My mom and grandma have the same first names (different middles though). My grandfather and my uncle have the same first and middle.