Post by hilwithonelary on Dec 11, 2012 21:59:43 GMT -5
DS is Robert James after both of my grandfathers. We decided on it after my Grandpa Bob passed away while I was pg. Elsa's MN is Kathleen, which is my mom's first name and my MN. I've wanted to pass on my MN for as long as I can remember.
DD1--first name is my sisters middle, middle name was GMILs that DH loved/insisted on...which is also female version of his formal name
DD2--First name not really though I have an Aunt Caryl & she's Caroline, middle is my Moms middle, nickname is also a family name on DHs side
DD3--First name is not a family member but after St. Merryn whose feast day is our wedding date & also the date my FIL passed away (on our 2nd anniversary), middle name is MILs first name
Post by sewpinkgal on Dec 11, 2012 22:44:03 GMT -5
J is a "the third", same exact name as his father and grandfather. Seeing as how they are two of the best men I know, I'm really happy that J gets to carry on their legacy.
My husband and I had decided way before ever getting pregnant to name the first son (if we had one) after him, but never told my ILs since we tried not to talk baby stuff with them until we were announcing a pregnancy. They asked about names the night we told them we were expecting and they about melted into a puddle when we said if it was a boy, it would be the third. And that was after the tears from just hearing they were getting a grandbaby at all!
My granddaughter is Lucienne, the French feminine of Lucien. Both her grandfathers were named Lucien, with French surnames. We call her Lucie sometimes.
Mt daughter is Lara, for Dr. Zhivago's mistress!
I have a bff named Lara for the same reason...lol.
Post by zeewifeandmama on Dec 12, 2012 0:40:50 GMT -5
My DDs name is mine and MHs combined ( easy to pronounce in both cultures) and my DS is named after a prophet. Both of them have their fathers name as a middle name.
DS's middle name is DH's 94-year-old grandfather's name. When we asked him if we could use it, it was a toss up on whether he was going to be flattered or disgusted. Apparently it's bad luck in Judaism to name someone after the living, but DH's grandfather isn't devout or anything, just biologically Jewish if that makes sense. He was flattered.
No kids yet, but if we have a boy he'll be Jack (named after my DH's grandfather, who we both adore). His middle name will be Albert. That one has been passed down for several generations, so not after anyone specifically. Our girl's middle name will be Madeline (sort of after DH's grandmother- but that's a really long story). We adore her as well.
Post by marclovesme on Dec 12, 2012 6:53:25 GMT -5
DD was to be named after my aunt who passed away, but then FIL passed away, so we combined their names. Amazingly, the name ended up being a very common popular name. We call her by her middle name, though (just a name I liked), which had always been the plan.
Her Hebrew name is both my aunt's name (in Hebrew) and the feminine form of FIL's Hebrew name, so she has two names.
Post by countthestars on Dec 12, 2012 8:26:46 GMT -5
If baby is a boy, he will likely have some sort of family name as his middle (my maiden or H's grandfather's name). If it's a girl she'll likely be named (middle) after the street H lived on in college when we started dating. Lol
DS's middle name is after my grandfather His first name, Benjamin, is a personal favorite of DH meaning "son of my right hand". It's also the name of one of his uncles, but not intended to be a namesake.
DD1 - middle name is Augusta, DH used to be a golf pro! DD2 - middle name is Anne, for Anne of Green Gables and DH's mom's middle name is Ann (we had to add the 'e' - if you've read Anne of Green Gables, you'll know why!)
One of my DD's middle name is after my mom (Beth) and my DS's middle name (William) is after my Dad. When we thought it was going to be two boys then one of them was going to be William but call him Will. My other DD is named after no one!
Post by barefootcontessa on Dec 12, 2012 11:21:49 GMT -5
All of my sons are named for someone, first and middle. Some are for persons in our lives, others are bible names. My daughter will have a variation of my late grandmother's name and her middle name will be my living grandmother's first name.
DS is Benjamin Paul. His middle name is from DH. DH is actually Paul *insert middlename* the 4th and I did not want to go down that road of having "Paul the 5th". So we compromised by using Paul as the middle name.
And I just liked the name Benjamin. It's not after anyone.
DS1: MN is DH's first name (long standing family tradition on H's side that first born son's MN is his dad's FN).
DS2: MN is my grandfather's first name. He is an amazing man. Passionate about life and family and a great role-model. He has been declining from dementia for nearly a decade. I'm so glad we picked his name to use. He is so proud and tells us how honored he feels.
DS3: MN is my father's MN. I only have sisters, so my dad has no other name sakes. I think he was secretly hoping this one would have part of his name as he made a couple jokes about it before DS was born, though he would never actually make the request.
Our daughter's middle name will be the same as DH's biological Mom (who died in a car accident when he was 5) and his Grandma (who helped raise him after that accident). I never got to meet either of them but I wish I had. DD's middle name was originally going to be his mom's first name but he likes the idea of honoring both women with their shared middle name.