Siblings with the same middle name?

MattnJax

My DH and I are trying to pick out names for our newest addition...without much luck.  We are having DD #2, and I am wondering if it is okay to have her middle name be the same as DD #1? I really like the name, but I don't know if it is weird for them to share a middle name or not.  Opinions would be appreciated!

 

Kristin131

My sister and I both share a middle name (after our aunt, although I don't know why). And we also shared the same initials: KEG. Haha maybe my parents were just playing a cruel joke on us

But in all seriousness I never thought twice about it. It's not something you say all the time and 95% of people will not know or remember your kids' middle names anyways. So I don't think it's weird.

CocoBrynne

I don't see a problem with it, esp if there is a significance or family connection behind it

apmantilla

My sister and I share a middle name which happens to be my mother's name. I don't really use my middle name so it never really bothered us. I honestly don't think its wierd.

damabo80

as long as they don't share the same first name, you're golden.

kjr

In my husband's family it is tradition for the children to have their father's first name as their middle name.  So it is not at all unusual to me for siblings to have the same middle name. 

We broke this tradition because it would have resulted in our son's initials being A.S.S.  lol

MattnJax

This made me think of George Foreman.  Didn't he name all of his children George?

 

damabo80

MattnJax:

This made me think of George Foreman.  Didn't he name all of his children George?

 

Yep. One of the reasons why George is a douche

jlpowers82

I don't think its odd.

As a spin off my DH's first name is the his older brother's middle name. His parents didn't think they'd have another baby and when they did and it was a son for the third time, they used the 2nd oldests middle name as a first name because they both really liked it.

Darrenmommy1

my sister has the same middle name which is also my mom's middle name

MFAinNYC

I have the same middle name as my mom, does that count?  In my dad's family, there are 13 kids.  9 of them are boys.   A lot of them either have the same middle name or their middle name is one of the other's first names.  My dad's MN is Edward, and he has a brother named Edward.  I think it's fine as long as you don't do what George Foreman did!

mbritto4

Both of my cousins have my aunt's maiden name as their middle. Never seemed to be an issue.

jdm7

kjr:

In my husband's family it is tradition for the children to have their father's first name as their middle name.  So it is not at all unusual to me for siblings to have the same middle name. 

We broke this tradition because it would have resulted in our son's initials being A.S.S.  lol

LMAO!!!! At least you saved him from the abuse!!!!

brenwick

My step-sisters have the same middle name. At first I thought it was weird, but now I'm used to it and actually have a friend or two who has kiddo's with the same middle name. I don't think it's a big deal, as long as it's not the first name like George did to his poor kids lol.