Do you like your DH/SO's name?

NicoleWright8

DH has already said that if LO #2 is a boy he has to have DH's first name as a middle name. I know I'll need to give in since I pretty much picked LO #1's name. The problem is that I don't really like DH's name. When I tell him this he gets really offended.

HannahO28

I like DH's name but I think it's kind of arrogant to name a kid after yourself. So I told my husband that and his name is off the table. 

LaComtesse

Monsieur is "Joshua" and I do like it.

Honestly, I wouldn't be to miffed about giving him this one. It's a middle name: it's not that important in and of itself, but it's important to your husband. Besides, it gives you a good bargaining chip when you're picking out a first name!

Mike&Care

no, it's Michael. Sooo boring. Lucky for me, he would never want a son named after him. Seems chauvinistic to me.

g00dg0llymsm0lly

I like my DH's name, it's simple and timeless and  I couldn't picture him with any other name.

anna7602

It's ok, but I don't love it. Happily, DH is Jewish, so naming a child after himself would never, ever be a consideration.

aubreysmom1

DH is Andrew, I would definitely consider using it for a mn since I like it anyway!

SnoopyLuv

He's a Joe/Joseph. He gets upset that most people think we named Josie after him (it was his grandmother's name). It's just a plain name. What's funny though is I've only known a few Joe's my whole life.

HoodRich

No. He did tell me he'd llike to give the child his middle name (same his father and his grandfather) if it's a boy or his grandmother's if it's a girl. I agreed as long as we don't find out the sex with any child and I get to choose the first names and not tell a soul (even him) until the child is here.

 

lauranicole91

I like DH's name but we both agree to not have a junior or even use his name. 

sweetpea2003

I love DH's name (John Patrick) but he didn't want a junior and neither did I.

Our DS is Connor Patrick so they do share middle names.  We picked Patrick just as much because we liked the name as we did that it is DH's mn.  It was only one part of the deciding factor.  My husband feels that the kids already take his family's last name so he never put an ounce of pressure on me about DS having his middle name (it was more my idea because I liked it).

rubyjem00

I am not a fan of DH's name (Ronald). I think that if it had more meaning, I would like it more but the way it was picked was that my MIL and FIL went through a baby book name and Ronald was the first name they came to that FIL didn't have an objection to.

pawstech09

My DH's name is Justin, which I happen to like. I wouldn't name a future son after him though, I'm not a fan of the confusion of Junior's, plus I'd like the kid to have his own identity. I would however not be against using it as a middle name, as long as it matched with the first name.

I think as far as picking your battles, it would be a little easier to let DH have his way with the middle name, even if you don't like it. At least he's not asking you to name the kid after him! That would not be a fight I'd want to be in... middle names aren't used or talked about a whole lot IMO, or you could make it that way.

aktemple

I like DH's name, but he doesn't want a Jr (neither do I )

ILoveRedVino

His name is just "meh" for me, but it really fits him and I can't picture him as anything else.  I don't like his middle name at all, though.

Starfly13

I like DH name, Eric, but we are against naming our kid after either of us. Other family members maybe but not us.

I think the middle name is a good comprimise and pick a first name that both of you guys love.

Curiosity is getting the best of me, what is your DH name?

MrsW801

I like my DH's name and we are using it as our LO's middle name (my choice more than his). I don't like juniors, but I like when the middle name has some significance.

gogoamy

DH's name is Patrick, I would definitely consider using it as a middle name.

ENI36

I love his name and if we have another DS he will have it as his middle name.

ENI36

NicoleWright8:

DH has already said that if LO #2 is a boy he has to have DH's first name as a middle name. I know I'll need to give in since I pretty much picked LO #1's name. The problem is that I don't really like DH's name. When I tell him this he gets really offended.

Oh and now I'm really curious what his name is.  Will you tell us?  

oasis16

I do.  DH has a very solid, traditional name - Matthew Thomas.  We will likely be using Matthew as a middle name for at least our first son.  It's traditional in my family (both my brothers have my father's name as their middle name), plus it flows well with our favorite boy name.  DH would never consider using Thomas.  It's his father's name and they are not close.

SheenaNash1

I don't like DHs name, it too biblical and its WAY overdone. 

Fancy3Face

I do.  We named our son after him.  Although hubby is Michael-Mike and son is Michael-Mack.

ETA:  He's not a Jr.  They have the same middle initial, but not the same middle name.  He didn't want a namesake until he found out we were having a boy.  I was routing for Atticus, but it meant a lot to him to have a Michael, so Michael he is and it fits him well  

NicoleWright8

His name is Thomas. Not terrible but very ordinary. I had a couple Thomas' in my family and they were all alcoholics so that's probaby why I make the bad association. As PP said, I will concede and give LO#2 the middle name Thomas if it is a boy since middle names really aren't a big deal. But I am definitely using that as leverage to get the final say in the first name.

neener3

DH is Philip, and if we have a boy it will be Landon Philip.  DH is Philip Stephen, Stephen being his dad's name, his dad is Stephen Gerald, Gerald being HIS dad's name, and etc, etc, etc.  It was important to him, so it didn't bother me in the least.

 That, and I picked Tessa for a girl, after my grandmother Theresa, and he didn't even bat an eye before agreeing.  I didn't want to use the actual Theresa because I have a lot of cousins named that.  

 Just a little give and take  I would hope if he hated Tessa he would have spoken up, and I think I would have as well if I disliked his name though. 

forensicmama

My DH is Paul. I love his name and I would use it myself, but we don't like naming children after ourselves or living relatives. I had a friend named Paula Jewel named after her parents Paul "Mark" and Jewel. I always thought it was so sad that she had no name of her own... it did sound arrogant and a little lackluster in creativity.

AlphabetFish

Not really... My husband's name is Brandon Zackery. I like Zachary (spelled this way) and would consider it for a boy, but I just am not a fan of Brandon. His mom loves it and always planned to give it to her first boy, but... eww. Just NMS.

The husband doesn't care about his name getting passed on, or anything, so I think I dodged a bullet there.

LovestruckAJ

DH's name is Jacob. I've loved the name Jacob ever since I was very young. However, we definitely are not using it. It's far too popular. DH & I have a few friends with sons named Jacob. One of them is my best friend.

catch2010

DH is Joseph.  I love his name and would like to use it as a middle name, but he thinks that's weird and egotistical. 

hilwithonelary

His first name is John.  I wouldn't use it for a first name, but I would be open to using it as a MN.  His MN is Nathaniel, which I adore; however, DH hates it. 

We have already agreed that if we ever have a girl, her MN will be Kathleen.  It's my mother's name, and my MN.  I have always loved sharing my mother's name.  I don't see how it's chauvinistic or self centered to name your child after yourself.

oliversbear

I do not like DH's name.  But he doesn't either.  I'm not overly fond of my own.  DH was named after one of his father's favorite relatives who did not survive WWII.  As such, he has been living up to his fathers child-image of a hero -- and failing.  He will never name a child after someone.  And I agree with my father, who has always said "everyone deserves their own made."

angelsnight

MH is Ryan, I do like his name a lot, but I am glad he has no interest in naming our future kids after himself.  Actually him and his friend traded, he named his son Aiden Ryan, and we plan on using his as a middle name, Joseph Daniel.

ObLaDi

Mike&Care:

no, it's Michael. Sooo boring. Lucky for me, he would never want a son named after him. Seems chauvinistic to me.

Mine is also a Mike, just like 18,000 of our friends and relatives. It is annoying and stupid. Almost no point in having a name at all when half the people you know have the same one.

I agree that juniors seem chauvinistic -- never once heard of a female junior! That aside, I still think they're egotistical.

sweetface83

I've told DH that I don't want to name our first boy a jr. b/c I want the baby to have his own identity.  That's only 1/2 the truth.  The other 1/2 is that I really don't like his name.  I'm willing to compromise and use his MN as our baby's MN.  

alohamora

I'm neutral on his name, but I don't like the spelling - it's a uneek spelling his mom picked so that he would fit in with the alliterative initials of the rest of the family.

Temp782982187506089

Ugh, no.  He is Ronald Eugene, and a Jr.  He hates his name and has stated that we would never have a 3rd and never asked or wanted to make his name a mn.  If this one had been a boy, I offered up Bennett Ronald to honor him and it was a contender, but of course it's a girl.

We did use a family name as a mn for DS (George is my dad and grandfather) and so we wanted to do something special for this one.  We will most likely use the mn Jean for her as a spin off of Eugene, which was also DH's grandfather's name, and my cousin Jean who just passed away.  Fits both families in

pazrana

I don't mind it, but DH doesn't like it! Ha, and he tells MIL that all the time, bratty brat. If we ever have a boy we might use DH's (and FIL's) mn as a mn. I don't love it, but for the meaning of it, I'd do it.

capulet

DH's name is Justin, which I like and would consider as a boy name if it weren't his name, but I'm not into the Jr. thing.  I would be willing to concede on the middle name if he really wanted Justin as a MN, though (except I want to use a family name from my side as a MN for this one).  DH and some other guys I know have the same MN as their fathers - maybe that would be an option too?

Liz4444

ObLaDi:

Mike&Care:

no, it's Michael. Sooo boring. Lucky for me, he would never want a son named after him. Seems chauvinistic to me.

Mine is also a Mike, just like 18,000 of our friends and relatives. It is annoying and stupid. Almost no point in having a name at all when half the people you know have the same one.

I agree that juniors seem chauvinistic -- never once heard of a female junior! That aside, I still think they're egotistical.

I also have one of the many Michael's.  We are Jewish and don't name after the living, so using his name would never be an option anyway.

brookelynpaisley

No, I don't actually. It's Daniel Lee. Daniel is totally NMS and I hate Lee on males. I'd be fine with Daniel as a MN with the purpose of honoring him, though. Luckily, his FN as a MN has never even come up. If we're lucky enough to even have a boy, the MN will be my dad's FN.

AHblessed01

DH is Henry. Yes, i love his name and yes we named our DS Henry also, but DS has a different middle name than DH.