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Weird middle name?
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I think we've settled on a first name - Elise. I really liked Claire as a middle name, but DH has suggested we use the name Cairy - his grandmother's maiden name (pronounced just like Carrie). At first I said absolutely not, it's not a "real" name, etc. I was dead set against it. Maybe it's pregnancy hormones or something, but I'm softening up. I've realized that he won't be having a boy, and this is his only chance to kind of "pass on" a name. Also, our first daughter's middle name came is from my side of the family.
What do you think? I don't love it, but I'm thinking maybe it's not so weird that I couldn't live with it for him. I think it helps that it sounds like a "normal" name. Opinions?
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IRL, you hardly use your middle name, unless you intentionally use it. Your daughter will go by Elise (Last name) most of the time. Or Elise C. (Last name) at best.
I know many kids that have unique middle names because they are from different culture. I personally value meanings more than just pretty for middle names.
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Giving children family surnames as middle names is traditional in MIL's family. DH's middle name is his paternal grandmother's maiden name and SIL's middle name is from MIL's side somewhere, not sure how far back.
Like someone else said, Elise won't use her middle name unless she likes it and chooses to. It's meaningful to DH, so go for it!
I agree with PPs- if our LO is a boy, we picked "Morgan" for the middle name, mostly because it's my uncle's middle name and he's a lifelong bachelor. I really wanted to honor him that way- for me, it was a bit of a hill to die on. FI isn't crazy about "Morgan", but I made the same point that some PPs made. He'll never use "Morgan" unless he chooses to, and I think it will mean a lot to my uncle. FI doesn't want to name the baby after him, so there's that....
I think as long as we both agree on the first name, FI doesn't care much. For example, we picked "Amy Elizabeth" for a girl pretty quickly, because we both love the name "Amy" and "Elizabeth is my middle name, my mother's first, my grandmothers first, and the name of three of my great-aunts.
I LOVE Cairy (ed for spelling?). I think it's so unique and lovely all at the same time!