Naming baby after yourself

LeggyNic

Do people do this anymore?  Anyone currently considering it? Seems to be more common now with middle names.

FIL is one of 3 kids.  His sister and brother are named after their Mom and Dad with same 1st names.  A bit odd b/c you'd think FIL, as the older brother, would have his Dad's name.  I don't hear much about women being named after their mothers, even in older generations.

DD1 has the same middle name that I do but more because it is also my grandma's middle name. I wanted to honor her but DH shot down all variations of her first name.  If this baby would have been a boy, he would have had DH's middle name.

kaleyandjason

We are naming our boy after DH's middle name and his first name might be after his grandpa.

If we would have had a girl she would have had my middle name.

Sunshine05

We used a variation on my middle name for DD, mostly bc the name didn't flow well with my actual middle name. Mine is Rae and we used Rachel instead. Her first name is after my greatgreatGrandma Eva, we used Evangeline.

If this LO is a boy, DH wants his name in there somewhere, so we'd likely use his middle name as the baby's middle name... even though I really don't like the name Alan.

BLT20051

DH is actually the second but he doesn't want LO to be the third. We will probably honor his grandfathers.

If LO was a girl she would have his grandmothers names. One of which is coincidentally my sisters MN.

ilovemarfa

Our son's middle name is my father's name. This baby's middle name will be Gregory after my maternal grandfather.

llbta85

This little girl will have the same first name as myself, my mother, my grandmother and my great-great grandmother.  My grandmother/mothers's family has essentially died out so this is a way to keep the family ties alive. DS has family names (first name from maternal grandmother, middle name from paternal grandmother).  I also come from families that have very unusual names on both my mother and father's sides so its my normal.  And a person doesn't have to go by their first name, DS and I both go by our middle names.

RedCherry1109

All three boys are named after their GreatGrandfathers. Their middle was the Grandfather's first name.
Bryce Ivy

Brock Benton

Briar William

kread8

If LO is a boy, he will have the same middle name as my DH, dad and FIL (we lucked out - they all have the same middle name, so that was a no brainer for us)

If LO is a girl, she will have my maiden name as her middle name.

+Preppy+

DS' middle name is my DH's and my father's name. If we go with Grace Carolyn, baby girl's middle name is DH's grandmother name. It does seem to be the trend to use middle names. 

 I love honoring family with names. My mother named me and my brother after soap opera characters, I'm looking for more meaningful names lol.

emolm

B is the third one.

megandchase

The middle name of DS will be the same mn as DH and FIL

flerlgirl

LO's mn is dh's middle name, which is also my dad's and FIL's name.

If it were a girl we would have made the mn a family name from dh's side

courty625

We considered giving our daughter my middle name, but decided to use my sister's instead. If LO had been a boy, h would have been named after DH and FIL (first name only). 

mikaelaandmichael

I'm giving my daughter my middle name as her middle name. Its very unique and both me and DH love it.

tantdylf

My husband is a Jr and his paternal grandfather goes by the same name, we named DS after DH's paternal grandfather's given name.

It is SUPER annoying for my FIL DH to have the same name.

When talking to MIL, I've had to say "My ______?" To clarify she got all huffy and said they were both hers. Mmmmkay. Fun.

smanders01

If we have a boy the first name will be my huz and his grandpas name with middle name being my grandpas a girl will be after his grandma and middle name mine and my grandmas middle name. We have decided on nicknaming the boy aj or and added to the girls 1st name to liven it up

ConnieRob

Ds1 middle name is FILs first name and this boy will have my fathers first name as his middle name. Had it beena girl, she would have had my mothers NMR as her middle.

 

i think it's a great way to honor our parents. Both sets are amazing, positive influences in our lives and I would love it if our kids took after them in some way. 

smithm24

My mother and I share the same middle name. It was a great-grandmother's and a great-aunt's name. My brother has the same first name as my dad but different middle names. My dad remarried and he has another son who also shares his first name and the daughter has her mother's middle name.

My little sister's from my mom's second marriage have middle names to honor both grandfathers. C Jo for Joe and L Paris for Lake Paris. Actually L Paris' first name is a variation of Lake.

LO will have Lake for a MN if LO is a boy. If LO is a girl, they will have the same middle initial as myself but not the same name.

megaroo64

My husband has the same first name as his dad (different middle names so he is technically not a jr.).  My H thought the whole thing was confusing growing up, so we are not naming our kid that.  We have talked about using his middle name, but that is a little up in the air too.

The plan now is to some how incorporate my grandfather's name- either as first or middle.  

If we were to have a girl, she would have had my middle name.  It is also my mom's middle name and my great grandmother's first name.

Luthien1015

Nope. Family names are a HUGE thing in my family, which is why we currently have 4 Marthas, 3 Justins (who all go by Skip), and 2 Joseph Brians alive at the same time. It's all horribly confusing and annoying. The closest we're coming is naming our daughter the name my mother wanted to give me when I was born, Scarlett.

bluelovin

Honestly, DH wanted this LO to be a junior, but I said no. DH's name is Arden Dale. He was named after a paternal grandfather and a maternal grandfather. I think his name suits him but I did not want our son to have his exact same name. One reason is because my dad and my older brother share the same name and it was mega confusing growing up, and even now sometimes, and I don't want to deal with that. Plus, I kinda don't like DH's name (he does not know that and I would never tell him that, but it's the truth). So, DH and I compromised and LO will get DH's first name as his middle name. So his name will be Lucas Arden.

sciteacher23

The ring bearer in our wedding is named after his father. We just call him little Brock because obviously it's confusing to call them both Brock. I think that is really annoying and it's like asking for a nickname. Not that nicknames are bad. I think middle names after other people are great. My middle name is after my grandmother. That's a common trend for my whole family. I think it's an honor.

RissNRuss

Personally, not my thing. Hubby actually suggested giving a girl my middle name... which is a great name, but it's a bit weird to me. Plus, my dad and his uncle had the exact same name- my mom said my dad nearly had a heart attack at his uncle's funeral with all the signage having his name. FIL and GFIL have the exact same name, and it's done alot on that line of the family, but we're not fans. We're using our grandparents names wherever possible/ names we like. Otherwise we are pulling initials to use where the names aren't our favorite.

Boy will have my maternal grandfather's Hebrew name (FN) and my paternal grandfather's name (MN)

Girl will have ... a first name... (none decided).... and a variation on my paternal grandmother, and Hubby's maternal grandmother's name. Mary/Marie/Maria depending on what flows best with FN/LN. 

misspriss726

Our son's middle name will by DH's first name, Michael.  It was my idea not his.

Cinnamon Haze

What about giving lo MOM's name? Like on the Gilmore Girls??