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Name Question for Baby#2

mbtortormbtortor
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My name and DH's name both start with "M".  DD's name is Madison.  When we named her, we briefly said "all our kids will have to start with M if we pick this name", but we never really gave it any thought.  Now that I'm prego again we are thinking of names.  I def think baby#2 has to start with an M... otherwise he would feel like an outsider!  the only one in the family without an M?!?  What do you think?

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  • NewlywednOhioNewlywednOhio
    I think he/she may enjoy standing out and not having the same "M" name as the rest of you. I say chose what you want, and forget what the name starts with.
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  • laur1120laur1120
    i hate when people do that on purpose.  I wouldn't restrict yourself and only look at M names.  If you like something else then go for it.  I don't think he'll feel left out. 
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  • mbtortormbtortor
    But right now we call ourselves MB3 (cheesy?!?!?!) so what would we be, MB3 + Larry? 
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  • Toni1019Toni1019
    I dont think he/she would feel like an outsider. My DH's family all start with N's except his 1 brother who starts with a C. As far as I know, hes never had issues, but many people ask about it.
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  • KKMKKM
    This post is hurting my head.  You are totally overthinking this.
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  • aimeelvaimeelv

    That's why in my family we all have "A" names.   After my mom and dad (who are both "A's") named my sister an A name, they just had to keep going with it.

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  • CrazeyJaneyRCrazeyJaneyR member
    unless you pointed it out, they probably would never even notice.
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  • NewlywednOhioNewlywednOhio

    imagembtortor:
    But right now we call ourselves MB3 (cheesy?!?!?!) so what would we be, MB3 + Larry??

    :::giggle::::

    Seriously-- it doesn't matter. No need to be "matchy".?

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  • secuccarosecuccaro
    imageNewlywednOhio:

    imagembtortor:
    But right now we call ourselves MB3 (cheesy?!?!?!) so what would we be, MB3 + Larry? 

    :::giggle::::

    Seriously-- it doesn't matter. No need to be "matchy". 

    Well hopefully you won't name him Larry.  LOL. 

    Seriously though, DH's family is 4 J names and one S.  DH said they used to make fun of his sister Susan when they were kids because she stood out.  But honestly, had he not mentioned it, I would have never noticed. 

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  • SBear12SBear12 member

    Apparently I'm in the minority, but I tend to agree with you.... if there was an M name I liked, I think I'd stick with that theme for the next one. Mostly because kids can be so sensitive about things that adults think are silly. (ETA -- I was a SUPER sensitive kid, so that's probably clouding my vision. But I remember being sad that my brothers' names - Michael and David - were the same first letters as Mom and Dad and nobody matched mine.) And it's not like you're coming up with X names or something totally obscure... there are lots of Ms to choose from. 

    Unless you're planning on having 3+ kids, so there'd be several kids with different letter names? In that case, probably less of an issue to break the trend now...

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  • AgrippaAgrippa
    I don't think it will matter that much.  If you find an M name that works, then that's great, but don't stress over it.
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  • mlfrickemlfricke
    My mom is one of six, and all the names start with the letter M.  It never failed that my grandmother would go through every other name before she got to the right name when speaking to one of them.  My brothers' names both start with the letter J, and they were always called by the wrong name.  I think this bothered everyone more than having a standout name would have.
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  • jrzbrydejrzbryde

    The rest of my family all have names that start with the same letter except for me. A lot of people would comment on it growing up, and it was annoying, especially as a kid/adolescent, but I really don't care. Don't feel you need to be gimmicky unless there is a specific M name you are in love with.

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  • Sam78Sam78
    I had a friend in law school who was the youngest of 13 kids - every single one of them had a name that started with J (I think they had the same middle initial too).  He said that no one ever got called the right name in his house, however, that being said, my sister and I joke that our names actually begin with the others' letter (instead of Barb, it would be Sbarb, for example or Bsara) so I'm not sure it matters.  If its important to you, do it.  Besides, who knows, maybe you'll have a 3rd so your 2nd won't be the only one without an M name.
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