LO's name idea (edited to add CP)

Erin RN · June 2010

So, I've been thinking about what to do with LO's name. Would "Nathan Bradford Michael Duchow" be completely ridiculous or does it work? So far its the best thing I've come up with. Please share your honest opinion!![Poll]

Jessicamz · June 2010

It's a bit of a mouthful IMO, but all the names are nice! I really like Bradford. I'm not sure which names are from which side of the family, but I'd do something like Nathan Michael, Bradford Michael or Michael Nathan/Bradford.

Erin RN · June 2010

Bradford is my dad's first name and Michael is DH and his dad's middle name. Nathan is just a name we both love. I thought about doing Bradford Michael but DH doesn't like it and he really wants to keep the tradition of having Michael as the middle name. He really is being difficult about the whole thing!!

Jessicamz · June 2010

Hmm that's a toughie!! Too bad he doesn't like Bradford b/c I think Bradford Michael is super cute! And it would incorporate both families. I think if he has to have Michael as the middle name, he should be more flexible on the first name.

Nathan Michael is cute, too. And honestly Nathan Bradford Michael isn't bad, I'm just not a fan of long names.

Erin RN · June 2010

I know, it really is super long! Thats why I'm having such a hard time with it. I really don't want to be cruel to the LO!

Jessicamz · June 2010

I don't think it's cruel! It is long, but he'll rarely have to use his entire full name, ya know? I'm assuming he'll still mostly be called Nathan Michael ____.

Jessicamz · June 2010

Oops I mean just Nathan ___(LN).

Addicted2thenot · June 2010

It is a little long IMO but the names are nice together

Why don't you do Nathan Michael if you both like Nathan?

Oh I think I remember an earlier post about honoring both families

If that is why then I say go with the long name, it is only on paper anyways, it is not like you have to call him all of those names.

OR you could do Nathan Michael now & save Bradford for use on a future child

Erin RN · June 2010

Addicted2Thenot:
It is a little long IMO but the names are nice together
Why don't you do Nathan Michael if you both like Nathan?

Oh I think I remember an earlier post about honoring both families

If that is why then I say go with the long name, it is only on paper anyways, it is not like you have to call him all of those names.

OR you could do Nathan Michael now & save Bradford for use on a future child

Yeah, the longer name is so that my family and DH's family can be represented. We're not 100% sure we will have another one. Thats a whole other issue I'm dealing with. We both really want a big family, but I don't think I could handle going through everything again. I look at this one as our miracle baby and I'm okay with only having one.

grr_aargh · June 2010

Go with the longer name. It'll have more of an impact when you swing out of the front door and scream that after he's knocked the neighbor's window out with a baseball.

Seriously though, I don't give middle names much thought because I figure we only use them when the kids are in trouble. . .

(ETA: Which is to say I don't see a reason not to honor both families with a lengthy middle name - or names. Also, my brother's got two middle names - as does my cousin. It's different, sure, but not unreasonable.)

Erin RN · June 2010

grr_aargh:

Go with the longer name. It'll have more of an impact when you swing out of the front door and scream that after he's knocked the neighbor's window out with a baseball.

Seriously though, I don't give middle names much thought because I figure we only use them when the kids are in trouble. . .

(ETA: Which is to say I don't see a reason not to honor both families with a lengthy middle name - or names. Also, my brother's got two middle names - as does my cousin. It's different, sure, but not unreasonable.)

Thanks:) Yeah, he'll definitely know he's in trouble if I take the time to yell his whole name!

And Ketch · June 2010

Before I got married, my name was 1st Name Parents just liked - 1st MN Dad's grandmother - 2nd MN Mom's grandmother - last name, which sounds just like what you're doing. All 4 were long names

Never had any issue with my name, people always thought my having 2 middle names was cool. And when it came to initials, I just used the first MN. No big deal. I think what you've come up with is a good solution and they're all great names!

darkskyy · June 2010

I think it's a lot of names! All good names though...

I think that based on your original dilema of including both your dads, Bradford Michael is the way to go. BUT if the only way to agree on it is to add the Nathan, then you should go for it, since you get all your requirements in there.

I have a lot of guidelines for my names too, so I know it's always a comprmise! ( havent found my own compromise just yet...)

Irishsapphire · June 2010

I like Nathan Bradford. My brother's name was James Bradford, and he went by Brad. But I really like the name Nathan. It is actually one of the names that we thought about using---Nathan Fillion--TV series Castle--just makes me smile.

Just to let you know how we got my son's name--my FIL and BIL are both named Thomas. So we wanted to honor them by using it as a middle name. My father and brother are both named James. My father is James Finley III, and my brother is James Bradford---carrying on father's name but his middle name is mother's father middle name.

If I have another boy, I could always carry on my father and brother's name as a middle name--Nathan James or Brady James in order to honor them--I just wanted to stop to repetitive first name in both of our families. As well, my husband's name is Michael--I guess I could always do Brady Michael or Nathan Michael as well.

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