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Quick POLL: Family names ...
An old friend of mine had her second child last night, and named her Cynthia. HER name is Cynthia. I know it's a family name, but I admit that I raised an eyebrow, especially since their son's name isn't a family name.
So ...
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself?
2. Would you ever name your child after DH?
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name?
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender?
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not?
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Re: Quick POLL: Family names ...
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself?
2. Would you ever name your child after DH?
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name?
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender?
NO to all of the above.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? My name is just fine, I don't love it but I don't hate it either. I like the way it's spelled but hate that everyone misspells it.
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? NEVER
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? As a middle name but not the same exact name .. Jr/Sr etc. names are NMS
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Yes, his MN is DH's FN
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? Possibly if we have another boy, not sure about a female ...we haven't agreed on any future names yet
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? No ..I've never liked it, both my FN and MN seem old fashion and ugly IMO...
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? Umm, no.
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? Actually, we almost did. It is a strong family tradition with that name. In the end, we decided all the good little boy nicknames for that particular name were taken and DH loved W's current name more.
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Yes - his first name is his paternal grandfather's middle name. His second name is my father's middle name. W's first name is also the name of my grandfather's brother, DH's uncle who died at 2, and DH's great uncle who died in Europe in WW2 and the family war hero. M's middle name is my grandmother's middle name.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? Nope, since we're done.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? I do, but it was annoying as a child to be one of so many other H's. It was cool that I found my name on everything though
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? Maybe my middle name
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? Yes times 2 - DS15 is named after his dad and my brother, DS#2 will be named after his dad (and grandfather - LO is a "third"
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? All my children have family names - DD has my grandmother's middle name, DS#1 has his dad/grandfather's first name and my brother's middle name and DS#2 will be named after DH/FIL
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? I have no idea...
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? Love my name - I don't meet many other Lauras and my MN is from my mom - and together they work great. I didn't used to like my first name because there were no nicknames for it. I've over that now
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? Nope, although if the weebs are girls, it would be funny to name them Jennifer Jr and Kelly Jr =P
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? He wouldnt allow it, although I do like to joke with him that we can name our daughter Kelly Jr (see above)
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? His middle name is Shaun, which is Dh's brother's name, he passed away a few years ago.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? Nope, probably not. Although I would name a future son Brady (my little brother's name) if I didnt think it would hurt my other two siblings feelings.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? I do, it has several nn options, and its easy.
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? No. I wanted my girls to have girl names.
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? We were thinking of using the Russian version of his name if we'd had a son.
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? We used our moms first names as middle names for the girls. The girls first names are their own.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? N/A
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? No. I'm named after my dad. I get his stuff in the mail all.the.time. I don't need AARP materials, TYVM.
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1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? Not as a first name...no! I will use my middle name mixed with my moms IF we ever have another child and its a girl.
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? For a middle name we will use part of his first name...IF we have anymore!
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Yup her middle name is after my grandmother and my MIL>
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? See above!
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? Ehhhh its okay. There is not too many of us around so that is sometimes nice!
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? No, I don't think so
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Lynne - part of mine and my grandma's first name and my mom's middle name
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? DH's middle name, Thomas.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? Yes, now I do. I hated it when I was a kid because nobody had my name. Then, when I got older, I liked it. :-)
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? NO
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? NO, he hates his name
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Both of them Yes
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? N/A
Alex was named Alex due to we agreed we liked it as a middle name. Alexander is his Great Grandfather's name as well as his Grandpa's middle name, and his great uncle's name. So since we couldn't agree on a first name - his middle name bcame his first name
Willow's middle name is my mom's name. Which is also my middle name. And it's the name handed down to all the first/oldest girl's in my family. I'm super happy we used it
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1. Would you ever name your child after yourself?-no
2. Would you ever name your child after DH?-should have named Austin after DH, Austin is a mini me of my DH
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name?-his entire name is based on his great-grandfather, grandfather, and uncle
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender?-if this LO is a girl she will be named after my great-grandmother, grandmother, and MIL
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? - I do like my name now, I didn't when I was younger. As an adult I am meeting a lot more Nichole's than I did when I was in school.
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? No.
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? No. I actually like a name that is similar to his name, but he doesn't like the idea of a child having a name even remotely close to him.
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? His middle name, Jackson, is my maiden name.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? Yes, his great-grandmother's name will be our daughter's middle name if we have one. I would actually consider it as a first name, but it's VERY similiar to a friend's name, so people would think we would be naming her after her.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? I don't MIND it. But it was the most popular name of 1982, so I never got to be an individual. Actually, when I was PG and waiting for an ultrasound, the nurse called for Jennifer and four of us stood up. She amended it to Jennifer C., and two of us were left standing. Ha!
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1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? Nope
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? Nope jr.'s and sr.'s are just NMS
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Blake and DH have the same middle name which is one of DH's uncles. Brayden has my brothers name as his middle name
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? If we had a girl I really wanted to name her Kenlee (Ken is my dads name) Jordan (DH's brother) But no girls for us
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? I used to hate my name but I really love it now, I don't hear it very often at all and I like that!
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? No
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? No, DH;s first name is pretty common and he hates both his middle names
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Yes, DD's middle name is DH's paternal grandmother's name. I wanted it for the first name, but DH didn't like the potential cruel nicknames kids might come up with.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? No, we are one and done
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? I didn't as a kid as it is unusual so could never find it on anything nor could anyone spell it. Now, I can always tell when it is a telemarketer on the phone or someone who doesn't know me as they pause before saying my name or mispronounce it.
I'm a NicHole also. I don't know very many with H's in the name though!!
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself?Yes I used my middle name for Syd
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? Connor's middle name is the same as my husband (as well as a number of other men on DH's side) and Sydney is named after DH (Sidney)
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? All we used is family names...guess we are not very original.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? We are not having anymore but I still wish I would of went with Louise(Grandmother's name) for Syd's middle name.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? I use to HATE my name and often begged my parents to let me change it. Now I like it even though nobody pronounces it right except for family...but they rarely use my full name and just call me Bree now.
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? My middle name yes (and I did), not my first name. My aunt's 1st name is DeLana and so is my Grandma's (she's the 3rd child, both girls before her). Even if it is a double standard I always thought it was strange when women use their 1st name for their child's 1st name. I don't think it's strange for a man though.
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? His middle name yes. His first name, hell.no. TJ's real name is Tyrone, so we won't be passing that one on.
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Yes, her middle name (Rey) is my middle name, and also my Aunt & Grandpa's middle name.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? Should I twist TJ's arm into another kid (or two) I'd like to keep their middle names as family names.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? I've always liked my name, and never really cared that I had to go by Jen/nifer "C" growing up.
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2. Would you ever name your child after DH? We have a name picked out for a boy, and will use DH's name as a middle name. (Technically it's DH's middle name, but it's what he goes by).
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Livy's middle name is my grandmother's first name.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? See #2
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? Yes and no. Yes because it's pretty when you say it right. No because, it is very rarely pronounced right on first sight.
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? No. I just really don't like the idea of Jr. and Sr.
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? He is named after his late great grandfather on one side and his late grandfather on the other.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? We haven't decided. This name was so easy I think there will be some difficulty naming the next one.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? I like my name. It is unusual and unique to a certain extent. It does get kinda annoying having to constantly spell it and pronounce it all the time.
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? No. Not my style.
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Yes, he shares his middle name with my father and my FIL.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? My middle name is Anne after my grandmother and we may use that if we have a girl as her middle name.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? Yes, I've always loved my name. It's constantly misspelled and often mispronounced, but I love that it's unique.
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? Nope
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? Sure. I actually want to name a girl after him. He won't go for it though. I understand why. My name could be used that way too, and I would feel wierd about a son being named after me.
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? TBD, but our family has a history of using family names. I am not apposed to it.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? Probably as middle names.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? I like my name and the way it is spelled. I have always liked people with my name. They seem like nice, friendly people. I'm happy.
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1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? That's a big no
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? Probably not. I'm not a big fan of the "jr" thing.
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? N/A
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? My Dad passed away and I've always thought I would like to use his name as a middle name if we have a son. Especially because my Dad was an only child and had 2 girls. I thought it might be a nice way to carry on his name. So far I haven't found any combination using his name that I like.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? I'm kind of indifferent about it. Don't love it, don't hate it.
2. Would you ever name your child after DH?see above. But DH's family uses the dad's first name as a middle name, so that's Ben's middle name. and Cooper's middle name is my dad's name. No real reason - we couldn't think of a middle name and it seemed like it would be nice to have some reason for a middle name instead of just grabbing something random.
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name?Yes see above.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender?No more babies.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? Not really. It just seems juvenile. jack and jill...
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? NEVER
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? Not at all - my DH's name is Andrew, my brother's name is Andrew, my BIL's name is Andrew & so is my cousin so there is no way in hell there will be another Andrew in our family if I have anything to do with it!
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? No it's all original!
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? No none at all
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? It's ok - it's just a pretty boring & safe name!
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? Nope
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Yes, his middle name is the first name of my dad's (now deceased) brother.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? Yes, DD's middle name is after my MIL. Her first name is actually in my family on my dad's side a ways back.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? I do. It's a pain that it's always spelled wrong, but I'm used to that and wouldn't change it, I like my spelling.
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? Same
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Yes, Elizabeth is my middle name (as well as SILs) and is a family name on both sides.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? Yes, if we have a boy he will be John Richard (John after my dad and lots of other ancestors, Richard after DH's grandpa who died right after Xmas '09 when we announce our pregnancy; also it's my mom's brother's name.) If we have another girl I'd like to do another family middle name but am not sure which one yet (I think first name will be- if I can convince DH, which I think I can- Georgia, NN George.)
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? I do! When I was very young I didn't because it rhymed with pain and other things, but I think it's super unique for a girl and I love that it's a family name (mom's maiden.)
1. No, the thought never crossed my mind.
2. No, only because in our religion it's bad luck to name a child after someone living.
3. Mia was named after my grandma (her middle name) and Audrey was named after DH's grandma (middle name) and great grandma (Audrey)
4. There are other names I like and have a boy name picked out but as of right now, the plan is no more kids!
Bonus: No, not particularly. I always get jokes in regards to the movie "Carrie."
My BIL and SIL have talked about what they'd like to name their future kids (which seems odd since they're not even TTC yet). [ETA: Not odd to think about it, but odd to tell family.] They want to use my (deceased) FIL's name for a boy and my SIL's name for a girl. She was given her grandmother's name and wants to use it again. She goes by a full name, so hopefully they'll use a nickname or something for the daughter, to ease confusion.
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? Never
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? Yes, I don't mind passing down the dad's name. My brother is the 2nd, my ex-b/f is a 3rd, and his friend was a 4th... so it's not unusual to me. But my DH was not interested. Worked out ok b/c then we can use other names we like. :-)
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Well, he's not here, yet, but his name won't be a family name. However, his initials are important on my side.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? Nope, again we're picking from names that we just happen to like.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? Hells no! My dad gave me an awful first name. My mom chose a better middle name. I do like my nickname, though, which is all most people have known of me since 5th grade. :-)
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1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? No, I find that both weird and confusing.
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? Nope.
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Yes, her FN is after my maternal grandmother.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? yes, but that could always change
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? I do - can't explain why, except that I think it doesn't sound way too ditzy or old-ladyish. Plus I'm very glad that my parents didn't go with their first choice: Barbara. I would have had the initials BS with my maiden name, and BM with my married name.
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? I am confused enough as it is.
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? See above!
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Yes. His middle name is my hubster's dad's name, my brother's name, DH's greatgpa's name, and my grandmother's name.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? Not at the moment, no!
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? Yes. It fits me. It is me. I don't think any other name would suit me!
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2. Would you ever name your child after DH? No, even though I kind of like his name.
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Yes, her middle name.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? Yes.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? Meh, it is just ok. Not great, not horrible.
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? His middle name, but not his first name..
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Yes, DH's Dad and my Dad both share the same middle name of "Wesley" so it was an easy choice to give Jacob the middle name of Wesley!
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender?
Probably not...
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? Eh..it's ok. The spelling isnt common and people mispronounce my name often. I do like it more not though than when I was younger!
1. Would you ever name your child after yourself?
No.
2. Would you ever name your child after DH?
No.
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name?
Yes. My brother, dad and grandpa were all Charles Middle Name. My bro doesn't have any kids so I thought I'd keep the Charles going a little so it's LO's middle name.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender?
Maybe. We had planned to name LO (if he was a girl) after my grandma. But now I'm not sure what we'd name the next one if it's a girl.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not?
I do. It's a common name that's not TOO common.
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? And have another boooooring name running around out there? No.
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name? Yes. Her middle name is my mom's middle name.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? Yes. Our first pick for a boy's name is my FIL's middle name. We picked it because we really like it though, the significance is just a bonus. In general, I like using family names for middle names.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? Yep. Because it was (at the time) uncommon and I like the way my full name sounds.
Happened to me to. Heck with the name Jennifer I've gotten used to just not responding when my name is called because they are probably looking for somebody else!
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1. Would you ever name your child after yourself? Nope - at least not directly. I don't believe in calling/yelling/talking to a child with the parenting voice and tagging my or my husbands name onto it - just too strange for me. Now I would use my first name as a middle or as part of a name - Angel can be found in lots of names, but Evangeline springs to mind, especially with the different sounds. I don't know if I'd be gutsy enough to use it as a first name though.
2. Would you ever name your child after DH? No - again, I love saying my guys name and I put a lot of love into how I say it. I just can't fathom using the parenting voice and his name.
3. Does your LO have any family names in their name?No, and neither will the next one. There's only one or two names I like in our family, and they're not attached to people I like. We toyed with incorporating my mom's name into a name, but it didn't feel right. So I figure between keeping my mom around the kids, passing along stories and showing them how much I love her, the honorific side of that is covered.
4. Are there family names you plan to use later/for other gender? If we were having a boy, we have three family names in minde. 1) Lawrence - his gpa's name, which inspired his mom's name and his uncles name, and his late brother's name is in there as well. I love the W and eight letters. 2) Leland - my guy isn't really on board with this one, or rather there are others he likes more, but this is one of my old man guilty pleasure names and my guy's father's middle name. 3) Hudson - not a direct family name, but my guy's grandfather was on the pit crew for a Hudson Hornet, and I have a picture of the four-man crew hunkered down in front of it. After seeing the movie Cars, the story came out and we've had it on the list for a middle, although my guy is pushing for a first.
BONUS: Do you LIKE your name? Why or why not? I love my name! I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm narcissistic about it. I have companies, clothes and all kinds of kitchy crap with my name on it - it's awesome. Most people on the name board will list it when it comes to a poll about stripper names, but I don't mind. I rock my name.
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