Same middle name for twins?

hayleydeee · October 2011

In my family it's a tradition to use the father's first name as the son's middle name, and we would like to do the same. DH's name is Thorin (hippy parents, lol). I like the name a lot, and using it will honor both sides of the family.

But, we're having twin boys. Would it be weird to give them both the same middle name? Or, would it be weirder to only give one of them DH's name? (I feel like it might be hard to explain why one got it and one didn't). Thoughts?

Also, we're stuck on first names. If you have any suggestions that would sound good with Thorin, I'd love to hear those too (last name 2 syllables, starts with .

jlsimon56 · October 2011

Based on the tradition, no I don't think it's weird. I am a twin and I would be pissed if my parents chose to give one of us a family name, and the other not.

I would look at one syllable and three syllable names for the first name.

bread&jam · October 2011

I wouldn't do it. Why don't you give one your husband's first name as a middle and the other one can share your husband's middle name. You could also use your maiden name for one of them. That said, I think Thorin is a pretty cool middle name.

hayleydeee · October 2011

bread&jam:
I wouldn't do it. Why don't you give one your husband's first name as a middle and the other one can share your husband's middle name. You could also use your maiden name for one of them. That said, I think Thorin is a pretty cool middle name.

That's a great idea, but sadly he doesn't have one. His Dad wanted Merlin Gandolf (yes, as in the fictional magicians) but his mom wasn't having it. So they settled on nothing.

hmr22 · October 2011

I don't think it would be weird for both twins to have the same middle name, my sister & I have the same middle name and are 3 years apart.

Another idea would be to use your DHs first name as one twins middle name and use your DHs middle name for the other twins middle name.

CluckyEV · October 2011

Not weird at all. I say go for it. A friend, his twin and older brother all have the same mn b/c it is what his mother wanted.

Sorry no suggestions for fns.

ashleyaugust7 · October 2011

I don't see what's wrong with them sharing a middle name. I think it's neat for twins, actually.

stjohnbride2003 · October 2011

We may be doing this! Well, all along we were going to do this regardless of the sexes ( we are team green). The middle names will be my last name (I didn't change my last name when we got married)

Well just last week my husband decided that if we go with the one name with have for a boy that he'd like the middle name to be his middle name which is also his fathers first name. They really do sound nice together, so I am willing to go with my last name as the middle name for only one.

So..... if it's 2 girls we'll probably do the same middle name for both.

I also wonder if the one that doesn't get my last name will wonder why, but this way they both get family names.

kaybe24 · October 2011

My friend's middle name is Leigh and her husband's is Lee so both daughters have the middle name of Leigh and Lee. So it's not weird just different.

whttulips · October 2011

I'm a twin and my sister and I share a middle name also. I kind of like it...it's totally different and goes w/ both our first names well.

brookelynpaisley · October 2011

I think it's fine given the tradition. Even if you give one the middle name and one your husband's first name, one will be left out of a family tradition.

HannahO28 · October 2011

My husband and his brother both have their dad's FN as their MN. I think it's weird and a tad narcissistic to name one child after yourself, much less two or more...

So...if I were you, I'd scrap the tradition and give the kids their own new names, or use the MNs to honor each of your fathers.

But if you really want to use your husband's name....you can give them both the same name. It's far from the worst naming trend out there.

MelodyKate · October 2011

I know twin boys with the same middle name and it isn't weird at all. I also know 2 brothers with the same middle name. FWIW, all 4 boys were named after their dads.

shaina1215 · October 2011

My sister and I (not twins) have the same middle name, it's our mom's maiden name. When I was younger I thought it was kind of weird but now I like it. So I think it's a good idea for you, especially since it's a family tradition. If you really can't do it, start a new tradition!

As far as first names, maybe just stick to more traditional names to go with the more unique middle name choice.

hayleydeee · October 2011

mj.reilly:
I think it is fine. Plus, Thorin is cool.
What kind of names do you like (or not like)?

James Thorin
Miles Thorin
Oliver Thorin
Noah Thorin
Dexter Thorin
Henry Thorin
Abram Thorin
Dean Thorin
Russell Thorin
Ezra Thorin
Alexander Thorin
Maxwell Thorin
Elias Thorin
Andrew Thorin
Reid Thorin
Everett Thorin
Patrick Thorin
Rhys Thorin
George Thorin

Great ideas, thanks!

I find myself liking a lot of names that rhyme with Thorin, or are very close to rhyming with it. Unfortunately I don't think they would sound good. It would be nice to go with classics again (DD's name is Ruby).

DH is worried about the Narcissistic thing too, especially if they BOTH have his name. It doesn't bother me though.

tash_rn · October 2011

First off, man your in-laws had some intersting taste in names! (More with the wizard names than Thorin)

Secondly, I think unless you have another significant family name to use as a middle name for the other twin than using the same for both, given the tradition and history, would be fine. Good luck!

ldoo · October 2011

Honestly, I think it's weird. Or at least, I think twins have a hard enough time being seen as separate individuals, and to give them each the same middle name is taking away a child's normal individuality.

That being said, a PP who is a twin herself said she and her sister share middle names and it's not an issue to them. I'm not a twin, and I don't have any, so I'm just guessing at what twins may like.

Also I think it's worth noting that boys probably don't care about those things like girls do. We like to overthink things more. (Hence this entire website.)

LillyGrrl · October 2011

hayleydeee:

In my family it's a tradition to use the father's first name as the son's middle name, and we would like to do the same. DH's name is Thorin (hippy parents, lol). I like the name a lot, and using it will honor both sides of the family.

But, we're having twin boys. Would it be weird to give them both the same middle name? Or, would it be weirder to only give one of them DH's name? (I feel like it might be hard to explain why one got it and one didn't). Thoughts?

Also, we're stuck on first names. If you have any suggestions that would sound good with Thorin, I'd love to hear those too (last name 2 syllables, starts with .

I'm a twin and my sister and I have the same middle name. Don't think it's strange at all.

StephCripps · October 2011

why not use Thorin for the first born.. (just for arguements sake)

and maybe use Thor for the second little guy..

close but not exactly the same..

I don't think it's weird for both of them to have the same name. but with twins they are already sharing so much.. at least having different mn's will help give them their own identity

HAFranklin · October 2011

I know b/g/g triplets, and the girls share a middle name (their mother's fn). The boy has the father's fn as his mn. I never thought it was weird.

sunnydaisy · October 2011

I think it'd be fine for them to share a mn so long as they don't share a fn. My sister & I (not twins) share a mn. It's not even a family name. My parents just couldn't think of another mn for me. It's never bothered me, and as a child, I actually thought all same sex siblings were supposed to have the same mn.

karen_loy · October 2011

I think is a nice thing, since it's tradition and is a cool name

ObLaDi · October 2011

I like it. I think it sounds like a fun thing to share, and frankly, the more babies with the middle name Thorin, the better. That is awesome.

As a middle name and because it's YOUR family tradition rather than his, I don't find it narcissistic.

elainej · October 2011

My kids will both have the same mn (because it's my ln).

eitaknna9 · October 2011

I think it's just fine!

PhilsWife07 · October 2011

My sons both have the same middle name (they're not twins). It's the same middle name my husband and his brother share and it's my husband's father's and grandfather's first name. I don't think it's weird OR narcissistic.

sugarpumpkin716 · October 2011

i think it's a little weird but not at the same time. i guess i would never do it and if i met twins that both had the same middle name i'd think it was weird. but, it's not the strangest thing in the world or anything.

-T- · October 2011

I think it's a great tradition to keep. I have some relatives that named 2 of their sons Garret James and Garret John - so they have the same first names. That, I think is weird. They always called them by their first and middle names so they didn't mix them up. To each their own

alexvause · October 2011

My XH's family had the same tradition. They didnt want to give one twin a family name and not the other so they gave one twin the dads fn as his mn and the other twin got dads mn as his mn

vsalt31 · October 2011

I like the idea a lot of using the same middle name. I think it adds to the bond/connection,etc that they already have. Just my 2 cents

JMU_Bride09 · October 2011

Even though they're twins, one will be born before the other, so technically, one will be older. If it were me, I would give Thorin to the older twin and give the second his own name. I like the tradition btw!

kelle017 · October 2011

ashleyaugust7:
I don't see what's wrong with them sharing a middle name. I think it's neat for twins, actually.

I think it's fine, go for it.

PeridotEyes · October 2011

Personally, I wouldn't give them the same mn. I feel like everyone deserves their own name ~ even if its after someone. I say give on dad's name and the other can have another family name.

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