Acceptable to use the same MN as a close relative?

AmandaLR12 · May 2012

Hi,

My sister-in-law just had a beautiful baby girl, and I am due in two months. We already know we are having a girl. We both kept names a secret. The problem is they used the middle name that we were going to use. My husband thinks it's ok to still use it, but I am worried that it will seem strange with the girls being so close in age. Should we try to find an alternative middle name, or should we just stick with what we decided in the first place?

melody921 · May 2012

It's a MN, so I think it's fine. How often are they going to use it? If it were a first name, I'd reconsider.

LovetoLive614 · May 2012

There are six girl cousins on one side of my family - 3 have Elizabeth as a middle name and the other 3 have Lynn. If anything it is fun to have that connection, it's never been weird or an issue.

daronsmommy · May 2012

I have the same MN as my cousin. Honestly, I always thought it was neat and felt a connection with her. I wasn't named after anyone, it was just a random name my mom always liked. I say go for it.

raefre · May 2012

Middle names seem to go one of two ways: either really generic (Lynn, Lee, Rae, Grace, etc) or really unique. If the name is one of those generic mn's (or a family MN), I wouldn't really worry about it. But if it is something super unique, I'd reconsider.

Mind sharing the MN?

Ladiebug710 · May 2012

I think it is fine. If you like it, use it.

graciesmurf · May 2012

I think it's a great idea to use the same middle name.

megemoney · May 2012

I think it is fine to use it!

BrookusCookus · May 2012

my mom has 6 sisters and 6 brothers. they have the middle names 'marie' and 'mark'. all of my cousins, my sister, and i all have these names. i love it! its something that holds us all together!

beaureve · May 2012

My cousin & I have the same middle name. We were named after our grandmother. It's not a big deal

Nicki Boston · May 2012

My brother's daughter and mine both have the same middle name. I vote it's A-ok!

ubermoose · May 2012

I don't think it's a huge deal, especially since they are middle names. I am kind of curious what the middle names are.

There are some that, though they aren't super common as first names, they are have become pretty standard as middle names. Examples include Grace, Katharine, Ann, Marie, Kate, Jane, Lynn, etc. If I knew that two girls were cousins and one was Sophia Grace and one was Audrey Grace (random examples), I wouldn't think twice about it.

Some names are a lot more uncommon, so I might find it odder if two cousins just so happened to have that same middle name. So if you had a Sophia Gretchen and an Audrey Gretchen, it would strike me as a little bit odder, but I still wouldn't think too hard about it.

MelleTX · May 2012

My son and my niece will have the same middle name. (Ryan after my late brother). No big deal at all.

pazrana · June 2012

I have the same mn as my grandmother and 2 of my cousins. I don't think it's a big deal.

AmandaLR12 · June 2012

Thanks for all the input. My niece's name is Gabrielle Rose, and we are planning on naming our daughter Maria Rose. I think the two first names sound cute together, so maybe it's fun that they have the same middle name, too.

HiLLjO · June 2012

melody921:
It's a MN, so I think it's fine. How often are they going to use it? If it were a first name, I'd reconsider.

THIS.

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