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01-09-2013 at 7:37 PM
Sto71
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Break tradition

I know many people will use their childs MN from either their parents or in-laws or even other family members. Has anyone not done this and went a total different name direction? When we do have kids if its a boy there isn't a "family" name to use (SIL is using FIL for son-to-be) and my father left when I was young! If its a girl it will be Lynn (short for Linda, MIL).

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01-09-2013 at 7:57 PM
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My daughter's names are purely names my DH and I love. She does however share initials with my FIL.

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01-09-2013 at 8:03 PM
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My daughter's name has no significant meaning. Honestly, it was the only name her father and I could agree on. It suits her well and our family loves it. The only thing I wish I would have considered is how her name would fit with a future sibling.
01-09-2013 at 8:03 PM
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We are using names that we love also. None have any family meaning to them, aand I'm more on going w/ a name we both love instead of trying to go with tradition.

 
01-09-2013 at 8:06 PM
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My hubby refused to let me have MNs for my boys from my family and I refused names from his so the oldest got my hubby's first name as his mn and my second son's mn is our second choice fn pick :( I'm not happy about it at all and hate their mn's but I was not in the mood to keep arguing...Now I'm having a girl and I put my foot down her mn is my grandma's fn :)

Do whatever makes you happy your kid your name :)


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01-09-2013 at 8:06 PM
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All of my kids names are just names we liked...they aren't named for or after anyone. I am not a fan of that...I think kids should get their own name, and I wanted to pick my kids names, not my or DH's Great Great Grandparents.
01-09-2013 at 8:15 PM
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DS's MN is after my grandfather but this LO won't necessarily have a family name as a MN. I'm leaving it up to DH if we use a family name or not and then we will mutually decide what we like best out of the choices. Its not a tradition that we are stuck on following.

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01-09-2013 at 9:06 PM
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We choose family significance for middle names, but I don't think that's important. I do personally like a story behind a middle name though. I just think it's more interesting than being just a name you like. You be a lot less conservative with a middle name choice, so I like if it has personality. You could use the name of a vacation destination, or city or other place name that means something to you or the name of a movie star you both admire. Maybe a flower from your wedding bouquet, the month you met or married your DH, or even your favorite season (these would prob work better for a girl)

One thing that's a little TMI in my opinion is giving your kid a mn that relates to where or when they were conceived. No kid ever wants to relay that story


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01-09-2013 at 9:13 PM
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I have 3 sisters, and none of our names (FNs or MNs) are in honour of family. They were all just names my parents loved. I don't think there is anything wrong with that! 

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01-10-2013 at 12:54 AM
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My dd's first name is for dh's middle name, and ds3's middle name is for dh's uncle who passed away.  My other two sons' names we liked for sound and meaning.  They're not tied to family at all.

 I think it's a nice gesture but not a necessity or requirement to use a family name.  Name your kids what you like.


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01-10-2013 at 4:45 AM
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When my Dd was born, I was young and dumb and hadn't even thought of including a family name in her name. So her name was strictly just because I liked it. It fits her super well! :) There's no tradition in my family or my husband's that a child be named after anyone. However, my mom passed away 8 years ago and she was my best friend so I want to honor her with my upcoming child's mn spot.

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01-10-2013 at 5:34 AM
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Yes. DS is the first Pterodactyl on either side of the family. I suspect he will be the last.

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01-10-2013 at 6:56 AM
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When I think family name, I think of it traditionally- as a "family" name- a surname. Otherwise I think of honoring an individual (first name) with a namesake.

Name your child whatever you like. I like names with personal connections to family- all the middles in my family are for specific individuals or are maiden names. And you can use the same middle within a family. My nieces have the same middle (mom's maiden name); DS would have had it except that it made his initials ASS.

 
01-10-2013 at 7:16 AM
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If we'd had a girl, I was going to name her Victoria Lynne, neither of which is a family name.  I just really like the name Victoria, with Kaitlyn as a somewhat distant second, and thought Lynne sounded like a nice accompaniment. 

 


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01-10-2013 at 10:51 AM
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Pick names you like.  You don't HAVE to use family names if you don't love any of them. 

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01-10-2013 at 12:32 PM
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Our first son has the same middle name as my husband, his father, and his grandfather.  

Our second son's middle name is a name we just liked.  

 


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