Polish middle name.

So our baby is due in 11 weeks and we don't know if it's a boy or girl, but I would like to use a name from my Mums side for the middle name.

My Mum has a ver traditional Polish name Bronislawa (pronounced Broniswava) and her Aunty and Grandmother also have the same name. Do you think it's too long/different/old to use? By the way, we really like Stella for a girl.

The only boys name I know on my Mums side is Rudolf.. The name we like for a first name is Hugo.

I'm a bit undecided on the middle names...

Have you thought of maybe Bronwyn instead of the traditional name?

My housemate is Polish, I can ask her for a few suggestions if you like?

I think the good thing about middle names is that they are invisible most of the time - so you can really tuck whichever name you like in there. I think if the name is that connected to your family then go ahead and use it! It is interesting to have a very different middle name as well.

If it bothers you that it is old-fashioned etc, you could even think about having 2 middle names, so that your child can sort of 'pick and choose'? My boys have 2 middle names, one is a family-connection name, and one is a 'wacky alternative' name that we like.

We usually have the middle names squared away but struggle and struggle on the first names haha!

I know a Bronwyn who changed her name to Bronislava to be more interesting! Do it, it's cool.

When a name has meaning I would stick with the traditional name. DD10's middle name is my mums name and also my middle name, so that's really special to me and DD4 has DH's mums name which is unusual Pasqua.

Regards,
Dianne

Do it, if we have a boy his middle name will be Wolfgang after his proud Opa :) I know it is unusual, but it is special!

My Mum's family is Polish - her middle name is Danuta, which is my youngest niece's middle name. I LOVE Magdalena, who is my favourite cousin on that side, and may consider it as a middle name. I also love Jasna (pronounced yasna) - I know a Czech lady by that name, but it is also a Polish word meaning "bright". The biggest pilgrimage site in Poland is the Jasna Gora (Bright Mountain) monastery at Czestochowa, which is a very significant place for me personally.

Ha ha, us Polish people with hard to pronounce names! I'm a Polska, and when Cam was born I wanted to have my dad's name as his middle name. My dad's name is Marian. I thought it sounded a bit girly, so Cam's second name is Mario. I would go with the suggestion of Bronwyn, I think that's a very close match for Bronislawa :)

One of my dear friends is Polish - Agnieszka (pron Ag-neesh-ka)

Its beautiful, I love it

Thanks ladies. I agree with the sticking to tradition being more special. IF we were to use it, I would prefer to use her full name. DH suggested we use Bronia which she is more commonly known by (apart from official documents) but that's a bit like using Bill instead of William. I have my grandmothers name which is old fashioned and I have to spell all the time (Ailsa), but I really like having her name instead of just some random middle name.

I think both names are great choices, have awesome history and go well with your first name choices. Go for it! :D