Using my other boys middle name as a first for this one, what do you think?
Ok we have two boys, my big boy is Bryce George (nearly 15) and my most recent bub is Freddy George (10 months), George is obviously importent to us, family meaning on both sides.
But what do you think of us using George as expected bubs first name?
I suppose I'm asking for opinions as I feel a little strange about it, only because our first boy we did use his middle name as a nickname, georgie porgie (yes I know! ) when he was very young.
I do think the names go well together with the others ( I have a girl called Maddi also) and we love the name.
We gave dd2 the middle name Emily, but dh decided a week later that he would love it as her first name, but I had already registered her birth and we kept her first name.
When I was pg with no 3 and we didn't know if it was a boy or girl he really wanted to use emily as a first name if it was a girl but it didn't feel right to me so we chose a different name.
It's a little unusual I guess, I mean siblings sharing a middle name then that name being used for a first name but if you like it so much I say go for it. It's not like we run around being called our first and middle names together so most people wouldn't even realise!
I think it is perfectly fine. As an adult, I am rarely asked what my middle name is. I only use it when I am filling out legal or 'official' documentation. My children are all aged under 7, and I would say that most people I know do not even know, remember- or even care- what their middle names are. Even my DD Godmother asked me a few years after DD birth 'what's her middle name ?'
I wanted to use DS1 middle name as DS2 first name, but DH didn't like the idea. He was worried that DS2 would think that we couldn't think of a better name and had to re-use one. But, George is obviously a special name to you, so I think it isn't weird at all.
If you feel OK about it, I reckon you should go for it.
I don't think it is a great idea - no offense intended, but it is a little strange. Just wondering how the child would feel ??? Maybe you could do some variation of it - or keep it a a middle name for your third too, and continue the tradition???
I don't see a problem with it. Because you've already used it twice it's clearly a special name to you and I think it actually makes it special for the child who scores it as a first name.
I can imagine if anyone does ask the older boys their middle name it could go something like:
George
Oh, your brother's name?
Yep, it's a family name
if it was me my only concern would be if your first two sons felt a little left out or the middle name George not feeling as important if the 3rd son got I guess for a better word more entitlement with his first name being George (?) ... Another thing to take into consideration but again no biggie would it look like you had no boys first name chosen and just went with George (?) ... But then if your own family members know how important the name George is to you and your DH well then maybe it would be of no surprise to family members and everyone think it's lovely the 3rd son being named George as the first name !!
Hope I haven't confused you with all that, lol ! ... I reckon if it ALL feels comfortable with you both then go with George as a first name.
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Using my other boys middle name as a first for this one, what do you think?
) when he was very young.
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