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What do you think about parents giving their children the same middle name? I personally find it boring, but maybe it's just a custom in their family. I've seen it happen most often with the father's first name, which I find slightly pretentious. No other men you could honor, eh?
Below are some families I know who have done this. Do you know any?
Michael Anthony
Joseph Anthony
Nicholas Anthony
Jeremy Scott
Daniel Scott
Tina Marie
Antonia Marie
Karen Ann
Mary Ann
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"We are all horrible and wonderful and figuring it out." - Harris Wittels
Below are some families I know who have done this. Do you know any?
Michael Anthony
Joseph Anthony
Nicholas Anthony
Jeremy Scott
Daniel Scott
Tina Marie
Antonia Marie
Karen Ann
Mary Ann
"We are all horrible and wonderful and figuring it out." - Harris Wittels
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I have the same middle name as both of my brothers. I dislike it when people reuse names just because they like them. There are so many names out there that you can come up with SOMETHING.
I don't mind so much when it is a meaningful choice. I.E. very religious persons who have all there children named after Mary, or as in my family where we all have my mother's maiden name for a middle name.
I don't mind so much when it is a meaningful choice. I.E. very religious persons who have all there children named after Mary, or as in my family where we all have my mother's maiden name for a middle name.
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I don't like it. I, too, find it boring and tend to feel its a lack of creativity, tradition or not.
I find it similar to the royal line of Marias.
I find it similar to the royal line of Marias.
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My husband's niece has four daughters, and they all have their father's first name as their middle name.
Seems that's the custom in the Middle East area they come from-parents both emigrated from there. (emigrated to the U.S.)
so-
Melanie Samir
Diana Samir
Amy Samir
Emily Samir.
not their real names, of course, but that's enough like their real names to show you.
I would think like having one's father's last name would be enough? however, it's harmless, and I never heard the daughters complain.
Seems that's the custom in the Middle East area they come from-parents both emigrated from there. (emigrated to the U.S.)
so-
Melanie Samir
Diana Samir
Amy Samir
Emily Samir.
not their real names, of course, but that's enough like their real names to show you.
I would think like having one's father's last name would be enough? however, it's harmless, and I never heard the daughters complain.
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I think it's fine.
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well, this isn't a sibset, but AJ from the Backstreet Boys gave his daughter the mn Jaymes, after his mn, and they both have the same initials. Same thing went for Brian and his son, they both have the mn Thomas. His son also has a second mn, but that's besides the point lol
I think giving all your kids the same mn is really boring and unoriginal!
I think giving all your kids the same mn is really boring and unoriginal!
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My family kind of does this. It's not me and my sisters, but it's all my sisters kids. So all nine of my nieces and nephews have the middle name James. Some of them have two middles but they all have James (or the gross Jaymes for girls that my sister came up with). I find it cheesy, and over the top but they do it to honor my dad. When I had my son, they wanted me to insist his middle name be James but I told his parents I didn't care so he's the only one without James as a middle.
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Just seems like they lack any imagination.
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I don't know any personally but I though the actor Sean Astin's daughters had the same middle name as their mother, if I recall correctly.
It's not for me personally but I don't think it's all that bad of an idea. If a family values sharing names as a tradition or practice or whatever it's an easy way to do it. It could be particularly special if the name came from somewhere (like, if Grandma's name was Anne and it was used as a middle name down the line) versus if it was a name that didn't have much thought behind it in the first place.
I like too many names to do that myself. :-P The charm of a combo to me is being able to pick both parts!
It's not for me personally but I don't think it's all that bad of an idea. If a family values sharing names as a tradition or practice or whatever it's an easy way to do it. It could be particularly special if the name came from somewhere (like, if Grandma's name was Anne and it was used as a middle name down the line) versus if it was a name that didn't have much thought behind it in the first place.
I like too many names to do that myself. :-P The charm of a combo to me is being able to pick both parts!
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I'm exaggerating. But it's still annoying
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My MN is my mom's maiden name, and I'm sure that if I had had siblings, they would've had the same MN. I wouldn't have thought it odd either, because it's more like having 2 LNs rather than a MN. Why shouldn't the mom's name get passed down the same as the dad's name?
If the MN is a given name I find it boring. In that case it's not like a LN, and it seems impersonal to give them all the same given name. But I do understand if it's a family or religious tradition. Kinda cool if the tradition has been going on for many generations. I don't know what I would have done if I married into a family that did that.
If the MN is a given name I find it boring. In that case it's not like a LN, and it seems impersonal to give them all the same given name. But I do understand if it's a family or religious tradition. Kinda cool if the tradition has been going on for many generations. I don't know what I would have done if I married into a family that did that.
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It seems lazy to me. I know a family with three daughters, two of whom are Holly Ann and Sharon Ann. I think the mother's middle name is Ann. The other daught'ers middle name is Lynn, but only because her first name is Diana.
I also know a family with a son, named after his dad, and two daughters, Danielle Marie and Michelle Marie.
I also know a family with a son, named after his dad, and two daughters, Danielle Marie and Michelle Marie.
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Yeah, that actually makes me feel a bit gross, if it's the father's name. Or maybe I feel gross because I have already had too much sugar today, I don't know.
On the other hand, my bf's family all have the same middle name. He, his dad and brother, all the same. It's a family surname passed down from a famous ancestor. That's kind of more ok. I guess nobody wants to be the one who doesn't get the famous name.
On the other hand, my bf's family all have the same middle name. He, his dad and brother, all the same. It's a family surname passed down from a famous ancestor. That's kind of more ok. I guess nobody wants to be the one who doesn't get the famous name.
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My brother-in-law's family does this.
All the boys have the middle name George, no exceptions. They have been doing it for several generations (at least 4 that he knows of). I think it's really cool actually, but hard to accomplish because there is always that parent who doesn't want to follow the tradition and it's broken.
It's pretty impressive the longer the tradition goes.
I don't know any girls who share middle names though.
All the boys have the middle name George, no exceptions. They have been doing it for several generations (at least 4 that he knows of). I think it's really cool actually, but hard to accomplish because there is always that parent who doesn't want to follow the tradition and it's broken.
It's pretty impressive the longer the tradition goes.
I don't know any girls who share middle names though.
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Tradition
I know a family whose firstborn daughters have been named Phoebe for generations going back, like, 300 years. I bet there are some Phoebes in there that wish they had gone with a shared middle name instead. :-)
I know a family whose firstborn daughters have been named Phoebe for generations going back, like, 300 years. I bet there are some Phoebes in there that wish they had gone with a shared middle name instead. :-)
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These are awesome examples!
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Seems odd to me, but not necessarily in a bad way. It's like the parents are trying to encourage a collective identity or something.
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I think the practice is boring too. I've only known one family that did this -- my BIL's family. All of his three sisters have Lynn as their mn. Lynn is about the most boring mn ever, imo.
I have heard of Catholic families where every female has Mary or Maria in their name. This is equally repetitive, but at least these names are nice.
I have heard of Catholic families where every female has Mary or Maria in their name. This is equally repetitive, but at least these names are nice.
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The only time I've seen it was the case of Caroline Bouvier Kennedy and Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. Bouvier, of course, was the mother's maiden name. I find it strange. Once is enough.
ETA: How could I forget? My sister's husband and his brother both have the same middle name, Joseph. Their sister's middle name is Marie. This is because they are French Canadian (or their parents were, they were all born in the USA) and it's a tradition for French Canadians to give every boy the middle name Joseph and every girl the middle name Marie. My sister did not want to follow this tradition, yet she wanted to give a son the middle name Joseph anyway to honor my father. So they did give their first son Joseph as a middle name, but my brother-in-law had to make it clear to his family that it was after my dad, not because of the tradition, lol. Then when they had a second son he did not get the middle name Joseph, so I guess they would have known from that anyway.
ETA: How could I forget? My sister's husband and his brother both have the same middle name, Joseph. Their sister's middle name is Marie. This is because they are French Canadian (or their parents were, they were all born in the USA) and it's a tradition for French Canadians to give every boy the middle name Joseph and every girl the middle name Marie. My sister did not want to follow this tradition, yet she wanted to give a son the middle name Joseph anyway to honor my father. So they did give their first son Joseph as a middle name, but my brother-in-law had to make it clear to his family that it was after my dad, not because of the tradition, lol. Then when they had a second son he did not get the middle name Joseph, so I guess they would have known from that anyway.
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Lame. Really don't see the point.
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I think it's fine and doesn't make any real difference at all.
I don't know anyone who has done this.
I don't know anyone who has done this.
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I know a family of four girls and two of them have the middle name Marie. One of the Marie-less sisters thinks it's stupid.
I remember reading about how Sylvester Stallone's daughters' middle names were all Rose and thinking that was different but kinda neat.
To me, middle names aren't that important - especially when no one's being called by them. I think it can be a nice thing that connects you to your siblings. Would I do it? No. I want my kids to have their own individual names (I'm not a fan of the Jr./Sr. thing either). Plus, I like too many names to re-use!
All this talk reminds me of my older brother's friend's sibset...Will, Willie and Willette. Oh, why?! (Pretty sure their father was William or Will-something.)
I remember reading about how Sylvester Stallone's daughters' middle names were all Rose and thinking that was different but kinda neat.
To me, middle names aren't that important - especially when no one's being called by them. I think it can be a nice thing that connects you to your siblings. Would I do it? No. I want my kids to have their own individual names (I'm not a fan of the Jr./Sr. thing either). Plus, I like too many names to re-use!
All this talk reminds me of my older brother's friend's sibset...Will, Willie and Willette. Oh, why?! (Pretty sure their father was William or Will-something.)
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I don't like it, it feels very unoriginal.
My husband's aunts are
Cheryl Ann
Cynthia Ann
Caryn Ann
Christine Ann
and his dad has cousins who are twins named Robert William and William Robert ("Bob" and "Bill" respectively)
Can't think of any other examples. The Duggars did this? Their twin sons are Jeremiah Robert and Jedediah Robert, and they used James twice, once as a first name and once as a middle.
(My last boss was named Maria, no middle name, and her older sister was Giulia Maria.)
Eta: The above Cynthia's husband's middle name is Charles, all three of their sons' middle names are Charles, and all the husband's brothers have the middle name Charles.
My husband's aunts are
Cheryl Ann
Cynthia Ann
Caryn Ann
Christine Ann
and his dad has cousins who are twins named Robert William and William Robert ("Bob" and "Bill" respectively)
Can't think of any other examples. The Duggars did this? Their twin sons are Jeremiah Robert and Jedediah Robert, and they used James twice, once as a first name and once as a middle.
(My last boss was named Maria, no middle name, and her older sister was Giulia Maria.)
Eta: The above Cynthia's husband's middle name is Charles, all three of their sons' middle names are Charles, and all the husband's brothers have the middle name Charles.
This message was edited 11/30/2015, 2:54 PM
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