https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:55:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-366276 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:35:46 +0000 Lozza 366276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Middle names come up so rarely unless a family TRIES to use them.<br /> Re: OJ, are you worried about OJ Simpson or orange juice? If it's the former, no one from his generation will have the associations that we do with those initials, so I wouldn't worry about that. And OJ=orange juice isn't really weird enough to be noteworthy.<br /> I like Oliver James. I don't think the "OJ" part would be an issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-366271 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:34:15 +0000 Lone Palm 366271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You ladies are amazing! thanks for all your comments! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-366180 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:52:10 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 366180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i love oliver james and didn't even think OJ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-366163 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:48:43 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 366163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Oliver James best. Oliver Vincent has too much "V" alliteration for my taste and Oliver Andrew is too vowel-y. I think OJ will be just fine for initials :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-366142 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:42:59 +0000 keiki_mama 366142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love Oliver James! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-366131 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:38:59 +0000 Mrs. Pen 366131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't even think of OJ until you pointed it out - I looked at the names first and loved Oliver James best :)</p> <p>Also I think that it'd be fine to give a baby the middle name Vincent and later use it as a first name. My mom gave my littlest brother my older brothers first name as a middle name. He was 11 when he was born and THRILLED to have his brother named after him :) So I think it'd be cute if you love that one too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-366065 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:12:58 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 366065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like Oliver James! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-366060 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:11:35 +0000 chopsuey 366060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the middle name James best. We're actually considering James as our DS's middle name too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-366054 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:09:57 +0000 Foodnerd81 366054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love Oliver James AND I love that it has personal meaning. No one will call him OJ. I've never once been called my first and middle initial (though I have been called by first/last initials). Same for DH even though he would like to be (BJ, he is such a 13 year old boy sometimes). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-366043 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:05:14 +0000 Alivoo01 366043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the name Oliver James! When prompted to initial their names, don't people normally just put first and last initials? I don't have a middle name so don't really know the protocol on it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-366003 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:50:17 +0000 MrsBrewer 366003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I looove Oliver James. Plus no one uses the initials from their first name and middle name together. Its normally also either just first and last name initials, or first, middle and last name initials together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-365995 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:48:09 +0000 Lone Palm 365995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Thehistoryofus: @Mrs Checkers: Thanks! I wouldn't call him that and I'll threaten anyone who does haha..kidding. But It really is starting to grown on me and I honestly don't think kids his age would ever make the connection? </p> <p>@aprk: I like Oliver Drew - I'm adding that one to the list of potentials! Thanks for the suggestion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-365975 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:42:07 +0000 Mrs Checkers 365975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOL, I think Oliver James also sounds really nice, but didn't even think about him being called OJ! You can just make sure not to call him that. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-365963 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:37:10 +0000 aprk 365963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you'd be fine going with Oliver James. I don't think any one would call him OJ unprompted, and kids certainly won't get any negative references there. </p> <p>Alternatively, as a riff on Oliver Andrew (which also isn't bad), what about Oliver Drew? It flows a bit better, in my mind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-365946 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:24:20 +0000 T.H.O.U. 365946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love Oliver James before I even read that it was an option! I wouldn't worry about the initials OJ, I would just use all three initials if you ever did O.J.L(last name). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-help-with-middle-name#post-365943 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:22:44 +0000 Lone Palm 365943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey there! I'm 30 weeks along and currently stuck on a middle name! We pretty much had his first name (Oliver) picked out as soon as we found out I was pregnant and even before finding out the sex so we got lucky there :)</p> <p>My husband is really sold on Oliver James (James after his Grandfather and Brother) but while I think it flows nicely I can't get passed having the initials OJ. Am I crazy for that? </p> <p>I have a few others that I like but I don't know if they flow quite as well. Oliver Andrew (after my husband) Oliver Vincent (I really love Vincent though and kind of want to save it for a first name for a future baby) </p> <p>I don't know! I need some suggestions! anyone want to throw some names out? or do you like one of the ones above more than the others? </p>