https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:29:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name/page/2#post-2142509 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 16:46:41 +0000 littlejoy 2142509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did this, and will probably keep the tradition for LO2. Our daughter's middle name is Jane. It's my MIL's name and my great grandmother's name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name/page/2#post-2142404 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:36:02 +0000 kayakgirl73 2142404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter's middle name is my maternal grandmother's first and my Paternal grandmother's middle name. New baby will likely have my Husband's Maternal grandmother's first name as a middle name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name/page/2#post-2142319 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:54:48 +0000 Mrs. Train 2142319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My oldest has family names for first and middle, My twins have family names for their first and my daughter has one as her middle name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name/page/2#post-2142284 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:32:56 +0000 Mommy Finger 2142284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always like family names for middle names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name/page/2#post-2142183 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:41:07 +0000 travelgirl1 2142183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mum gave me her name as a middle name and I have always hated it and wished so hard they just gave me a nice name instead. So I wanted to bear that in mind with my kids. That said, when it came to it, I really wanted to give DD my dying grandmother's name as a middle, but DH said no way. This one may get a family name, but only because we are struggling to think of a first name for him, never mind a middle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name/page/2#post-2142081 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:24:07 +0000 GrapeCrush 2142081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used DHs middle name for DS middle name. We used mine, my moms and my nieces middle name(all the same) for DD </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name/page/2#post-2142050 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:07:53 +0000 LuLu Mom 2142050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes with both girls, DD1 has my grandmother's maiden name (family tradition for first born girl) and DD2 has DH's deceased brother's name for a middle name. It's masculine but we really wanted to honor him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name/page/2#post-2142021 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:44:55 +0000 mrsjyw 2142021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't with DS1. But we are going to use either DH's or FIL's middle name for DS2's middle name. Just have to figure out a first name! :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name/page/2#post-2142017 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:43:01 +0000 pandapop 2142017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are using Mae as a middle name after my grandmother, Anna Mae </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name/page/2#post-2141991 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:18:24 +0000 wrkbrk 2141991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: If it's a boy we will. If it's a girl we are using my last name as her middle name! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name/page/2#post-2141979 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:09:33 +0000 youboots 2141979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. Mae was my great grandmothers name, she lived to be 99 so I knew her as a child. It is also my grandmas middle name and my aunts middle name. It was just perfect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141976 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:07:39 +0000 Torchwood 2141976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No for R. We did have her first name start with K after my sister, but that's all. We're using a feminine version of DH's middle name for this LO. It's a family name that he shares with his dad, uncle, and cousins. ETA- We were originally saving it in case we had a boy, but since we're now planning on only having one, we want to use it. Worst case if we have a bit later, they'll have the same middle name but spelled differently. But that's high unlikely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141970 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:03:58 +0000 anonysquire 2141970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 for 1 of the names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141961 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:59:10 +0000 birdofafeather 2141961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hers is a variation of my middle name which is the feminized version of my dad's middle name and my great grandpa's first name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141938 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:51:02 +0000 mrbee 2141938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HabesBabe: Yah like from our parents or grandparents or uncles... anywhere up the family tree. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141926 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:45:56 +0000 HabesBabe 2141926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I thought Olive's middle name is Bee? Or did you mean like... older family members?</p> <p>Char's middle name is Diem-- my mom's Vietnamese nickname, and I like that it is a "western" name so my ILs can pronounce it. Harry's middle names are his grandfathers' first names, which is sort of a tradition-- my husband's middle names are his grandfathers' first names, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141923 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:44:05 +0000 Dandelion 2141923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did for M. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141921 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:42:41 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 2141921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did for my son and plan to for this last one. We didnt for our daughter. It seems weird now but I loved her name so much I didnt want to change it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141906 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:36:09 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2141906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We plan on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141893 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:21:06 +0000 MenagerieMama 2141893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. My mom's maiden name is LO's middle (I had a hyphenated last name). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141883 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:12:45 +0000 yoursilverlining 2141883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - LO has 2 middle names: my mom's name and DH's mom's name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141882 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:11:49 +0000 MamaBehr 2141882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! DD's middle name is Miriam, DS#1 is James, and DS#2 is Henry. If we have another baby and it is a girl, the middle name will be Lorraine and if it is a boy Michael. Those are the names of DH and my grandparents! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141879 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:06:48 +0000 Mae 2141879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sort of. LO's middle name is DH's great grandmother's name. But I suggested it because I like it and I didn't even know it was a family name (although DH loved it for that reason). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141865 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 10:00:26 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2141865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We plan to use my grandmother's maiden name for the first child whether it's a boy or girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141846 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:51:32 +0000 Ocean girl 2141846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD's middle name is the same as my middle name, my mother's middle name and my grandmothers middle name. It also happens to be my MIL's first name. Everyone is happy ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141843 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:47:52 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2141843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! Planning to use family names for all our kids. Possibly for first names, definitely for middle :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141820 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:31:13 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2141820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like names that have meaning, so both their first and middle names are family name.s </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141818 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:29:51 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2141818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 shares her middle name with FIL. It was his mothers maiden name.<br /> DD2 shares her middle name with my mom, my grandmama, and my great great aunt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141801 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:15:18 +0000 Ginabean3 2141801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did! We used my mother'maiden name for DD's middle and are thinking about using MIL's maiden for DD2's middle!</p> <p>I'm not a big middle name person (I grew up without one) so I don't mind throwing it in there to make someone happy. (Not that they requested it....but they were/would be very honored/happy that we used it!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-a-family-name-as-a-middle-name#post-2141792 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:07:07 +0000 Alivoo01 2141792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, but like @mrs. wagon: DS's "middle Chinese name" is generational according to a book on my dad's side of the family from years ago and beyond. </p>