maiden names as middle names

[lorienellen.livejournal.com]

What is the general consensus on using the mom's maiden name as a middle name? What if it's more typical of a first name, like Bennett or Clifford?

Comments

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

I really like that idea. I mean, even if it's an extraordinary long or unusual name, it's a middle, and there's such meaning attached to it. I'm all for it =).

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I love it. ESPECIALLY if it's usually a first name. Otherwise it kind of looks like it was supposed to be hyphenated (but I still like it, even then).

[mrssubee.livejournal.com]

if it's a nice last name- I think it's great
mine however is Ramos and I wouldn't use it as a middle

[sal_amanda]

I really love that practice. But I had a Polish maiden name that I wouldn't have saddled any child with. However, it rhymed with Rebecca, which was kind of a joke nickname for me. So my daughter's middle name is Rebekah (I've always preferred that spelling) as an homage to my maiden name in that way.

[aftondays.livejournal.com]

I like it, depending on the name and the sex of the child.

[lovetokate.livejournal.com]

I like it in certain situations. My cousin's maiden name was Raia (RAY-uh) and she gave it to her daughter as a middle name. She's Kadence Raia (Lastname).

[kaoriz.livejournal.com]

I think it's a good idea, but I like the idea of using it as a second middle name. That way, the baby gets a middle name and a bond to the mother and her family's identity. I have a double barreled last name, which is my mother's surname, then my father's surname, and while I love being connected to both of them (plus, the surnames are gorgeous), it's caused a lot of hassle in the bureaucracy of things.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

In general, I don't think it's good or bad, but I'm sure there are stellar examples of both.

[alas-earwax.livejournal.com]

I usually like it. My boyfriend's name is Brendan Dixon and his sister's is Isabel Dixon. I also have a friend named Molly Crowe, which I just think is really cool.

[ee-eye.livejournal.com]

I did it!

My daughter is Vara Ann Isbell S--. Isbell is my maiden name. I really want to do it with my next as well.

[politicking.livejournal.com]

I did the same with my son and daughter.

[politicking.livejournal.com]

My kids have my last name as their second middle names. It is a semi-common, very acceptable first name for both male and female... so it works out.

[kkmmomma.livejournal.com]

I agree, I couldnt though either. My last name is Lams, haha.

[nobodynomore.livejournal.com]

I want to use my mom's maiden name, Findlay, as a middle name for a son. I don't mind it at all.

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

I really like surnames as middle names, at least when paired with a nice classic first name. I usually prefer it on boys only, but sometimes on a girl it makes the name have a neat quirkiness about it. A favorite combo of mine is Eleanor Jones. See? Fun!

[forloveofbaby.livejournal.com]

My eldest BIL has his mom's maiden name as a middle and it works (Christopher Wingate). My maiden name, however, is not a good middle name (Stenmark) but I LOVE my grandmother's maiden name and want to use it (Jodoin) somewhere down the line.

[ounceofpeace.livejournal.com]

Agreed. I would never use my last name (8 letters ending in -berg) as a child's middle name, because I think it would just sound awful.

I know someone getting married this month with the maiden name Carter, and she mentioned she would use it as a middle name for a future child, which I think works really nicely.

My boyfriend has his mom's maiden name as his middle- O'Brien - and I think that works pretty well too.

[frost.livejournal.com]

Depends on the name, I think. My half-brother has his mum's surname as his middle, since she's the last of her family.

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't do it, but if someone else wants to, that's fine. I dropped my maiden name entirely myself, because it's difficult to spell and pronounce.

[lipsty.livejournal.com]

I think it's a lovely idea. I find it interesting, though, that you view Bennett and Clifford as first names - those are both definitely surnames for me. I find the practice of using surnames as first names very strange. It's not at all common in the UK.

[rubie-dubidoux.livejournal.com]

I think Stenmark would be a really neat middle name, actually.

[bandnerd88.livejournal.com]

I won't do it with mine simply because it rhymes with my future surname, and I'm picky about sound and flow when it comes to names. It would just sound bad and be kind of tongue-twistery. Plus it doesn't really make for much of a name to begin with. If I had a cooler last name I'd think about it. I think the practice can be neat sometimes, especially if the last name actually makes for a good/interesting name. Some last names are just a little too unwieldy, I think.

I do have a friend whose second middle name is her mom's maiden name. She loves it and tends to use it more than her first middle name.

[bluedano.livejournal.com]

Definitely depends on the name. My husband has his mother's maiden name as his middle name (Clark) and my SIL decided to use their maternal grandmother's maiden name (Paige) as her daughter's middle name. In both instances, I think it works quite well. My maiden name is German, not very pretty, and is often mispronounced. I would never stick my child with it. :P

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

LOVE it.