Not a Newbie

[briteflame3.livejournal.com]

Hey Everyone, I am not a newbie just one who is a slacker until I saw all the new posts going up.

So this is just opinions and being silly not serious...
My children's names are Mason and Madeline. I did not intentionally name them both with a M name, it just happened to be the names we liked. If I have a (hypothetical) third child, will this child be crushed if I left them out of the M names? To add to it, my husbands name is Matthew so three M names and mine beginning with T.

If so, what M names for boys and girls do you love?
Should I do a T name?
Should I not care and just name this (hypothetical) child whatever name we come to love?

For reference I love the name Max, not sure what "full" name I'd give but it does fit in the M names :)

Comments

[teawithhoney.livejournal.com]

my childhood best friend was an L-name with two older D-name siblings. she LOVED that she was different. so, there's always the possibility that your third would love being different (as opposed to feeling left out).

i also knew a girl named maxine growing up... but rather than going by max, she was "mack" ...so...

[briteflame3.livejournal.com]

Very true :)

[robothor1111.livejournal.com]

Maxine for a girl, Maxwell for a boy. Or just don't go with an M name-if the first two weren't intentional, do the same for the third, pick a name you love.

[briteflame3.livejournal.com]

I like Maxwell :)

[gypsydelirium.livejournal.com]

my boyfriends name starts with a b and all of his children do too. the two boys have b (first) m (middle) just like dad. his daughter is b too but i dont remember what her middle name is because its that horrible... so if i have a hypothetical girl i'd name her j (first) r (middle) just to match mom instead... & assuming we get married as planned hes going to hyphenate his name with my last name and i with his because our son already has a hyphenated name & so will hypothetical daughter.

[briteflame3.livejournal.com]

Nice

[hey-doey-doey.livejournal.com]

My brother and I both have C names, and my sister is an O. I don't think it ever bothered her or even occurred to her, really. My brother and I also have fairly traditional names and by comparison hers is a little more rare (or it was then, there's been a lot of Olivias all of a sudden). Really I think it's more important that you give your hypothetical child a name you love, rather than picking an M or T name just for the sake of it.

[lovegingers.livejournal.com]

I agree! I have two older sisters who both have names that start with A, while mine starts with V. I have never felt left out, nor has it ever really occurred to me. In fact, it only became obvious to me after I read this post!

[briteflame3.livejournal.com]

haha well that's good to know!! Might not even cross their mind!

[briteflame3.livejournal.com]

But of course :)

I forgot to mention we do usually have to pick particular middle names beginning with a letter for a deceased family member, kind of a give to my traditional inlaws. Instead of naming the first name after someone, we did middle names initals.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

If you happen to love a 3rd M name, then go with it. But you don't have to name your baby an M name just to fit in with his/her siblings. I know a family of 5. The first 4 are J names, and the last one has a K name. Besides, that's how you wind up with a Jinger.

[briteflame3.livejournal.com]

haha very true

[edania.livejournal.com]

The problem used to be that with names starting with the same letter you couldn't be sure who the mail was for.

I think a kid is more likely to feel left out if they're the only one without a middle name. All my sibling had 2 or 3 names, while I just got saddled with Evelyn.
I thought for a long time I was just being weird over it, but have since met several other people in the same position who feel the same way.

[briteflame3.livejournal.com]

How about I am Terra and my dad is Terrance (Terry) so when ever would call our house as a kid we weren't sure if they said Terra or Terry.

As for the middle name, I have another to add. My FIL, the eldest child has no middle name and his younger sister does, it still irks him!

[lissalynn.livejournal.com]

yeah, my best friend doesn't have a middle name and it's always bothered her- her parents' reasoning was that she has a compound first name, but it still made her feel left out growing up.

I've known several families of 4 in which one (either the youngest or eldest usually) had a first name starting with a different letter from the others.

I think it would only matter if it were a larger family- ie, five+ children and the fifth or so on didn't have the same letter. For a third child, I think the other two starting w/the same letter seems more like a coincidence.

[behindgrey-eyes.livejournal.com]

I think picking a name you love is the best idea :)

M and T names I like though are

Girls -Maila, Megan, Teresa, Thalia.
Boys - Morgan, Mackenzie, Trevor, Theo/Theodore, Thomas.

I'd be tempted by Maximus or Maximillian, but I'm cruel like that XDD

[summer-beachbum.livejournal.com]

Do a T name :)

[smallandneedy.livejournal.com]

I'm the youngest and have a name starting with M, whereas my two older siblings start with S. The thought occurred to me a few times when growing up and I did sometimes wish I had an S name too, mostly because I thought my siblings had prettier names than I did (I was named after my mother's friend who died). Now that I'm in my 20s I love my name. The only thing I wish was that either one of my first or middle could be easier to say in English, because my sister's name is Suzanne, my brother has a very Norwegian first name but his middle name is Nicolay, so he could be Nick, and then I have 2 very Scandinavian names. And of course I'm the one who decided to move to Australia. hahaha.

But yeah, I think you should go with what you want, whether it's an M name or not. :)

[willfollow.livejournal.com]

I had a girlfriend in high school who was the oldest of 6 kids. In order from oldest to youngest: Brittany, Bryanna, Brooklyn, Brendan, Braelyn, and Brandon.

There is a point where having the same beginning initial (or 2 letters) gets kinda ridiculous...

[avec-bonheur.livejournal.com]

I know a family that is all K. Both spouses, all four children, and their dog.

Eek.

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

I know a family who had two daughters with names starting with K, so when their third daughter came along they decided to continue (the first two were on accident as they are common spellings/names).

I know a celebrity that the husband is a K, all three children are Ks, and the wife is a J. I always wondered if she felt left out LOL.

[edwardina.livejournal.com]

Think about how George Foreman's wife felt!

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

Brendan and Brandon are too close for my liking. But maybe that's because I tend to slur names/words, so Brandon usually comes out as "Bran-din" and Brendan as "Bren-din".

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

My favorite M names:
Madelyn
Marguerite (nickname Meg)
Mia

Matthew

Personally, I would just use a name I love without much attention to what letters the others have. But that's just me.

[hermionesparkle.livejournal.com]

That is a tough one. I am the oldest of three and my siblings both have M names. Mine starts with a J. I get comments from time to time asking why didn't my parents name me a M name too?

I like Maxwell. Unsure what to do with Max for a girl. You can always do Mackenzie and call her Mack. It is close. :)

[mirhanda.livejournal.com]

Ugh, my comment with the link was screened, so I'll post it with the link broken and see if that works.

Just so you're aware, Max, while a great name, is the #1 male dog name in the U.S. http : // dogtime.com/top-100-dog-names. html

[exeuntpbabear.livejournal.com]

Haha, my sister always talks about how if she ever has a son, she'll call him either Max (short for Maximus) or Nate (short for Ignatius). I though that first one might be relevant to your interests.