We just had our sweet little boy a few days ago and the name we had picked out doesn’t suit him. I had my heart set on using the middle name [name_u]Marty[/name_u] after my grandfather. Both DH and my last names start with the letter ‘m’ as well. Now, the only name that seems to suit our baby boy is [name_u]Max[/name_u]. We both love this name and feel that it is his name, but then that means I have to let go of using my grandfather’s name as his middle and I am sincerely struggling with doing that. Any advice? Thanks!
- Can you use your grandfather’s middle or last name instead?
- Is there a name similar to [name_u]Max[/name_u] that might work? Suggestions are [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Cormac[/name_m] nn [name_m]Mac[/name_m], [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] nn [name_u]Cal[/name_u], [name_u]Alex[/name_u], [name_u]Gus[/name_u], [name_m]Eli[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_u]Sam[/name_u], [name_m]Zeke[/name_m], Abraham nn Abe.
- Use grandfather’s initials to honor
- Maybe [name_u]Marty[/name_u] wasn’t meant to me. In that case try not to worry about it and just pick a middle name that sounds good.
- [name_m]Just[/name_m] use the alliteration. With some last names I don’t think it would be that bad
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] [name_u]Marty[/name_u] [name_m]Morrison[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_u]Marty[/name_u] [name_m]McLean[/name_m]
Use the names you love the most! I would suggest giving him two middle names to add in another initial as suggested by pp in [name_u]Max[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_u]Marty[/name_u] [name_m]McLean[/name_m]. Does the other name you chose work as one of the middles? Otherwise, we rarely say all our names together so it isn’t that big a deal. We only seem to use all our names together on paperwork.
I think when you are really attached to a name or names, you should use them! They belong to that child. [name_u]Max[/name_u] [name_u]Marty[/name_u], [name_u]Max[/name_u] [name_u]Madigan[/name_u], [name_u]Max[/name_u] [name_m]Martin[/name_m]… [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t worry about the alliteration.
I would just go with alliteration, his middle name is rarely going to come up and it’s quirky to have all three initials be the same but not really embarrassing
I should clarify that I am already using my “M” last name as a second middle name- so if I used all M names it would be 4 in total! It seems like a little much and [name_u]Max[/name_u] [name_u]Marty[/name_u] doesn’t seem to flow that well…??
I still think that the alliteration is fine. Especially since [name_u]Max[/name_u] is your favourite and all other names are honour names.
If it really, really bothers you, then use your grandfathers middle name or save [name_u]Marty[/name_u] for your next child.
[name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] [name_u]Marty[/name_u] would sound better, I really dislike the sound of [name_u]Max[/name_u] [name_u]Marty[/name_u]
What about [name_u]Max[/name_u] [name_m]Martin[/name_m]?
I agree that [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m] [name_u]Marty[/name_u] sounds better than [name_u]Max[/name_u] Martry.
In the end, I think it’s great that you were willing to go with the name that suited him the best, not the name that you had chosen before you met him. Kudos Mama!
Thank you! That actually means a lot… I have really been struggling with this naming situation!