What do you think of kids being indirectly but obviously named after their parents?
I know a couple of real life cases of this. For example a mom named [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and a child named [name_u]Luca[/name_u]. [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] and [name_u]Eloise[/name_u]. [name_f]Joanne[/name_f] and Joannah. [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] and [name_f]Adelynn[/name_f]. [name_f]Anne[/name_f] and [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]. [name_u]Nicola[/name_u] and [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] had a [name_u]Nico[/name_u]. [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] and [name_m]Charles[/name_m] had a [name_u]Charlie[/name_u].
I’m [name_u]Madison[/name_u] and if I were to name a daughter [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] or a son [name_u]Mason[/name_u] what would you think?
I’m not sure how I feel about this trend. I have been thinking of creative ways to use parents names for kids because my sons middle name is for dad and if we have another child I’d like them to have connections but not necessarily our direct names.
I’d like to hear what you think or if you know anyone else with names like this.
my middle name is [name_f]Kristeen[/name_f] and my son’s first name is [name_m]Christian[/name_m] partially because of this. I think it’s a nice way to honor someone while giving a child their own name.
I think it’s too close. Here’s the reason why - your kids don’t live with your relatives but they do with you. So for example if you name your daughter [name_f]Jane[/name_f] after your aunt [name_f]Janelle[/name_f] there might be some confusion but it won’t be every single day and you would rarely say their names together. But if your name is [name_u]Madison[/name_u] and you name your daughter [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] you will get muddled often because not only are the people around you likely to say your names together you also live in the same household.
I know plenty of families that have the one initial trend. Like all j’s or all k’s and their names start to sound the same and people get confused but it’s managable.
I think very similar names are fine especially if there’s different nickname options, like in the [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]/[name_u]Madison[/name_u] example, they wouldn’t both be called maddy.
Also, kids call their parents mom and dad usually so it’s not like they themselves would get confused.
I hate the idea of naming children after parents; HOWEVER.
I absolutely adore the name [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] and [name_m]WILL[/name_m] be using it - but my nn is [name_f]Lottie[/name_f], my boyfriend is called [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]/[name_u]Ollie[/name_u]. I worried it would sound too much like [name_u]Ollie[/name_u]/[name_f]Lottie[/name_f] mashed together but because it’s already an actual name that I love and it’s not a link to our full names, I can justify it.
I’m not a fan of it. Please don’t take this as an insult if that’s what you want to do with your kid’s name, I just personally find it unoriginal for a first name.
Also, in your case I think [name_u]Madison[/name_u] and [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] are too close, since if she goes by [name_f]Maddie[/name_f] when her other parent/your partner would call out for you she could hear the “Madi” part and think he’s calling for her and vice versa.
I agree that [name_u]Madison[/name_u] and [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] are too close. Since you will probably see your child more than you’ll see your distant relative or whoever else you might choose to name a kid after, it’s not a wise choice [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. If you want to honor yourself, you could choose a name with a similar meaning or other subtle connection.
