You have one child and you did not name him/her after anything or anyone in particular - you simply chose names that you liked. Then you are pregnant again, but this time you have found something/someone that you want to name the child after. Would it be weird for one child to be named after something and the other to not be? Would it be hurtful - like we chose to honor someone or something with your name, but not your brothers/sisters? Please give me your thoughts on this, thanks in advance!
Your first child’s name is special because it was meaningful to you - even if the ‘meaningful factor’ was that you fell in love with the name. The next child’s name is meaningful for another reason; perhaps named for a family member or significant event.
Each one is honoring someone (even if it’s yourself and your feelings!) or something for a different reason. Each child will feel special about his/her own name.
In my family…
My name: A name my mother loved forever and always wanted a daughter called ________
My brother’s name: Named for a grandparent who passed away
My sister’s name: Named for the special time of year she was born
I second flamingo’s sentiment that “just” loving a name is meaningful, too. I see no problem whatsoever with mixing honouring names with just-cause-you-liked-it names in the same sibset.
Yep, It’s fine. In my family I have one sister who was named after someone important to my mother, while all my other siblings got names she just loved. None of us felt left out or hurt by it.