Is it ok?

General Name Discussion
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[name]Hi[/name] Berries!

[name]Just[/name] a quick question - would you mind using [name]Mary[/name] and [name]Joseph[/name] for middle names? They came up in our discussions and although we will not be using them, I just wondered if this (and other combos) like this are laughable, or if you would still use them in the middle positions, if you liked them?

Kath xx

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Two of the best possible middle names ever, if you ask me. :slight_smile: Strong, classic, and usable as first name substitutes if your kids wind up, er, not loving their first names.

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Yes for mn’s no for first names, as in, pick one.

Same goes for all things-

[name]Romeo[/name] & [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Anthony[/name] & [name]Cleo[/name]
[name]Ross[/name] & [name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Bella[/name]/[name]Isabella[/name] & [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Heath[/name] & [name]Cathy[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] & [name]Darcy[/name] (But don’t they look great together?)

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Ha ha, yes, it would only be mn’s, and in different positions (2 middle names each) - not first names! x

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Go for it.

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To give you an idea of what we WERE considering, it would have been:

[name]Lorcan[/name] [name]Caleb[/name] [name]Noah[/name]
[name]Elspeth[/name] [name]Eva[/name] [name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Findlay[/name] [name]Joseph[/name] [name]Aaron[/name]
[name]Greer[/name] [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Mary[/name]

What do you think? [name]How[/name] bad/ noticeable is the [name]Mary[/name]/Jospeh thing in this context?!

Kath xx

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I don’t find it as a problem at all. Very rarely will anybody hear the full names of all the children anyway, but I do think those combos are lovely!

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Kath,

My grandmother’s parents were actually named [name]Mary[/name] and [name]Joseph[/name]! [name]Mary[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] and [name]Joseph[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name] or [name]Joseph[/name] [name]Bernard[/name] - we’re not totally sure what his middle name was, as his records say both…

I think when used in the context of [name]Findlay[/name] [name]Joseph[/name] [name]Aaron[/name] and [name]Greer[/name] [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Mary[/name], you are totally fine! They work very well with [name]Lorcan[/name] [name]Caleb[/name] [name]Noah[/name], too! As for [name]Elspeth[/name] [name]Eva[/name] [name]Rachel[/name], personally I think I’d use [name]Sarah[/name] ([name]Elspeth[/name] [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Sarah[/name]? [name]Elspeth[/name] [name]Rachel[/name] [name]Sara[/name]? [name]Elspeth[/name] [name]Sarah[/name] [name]Rachel[/name]?) instead of [name]Eva[/name], as it feels more classic and Biblical to me, but go with your gut and choose what you love!

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

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I don’t think the [name]Mary[/name] and [name]Joseph[/name] connection is that obvious in your examples. [name]Even[/name] if it were obvious, I don’t think it would be terrible, though I wouldn’t use both as first names (which I know you’re not doing). But I’d even use one as a first name and one as a middle and I think it would be fine.