[name_f]My[/name_f] maiden name is listed as a name on here and in some name books, but I don’t think it makes a very good personal name myself. If I really wanted to use it – which I don’t – I’d add a syllable, which would make it more name-y…if that makes sense. Basically, my maiden name is the first syllable of a familiar, but relatively uncommon name. We actually are using my paternal grandmother’s maiden name as a nickname, which was [name_f]Cate[/name_f]. [name_f]My[/name_f] maternal side of the family is Polish, so definitely no usable surnames from there, but my dad’s side of the family has some good surnames if I actually liked surname names.
[name_f]My[/name_f] last name is Y.e.r-k. I think it could be usable for a middle. It sounds a little close to jerk. That was fun in middle school when my friends learned
[name_u]Jamie[/name_u] Y-e.r.k = J Y.e-r-k = Jerk.
[name_f]My[/name_f] mother’s maiden is [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], so that’s definitely usable.
Mine is fairly common but just sounds very unattractive and I would never [name_u]EVER[/name_u] name any of my future children it but it is useable.
Mine isn’t usable and neither is my mother’s.
But I do have [name_m]Charles[/name_m] and [name_m]Heath[/name_m] as surnames in my family ancestry, both of which I like.
Almost all the surnames in my family are of Scottish origin, some I do like, but some seem to be too much. [name_f]My[/name_f] last name is a name I love for the middle or surname, but it seems a bit rough with another name in following it if it was in the middle spot. The same thing goes for my maternal grandmother’s maiden name. [name_f]My[/name_f] mother’s maiden name is a fairly common last name, but not my cup of tea. If I were to use her maiden name I’d change it to Cahill as it seems like more of a proper name than H!ll. [name_f]My[/name_f] paternal grandmother’s maiden name is completely usable and one that I’d consider for the middle only.
I plan to use my surname as a middle for my first child. It’s a nature name, but it doesn’t really work as a first name in my opinion. [name_m]Edward[/name_m] comes from my grandmother’s maiden name of Edwards. I also have [name_m]Callaway[/name_m] on my list; it was my great-grandmother’s surname. There are very few surnames in my family that aren’t usable, but these are the only three I feel strongly about wanting to use.
[name_f]My[/name_f] maiden name is [name_m]Locke[/name_m], and I’d love to use it for a boy, especially since the name doesn’t look like it will be passed down to future generations–my dad was the last [name_m]Locke[/name_m], and he had three daughters.
[name_f]My[/name_f] husband appreciates the sentiment behind the choice, but I can tell that he’s not that keen on the name itself. I think a more realistic option would be using it as a middle name, or picking something that sounds similar but is more namey, like [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m].
[name_f]My[/name_f] last name isn’t. It’s [name_m]Bush[/name_m] + an extra syllable. I’ve always hated it which is too bad, because it’s likely to die out.
[name_f]My[/name_f] Mom’s maiden name is [name_m]Price[/name_m], which I quite like for a boy’s middle but probably wouldn’t use it.
I have a crush on [name_m]Robinson[/name_m] my maternal grandmother’s maiden name. I think it could work but I don’t like the nickname [name_m]Rob[/name_m]…
There aren’t any usable surnames in my family, actually, no one in my family has a usable surname.
I wouldn’t consider my maiden name useable. It’s a [name_m]French[/name_m] word that is frequently mispronounced by English speakers, and having heard it mangled every imaginable way, I can’t see why I’d want to give it to my kid. Pity, since it’s lovely when it’s pronounced correctly. [name_f]My[/name_f] mom’s maiden name could maybe work as a middle, but in [name_f]Scotland[/name_f] it has two distinct pronunciations and I don’t love either, so I probably won’t.
The maiden names of my grandmothers include Crooker (maternal grandma) - hmmm, a name that contains the word “crook” and is way too close to hooker; a Flemish name that I’m unsure how to spell or pronounce (paternal grandma); and Zwiebel (my step-grandma), which is the [name_m]German[/name_m] word for onion - big nope on that one!
[name_f]My[/name_f] maiden name is Soule. [name_m]Said[/name_m] like soul. Yea, I did considered as a middle name. But it just didn’t work out.
[name_f]My[/name_f] mothers maiden name is [name_u]Corrie[/name_u]. I really like [name_f]Corinne[/name_f] as a middle name to honor her maiden name. [name_f]My[/name_f] maternal grandmothers maiden name is [name_m]Kain[/name_m], and we have it as an option for a boys middle name. [name_f]Shadow[/name_f] is my husbands great grandmas maiden name, we secretly love that as a middle name as well.
[name_f]My[/name_f] last name, nope. However, Nameberry, list it as a possible name. I just don’t see it. [name_f]My[/name_f] maternal grandmother’s maiden name, yes. I have thought about it using initials to get to it though (I would have to use double-middle name to succeed)–ie. L.E.E. or L.A.W.–you get the idea.
Yes, and it’s a Nameberry favorite, but it would be the child’s surname.
Absolutely not. lol. It’s sort of a mix between [name_m]Roberts[/name_m] and Richelieu, and oh, man, it would sound so pretentious as a first name, lol. [name_f]My[/name_f] mom’s maiden name is Sm!th, which I don’t mind as a name–my grandpa had no first name, just a set of initials, so he was either L. B. or [name_m]Smitty[/name_m], and I think [name_m]Smitty[/name_m]'s adorable! I don’t love [name_m]Smith[/name_m] enough to use it up front, though, and I think it’s quite odd as a middle. Something like [name_m]Landon[/name_m] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] [name_m]Johnson[/name_m] or [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] [name_m]Smith[/name_m] [name_m]Johnson[/name_m] sounds more like [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]/[name_m]Landon[/name_m] [no middle name] [name_m]Smith[/name_m]-[name_m]Johnson[/name_m], rather than a FN/MN/LN combo.
And ohmygoodnesssss. I’m going through the list of family names on my dad’s family tree file, and I don’t think I’ve seen so many [name_m]German[/name_m] names in my life. I didn’t know I had so much [name_m]German[/name_m] in me. So many Zettlem0yers and Kauffm@nns and M@chmers and Unbenh@uers and Wertzes and yeah. Totally not usable there, either, haha.
[name_f]My[/name_f] surname is listed in the nameberry database, as a boys name with no discription at all. I love my last name, but as a first or a middle name? Ew. The first sylabul of it is a girls name, but again, ew.
[name_f]My[/name_f] maiden name would not work as a first name. I wouldn’t consider it for a middle name either. There are family surnames that do work or names that are very similar. We do have some of these on the lists. [name_f]My[/name_f] married name is used as a first name but obviously we would not use it.
No way is my last name useable at all for a baby it long and very uncommon where I live, I swear me and my brother are the only two in [name_m]New[/name_m] Zealand with it. I also wouldn’t want to use it for a child’s middle name, and put my future child through potential teasing like I went through in school because of my last name.
I love my last name, and I would definitely use it! Especially since I plan on taking my future husband’s last name. It would be a great way to honor my family. I’ve considered using it many times.
Yes actually. I see it pretty regularly on Nameberry and sort of laugh a bit smugly. It’s apparently quite trendy for a girl.
I don’t really like it a lot, but I’d consider using it since I like the meaning a lot. I would also think about using surnames from my family tree too - there’s a Train which I think would be fun! 
I like [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] too for surname-honour reasons.
[name_f]My[/name_f] maiden name is unusable as is my mother’s (although I would never use it anyway) the only usable surname in my family is [name_m]Russell[/name_m] which I’m not fond of and I don’t have a good relationship with my grandmother enough to want to use it.
[name_f]My[/name_f] husband’s first name is his great-great (?)grandmother’s maiden name and two of his brothers’ middle names are family surnames. One is uncommon but not unheard of and the other is completely unheard of.