My husband’s family has a tradition of giving their kids their names as a middle name. My daughter has my name as a middle name and now we are expecting a second baby and probably final baby. We don’t know what we are having but I’m due in a few weeks. If it’s a boy we will give it my husband’s name in the middle but we were thinking of doing the same if it’s a girl too. His name is [name]Jamie[/name] so it’s pretty unisex. [name]Do[/name] you guys think its strange to give a girl her father’s name in the middle. I think it’s fine but DH is not so sure. We thought of using his sister’s name in the middle instead but then I have 3 sisters and that may not go over very well.
My friends youngest daughter has the middle name [name]Jae[/name] (not sure of the spelling) after her dad [name]Jason[/name]. [name]Jamie[/name] obviously works for a girl. Maybe your dh doesn’t like thinking that his name works fine for a girl.
FWIW I would have been [name]Jamie[/name] after my Uncle ([name]James[/name]) had my cousin [name]Jamie[/name] not been born a few months earlier. I think its totally fine. I know twins who got their parents names as middle names, so one of the girls ended up with [name]Scott[/name]. I think its cute and a nice family connection.
[name]Jamie[/name] works great in the middle.
And if you use his sisters, you explanation can be “DD1 has my name in the middle, and we wanted this one to have her father’s family in the middle.”
It really shouldn’t be a problem.
I think [name]Jamie[/name] would be fine in the middle for either sex (especially as a family name). I think of it is more feminine anyway.
I think for mns it’s nice to have that family connection. I wouldn’t even mind if your hubby’s name was [name]James[/name] and your daughter ended up with [name]James[/name] as a mn. (FYI: In Europe some catholic families give their boy [name]Maria[/name] as a mn. It’s actually fairly traditional in the area I grew up so I don’t see how [name]Jamie[/name] would be an issue).
I was given my father’s name as my middle but with the feminine spelling of his name. ([name]Dawn[/name]/[name]Don[/name]) I was also the last (of four girls) so he never had the opportunity to do this with a boy. I would also second lexiem’s suggestion of simply using [name]James[/name] if that ends up sounding better with the first name you pick. As a bit of a daddy’s girl, I always loved having that connection with him. While she may not appreciate it while she is little, I bet she will as she gets older.
I think [name]Jamie[/name] would be great as a middle name.