I’m just looking for a few opinions; we aren’t expecting at the moment but we are always trying to shape our list! We are pretty sure that if our next child is a boy his name will be [name]Jude[/name] [name]Jorgen[/name] (family middle name). I’ve suddenly fallen in love with the name [name]Judith[/name] for a girl’s middle name though. [name]Do[/name] you think it would be weird/wrong to have a son named [name]Jude[/name] and a daughter with the middle name [name]Judith[/name]? Her first name will more than likely be [name]Olive[/name] or [name]Pearl[/name].
I don’t think that the two together are wrong, especially since [name]Judith[/name] would be the middle name. If [name]Jude[/name] and [name]Judith[/name] were siblings (in terms of first names) then it would be too much, but [name]Pearl[/name] [name]Judith[/name] is fine!
Fine in the middle place, definitely. The only other time i’d say yes to a jude and judith in the same family (or similar with names like anne/andrew, henry/henrietta, etc) is if one was the parent and the other the child.
I think it’s odd, sorry. They are essentially the same name, like [name]Michael[/name] and [name]Michelle[/name] or [name]Julie[/name] and [name]Julian[/name]. It would read as lazy to me if I saw the names together.
It would be weird if they were both first names, but middle names are so rarely used I don’t think it would be too weird in the situation you described. Also, you might not even end up having both a boy and a girl, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much at this point.
I’m glad to hear most people don’t find it strange, but the more I think about it the less I like it. It does feel sort of lazy. I love both names and feel like they are totally different, but it does seem boring and maybe unoriginal. I suppose we’ll just wait and see what our next baby is and go from there. Thanks for the feedback!
If one’s a middle name it’s doable, but I’d advise against using the middle on a daily basis if you do decide to stick with it. [name]Pearl[/name] [name]Judith[/name] could end up being nicknamed [name]Pearly[/name] [name]Jude[/name] or something, which obviously isn’t good for little [name]Jude[/name].
Weird maybe, unacceptable no.
No because mn’s are rarely used publicly. If you don’t plan to call her [name]Judith[/name] or [name]Judy[/name] then I feel it’s fine. Not like having a son and daughter with first names as so. I actually know families with a [name]Michael[/name] and [name]Michelle[/name] and a [name]Charles[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name] as siblings. This is very confusing with fn’s.
I think with [name]Judith[/name] tucked in the middle, it’s fine. It might be a nice or cool connection for the siblings to share.