DH & I are excepting our second child and we are trying to finalize our name choice before he deploys in a couple weeks, we don’t know the gender yet. We already have a 3 year old son named [name]Zechariah[/name] [name]Owen[/name]. if this one is a boy DH wants to name it a [name]JR[/name]. and is 100% sure that’s what he wants, however my husband’s name is [name]James[/name] [name]Owen[/name]. My question is, is it wrong/weird to have a second child as a [name]JR[/name]? and two kids to have the same MN?
Our Girl choice is a lot harder to decide on… We are for sure going with [name]Hannah[/name] as the FN and a family name for the MN. MN choices for our girl name are
[name]Leigh[/name] (my MN)<–
Barbara (my moms FN) <-- Yes I understand it sounds just like Hannah Barbera, but who in her generation would know what itis, so it doesn’t bother us!
Jo (my moms MN)
DH perfers Hannah Leigh, but I’m not not sold 100% on any of them.
The second half of your question is a lot easier…[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Leigh[/name] all the way! Especially since your son has your husbands mn is seems to fit the a daughter would have your mn.
I do think it would be a bit strange to have both boys with the mn [name]Owen[/name] but not totally wacky. I knew someone with the name [name]James[/name] who went by [name]JR[/name] and the son with the same name went by [name]Jake[/name]. So [name]James[/name] [name]Owen[/name] ____ [name]Jr[/name]. might be a bit off but if you want to call him [name]JR[/name] or [name]Junior[/name], either could be a nn.
Wow, that’s a bit of pressure, isn’t it?! Let’s see if we can help you to get some peace of mind before he leaves. I have to say, I’d be cautious about naming a second child as a junior. I believe there’s an extreme possibility of [name]Zechariah[/name] feeling passed over. I could see this possible feeling being amplified in the extreme should the new kiddo grow up to look and act more like dad, or follow in his footsteps to the military, or any number of seemingly harmless things. Down the road, [name]Zechariah[/name] may not feel he has the right to name his own kids after his dad, if he so desires, because his little brother will have “dibs” on the name. I don’t think it’s nearly as strange for both boys to have the same middle name - I actually know a few families with 2+ boys that share middles. Good luck with this, I can understand your husband wanting a junior (kind of), but I think the safer/more equitable route is probably using [name]James[/name] as a first or middle name.
[name]Hannah[/name] [name]Leigh[/name] is my favorite of the presented choices. I’d also suggest [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Josephine[/name] and [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Leonie[/name]. [name]Barbara[/name] is a tough - I’m not sure it’s ready for a revival. If that was the only thing, I’d say go for it, but when you factor in the [name]Hannah[/name] Barbera thing… I don’t know… I don’t think I’d do it. Normally, in this kind of case, I’d look for something with the same meaning, but I don’t know that “foreign woman” will take you anywhere exciting Are your mom’s middle or maiden names possible for consideration?
EDIT: Oh, duh, I see now that Jo was your mom’s mn!
Well first off, congratulations on your second child! For a girls name, [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Barbara[/name] sounds a but like [name]Santa[/name] [name]Barbara[/name]. So with that on top of the whole [name]Hannah[/name] Barbera thing…I would focus on the others! Out of [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Leigh[/name] and [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Jo[/name], I much prefer [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Leigh[/name]! As for your boys name, that is a tricky subject. If you name your second child after your husband, I think your oldest would grow up with a lot of resentment. [name]How[/name] about naming him [name]James[/name] with a middle name other than [name]Owen[/name]? He could still be called [name]Jr[/name], but it might make it a little easier on your older one, since he got dad’s middle name. [name]Just[/name] a thought! [name]Hope[/name] that helps!
Are your mom’s middle or maiden names possible for consideration?