My name as middle name?

Girl Names
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Hello I am thinking of giving my daughter my first name as her middle name. Do you think this would be ok or does it seem egotistical? My name is quite classic and traditional. I love Grace too but it’s very overused as a middle name so wanted something different x

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I think it’s fine. [name_f]My[/name_f] firstborn daughter will have my middle name as hers, my nephew’s middle name is his dad’s first name. I think it’s a sweet honour and not egotistical at all.

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I feel like I see men using their own first names as their sons’ middle names quite often, so you using your name as a daughter’s middle name makes sense to me.

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Fathers give their sons their name all the time. Why shouldn’t you?

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I think it’s fine. I know a lot of people who have their mother or father’s name as their middle name. It’s not egotistical. It’s just about passing down a family name.

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Sure. Moms have just as much right to pass down their names as dads do.

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[name_f]My[/name_f] middle name is my mom’s middle name (and a whole bunch of other family members middle names) and I’ve always loved sharing my middle name. So I say go for it.

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I think it works! [name_f]My[/name_f] cousin has her mum’s first as her middle -it’s not uncommon

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I dont’t think it would be egoistical, maybe a bit egocentric but I think it’s fine. Naming a child after yourself is a tradition that many parents follow.

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[name_f]My[/name_f] name is [name_u]Lisa[/name_u] so I gave my daughter the middle name [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]. :blush: I say go for it!

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Men do this all the time. Go for it

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Of course you should - lovely idea! Like pps, it’s interesting how this is the norm for boys, but for a woman to consider it for her daughter she has to cope with feeling ‘egotistical’.

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It’s not egoistical at all!

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I think it’s totally fine! I know loads of parents who have used their name as a middle for their child and I think it makes a really sweet connection

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No, it’s fine as a self honor! :grin:

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I don’t think it’s egoistical, just a sweet connection between mother and daughter!

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Men do it all the time! So, why can’t women name their babies after themselves? I don’t think it is weird at all. I think it is beautiful and a lovely way to honor you/your family.

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I definitely think it’s fine! I have my mother’s name as my middle name and I think that it’s a wonderful way to honour her, as I have my father’s surname.

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I think that’s soooo cute!! I’d do the same thing.:relaxed:

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I think its a nice mother daughter link.

No one would ask if it were egotistical, if you were a man. Juuust saying.