As I bide my time until we can TTC again I’m dreaming of our future “sibset”. [name_m]How[/name_m] terrible is a middle name theme?
We have one sweet 8 month old, [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Lark[/name_f]. [name_m]Long[/name_m] before [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] was named, my boy name was decided(years before.) It’s [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]. My husband has even conceded, which is big. I didn’t make the connection at the time, definitely wasn’t a planned theme. Bad name nerd! Obviously this is only an issue if I have a boy, but after considering the issue for a while I started thinking of girl names…and now have a whole flock of future children in mind.
If we don’t do a bird theme, middle names would likely be nature, or obscure whimsical antiques.
If it matters, here are some examples so you can gauge how cheesy this cheese is.
I actually love this idea, and I’m not usually a fan of themed names! Giving my twins names that started with the same letter was pushing it for me. This idea though is very subtle and unique. [name_f]Lark[/name_f] and [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f] are obvious to pick out as birds, but the others would take prior knowledge and all your names are honestly wonderful. I say go for it!
Subtle themes are okay-- I would leave a door open for your theme to become a nature theme in case of more children, so you won’t feel any pressure to choose more birds- especially if that should get old at some point.
A friend of mine tied herself into a too-strict theme, and the more children she had, the more pressure she felt to keep it up- so that no child would feel “left out.”
I don’t think it’s cheesy. I think a name like [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] is obscure enough that the connection is actually pretty subtle. I love nature names in the middle, and I don’t think you’d have to stick with birds specifically either. Animal names or even just nature names would fit in.
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_f]Lark[/name_f] is gorgeous btw. All of your combos are lovely.
Thank you, everyone! I guess for now I’ll let myself indulge in more bird related names, but not rule out other options. That’s what part of my hesitation was, that I’d name #2 with the bird theme, and then fall in love with a name that doesn’t “fit”. It’s funny because I act like I’m having a dozen babies .
This is one of those things where it’s really up to you. I know people who give their kids all the same first initial. To me it’s a bit much, but to others it’s a nice way to tie them all together. [name_f]Do[/name_f] what you want, but if you do start a theme, continue through, it’s not the “cheesiness” that bothers me, it’s the one child that appears left out that annoys me.
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