Assuming my husband would ever go for it (we don’t discuss names much while not expecting as it makes him think I’m getting baby-crazy, lol), I’d want to name a future daughter [name]Mabel[/name]. [name]One[/name] problem, our one and only child has [name]Mae[/name] as her second middle name. Have I accidentally ruled out ever using [name]Mabel[/name] by giving her a family honoring sort of filler second middle? Please say it isn’t so! I’ve been telling myself that it’s not a big deal, but it may drive me crazy when it comes down to it…
I love [name]Mabel[/name]. I know a tween girl named that, and her friends call her Mabes sometimes. However, I don’t think you have ruled out [name]Mabel[/name], unless you want to call [name]Mabel[/name] [name]May[/name] or [name]Mae[/name], as yellow pointed out.
I think it all depends on how often you actually use your daughter’s second middle name. Since it’s a second, I doubt very often. In which case, [name]Mabel[/name] is still useable, but [name]Amabel[/name] would make a nice alternative if it still seems too close to you.
My cousin [name]Burke[/name] named his son [name]Alexander[/name] [name]Burke[/name] and his daughter [name]Katherine[/name] [name]Burke[/name]. His wife is Russian and she wanted to keep with the tradition of honoring the father in the middle name. Since her children never use/“go by” their middle name, it never even comes up and I doubt many people know they share the same name.
I have so rarely mentioned my middle name in life that I doubt many people remember it.
My point (I think… after rambling, who really knows anymore) is that middle names are used to: clarify when two people have the same first and last name, honor family, or to use multiple names that appeal to the parent. If your daughter doesn’t use her middle name often, why not give your favorite name to a future child? I love [name]Mabel[/name]. And names like [name]Amabel[/name] do not appeal to me as much.
I hadn’t really considered nick naming her [name]Mae[/name]. DH and I aren’t really nick name people and he isn’t really a fan of [name]Mae[/name] as a first name. I really think he might like [name]Mabel[/name] though. It has a similar cadence to [name]Hazel[/name] and he loves that
We never use it. She’s just starting to stand unassisted though, so I suppose it’s possible it could get more play as she begins getting into everything Nah, she’ll most likely be [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Coraline[/name] when I’m trying to get her attention.
This sounds like a non-issue. I mean, [name]Mae[/name] is your child’s SECOND middle name, and as you said above you never use it. So if you want to name a second girl [name]Mabel[/name] I don’t think you have anything to worry about.
Yessss! I was just going to suggest this. On Arrested Development, I think they spelled it Maeby. To answer your original question, I think you can use [name]Mabel[/name]. It’s lovely!
I don’t think it’s a problem since [name]Mae[/name] is your daughters second middle name. Maybe [name]Mabel[/name] will be a way to honor her sister into the new babies name. I also was going to suggest Maeby/Maybe as a nn for [name]Mabel[/name]. Arrested Development is also where I got that idea.
Nah, she’ll most likely be [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Coraline[/name] when I’m trying to get her attention.