Which would you choose?

General Name Discussion
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A name that complimented your other kids’ names or a name with familial connection?

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All my names of choice for my kids have a familial connection or are connected to someone who has been in my life. Some are easily identifiable as honours while others are indirect honours.

Fortunately (at least to me) my names all go together quite well.

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a name that went well with my other kids’ names, for sure. i’d never name my kid a name with a familial connection

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I would absolutely prioritize the sibset and probably save the familial connection to work into one of the middles. I won’t use an honor name at all unless I love the name itself.

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Both!

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No matter which way you choose to go, just make sure you love the name you decide to use.

(I love all of my honour names or else I wouldn’t use them.)

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A little bit of both if possible!

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A little bit both

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Personally, I’d go with a name that complimented my other kids names, but familial connections in names are not important to me.

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Thanks for all the responses. I’m probably over thinking it. I do love the family name and it is similar style-wise to the other names we’ve used and are considering for the future. But the sound itself is a bit different and less lilting than our other names.

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I would personally use the family name as personal meaning is more important to me! Especially as siblings are only a set for so long!

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For me, at least, familial connection isn’t really important, so I’d choose a name that went with my other kids’ names. If I wanted familial connections, I’d probably save it for a middle :))

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Most likely a name that complimented my other children. The only exception would be if this was the last kid I was having and I had not previously honored a family member yet. For me this is unlikely, I L•O•V•E the name [name_u]Leo[/name_u] and diminutives and so will be honoring my papa as soon as I have a boy.

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A name that went well with my other kids. I don’t want to use honor names.

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I’m not big on familial connections for firsts, so I’d go one that complimented my other kids’ names.

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I would choose a name that compliments my other kids’ names. I’m not super close with my family to begin with, and even if I was, I don’t see the significance of my child’s name having some sort of special connection to them. I would just choose what I want.

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A name that complimented my kids names