What would you do if you have two baby names that you absolutely loved. Would you put them together as fn and mn for one baby? Or would you save one of the names for a future child, even though it’s uncertain whether you’ll have another child/a child of that gender.
This is of course assuming that the names sound ok together, the SO isn’t against either name, etc. . . . nothing that would stop you from doing either option if YOU wanted.
I’m curious to everyone’s answers!
Personally, if the names flow well together and you love them, I would use both of them for one child. I’m sure you can find other names you love for any future children. The trouble for most people is that they have TOO many names they love. 
I kind of did…
I was considering [name]Beatrice[/name] in the middle to honor my favorite aunt who passed away but I actually love it (and her!) so much that I changed my mind. We didn’t end up switching it to the fn spot though…so I guess I’m saving it in a way?
Yes, if it’s a top name then that means I really love it so I want my child to be called that.
I would never do [name]Tallulah[/name] [name]Lotus[/name] because she’ll most likely end up being just [name]Tallulah[/name]. If I have another girl she cannot be [name]Lotus[/name] because I wouldn’t reuse a name. [name]Even[/name] if I don’t have a 2nd girl I’d feel like [name]Lotus[/name] is wasted just sitting there unused in the middle.
I would save it. [name]Even[/name] if I don’t have another kid of that gender, I can at least pass the name onto a pet.
If it’s a name I really love, I would save it. It would be kind of depressing to me to have a beautiful name tucked away in the middle where it wasn’t hardly used. I’d rather take the risk of not using it, then to give it to my child and never have it used.
I’d use them both. There are no guarantees in life and there are no guarantees you’ll get pregnant again, carry to term, have that particular gender, etc.
Personally I’d have to say I have no idea which I’d do! I see positives and negatives for both options.
This is coming from someone who had four girls, but I’d save it.
I love all my names in the positions they are in, because of the combinations they are in, very few of the first names sound nice together in a first and middle combo, so when it comes to it one day, I’ll hopefully just be able to decide on my favorite combination, and hope that I will have another daughter/son to use the others on the next baby.
We saved one name for a boy, had two more boys and never used it…we are having a girl this time. Girl names are a whole new ballgame!
Depends how well they fit together and what the likelihood of a future child is. Of course, all subsequent children may be of the ‘wrong’ gender and you’d lose your chance…
I would have to go with “yes” because the names I like as first names are rarely ever names I also like in the middle. For me it’s more about choosing between entirely different combos then choosing between two different first names.
I would save it. I have a definite #1, #2 and #3 choice girl names. I would use 1+3 for a first daughter and save 2 for the next, unless I was absolutely sure I wasn’t going to have another child.