What might you name your children?

[Shaztoni]

My brother's first child is due in June. He has a few names that he can't call the child, the first two are Jason and Jacob (as his name is Jay, so Jay's son and Jay's cub wouldn't work)
The other is Sam, because as a child every pet he had from gold fish to goat and everything in between was called Sam, so we have warned him not to do it.

Sharon

[Lewy]

I've a daughter Josie Michelle and a son Archie Alan Roy. Josie as we had a good friend by that name and Michelle after her mum, Archie because we liked it and we have Archie's and Archibald's in both trees, Alan & Roy after the granddads.

It's traditional on their dad's side for girls to have one middle name and boys to have two, so we followed that.

My sister has a son Stanley Arthur and is currently expecting again - she likes Oliver for a boys name but wonders whether she'll be laughed at having Stan & Ollie! Let's hope its a girl, eh!

My mum's middle name is Ailsa after a little girl her mum looked after and my grand dad was named Alwyne after the doctor who delivered him - I don't know if it was a first name or surname but I can't wait for the 1911 census to come out to see if I can find him!  A couple of generations down and both Ailsa and Alwyne (as names) are going strong!

[tigces]

Girl: Rebekah Shirley - Rebekah after my gran Shirley my partners mother
Boy: Luke Geoffrey - Luke I like the name Geoffrey partners father (hope I am not jinxing thing here!

[teap78]

Lewy your Nan was absolutley stunning.

Colette

[Lewy]

Thanks Colette, you're not the only one who's passed on that comment. I think she was 21 in that photo or maybe younger. My daughter actually looks quite like her I think, she's only 5, but then I am biased!

[Christopher]

Thanks Colette, you're not the only one who's passed on that comment. I think she was 21 in that photo or maybe younger. My daughter actually looks quite like her I think, she's only 5, but then I am biased!

You should be able to confirm that your daughter really looks like your Nan in a few years time Lewy. I agree with Colette, your Nan is a stunning looking woman. I've been reading a thread where Dad's are commenting
on their daughters on Belfast Forum. Dads are definitely biased ... quite right too.

[candyflossyum]

all my children have hereditary names,my youngest is named stevie after his dad and grandad,gt grandad,then james thomas after my father((and recently discovered family name back to 1700),then aaron william,named after my grandads middle name ( i couldnt call him ernest,sorry grandad ) then simon peter after his fathers brother, tbh im glad i didnt have any girls as my nan was called hilda mcgregor (thats a middle name!) and my mums yvonne,their all the females in our family.

i cant stand modern names after pop stars etc,probably because my names sharon and i was born in the 70s,there were 7 sharons in my class alone,about 14 in my year,dont even ask how many traceys there were!!

[Kazzaqld]

My son is Gareth as first name - just because we liked the name, and Moorhouse as middle name. It's
my maiden name.

My father only had daughters, and my uncle's only son only has daughters so we figured we had to do something to keep it alive! My Dad was very touched at the gesture.

My BIL and nephews all have McGregor as a middle name - it's the maiden name of a female relative a few generations back, and now all the male children are given this name. Nice tradition!

[candyflossyum]

thats why my grandmother was given mcgregor as a middle name,it was her grandmothers maiden name!
small world huh