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HelpRe: What do honoring names mean to you? :)
in reply to a message by Xena
It is a tradition in my family to use two middle names. Technically, the tradition is to use two saints' names (usually one being the saint of your Name Day), but since many family members have a saint's name as their first name already, it works out as honouring family members.
I was named after my mom and my great grandmother. My brother was named after my mom's estranged father and our great grandfather.
My SO is not keen on two middle names, but he knows how important the tradition is to me. Plus, he let his mom guilt him into giving our children his abusive father's last name (we were going to use my last name only, but now it will be hyphenated as myLN-hisLN). So, in that bargain, we agreed that middle names are now completely up to me, and I am determined to give any kids we have two middle names. It's the last connection I have to my culture.
A boy will be Theodore Bronius Mark. Bronius after my grandpa and Mark after my dad. Theodore also happens to honour SO's great grandpa, but really, we're using it because we just love it. It's a bonus though that it makes MIL happy.
A girl is trickier. Her name will be Genevieve Florence ________. I can't make up my mind about the second middle name. Possibly Margot after my grandma or Irene after my great grandma. Florence is after my great grandma. Genevieve is, of course, after my favourite saint.
ETA: I also just wanted to add that we try to use French, Greek, Lithuanian, and Macedonian names to honour our heritage.
♥ Samantha + Evangelos est. 19.02.17 ♥
I was named after my mom and my great grandmother. My brother was named after my mom's estranged father and our great grandfather.
My SO is not keen on two middle names, but he knows how important the tradition is to me. Plus, he let his mom guilt him into giving our children his abusive father's last name (we were going to use my last name only, but now it will be hyphenated as myLN-hisLN). So, in that bargain, we agreed that middle names are now completely up to me, and I am determined to give any kids we have two middle names. It's the last connection I have to my culture.
A boy will be Theodore Bronius Mark. Bronius after my grandpa and Mark after my dad. Theodore also happens to honour SO's great grandpa, but really, we're using it because we just love it. It's a bonus though that it makes MIL happy.
A girl is trickier. Her name will be Genevieve Florence ________. I can't make up my mind about the second middle name. Possibly Margot after my grandma or Irene after my great grandma. Florence is after my great grandma. Genevieve is, of course, after my favourite saint.
ETA: I also just wanted to add that we try to use French, Greek, Lithuanian, and Macedonian names to honour our heritage.
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