My husband wants to name our first baby "Laura" after both of our moms which are both named Laura. What

should I do? I don't want to name our baby girl Laura for her middle. I don't have a middle name and he does. He said we should honor our moms by doing this. But I like it to be a first name with our hyphenated last names. Also, someone at a party we both attended recently asked us if we were going to name our baby girl Laura for the middle name and I immediately said "no". I think most my MIL's friend's and family are assuming that we will.. I'm so frustrated. What should I do?

My husband wants to name our first baby "Laura" after both of our moms which are both named Laura. What
I always told my husband when he gave birth he could name the child. Do what you wish to do.
Reply:its just a middle name. no one is called by their middle name. its just a tradition....honor both of your mothers....
Reply:Why is this bothering you so much???---maybe you should take a deep breath and think about it. In the big picture a middle name is a footnote in someone's life that hardly anyone ever hears or knows about....but it sounds like it would mean a great deal to someone who loves you and the people who have loved him his whole life.





If you have chosen the first name and you like it, why not let him choose the middle name? If you're digging your heels in because you feel like you're being pushed, think about how you'll feel 6 years from now when she goes to kindergarten and you see there isn't even a space for a middle initial on the form! LOL





Your MIL has given her baby to YOU, can't you see it in your heart to name a piece of your baby after her---AND your mom? Honoring two moms for the price of one---what a deal!





BTW You could still have a hyphenated last name and a middle name, nothing says you can't.





Best wishes for a happy, safe and healthy delivery.
Reply:I think it would make a wonderful middle name. People love middle names.
Reply:Tell him you would like her to have her own identity....
Reply:Go with Laura as a first name. Mega-super bonus points from both moms. How can you lose? (And it is a pretty name too.)
Reply:name her laura as her first name then if thats what you want to do you dont have to use it as a middle name if you dont want to just because your family and friends want you to they are not having the baby you are
Reply:I think Laura would be a wonderful First Name for a baby. There is a multitude of names that would sound fine as middle names.


Laura as a middle name is very hard to do... What really goes with it ? I tried putting several different names in front of Laura and they just didn't sound right.
Reply:it is your and your husband's choice but he may not be willing to budge. i had a friend who wanted to name her son adrian and her husband hated the name so after she had the baby she sent her husband to get her something to eat and as soon as he walked out of the room she got the nurse to get the birth certificate paperwork and told her that his name is adrian.


her husband was aggravated at her but his name did end up being adrian.
Reply:why not make it like there is two names instead of it being just Laura? something like Laura Sue? My first name is that of my father's mother but I don't use that name I use the middle name my mom liked better
Reply:Laura is a nice middle name, though a little common.


But the thing is why do you not want to have her middle name that?





Is it because you have problems with your mom or his mom?


If so then i can see why you're refusing, talk to him about it and tell him how you feel.





If you don't want to just because you don't like middle names, then i say that you should give in on this one... you can't win it all, at least you are happy with the first name.
Reply:One can never be wrong with the name Laura! Go for it!
Reply:maybe you can name a variation of laura. like lauren, laurie, lorenne.