Middle name dilemma

[Durhamchance]

I think we have our names now, I'm just struggling for a middle name if it's a boy. My son has got 'David' as a middle name after my brother. So we agreed this baby will have a middle name that relates to OH's family. If it's a girl it will be 'Bethany or Beth' after his sister, but if it's a boy we are stuck! OH doesn't have any brothers and doesn't have much to do with his dad after he walked out and emigrated when he was a young boy. He has a step family but I don't think it's appropriate to use one of their names. The rest of his family on his mums side are quite distant and we rarely see them, so I'm not a fan on having baby named after one of them!

I'm stuck. We could use another name from my side as I have another brother, my dad, a close uncle etc, but it doesn't seem fair?

These are the names we have in mind:
Kayla Bethany
Carter ******??

 

[lisey]

How about using your OHs name as a middle name?
I agree, I wouldn't want to use a name of someone we weren't close to xx

 

[giuliaplus2]

Is there any female family member whose name has got a male version? Like if there was someone with the name Danielle in the family, you could use Daniel... maybe his mum's name or his sister's middle name or something?

 

[Durhamchance]

How about using your OHs name as a middle name?
I agree, I wouldn't want to use a name of someone we weren't close to xx

That could work, OH is Edward, so it would be Carter Edward?

Is there any female family member whose name has got a male version? Like if there was someone with the name Danielle in the family, you could use Daniel... maybe his mum's name or his sister's middle name or something?

Yes, but OH didn't like it. His mum is Christine, so I suggested Christopher for a middle name. Only trouble with that is my step mum is also Christine!

 

[lisey]

Carter Edward is lovely xx

 

[Durhamchance]

Thank you, I like it too. I'm going to suggest it to my OH tonight. It also follows a pattern as OH's middle name is his dad's name

 

[Mrs M]

I like Carter Edward too!

 

[Nonabean]

Carter Edward is lovely. Xx

 

[JJ Mum]

Carter Edward is fab x