Middle names provide another opportunity to connect siblings. Some families coordinate with a grandparent’s first name as the constant middle name for all children, as in Jack Tyler, Luke Tyler and Ava Tyler.
Yet another spin on matching or coordinated middle names is by adding a fourth name. Many families fancy the use of names, such as both parents’ last names, as a way to represent both families. Names like Julianna Marie Costa-Temple paired with Aiden Luke Costa-Temple are an example. Hyphen is completely optional, of course.
Celebrities such as Zooey Deschanel’s children Elsie Otter and Charlie Wolf both have animal middle names. While Rebecca Romijn chose to connect her twins with a similar sound in the first name and a floral theme for their middle names: Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip.
Whether they are family or nature-inspired names, using the same middle name as a connection between siblings is a popular and creative idea.
