A mother who shares a middle name with her boyfriend has defended their decision to name their three children the same name as part of their family tradition.
Alexandria Roy, 26, is known as @alexxroyaa on TikTok, where she has more than 284,000 followers. She has gone viral multiple times after revealing that everyone in her immediate family has the same middle name: Lauren.
It’s a mere coincidence that she and her boyfriend, Deven, have the name, but as she explained in her videosthey thought it was a good idea to pass it on to their children.
The couple has two daughters, Scarlett Lauren and Sapphire Lauren, and a son, Maverick Lauren, as well as another baby on the way.
Alexandria Roy, 26, has gone viral on TikTok multiple times after revealing that everyone in her immediate family has the same middle name: Lauren
It’s a mere coincidence that she and her boyfriend, Deven, got the name, but as she’s explained in her videos, they thought it was a good idea to pass the name on to their kids.
The couple has two daughters, Scarlett Lauren and Sapphire Lauren, and a son, Maverick Lauren, as well as another baby on the way
Lauren was traditionally a masculine name of Latin and French origin, but is now considered unisex. In recent decades, the name has become more commonly given to girls in the US
There are 60.02 people named Lauren for every 100,000 Americans, according to MyNameStats.comalthough that does not account for middle names.
In February, Alexandria strike back to a critic who called her “stupid” for giving her children the same name, lip-synching, “I don’t care.”
“Let me enjoy the name my children’s father, myself and our children share,” she added in the caption.
The five-second clip has been viewed more than 10 million times and generated much controversy, although many people mistakenly assumed they all had the same first name.
“THIS IS NOT A SIDE EYE THIS IS A WHOLE HEAD TWIST,” one person wrote.
Alexandria has been candid about how she and Deven discovered they have the same middle name when they first met
The mother of three recalled how they thought it would be ‘cute’ to give their kids the same middle name – and they did
Alexandria has also spoken out about how she will pass on the family name to her unborn child despite the criticism
‘How do they even know who [you’re] call to?’ another asked, another added, “What if.” [you] call them up and they say “which”.
Alexandria clarified in the comments that it’s their middle name that’s the same, which alleviated some of the backlash.
“It’s just the middle names guys I had to look it up lol,” one person wrote. ‘Pretty common. I was afraid they were all the same first names.’
“My siblings and I all have the same name, but the only difference is the first one,” someone else shared.
“We’re talking middle names here. I don’t get the problem,” another viewer agreed. “My middle name has been passed down through four generations.”
Alexandria has been candid about how she and Deven discovered they have the same middle name when they first met.
“Deven thought I was kidding him when we first started dating and I told him we had the same middle name,” she recalled in a recent Instagram after.
Alexandria stands by her decision, and in a recent clip she responded to a commenter who claimed her children “have no individuality with the same name”
She pointed out that they only share a middle name and “definitely have their own identity”
“They won’t hate me when they’re older I hope,” she added in the caption
“He said, ‘Are you making fun of me?’ because the name is considered a girl name. I said absolutely not [and] that I wasn’t lying!
“So we said it had to be like this and if we ever had kids, we’d pass the middle name on to them as well.” [and] that’s exactly what we did, 7 years later, 3 more children.’
In other videos, she clapped back at those who accused her of giving her son a “maiden name” while sharing the reasoning behind it.
The mother-to-be has also spoken out about how she will pass on the family name to her unborn child, despite the criticism.
Alexandria stands by her decision, and, in a recent clipshe responded to a commenter who claimed her children “have no individuality of the same name.”
‘Because only the middle name is the same, they definitely have their own identity. I just thought it was cute,” she explained.
“They won’t hate me when they’re older I hope,” she added in the caption.