DH and I knew someone who we met at university who was a unique and interesting person that we both liked and admired. DH was one of his closest friends when they were younger.
This friend married but died in his mid thirties due to an aggressive cancer. They had no children.
We are still in touch sporadically with his widow.
DH wants to call DS2 after this guy - although it is not a totally unusual name (but not that popular nowadays) and we liked the name anyway as it goes with our other children's names.
It isn't a total gesture towards the friend but more of a kind of nod of the head to the past and the character of the person in question, as well as liking the name.
Is that weird, will people think it is odd? Is there some taboo about naming a child in such circumstances?
For reference, it's a name that is not uncommon among our age group (late 30s, 40ish), but it not so much seen these days.
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Calling a baby the same name as a friend who died?
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detergenthands · 14/03/2014 09:51
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