More acceptable to name son after father than daughter after mother?

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Maybebaby2 · 01/11/2017 07:01

Just a thought that occurred to me. You quite often hear of a son taking their fathers name, maybe not as much as it used to happen but it still happens. I have never heard of a daughter taking the mother's name, does it ever happen?

I was pondering names, as I have done 98% of my time during this pregnancy! The thought occurred to me that I really like my own name and would love to call dd it... if it wasn't already my name! I would never actually give her the same name as me, but I've looked for similar with no joy.

I just wondered if anybody actually did name their daughter after themselves or knows of someone who has the same exact name as their mother?

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SuperBeagle · 01/11/2017 07:04

It does happen. It's quite common in some cultures.

I have my mother's name as my middle name. I think sharing a middle name is fairly common (at least, it is among people I know), and I know a few people like myself, who have their mother's first name as their middle name.

I don't like it. I'm vehemently against naming children after living relatives.

Notalitigator · 01/11/2017 07:03

As a child I knew a few Irish girls who had the same name as their mums.

I know someone my age who named her dd the same name as herself. However, she will say that she named her dd after her dd's great grandmother (acquaintance herself being named after the said grand mother)

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