What do you think about naming a boy after his Dad?

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Just wondering. If I have a boy I know dh would like this and I like his name but would he be forever xxxjunior?

Has anyone done this?

I think it's ridiculous and conceited.

Much better to accept the fact that a child is not an extension of its parents and deserves its own name

I think it's nice as a middle name, not a first name.

If ever there was a surer way of spotting an egotistical maniac...

"If ever there was a surer way of spotting an egotistical maniac..."

Personally I don’t like it. Give your child their own identity. He can have dads name as a middle instead

My DS's birth mum had a DD after him.
The mum's name is (not real name) Andrea Mary Louise Jane.
She named the DD Andrea Mary Louise Jane.

Yes she is an egotistical maniac.

Truly hate it and consider the dad egotistical and the mum under pressure to please her dh/ in laws and unable to stand up for herself

I wouldn't, may be as a middle name (if I liked it)

My dad and brother had the same name but dad was known as Jim and brother James - so didn't really seem to be the same name iyswim

I’d say egotistical as well and I’d probably assume the Dad to be a bit wanky tbh.

It was fair enough back then in the day when nearly everyone was called one out of like ten names of each gender (John, James, William, George, or Mary, Ann, Elizabeth, Jane, etc.). But now there’s a huge variety of lovely names to pick from with hardly anyone saying “ooooh I don’t know, Barry is a bit...exotic”, or something. We also don’t have so much of the massive societal pressure which says that our purpose in life is to provide our menfolk with heirs and continue their name.

I think it's a bit old school and lots of people would think it was egotistical now, as this thread proves.

For me, it's just a little boring. There are so many lovely names around. I wouldn't want to just use DH's name. It's also probably quite confusing if they both have the same first and second name.

I like it. Better if you can use a different form for every day. e.g. Jim and James, Margaret and Maggie. And it helps if it is a pleasant name.

It's not a name that can really be shortened or adapted. That's a bit of an issue.

Dh can come accross as a bit egotistical so maybe there's something in it!!

Only one of the children is known as "wee XXX" to distnguish them for the parent XXX. The rest just use a different version of the name, e.g. Jimmy and Jamie, Rab and Bobby, Bill and Will, etc.

Oh good. For half a moment there, I thought they might be Nac Mac Feegles, who have a limited selection of inherited names and many brothers, hence No'-as-big-as-Medium-Sized-Jock-but-Bigger-than-Wee-Jock Jock

OP, if your DH is at all egotistical then definitely best not, I think.

Traditions have to start and stop somewhere. Why not start your own?

Another point- makes credit referencing a right arse ache if the same named child still lives at home once they're over 18. My FIL and DH have inverted versions of the same name e.g FIL is Robert David Jones and DH is David Robert Jones. When FIL got a CCJ and DH was still living at home after uni the CCJ ended up on DHs credit record and it was an absolute Bitch to remove as names/address were the same or very similar.

Terrible idea.

My dad was a "Junior", and his dad was an absolute asshole of a human. He and my dad had no relationship by the time my dad was old enough to make that decision, and for the rest of his life, my dad went by a nickname that was completely unrelated to his real name (think going by James when his name was really Anthony).

I find it egotistical and unimaginative. And incredibly outdated, patriarchal tradition.

It just maddens me that this is normally a male only thing and women would usually never dream to give their daughter their name.

I get honouring a family member eg a grandparent, aunt, uncle etc who hasn't asked for it, and it's a lovely thing to do. But to name after the parent is very different because you're just choosing to give your child your name.. as what, a way to honour yourself? Because you're so great and the child would do so well to be like you? Different I suppose if you and your parent and grandparent all have the same name, then you're not naming after yourself as such.

I don't like it. They always get called 'big Steve' and 'little Steve' could be embarrassing as an adult

It happens to both girls and boys in our family on the Italian side so nothing sexist in it. It's a tradition in some families and can be a nice link to their heritage. Although when DS was born DH thought we should name him DH's name until I not so gently pointed out that his older son from his first marriage might be a bit put out! It's the eldest child of that sex or not at all for me.

Completely unimaginative and confusing!

We name people to identify them - there are thousands to choose from!

My two boys both have the same middle name which is their dads name. It's apart of their names. It they also have their own identity.

It's reminds me of the "Royal" family with "baaabbyyy David" 😂😂

I did but it was a weird coincidence how it turned out.

Basically my dad has a name that runs through his family, lets say James. I have a brother who I am very close to, we will call him Thomas.

When I was pregnant with child 2 I was going to call it Thomas (after my brother) James (after my dads family thing).

Child 2 was a girl so the name was unused and I separated from my husband.

I met a man and we decided to have a child together and he said if we have a boy then he would want to call it after himself who was named after his dad etc... he was called Thomas James. the name I wanted for DC2 who ended up a girl.

Honestly? I think it's a bit lazy! Like parents simply CBA to think up anything better. (It's also confusing for obvious reasons; and potentially weird to be calling out the same name at passionate adult moments)

Use it as a middle name seems a bit more sensible.

The xxx junior thing is a horrible americanism and sounds very pompous. Like the naming equivalent of people who give their perfectly normal barratt estate home a grand name like "Autumn Lodge" or something.