Naming a boy after his dad

[Whatsthatgottodowithmyknob]

Think of naming DS who is due in November after DH but would it be too confusing? A bit odd?

When I read your thread title the first thing I thought was "BABBBBBY PAUL" on The Mummy Diaries!!

Why would you? There are loads of names to pick.
Give it as a middle name.

I think it would be a bit hard on the lad to always be the lesser or junior version of his dad, and when older they’d not know which of them the post was addressed to, so would be opening each other’s private letters.
Could you make it his middle name, and let him have his own separate identity for a first name?

Hubby is named after his dad and granpa and he hates it and is preferred name is his middle name - quite an old fashioned royal name so he was teased a lot (also his dad opened his mail which got annoying!)

His dad wanted our wee man named after him and I told him to go do one.

We used His other granpa name and my dad's name for a middle name and chose something none in family have got first.

Use it as a middle name but give the lad his own first name.

My husband has four names and not a single one is original - they're all after someone else.

I know someone who is John Smith VII (not his real name but you get what I mean - not an unusual name). He hates not having his 'own' name. Says he feels like something being passed down rather than an individual.

Kids named after their parents always seems really trashy to me. I always see it on American TV shows and it just screams hillbilly. I was on holiday recently and a family had at least 3 generations with the same name, and it was impossible to tell who was being spoken to when every three seconds it was "Big Bob" "Bob Jr" "Little Bob". May even have been a baby "Bobby" as well (not real names used).

I would always go with the family name as a middle name and give the baby their own identity with an original first name. Surnames are for passing down the family line, not first names.

My dad was a "Junior". He hated it and chose to go by another name from a very young age. Your child is not an extension of their father; do not treat them as though they are. They are an individual and deserve a name which reflects that.

Strange how this comes up so much more for boys than girls. (Hmm.)

I would also vote for father's name as a middle name. That's lovely.

I was always annoyed for some reason as a child that my brother and sister were named after relatives and my parents "just liked" my names! Now I can see it from the other perspective and can be pleased that my name was their favourite.

Think carefully about this.
It’s all very ‘live up to my great legacy, son.’
Don’t do it. Your son is his own person, his own entity, and a name gives us a sense of self. Give him DH’s name as a middle name. That way it’s more of a nod and tribute to his beloved Dad, as opposed to a handle (which it can be if its his first name).

A friend of mine wanted to give her DD her own name. I found it weirdly narcissistic. As if she didn’t really understand her child was a different person. Why would you want to?

It was pretty common to give a son their dad's name so it's not that odd. However, he will probably be referred to as "Junior" or name jr which is worth considering x

My DS will be named after his grandad

I would not do it.

He is his own person, not a copy of his father.
Or an heir, to glorify and emphasise his father's existence / increase the influence of his father's identity. (I'm not sure this sentence makes sense in English...)

Using it as a middle name is better imo. I would definitely do that if the child didn't have the father's surname...

I don't understand this at all.

DH has his dad's first name, and his grandfather's name as middle name. It's almost as if there are only two available names in the world.

When DH suggested we give our son his Grandfather's name, he was told no, I wanted my son to have his own identity, not just be some sort of russian doll.

Can't think of one single reason anyone would do this.

And many people go by their middle names. If the middle name is their father's name, they might still decide to go by that...

Anyhow, this is obviously just your my opinion.

Congratulations

I think it was fine in ye olden days when you could name your baby boy one of about four names, but nowadays I think it comes off as really narcissistic, especially when nine times out of ten the baby has dad’s surname as well.

Anyhow, this is obviously just -your- my opinion.

My husband has the same name as his dad. I've never met his dad in the 6 years we've been together! There's no way our sons would therefore have the same name as them!

Besides, I wouldn't want my daughter to have my name as a first or middle name!

I have a cousin Paul who's father is also called Paul. Known as big Paul and the son known as Paul Edward. Too much hassle.

No don't do it. My dh is named after his dad. Its confusing half the time.

Really tacky, please don't.

Would like to mention if one day dh turns into exh then having to use his name every day would be awful.
Just saying...

I see nothing wrong with it.
I know girls named after their mothers and boys named after their fathers. Some like it, some don't.
It depends on the name.
Wayne Rooney's dad is also called Wayne Rooney.

My parents tried this with me and after two weeks realised it was really confusing and defaulted to my middle name.

We used to live next door to Neil and Little Neil.

It's not a good idea.

@MikeUniformMike

Wayne Rooney is a bad example if you're wanting to sell the idea imo 😂