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Naming son after father

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MrsBonnie · 29/08/2018 23:03

Would you?

I love DH’s name. I also have 2/3 other names I love so probably wouldn’t do it in the end, but interested to hear your thoughts. I know of maybe 3 people who’ve done it.

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ladybirdsarelovely33 · 29/08/2018 23:06

It's way too confusing. Will one be called John Senior and the other John Junior?
Mail mix ups etc
I feel it lacks imagination. Why not use DH's name as a middle name

Margaurette · 29/08/2018 23:10

This is my uncle and cousin. They're still known as Big James and Little James, even though Little James is 27 and 6ft2.

It's slightly ridiculous.

SuperstarDJ · 29/08/2018 23:13

No. Give your son his own identity. Plus i think it always seems a bit egotistical when a man wants to do this.

BertrandRussell · 29/08/2018 23:16

My ds is named after his grandfather. They were Big x and Little x until fil died. Actually, dsis still Little x to some older members of the family even though he is taller than his grandad ever was. I love it- and so does ds. A proper family connection.

ifoundthebread · 29/08/2018 23:24

My son has my partners name as a middle name.

premiertav · 29/08/2018 23:25

Really common years ago, much outdated now.

ForeverJung · 29/08/2018 23:26

No. It is stupid.

Supposing im called Emma and I announce my baby will be called Emma.
People would be struck dumb. Uncomfortable. Why is it not the same for men.

Itchytights · 29/08/2018 23:28

Too much like big x and little x.
Ridiculous imo.

Longdistance · 29/08/2018 23:29

My dB has the same names as my df. He hates it as the post comes, and no one knows who it’s for 🤷🏼‍♀️ Very confusing. Not the greatest of ideas.

lottiegarbanzo · 29/08/2018 23:29

No way.

By all means love your DP's name - as his name.

Your DS will not be your DP, a mini-DP, or an extension of your DP's identity / identification by you. He will be his own person - possibly a very different, potentially clashing, personality.

catinboots9 · 29/08/2018 23:30

Dated, narcissistic and weird.

Go for something similar instead. Or a middle name.

tiggykate · 29/08/2018 23:32

I’m not a fan of this. Particularly when the child has his fathers surname. People don’t name girls after their mother so why do it for boys? I think a baby deserves his own identity - just my personal opinion.

MrsA9899 · 29/08/2018 23:35

Totally agree with P.P. - my hubby has his dads name and it gets so confusing. Plus the fact his name is so dated. My FiL actually wanted us to call our son after him and my hubby too and I completely put my foot down. He wasn't pleased. Give him his own identity. And use the name as a middle name, as others have suggested 😊

LunaAzul · 29/08/2018 23:37

Please don’t. I’ve spent the past few days with my DH and his dad both with the same name and it’s just confusing. There’s thousands of names out there, use DH’s name as a middle name if you must use it.

OctaviaOctober · 29/08/2018 23:41

I was at school with a Someone-Junior. He'll get jokes at school that his mother screams his name when she's having sex...

redcaryellowcar · 29/08/2018 23:41

Imagine how embarrassing it'll be when your son has to go to the std clinic and the letter arrives addressed to him/ his Dad? I think I'd play safe and use it as a middle name.

Charmainedelorosa · 29/08/2018 23:44

I think naming children after their parents is Boring, give the kid it’s own name.

katmarie · 29/08/2018 23:47

My dh and ds have the same middle name, as do my dad and brother. My parents broke a multi generational tradition of naming the son after the father, seven generations of the same male name made it really tricky tracing the family tree!

notacooldad · 30/08/2018 00:00

It's bad enough when they have the same initial for there first name when they are old enough to get their own mail.
Unfortunately for us all for of us have the same first initial for our first name. We never thought about future problems with letters from the bank when they were born!

moredoll · 30/08/2018 00:14

I have my mother's name. Growing up I always always wanted my own name. Use your husband's name as a middle name.

redastherose · 30/08/2018 00:21

No it's weird. My dad was friendly with a guy from work when I was a child and him and his wife had called each of their son and daughter by their names 😳

Sakura7 · 30/08/2018 00:22

It's not for me. I think a child should have his or her own identity. It does strike me as a bit narcissistic too.

You could always use it as a middle name.

SwordToFlamethrower · 30/08/2018 00:37

No way. Like Donald Trump Jnr perhaps? Please, we're British and British men aren't so stuck up and egotistical as to name their sons after themselves. Middle name maybe?

Sophronia · 30/08/2018 04:04

My brother, dad and grandad have the same name.

woodfires · 30/08/2018 04:24

I did, I offered to when I was high on morphine post birth, DH wouldn't let me change my mind afterwards. We call DS by his middle name, the one I always wanted him to have. I forget for months at a time he actually has the same name as his dad.