As a woman, would you consider naming your daughter after yourself in the way men do?

[mrziggycoco]

As a woman, would you consider naming your daughter after yourself in the way men do?

You get John and John Jnr but what about Lauren and Lauren Jnr?

Why not?

We should make this a thing. I think I would have done if I had thought about it 6 years ago.

You mean like Queen Victoria did? And many other high profile as well as common people in history?

I wouldn't but I think it's ridiculous when men do it, too.

@Wheresmywoolyjumpers

I think it is really egotistical and weird to name a child after yourself. A real demonstration that some people really dont see their children as separate individuals.

This, regardless of whether it's the father or mother's name. I don't understand the appeal at all.

@WaterBottle123

The solution would be passing down our surnames instead of always giving the fathers...

But our sir names are also men's.

HM The Queen was named after her mother .

I know a number of women who have named their DD1s with a nicer/modern variant of their own name. e.g. using the Anglicised Irish version of their own name. In one case it was an anagram of their own name! They have done this quite unconsciously and are shocked if it's pointed out to them.

No. I think it’s cringey and shows a lack of imagination

lol this is one of our major arguments with my husband 🤪
My whole life I've always wanted to name my daughter after me. Until I got married, shared my thoughts.. and of course he said no! He said it's too weird to have our daughter be named after my wife.

I don't get it honestly.. but you can't win all battles hahah

My dgm was named after her dm but went by her own middle name.
When my friend's ex remarried and had twins and named them after themselves!

It was certainly the done thing in my mother's family - her eldest sister was named after her mother and three of my cousins have the same name as their mothers.

@ItsDinah

I know a number of women who have named their DD1s with a nicer/modern variant of their own name. e.g. using the Anglicised Irish version of their own name. In one case it was an anagram of their own name! They have done this quite unconsciously and are shocked if it's pointed out to them.

I know a number of women who have named their DD1s with a nicer/modern variant of their own name I know poeple who have does this too i.e. Ann and Anna, Emma and Emily, Sophie and Sophia

Not a chance, but then my DH is named after his father but goes by his middle name - so it's John Micheal on his birth certificate, but he's known as Micheal (not really, but as an example!).

It is SUCH a pain in the arse, I wouldn't inflict it on anyone else.

My DM had the same first name as her DM and I have that as my middle name - DS has DH's first name as a middle too and I would have done that if I'd had a girl. I actually quite like having the link but it would have been too confusing for everyday use.

Lorelai Gilmore did it!

But our sir names are also men's

Mine isn’t. It’s my surname, given to me when I was born

No way.

And I think a man who gives his son. The same name as him is a bit of a prat. Adding ‘junior’ makes it even worse.

No, I think kids should have their own name that they can create their own identity with. The whole Jr Sr thing seems egotistical to me.

I accidentally sort of named my DS after myself . I never use my full name, so I didn't notice until the registrar pointed it out. They are very well known male and female versions of the same name. Sort of like a man always known as Bob naming his daughter Roberta.

My great granny was one of 11, with all girls named Mary! Now that must have been confusing. All used their middle names day to day.

I had a classmate who was named the same as her mother and had Júnior as a legal part of her name (it was in her passport). She was from Venezuela.

It's common in my family, on my father's side. My brother is named after my dad and my dad's brother has the same name as their father. I thought everyone did it when I was little. My DD has my name but we didn't plan this - the birth experience was a feat of endurance and DH wanted her to have my name as recognition of heroic effort. Sounds a bit weird 20 odd years later but at the time I was touched and went with it. Ironically, when DD got to about 13, she announced she wanted to be known by her middle name as her first name was too old and boring. The middle one was the one we had planned to give her, so seems like fate had a hand there.

In arab culture they do it as a second name. That's alright-ish. You could do that

In my family, my greatgrandfather, grandfather, uncle and cousin all had the same name 🤦🏻‍♀️ my cousin in his adulthood was still called some ridiculous pet/infantilised version of his name by everyone 😬 cringy!!! Hate repeated names in the family

@Teddeh

I had a classmate who was named the same as her mother and had Júnior as a legal part of her name (it was in her passport). She was from Venezuela.

I had a colleague from Mexico. He had 4 names. I'm sure one was his mothers surname and one was his fathers but it's his mothers that will then get passed down.

My great granny was one of 11, with all girls named Mary! Now that must have been confusing. All used their middle names day to day.

Like Joey Tribiani!

My Nan was named after her mum.(Winifred) Great nan was Winnie though.
Nan was Freda.

No I wouldn't saddle a kid with my horrible name (Clare) I absolutely despise it.
I've never truly forgave my parents for my nAme.
I hate the fact that there's alternative to it.

No, and I wouldn’t have let DH name either of our children after him either (not that he wanted to).