is there any traditions regarding naming babies?im not aware of any but i thought id ask.for example,is there somebody in your family you should name it after?or is it just completely up to you?also interested in south american traditions,and cool names from that part of the world,specifically,guatemala.
2007-03-03 16:23:15 · 10 answers · asked by Robert R 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
"Lee" is also a middle name used in my husband's family due to the fact that they are related to General Lee. However, in my family the tradition is to use the fathers first name as the 1st son's middle name (My grandpa was William-don't know his middle name, my dad is Richard William, and my brother is Sean Richard) If you don't have a tradition, start one if you like.
2007-03-03 16:31:48 · answer #1 · answered by zaleonia1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can really do anything you want. Some families have traditions, some people just like to give first or middle names of other family members to their children. I'm not sure about South American traditions.
2007-03-04 00:30:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Nicaragua it's a tradition if the child is the first of the marriage, the woman always have the final word about the name,
Usually if it's a boy they name him after the father or grandfather, if it's a girl they name her after the mom or a close friend of the mom
but...
since southamerica is very religious (catholic most fo all) they name the babies after a saint , for example, if the kid was born on st. joseph day, they name him after joseph.. and so on
2007-03-04 00:49:40 · answer #3 · answered by freezing school 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the Hmong tradition, most older daughters are name Mai. Mostly, girls are name after a flower or the sun,moon and stars due to the beauties they create to the world. Boys usually have names that mean masculine or respectful. It is totally up to you. I named my daughters an American name but they have a Hmong name that mean Shining Moon, Hope and our son Hmong name means Strong.
2007-03-04 01:26:28 · answer #4 · answered by Melanie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Jewish tradition to name the baby after someone who has died, never after someone living. And you can't use the exact name, but you use the first initial. My son is named Alexander Geoffrey, for my grandfather Albert and grandmother Gladys.
2007-03-04 00:27:20 · answer #5 · answered by reflux mommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Completely up to you.
In my family though the name "Lee" has been used through the years for a middle name.
Like see my papa's middle name & my daddy's middle name is lee and so is mine so i had to put it into my son's name too.
2007-03-04 00:28:08 · answer #6 · answered by ஐ♥Julian'sMommy♥ஐ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Latin America, babies are often named after the saint whose day they were born on. Also, the mother's last name is used as the child's last name.
2007-03-04 01:12:57 · answer #7 · answered by C.D.N. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well in the last names dey have both da mothers n da fathers last name for example if ur moms last name was rodriguez n ur dads last name was hernandez u wld be first name rodriguez hernandez oh yea and 1st born sons r usually named after der father n hispanic ppl sometimes name children after dead ppl dat was close to dem family, friends i dnt really know about guatemale even though i think dey wld be the same
2007-03-04 00:35:20 · answer #8 · answered by caemoneydolla 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its entirely up to you. My mom and all of her sisters gave one of their daughters the same middle name as them. So I have the same middle name as my my and my daughter also has that same middle name.
2007-03-04 00:33:37 · answer #9 · answered by MsBeav 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is completely up to you. i gave my daughter the same initials as me, and we have the same first two initials as my mom.
2007-03-04 00:46:53 · answer #10 · answered by krystal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋