Naming a first born son….would it be weird??

Question

It used to be very common to name your first born son after the father, _______Junior. What about our day? Is it still common or is it weird? I’m not having a baby, but perhaps in the future and my husband has mentioned that if we have a boy, we should give him his name.

What are your thoughts and ideals on this please?
Thanks!!

Answer 1

My sister has done that and many people still do, but I think it's old-fashioned, and I prefer my brother's idea of giving his new baby a completely different name, and giving his own name as a middle name for the sprog (i.e. Jean Paul when the father's name is Paul).

Answer 2

In a lot of cases, men with their father's name have ended up with nicknames like Little Fred or Young Tom or Bud or J or Junior which when they became executives sounded just a little too down-home. (John Kennedy Jr. never did escape his .) Not to mention that if Senior messes up somehow and becomes a notorious outlaw or files bankruptcy or is now as the neighborhood Romeo, it leaves Junior at a disadvantage.
(Saddam Hussein Jr. for one.) Would you call the kid a short version of his father's name (Bobby rather than Robert) or the usual Junior? Yell Junior out the door and see how it sounds if you draw it out. Yuck.
I like the idea of making Dad's first name the middle name. Or doing the French thing of hyphenated name: Jean-Claude, Jean-Paul or Pierre-Luc. Experiment around--you have lots of time yet.

Answer 3

In many cultures (especially of European extract), it is tradition to name the first-born son after the father's father, the child's grandfather. If that were the case, then I would be named Lee instead of Bryan. Perhaps you can name the boy after his grandfather.
In Jewish culture, you take the first letter from the name of the person you wish to honor, and name a child accordingly. For instance, if I wanted to honor my father, I would take the letter "R" from "Robert," and name the child "Ryan" or "Rosemary."
Try either of these traditions.

By the way, my uncle was named for his father, who died years ago, but my uncle is still referred to as "Junior" by older relatives, even though he is now in his 70's. Is that what you want for your child for the whole of his life?

Answer 4

I'm named after my father, grandfather, and great grandfather, and I'm Joseph David_________ IV. That line stops with me because I'm gay.
I say it all depends on whether you want the child to have an identity of his own, or if he is just a sequel of the father.
By the way, my great-aunt still calls my grandfather "Junior," too, and he hates it. My dad goes by "J.D." Me, I like "Joe."

Answer 5

Well look at Mikey on American Chopper