What do you think about naming kids "junior"?

Question

Is it better to give them a name, to give them some individuality or honor someone by giving them their entire name?

BY THE WAY----I AM OPPOSED TO IT MY SELF...MY SONS NAMES ARE IAN AND LOGAN. They inherited their middle names.

Answer 1

I hate when people do the junior thing, they should get an original name for their kid. It makes you look like you didn't really consider who they were as a person when you give them the name of someone else. That was the other person's name.

Answer 2

Do you mean the kids name would be Junior or that he would be a jr? The name Junior is just awful and rednecky, and sounds like of generic...you may as well name your kid "Boy".

To name a boy after his father though is a time honored tradition and there isn't really anything wrong with it. I wouldn't call the kid junior though, I'd make sure he had a good nickname. My husband is a John Edward III. Our son will be John Edward IV, but we'll be calling him Jack.

Answer 3

I don't like naming kids Junior, but I had no choice in naming my son, my husband wanted him to be named after him, and he was happy we where going to have a boy, so I agreed. I did want to give him his own name, since he is an individual, but my husband insisted, and I wanted to make him happy, he didn't even let me give him a middle name. So we gave him my husbands name, and added the Junior, to make somewhat of a difference, since they would be named exactly the same.

Answer 4

you could always name a kid after that person you want to honor and give them some individuality by giving them a nice middle name just in-case. Or you give them a unique first name and choose the middle name of the person you want to honor.

Answer 5

My brother in law is the 4th and hates it. I have a friend who is a junior and hates it as well. Not only does it cause a sense of not being original and an individual but it causes so much confusion legally once the child is 18. So many mix ups with credit and other things.

Answer 6

I don't have a problem with it. But I think it is best to call the child either by their initials or middle name or a nickname to differentiate from their dad. I don't like calling the child Junior. If dad is Thomas John Smith and goes by Tom, you could call the child Thomas or TJ or John. The child will still be an individual as long as you don't call him Little Tom.

Answer 7

Maybe if you were naming him Greg Jr. after your father or whatever your dad's name is. If you name your kid Junior, think about the kids that would make fun of his name and that he has to live with that name. I personally like more unique names that you know only 1 or 2 people or even no people you know have that name. Just make sure it's not dweeby.

Answer 8

My husband's brother is a II and our nephew is a III so I'm stepping on toes. I don't like a "Junior" name. I feel like a child deserves their own name. Of course, I gave my son one of my Grandfather's names, but his middle name is his own after no one in particular. Not sure if I'm a hypocrit, but this is my thoughts on the subject.

Answer 9

I absolutely hate the fact that these kids are being names "junior" or "Jr"....please not to offend anybody. I just don't think it fair when you name a child that you have to think about them and school projects, they are always doing name projects and learning how to spell and write their names. "Junior" is not a name it is merely a nickname but so it Sh*t for brains. Imagine this...what's your name..."Junior" what's it short for...nothing just Junior. Anyway a name is so much please don't rip off your kid, give them there own first name and the middle name can be used to be names after a loved one.

Answer 10

Give them their own unique name. My parents kinda freaked when my brother didn't use the same middle name for my nephew that my dad and brother have. It's a very ordinary name, but kinda silly just to keep using the same name if you personally don't want to use it. Don't worry about keeping the family happy. Do your own thing.