When should you name a boy after his father?

Question

Is it just a family's choice or is there some kind of rule when it comes to carrying on the family name?

Seriously, no sarcastic answers.

Answer 1

It's a family choice. My hubby is Louis Joseph III. When I joked about naming our first born Louis Joseph he said no way, 3 was more than enough, lol.

Our first child has the same middle name as my hubby.
If #2 is a boy, his middle name will be the same as my dad's first name. If it's a girl, she will have my grandmother's name. (But no more Louie's!)

Answer 2

I think it is a family choice, but I personally am not too crazy about it. Especially, if it is a boy. Everyone ends up calling him Junior. My husband is named after his father and he absolutely hates it, especially when people call him Junior. I think a lot of people are under the notion that the first born son is supposed to be named after his father, but hey, what is this, 1836? No one really follows that rule anymore. At least that is my opinion. Hope this helps! God Bless! :)

Answer 3

there is no hard and fast rule. it's more of a tradition thing. in my family the son's middle name is the fathers first name. for example my dad is Robert William, my brother Sean Robert and my nephew Austin Sean. I am though totally against giving a child the exact same name as his father. that leads to nothing but trouble later on in life. I worked for a credit bureau and you have no idea how many problems it can cause when 2 people in one family have the same name. it can be a nightmare.

Answer 4

It's up to your.
Irish, Hispanic, Italian Jewish name people after family members at respected and honor a family person

I think It's up to you.
I know some people who does not want to name a child with there same name. They use their middle name, that what my husband family did. His middle name went back to his great grandfather, all have the same middle name, but different first name
I know some people who go Middle First names. So father and son has the same name and different names at the same time

It's up to you.
My mom died as a child, she has six people named after her, three granddaughters, and She great nieces. My mom was special to some of her nieces, and they name used a first or middle name to honor my mother

There is no rules about name a child after there father or family members. If you or you husband need to have want to name a son or daughter after yourselfs or family members

Answer 5

My oldest son is named after his father:
John Walter II
My ex-hus. & I couldn't agree on a name for our son when he was born. My ex wanted to name the baby after both grandfathers:
Ottis (after my ex's father) Elmo (after my father)...neither grandfather likes their names as it is & said that it wasn't a good idea...which I DEFINITELY agreed!
So to end the argument, it was decided that naming the baby after my ex would be the best thing overall.
Naming a boy after their father, is a personal choice, and should mutually agreed upon by the mother, father & the father's family. It can be a nice way of honoring the father & continuing on the legacy if the name is liked.
However, be prepared for some confusion & identity problems at times. Many times, my son is confused with my ex, his father & it has to be explained who is who.
Also, worse case scenerio, as in my son's case, my ex used my son's identity, for identity theft. He used my son's name to get credit cards & due to non-payment caused my son to have problems with his credit. This started when my son was only 2 yrs. old. My son is 17 yrs. old now & we're still trying to resolve the identity theft issue.

Answer 6

It's up to you--it is your child, after all, and many families have it as a tradition.
Personally, however, I think that it 1)takes away from the child's individuality and uniquity and 2)makes it difficult--for example Alan Smith Sr. and Alan Smith Jr.: Who gets called Al or Alan? Does one get called by their middle name? Will you just differentiate with Junior?

Good luck.

Answer 7

It is really up to you and your family If you want to name him after his father but be more subtle than a Junior then find a variation or use a dad's name for a middle name

Answer 8

Its a family choice. My poor cousin happens to be Daniel Newt the 5th (Newt is his middle name).

In my family, My great-great something grandfather was Edwin, his son Edgar, his son Edmond, his son Edward and I guess they ran out of names because my dad is just Edd. My dad refused to name my brother any kind of Ed- name even though it hurt his dad because dad hates the name. And dad forbade me to name my son any kind of Ed-name. He says no matter what Ed will be thought of as a hillbilly and a moron and he "wont let me do that to his grandson".

On my husband's side. His great great grandad was Wesley, his son's middle name was Wesley, his sons first name Wesley, they skipped my FIL, and then my husband's middle name is Wesley, so we are probably going to use that as a first name so that the baby can be named, in essence, after the whole family not just his dad.

Answer 9

Usually the first son is the one you name after his father if you are going to do it. Generally it's up to the family if that is what they want.

Answer 10

Its usually a choice.
In some families it is tradition but there are no rules. You can name your child whatever floats your boat. (not suggesting you make up names though)