What do you think about name a child after it's father?

Question

Shouldn't a child's name be individual. Not a replica of one parent>

When my fiance told me he wanted to name our first son after him. I was a little hurt, as the child will already have his last name. I feel as if my opinion in the name choice is completely removed.

Answer 1

I think as long as both parents agree then they can name the child whatever they want. I named my oldest son after my husband, not because I was dying for a junior or to pass on the name or anything, but simply because I LOVE my husband's name. My husband didn't care either way so we agreed on it. Also, my husband goes by a nickname, and my son we go by the formal name, so I think its still individual.

Answer 2

I personally think that the child should have an individual name! Exotic, fun, and maybe even hard to pronounce. It may annoy them at first to have a strange name; but after a while they'll be glad that when someone calls their name three other boys don't look up as well, let alone their father =/. You should never feel restricted about your opinion on the name; just tell him, I'm sure he'll understand.

Answer 3

Depends on tradition. You of course should have a say so but I hope you and the father don't have a war over it. Maybe give the child the name he chooses and you choose the second name or vice versa and then call the child by their unique name and leave the traditional name for just paperwork.
Maybe it's tradition for his family to do that and his entire family counts on it and you should consider that weight on him as well. Is his name terrible?
Or maybe a variation of it.. for example if his name is an icky Oswald you can do Osmond. Or if it's James you can name him Jimmy?
I would've never named my son Scott after his dad because the name is just ugly to me. But Prescott seemed really smart to me.. in the end I chose something completely different but still naming him after someone else.. He is named after the prophet Elijah.

Answer 4

Well, that all depends on how you personally feel. I for example personally think that kids should have their own unique names not a replica of their mothers or fathers. However, I think middle names the same are okay. But it is totally the parents decision. Good Luck.

Answer 5

It's not fot others to judge what someone else names their child...even if it is a strange name. My husband's name is Joe (Joseph) and we had a hard time picking out a boy's name because there were already too many Joes in the family. I wanted to name him Samuel Joseph, but my husband hated that name and we didn't want to name him after any other family members so the others wouldn't get their feelings hurt.

Answer 6

It depends on how good of a father you're naming the baby after. Sons seem to like that name share with a dad they can look up to and especially when the name has been handed down and your the 3rd and so forth. You also don't have to make him a junior you can do roman numeral after it too. And on another note if its a really weird name or one that may get him teased then maybe you shouldn't do it.

Answer 7

i like using the father's name as a middle name, if that. i agree that each child's name should be thought out and carefully considered to make them unique. naming a child after the parents is the easy way out, and combining a bunch of names to "keep the name tradition" or "represent both parents" is just cheesy.

Answer 8

I am totally against numbering children. I agree that children should not have to bear the exact name of their parent. We don't name girls Angela after their mother Angela. Well, don't do the same thing with Joseph either. The days of the family fortune going to the eldest son are over. Move on.

Answer 9

I'm against it. Neither my father nor my uncle liked it. I think it's wonderful to give a child a family name, but to give him the exact same name as his father (or her mother) robs the child of some individuality.

I know it's tradition, but it makes no sense to me at all.

Answer 10

Being named after my dad. though he was a good guy. can be a royal pain in the ****. mail, legal issues, others getting mis directed, mostly little crap but gets agravating. only really good side is signing things for each other minor paper work pay checks.
But my dad, has a friend thats been arrested because of thing's his like named son has done.