need opinions on naming a baby boy after the father, jr?

Question

what the pro and cons

Answer 1

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Answer 2

My husband was hard set against naming a child after him. He had valid points, mainly the fact that it would be too easy to mix up the names and always have to ask "which one?" or worry about mixed up medical records, credit reports, phone listings, etc. He had no pros on the issue at all. My only con on the issue was "jr" because I hate when people are called Junior! I prefer II, III, so on.

We compromised on this issue. We gave our son his own first name (but it does start with the same letter), and we gave him my husband's middle name, which is also my father in law's middle name. So we have carried on the middle name for a 3rd generation, and my husband and son share the same initials.

Answer 3

My husband is a jr. He doesn't mind it, but hates all the confusion it caused later in life. His name getting mixed up with his fathers as far as insurance, bank accounts, mail, phone calls.... things like that. Now that he's grown and moved away, it doesn't happen as often as it did when he lived at home. It still happens though. Even their credit scores got mixed up once.

We named our third child after him, but not as a jr (or 3rd in this case). My husband always went by his initials, B.K., instead of his first or middle name to decrease confusion around his dad. When people said, "Hey Billy" or "Hi there Keith", they would both answer. lol. Not bad, just annoying sometimes. Anywho, so everyone called my husband "B.K." growing up. Our son has his initials too. Brayden Kristopher. It gets away from the "jr" complex, but still has a special meaning with his father. Just an option for you to consider.

Answer 4

Con- my husband has the same name as his father and his father does not pay his bills. It has hurt our credit and caused a lot of confusion.

However, if you don't forsee that being a problem for your child and your husband has a nice strong name then go for it.

It would be easier if your husband had a middle name that your son could be called or if your husbands name is something like Nathan you could calll you son something like Nate. You can still give him the full name just call him somehting different. It will help with phone calls, mail etc.

Answer 5

As a "Jr." myself, I've grown through many different reactions to being named after my father, and the majority of them have been favorable. When my son was born, my dad "warned" me NOT to name him "the third" / (III), and so I didn't, and have been sorry for that ever since. I can guarantee you that if my son ever has a son and wants to name him after me, I'll be very clear NOT to name him "the third", as I have told my son that his "secret" or "alternative" name has been "the third", so I'll earnestly request he name his son "the fourth", if he chooses to name him after me. I have heard from friends that it is wrong to name a son after a father because that does not give the son an identity of his own. Nothing could be further from the truth. As well, I have a very good friend now who has a full grown son, and he used that same excuse for why he didn't name his son after him, BUT, I can most assuredly tell you that, regardless of what name is on the birth certificate, that son of his is the carbon copy of him. If you couldn't see his son and know who his father was, well, you clearly didn't know his father. So, the name has little to do with whether the son has an identity of his own. Why my father didn't want my son named after us is because there would be too many men in the house with the same name, and, as when I was growing up, we never knew who they were calling or asking about when they did, and my dad didn't want that multiplied exponentially when a third male with the same first name was in the home. Now, we don't live in the same home, but he was referring to when we visited. How do I feel now, in my adult years, having been named after my dad, and wearing the name "Jr." all these years? Damn proud(pardon the expletive-not-deleted). My dad's been dead 2 and a half years now, and I could never be prouder than to carry his name on, and he was no war hero or football star or such. He was my dad, and he set forth standards for social behaviours, educational achievements, morality, Christianity, and family behaviour that I would be extremely proud to carry forth, even though I can tell you now that I've failed miserably. But I'm oh so glad I was named after him. Oh, and curiously enough, it wasn't he that wanted me named after him. It was my mother. God Bless you.

Answer 6

My husband is named after his father (and therefore is a Jr.) He swore he would not name his son after himself because of all the trouble he has had as an adult with his credit. Bills come to us that should go to his father, and we have had to correct his credit reports many times to specify accounts that should be on his father's reports. It was more of a practical thing than anything else to choose a different name in our case. We named my son after my father instead, who is a Jr. but never got to carry on his name like he wanted to (his son that was named after him died as an infant). There are no confusions because the first name is the same as my father but the last name is different since it is my husband's name. Naming my son after my father has been a way for me to show my admiration and respect for my father.

Answer 7

Pro, the son has his father name
Con, the son has his father name, two of the same are alsways get confusing when the son get older

I have her a friend who husband has His father Middle frist name, and his son has his middle first name
James ryan grandfather
Ryan James father (her husband)
James Ryan the son
The son loves his name, he has his father name but backwards
This is how her husband family name the son after each other

Answer 8

Well, I have four sons and I always believed that they should have their own unique first name....unique meaning no one else in the family has it. However, for the middle names, they are named after their grandparents.

I just never understood the Jr./Sr. thing......it kind of looks like the person was being lazy and didn't want to choose a new name, so they just named him after someone else...

Answer 9

i would give the baby his own name. but if in his dad family has Jr he need to carry out the name and be a Jr. good luck.

Answer 10

In mine and my hubby's family the 1st name the parents pick and the middle name is after the dad etc.
Everyone has always liked it this way to. It works! Everyone is independent, their own person etc. No one has ever changes this either LOL

Answer 11

the pros- father will be proud & if its a good father, the son has a good name to live up to
*my dad & uncles all named there 1st sons after them. they are all incredible men, who are bringing up incredible young men!
the cons- child will always be compared to his father & won't have individual name