Questions about parents naming their kids the same name as themselves?

Question 1) Do you think it's okay for a son to be named after his father?





Question 2) Do you think it's okay for a daughter to be named after her mother?





Question 3) If you gave different answers to the above questions, please explain why you feel gender makes a difference.





Question 4) If you have the same answer, please explain why you are for or against kids being named after their parents in general.

Questions about parents naming their kids the same name as themselves?
1. Yes


2. Yes, but I haven't seen it too often so it is alittle odd.


3. Well, typically girls don't like what they have. Like if they've got curly hair they want it straight, so usually they don't absolutely loove their name so they don't do it as often. And usually the guy passes on his name as a sign of pride and it's a priviledge. A guy keeps his last name too, so name has more symbolism for guys in my opinion.
Reply:Question 1) Do you think it's okay for a son to be named after his father?





Nope





Question 2) Do you think it's okay for a daughter to be named after her mother?





Nope





Question 3) If you gave different answers to the above questions, please explain why you feel gender makes a difference.





Question 4) If you have the same answer, please explain why you are for or against kids being named after their parents in general.





Because the confusion would be annoying and I don't see the point;- there are millions of different names out there :D
Reply:1 - yes


2 - i dont know, IMO it comes off as a little vain


3 - i feel that when a mother names her son OR daughter after the father [daughter if the father has a unisex name or something like that] its out of respect, honor, love, tradition, etc. but i just feel as though a mother naming her daughter OR son after herself its a little vain in my opinion, i guess it could be different if it was like a family middle name or something...i dont know its just my preference. i think its better for a mother to name her children after someone else than herself if she wants to name them after somebody.
Reply:Yes, I do-if that is what the parents want to do.


My son is Randal Allen Braxton, II. We used Roman Numerals instead of Jr. because we liked it better.





Yes, I do-if that is what the parents want to do.


I know people that have done this. My oldest daughter is "sort of" named after me-her name is a combination of her father and I's name.





Gender makes no differenc.e





Parents are able to name their children as they please. For some families, it is tradition. My children think their names are pretty cool. My son LOVES having the same name as his father.





So, if the parents want to do it, it is fine for me-no matter the gender. If they do not want to do it, that is fine also-just do not insult others for naming their children as they see fit.
Reply:I wouldn't personally name my son or daughter after its mother or father but I don't see anything 'wrong' with it, your name doesn't determine what you identity is or what personality you have, two people can have the same name and be opposites and I don't think that having the same name as a parent would affect a child's health or mental state in any negative way, its not significant to do so, the child may find it irritating that they have the same name but some people just don't like their name in general anyway.


Also, I don't understand why people think its ok to name a child after its father but not its mother? maybe its just because the majority of parents in society name children after their father? but just because something is unusual that doesn't make it weird or wrong. I don't like that we have an inability to accept what is unusual. e.g. why is it out of honor for a child to be named after its father? tradition?...and vain for a child to be named after its mother? sexist? Why can't a child honor and respect its mother like its father?
Reply:Question 1) Do you think it's okay for a son to be named after his father?


My brother was named after our farther. I guess it's okay seeing as he is the last boy born in the family.





Question 2) Do you think it's okay for a daughter to be named after her mother?


I was named after my mother (ICK!) It is soo annoying when I go to the doctors and they confuse my records with my mother's. Or when we are at a family function they call Karen (our name) and having both of us turn our heads. I have always tried to be an individual but having my mother's name makes me feel like I am nothing more than a clone. I look just like her as well. Not bad on that level considering my mom was, is, and always be a very good looking woman. I am actually thinking about getting a legal name change.
Reply:1. Yes as long as the go by jr. and you both like the name!





2. Yes I do once again same as 1





3. I didn't and I do not feel that gender makes a difference





4. I am for it because it is a way to keep a family tradition started and or going! I would rather use the first name as the middle name on a kid though because I think that it would get too confusing and everything.
Reply:I personally wouldn't do either. I guess people might give a different answer because it is more common to name boys after their fathers than girls after their mothers. Usually, the male names get passed down in families. I think a child deserves their own name. There are so many names out there, why not pick one different than your own? I think it would be very confusing too. My best friend was named after her mom and her brother after her dad. Half the time when I called to talk to her I would ask for her but get her mom instead!
Reply:Well, my mother and myself have the same middle name(Michele - with 1 L instead of 2) , and i also passed it on to my daughter. And if i ever have a son, my husbands middle name is Jacob, and i would love to use that as a 1st name for my son. But i dont like jr. names or having exactly the same name as a parent, you need your own identity. Thats my opinion. Hope it helps.
Reply:I think its okay for boys to be named after their father (I have an uncle called Del who called his son Del who called his son Del - so overall 3 Del's :L) but i do think its strange for a mother and daughter to have the same name (just my opinion tbh)
Reply:I think it's up to the parents. I know families who've done both (1 and 2). And I don't have an issue with it. I actually like it when the women do it because it's typically only boys are named after their dad.
Reply:1) Yes, it's tradition.





2) No, it seems kinda weird.





3) Because it's a tradition for a boy to be named after his father. It always will be. It isn't unfair, it's just family and honor.
Reply:Question 1) Yes


Question 2) Yes


Question 3) I didn't put different answers


Question 4) I like it when children are named after their parents, it keeps the name going from generation to generation.
Reply:1) Yes. But it can be confusing, so it's easier if the father's name is the middle name.





2) Definitely. But as I said before, it might get confusing.
Reply:my husband wants me to name the baby after him but i wont i just feel that everyone should have their own identity i think middle names are ok i am considering giving the baby his first name as a middle name
Reply:I would only use a parents name as my child's middle name. I'm not against either option you asked...that is just my personal preference.
Reply:I would rather just give one of the parents' names as a middle name for the child b/c I don't like the jr. thing..
Reply:nah
Reply:1) Yes, it's okay for as son to be named after his father. Though I can see how this could come off as essentially conceited, it's a traditional naming practice in our culture, so most people perceive it as very normal. However, I personally wouldn't choose to pass on the father's entire name. I much prefer it when the father's middle is used as the son's first name, or when the father's first or middle is used as the son's middle.





2) I do think it's okay for a daughter to be named after her mother, but it does strike me as strange to pass on the mother's entire first and middle name to her daughter. However, I love the idea of giving the daughter a middle name after her mother or using the mother's middle name as the daughter's first name.





3) While I think it's "okay" in both instances, we'd be deceiving ourselves if we didn't acknowledge there is a difference in the way each instance is generally perceived in our culture. We're so careful about not wanting to be "sexist", but if there weren't a general difference in the way these two naming practices are perceived, you wouldn't be asking this question! I think the gender difference may be due to two factors:





-- Our culture has traditionally been more patriarchal, with names being passed down through the male line. While it might seem conceited to honor yourself in your child's name, in the case of a man naming his son after himself, most people will attribute it to tradition rather than vanity. However, because it's not as traditional for a woman to name her daughter after herself, it's more likely that her motive will be interpreted as vanity.





-- In our culture, some people view naming as the primary responsibility of the mother (since she is the one who gives birth to the child). If a son is named after his father, this could be seen as the mother's decision to honor her husband. People who might balk at someone trying to "honor herself" in choosing to name a daughter after herself might not have a problem with the mother honoring her husband in choosing to name a son after him. (However, from what I've seen on baby name boards, it's usually the MEN who want to name sons after themselves -- most women wouldn't choose to have their son be a junior unless their husband insisted on it.) As a side note, if the father were choosing the name all by himself (such as in a case where the mother died giving birth to the child), I wouldn't see it as strange at all to pass on the mother's entire name to the daughter.





Naming isn't so much a question of "right" or "wrong" but what is perceived as culturally normal. It's less culturally normal for a daughter to be given her mother's entire first and middle name. But it may be perfectly normal in some cultures, and it certainly isn't bad or wrong.





4) I think it's special for children of both genders to have family names, whether they be from a parent, grandparent, or more distant ancestor. I have the same middle name as my paternal grandmother (which just happened to be a version of my mother's first name), and I really like being connected to them in this way. I plan to pass on my middle name to a daughter and my husband's middle name to a son.





However, I personally would not give a son or daughter the same first name as my husband or me -- since names are used to distinguish between people, it makes sense to give them first names that are, well, distinct.





Very interesting question! You get a star!