How do you feel about naming a baby after someone?

I would more likely do this with a male than a female however, that isn't always the case.





I want to give my first son the middle name Michael for my father.


I want to give my second son the middle name Keefe. My mother's maiden name is O'Keefe and there is no one to pass on the name.


I want to give my daughter the middle name Anne, after my great aunt.


I would also, depending on the number of children I have, like to us the names Henrick and Victor, a first name and middle name of 2 of my grandfathers (one great-, one great- great-)


I want to give one of my daughters the middle name Mae, which is my grandmother's middle name.





Now, I know these aren't all possible, I was just wondering what you thought and if you would name your children for someone.

How do you feel about naming a baby after someone?
daughter's name is Morgan August - August is my father-in-law's middle name. God willing - future son will be ______ Arthur - Arthur is my grandfather, father, and my middle name.


I like all the names you have but realize you are spreading a little thin. Maybe double dip or sex change it? Michael Victor Keefe. Victoria Anne.


Also...what about your hubby? Do the names flow well with the last name? Does he LIKE the names? Does he want to honor his father too?


I really like honoring family (I wouldn't have done it otherwise) but wait until you need to pick a name before setting on anything.
Reply:my husband%26amp; I are thinking of using Grace as a middle name for our first daughter(when we have kids) because of this lady named Grace that lived next door to my hubby growing up and she was like a grandmother to him.I met her twice and instantly loved that lady.She died on Dec.24,2006.
Reply:well 2 of my kids are named after people in the family my oldest michaela has my middle name anne and has all her initials after her deceased grandfather and my son steven was named after 3rd cousin stephen and has his own fathers middle name
Reply:I am due at the end of July and if I have a boy his name will be Jayden Michael Schaffer after my grandfather whose name was Jerry Michael Schaffer, so if its someone who meant alot to you, why not? If its a girl I wanted to use my great grandmothers middle name stella but that doesn't really seem to work with any names I like and my granmother hates her middle name Laverne and I to don't really like the name and her first name Linda doesn't really work as a middle name, but since I was so close to my grandfather having my potential son's name so close to his, is just another way to show how much I truly loved my grandfather
Reply:I want all of my children to have a namesake for part of their name. My mom wasn't named after anyone and all of her siblings were. She told me that she always wanted to be named after someone and she maned all her kids after someone (ex. my middle is Rose after my great grandmother).





It is very important to me that they are anmed after someone... I don't really know why.





For girls I like like the names Marianna Renee (after my grandmother Marianne and my best friend whose middle name is Renee), Noelle Cristine (after my mom Christine), and Genesis Theresa (after me, theresa).





For boys I like Michael Dennis (after my grandfather Dennis), and and Austin Joseph (after my brother Joseph).
Reply:A lot of children are named after loved ones, it is an age old tradition, keep it going. Remember he has a family also.
Reply:We used my MILs maiden name as our son's first name. His middle name is my FILs middle name, and also my father's first name.





Our daughter was named after my deceased grandma on my mother's side - so we covered all of the bases...
Reply:Definantly I think naming your baby after someone is wonderful-it has so much meaning.I have 2 boys. The oldest has the middle name Thomas which is also his fathers middle name.My 2nd son has the middle name Robert after my dad's name.We want 4 kids and I will continue to name their middle names after family names!
Reply:its is very honoring for a child to be named after their ancestor so i say yes
Reply:I think that it is a wonderful gift to name a child after someone. Some names are better incorporated subtlety however. Just make sure you like the name, not that you are doing it just for the sake of carrying on a family name.
Reply:It is a great way to honor the person. My son has my father's middle name which was passed down for 5 generations. Iam an only child, and it meant the world to him for me to give my son his middle name.
Reply:Yes, definitely. I like passing on the names in the family in some way, because it carries on a tradition and a common thread. I wouldn't go overboard like some I've heard naming each firstborn son James Frederick, etc. But I would definitely include the good old fashioned names either as first names or middle names. I don't consider them "old", but more like "elegant" and "reminiscent". Have fun!
Reply:Okay I heard that it is bad luck to name babies after someone that is living but that it is wonderful to name after the dead.





But I am named after my grandma and love it, she just passes May 28th 2007 at 5:40am and I now enjoy that name even more. I always wanted to name my boy(if I have one) after my uncle that died in 2001. But I had a girl first, maybe this one will be a boy(trying to get prenant)
Reply:Yes, definitely. It is a way to honor their memory. I want to give my first son the middle name Nicholas after my brother who died at birth...
Reply:my son is Spencer after his grandpa's middle name. he's the first grandchild





the baby I am expecting is going to have his own name, no namesake.
Reply:I don't like the idea of naming a baby after someone who's still alive.





But maiden names...we thought about using my mother's maiden name if we had a boy. And we named our second daughter for my grandmother's maiden name.





And my eldest daughter shares her middle name with her great-great-grandmother.
Reply:Michael Keefe


Anne Mae


Victor Keefe


Micheal Henrick


Victor Micheal


There is all kinds of possiblities
Reply:Yes all of my children have been named after family members:





Max William- 6 years old, William is after his grandfather that died 1 month before he was born.





Mia Grace- 3 years old, Grace is after her grandmother.





Anna Sophia- 9 months old, Anna after my mother who was diagnosed wth cancer the day i found out i was pregnant.





Dylan James- 9 months old, James is his fathers middle name.





I am also pregnant with twins and will be using family names again. We have used one name that we like and one family to keep it balanced.
Reply:Ya, I would, B4 I found out what i was going to have a picked out a girl name and a boy name and the boy was going to me named after my father who past away. but with me having a girl i will give her the middle name of my grandmother who was very close to me so my daughter will be named Appleann Marie, Marie after her great grandma.
Reply:I didn't. I wanted my son to start a new legacy with his names. I don't think it is necessary to name your kids after people you love. Everyone i know does it. and I unserstand that they are honouring their grandfathers and so on, but can't you do that in photos and family airlumes
Reply:Well I find it really nice when a child is named after someone significant in the family. However in my family there really isn't a pleasant name to chose...lol....my last name is Holmes and the only decent desendents name to chose to John...hence John Holmes the former porn star...then there are Lynwood, Gerald, Glennis, Roxie, Jeanette....however...I do believe that if you are going to chose a family name for one child that you should do it with all of them, I think that is the only fair thing. Example: If you had a son and named him after your grandfather and father (John David) and then had a daughter and named her after no one, it would kind of leave her out...
Reply:I don't think is a good idea, i would never named any of my kids after any member of my family.....
Reply:I named my daughter after my grandma and my mom and her own first name though. Not exactly the same but some part of their names are in my daughters name.
Reply:Definitely! Naming your child after someone is the most sincere form of flattery. It's awesome that you have so many names to pass on. I say do it!
Reply:I think is so great to pass a family name along! My middle name is after my aunt's. Don't really like it but I love her so much that makes me proud to carry it. (by the way is Esther...i know). My daughter's middle name is Ann after her grandmother. You should go for it. I really like Michael Keefe for a boy!
Reply:yes family names are very special. my middle name is Ann after both of my grandmothers middle names, same for my cousin. Another cousin has the name Kate after a great grandmother. A middle name Rowland after my cousins grandfather. My brother has the same initials as my dad John William and Jay Wesley. Im going to use my mom's initials for my girl and use her middle name Joy. Its to honor those in your family i think its great!!!
Reply:I think it's a great idea for middle names. My brother's first name was my mother's father's middle name and my brother's middle name was the first name of my dad's grandpa.
Reply:yea i think its cool. i mean i know its not important but my brothers middle name is because we're irish and my middle name is my grandfathers name, winthrop
Reply:i think it is really smart and mature to think of your family in that way
Reply:no no no.....not after no one
Reply:i love it. just like i love nancy

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