How do you feel about naming your child after someone?

My brothers have both suggested naming our baby after them if we have a boy. I was even told that I could name a son after myself, having a little Benjamin Junior.





Truthfully I wonder how many juniors and thirds and fourths out there. And if I had a son named after me and he followed in my steps, wouldn't two Doctor Benjamin M_____s be quite confusing?





Anyway, just wondering what your opinions are.

How do you feel about naming your child after someone?
i think that naming a child as a junior is just too confusing and is not that original. it can be seen that the parents really love the child and want it to be after a parent, but the child may feel that he/she doesn't have his/her own identity. it makes him/her feel like he/she have to follow his/her mom and dad footsteps. there will be too much pressure because there will always be someone the child is refer too.





it will be better to use the mom or dad first name as the baby's middle name.
Reply:I think naming your child after someone else is fine, as long as it's not you(: Like the 1st answerer said, it's a bit egotistical, %26amp; in my opinion a little wierd. I would hate having 'the 2nd' or 'the 3rd' tacked onto my first name.





My whole name though is after other people. My first name is my grandfathers mothers name, and my middle name is my grandmothers mother's name. I think it's sweet they named me after them(:


But your brother is a bit too close to have your son named after, imo. I wouldn't want my aunt having the same name as me, and being named after her. But maybe I'm baised. I think if you're naming your child after other family members it shouldn't be immediate family.


And no children named after famous people please, that is just tacky.





But if you're intent on naming your son after you, at least spell it differently. Like Benjimin or Benjamen. Or put it as their middle name.
Reply:I think it's fine to name a child after family or yourself. I think it's fitting to name a child after a family member if that family member has a special relationship with you or you're wanted to honor somebody by using their name or middle name.





I have a brother and a sister (out of the 5 of us) that are named after my dad and my mom. And one sister has a combo middle name, Jodell, after my 2 grandma's... Joan and Idell. We call her Jodi and it works!





I don't necessarily agree with naming a child after yourself or a family member solely for tradition unless you truly like the name. In those cases I'd recommend finding a similar name and giving them a new identity.





And if you're a great doctor, I think people will find it nice to know two docs by the same name and hope that your son would be as wonderful at it as you.
Reply:it really depends on how you feel about it...my boyfriend is a III and is very proud of it, he like the family name and the association with his dad and grandpa...so it really depends on how you feel, i would go with a II rather than a jr., jr sounds young and will always sound young no matter how old he gets.. but naming your son after you or your brothers is really up to and just because you name them after someone doesnt even mean you have to include the junior or any other suffix..its all up to you and what you want for your child
Reply:My father and brother both are named Robert, but have different middle names. My brother got into debt and creditors were coming after my dad because of the name confusion!





In this day and age having a Sr. and Jr. can be tricky, but not impossible. Maybe if you just consistently use the middle initial or full middle name in all important documents, it will keep the separation between the two.





I named both my kids after my husband's parents. If I have any more I will name them after my parents (My husband is Greek... it's traditional). I think it's a great way to really honor your parents.





My daughter's name is Vasiliki (grandmother's name) Sofia, and we call her Sofia. So anything can work!





Good luck!





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Reply:I'm okay with it, I don't sway one way or another but I don't think I'd ever name my son as a junior, I just don't like that idea (multiple reasons).





I'd skip naming him a junior since the whole two doctor thing would cause confusion. It'd be okay to name the child after the uncles, I suppose. Be sure to think about holidays- will there be two people hollering "What!?" at family get-togethers when someone says one name?





Think about different incidences and go from there :)
Reply:I think that, sometimes, naming a child after yourself makes it seem like the parents are a little egotistical or uncreative. I mean, I understand if it's a family thing, but if you have another boy and one boy is already named after you... I dunno, they may feel less important.


I'd use it as a middle name instead
Reply:I think it is really up to the person personally i like the idea of naming your child after someone you love or to remember or honor someone it really is up to you you can pass on your name without the middle name and make another one it can be whatever you want good luck! hope i helped
Reply:my ex (raymond) has the same name as his dad, his grandpa, %26amp; great grandpa, he wanted 2 name our son that name also,but i said no cz i thought that 4 was enough as it was lol, but i did however put his name in the middle name, %26amp; let him help me pick a name that he liked with me, so my son is ryley raymond james, (also named after my dad), lol not everybody loves raymond it seems lol (the tv show)
Reply:Both of my girls are named after someone. My oldest has the same initials as her dad %26amp; grandpa, and she has the same middle name as her dad, only spelled differently. My youngest has my mom's name for her middle name.





We also have our future children's names picked out, and they all have middle names from family members.
Reply:If you are going to name him after you, I wouldn't go with Jr. Just give him the same name as you, except the junior. Junior just sounds kind of little kiddish, and he wouldn't want that as an adult.





Maybe name him after a grandparent?
Reply:use ur name has the middle name, i believe children should have their own first name different from family members.





i named my son a different name even tho his dad, granddad, and great granddad all have the same name. so i used it as my sons middle name
Reply:you can name ur child after urself without naming him benjamin...his name could be ben, benard, benson, or something