Would you recommend naming your son after his father?

I was thinking of naming my son after his father but changing his middle name like his parents did to him. I wonder would this get confusing when he gets old? For identity.

Would you recommend naming your son after his father?
i think it's sweet
Reply:I really do not recommend giving your son the same name as his father. I have worked at a bank for the past five years and have seen numerous cases of fraud and mistaken identity due to this practice. Sometimes it is accidental but the worst is when it is intentional. I have had several customers have to go to the social security office to get a letter proving their social (even though they have their card) because of confusion on credit reports. It WILL be a problem at some point, I guarantee it. We are using my husband's first name as a middle name so this does not happen to us. Also, I really don't recommend the name Junior...can you picture a man in his 60s named Junior? I think it could give him an inferiority complex. What about your husband's middle name as your son's first name? I hope this helps.
Reply:My brother was a Jr, it was fine a child, but as a teenager and older phone calls got mixed up.





I know someone that name there son after there father by using the father middle first names. I think this is a good way of doing this, he would have the same name, but his own at the same time





I know people that use the father first name as the son middle name, to give the son the father first name in his name





My husband middle name goes back in his family to his great grandfather. I thought that was cool. If he had a boy, that would of been his middle name





They are ways of naming your son after the father, without giving them the same name or same first name





There is no wrong answer. What you like is the best
Reply:It *is* confusing. My husband and FIL share the same first and last name, but have different middle names. DH goes by his middle name all of the time, but on documents and other important things like that, it is a pain for him to always be referenced by a name he doesn't use.





To make matters worse, DH and FIL share the same middle initial, so mail is constantly mixed up and sent to the wrong address. We had a hassel with a car company when we had one of our vehicles serviced and our bill was mailed to my inlaws address because my husband and his father were both in the system.





I understand some people want to honor the parent, but I feel the best way to do that is to use the middle name spot. Pick a great first name for your son that you both love and have your husbands first name as the middle name.





This is just my personal opinion though from very frustrating experiences!
Reply:if i had a son, i would not name the boy after his father because personally i think it would get confusing calling both at them at the same time. Plus i would want my sons name to be more original. but maybe if you really want your son to have his fathers name but your not really sure - you should make your sons middle name his fathers name and then choose an original name for him. you wouldnt want your son to be the third one named the same name - its just boring. =)
Reply:My Dad's Robert (aka Bobby), my Brother Robert (aka Bobby), my Cousin Robert (you guessed it, aka Bobby), and it doesn't bother us. They get Bobby Snr, young Bobby, Cousin Bobby and so on. They are totally different people, so no problem with identity - it's actually quite nice carrying on the tradition, but at the same time, if you dont give your son the same name, he's still his Dad's son at the end of the day!
Reply:I think using the father's name is really sweet, but it'd be better if it was the middle name. If it's the first name he'd almost inevitably be called Junior, and kids hate that. But, if you have another kid you should put your name in their too, even if it is a boy. Like, my cousin's name is Michelle and she's married to Aaron, and they have two daughters, Paige Michelle and Payton Erin. It can also work the other way around, depending on your name. But, still, I wouldn't use it as the first name but still put it in the name.
Reply:I wouldnt.





I have always told myself I do NOT want to get stuck naming my child after his father.





ONLY because its not fair if you have another boy. I mean come on...would you like being the second child and having just a regular name while your older brother has his fathers?





I hate when people do that...UNLESS they plan to only have one kid. I MEAN unless your adopting you can't plan to just have one boy either. Soo DONT do it. Be fair to your kids.
Reply:My partner always mentioned to me about naming my son after my father..but personally I think its annoying. I hate people who are named something the third and forth and they want that one specific name to go down generations. That was a long time ago back when we had King Henry the 8th and such. I wouldn't do it.
Reply:I am named after my Father and We named my son after me. Frederick Robert. My Dad goes by Fritz I go by Rob and my Son is Robert. There are times it has been a little confussing but not many. As far as an legal paperwork or such goes.they usally go by your Social security number and not your name anyways.Do what pleases you.
Reply:I named my son with his own first name and gave him his dad's name as his middle name. I gave my daughter my middle name as her middle name.





If you give him the same first name as his dad he will likely be called Little John or whatever the name is or Junior. I wouldn't like that.
Reply:I think that naming your son after his father is a great idea just as long as he's not a junior. Both of my children have a variation of their father's name as a middle name. I like that it's not the same but it still links them to him in a special way
Reply:Doesn't his father already have a name? If you name his son first, what are you going to call his father in the mean time?





Ok, seriously, my son has my first name, new middle name. Everyone loves it. No confusion.





Good luck.
Reply:I dont no, In my opinion, I wouldn't because 2 people who are special to me with the same name. I would go for 2 different names. the closest I would go is Having first letter of first name the same or like





Leon


Leonardo


Simular names





Hope I helped you xxx
Reply:i thought about this one too, for my son and now i am glad that i didnt name him after my husband....you dont want your kid known as "Little ___". Unless of course the father has unfortunatly passed on, then it would be okay I suppose.
Reply:If you really want to do it, do it. And for identity problems, Just give him a nickname or something so people don't get confused on who your talking about.
Reply:I named my son after his dad


but used his dads 2 middle names instead of his first





James Matthew





His dads name is


Thomas James Matthew





my son and his wife are now trying for a baby and if its a boy they are gonna name him


Alex James





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Reply:that would be good.. my brother is named after my dad (both first and middle names, and last, obvioulsy).. he is almost 50 years old and is still called Bobby... so changing the middle name would make it easier
Reply:yea i think it is great my dads name is the same as mines except for the middle name. and when i have my first son ill give him my whole name
Reply:no, unless his father passed away but normally, the father's first name is the baby's middle name.
Reply:I know a couple of people who are named after there parents and they have some inferior complexes.. It could get confusing growing up..


My advice is to give your child his own identity and maybe use his fathers name as a middle name?
Reply:Personally I wouldn't. Your son is an entirely different person as opposed to just an extension or version of your husband. I would give my son his own name.
Reply:My father was named Joseph and my brother was named after my father. Joseph Jr. no middle name, thats up to you.
Reply:I dont think its a bad idea..my fiance is named after his father, and everyone just calls him by his middle name to not confuse anyone.
Reply:i think its nice, but only if the father has passed away. otherwise its fairly confusing.


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Reply:Just use it for a middle name instead of his first name.


That way there is no confusion when you call either one of them.
Reply:People do name their son or daughter after other people so it's fine, it your child so you should decide
Reply:maybe for the middle name. but i think it would be too confusing unless the father passed away.
Reply:You can do it as the middle name :]
Reply:yes then you could pass the name on but give him a middle name so theres no confusion
Reply:Ya I think it would be too confusing

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