Would you name your child after yourself?

I named my daughter who passed away after me. Well her second middle name anyway. My husband has a relative though who are four generations of the same first name. My half brother and dad shared the same name, but my half brother went by his middle name.

I wouldn't name a child after myself. I know a lot of people who are named after their parents who aren't happy with it, and feel they have to work harder to carve their own identity because of it. I would rather give my child a name that I feel will suit them, after much meditation and thought. As for naming more than one child the same name, I wouldn't do that either, for the same reason. I think names have a lot of power, and do to a certain extent influence our identities. I was very careful in naming my child because my husband grew up with a "strange" name and had to deal with a lot of bullying over it. So we chose a "common but not too common" name for my son's first name and an uncommon name for his second one, so he can go by whichever he likes later.

I wouldn't - Only because my name is plain- Kris. I see the same names in men more than women. I think it is ok- to have a jr. I don't think I would do it though- I would never name more than 1 child the same name- how odd is that! Confusing and I think it would make the children feel less special. But each to your own. I can't imagine having 3 Kris's running around 1 house- LOL

After giving Ben and Andie names from my dad and my sister, I decided with the last one that it was my turn. My last child has the same middle name as me, which, in turn, is the same as my moms. I told her it would be cool if she passed it down(she's only 9 now) but I would be okay if she didn't.

I wouldn't name my child after myself or my husband, it would just be too weird for us! My son is named after a late family member, it's a way to honor him. Future children will have names with my husbands ethnicity (my sons name is also that ethnicity since that relative was on that side of the family), I just think that's more unique here in America than the common ones. I don't know why people name all their kids the same name like George, I can't remember which country this one guy was from, but my dad works with a guy where all his sibling have the same first name, but different middle names-he said it's pretty common where he's from (wherever that is lol, need more coffee).

We name our childrens middle names using ours. My little girl has a combination name from my Mom's middle name Kay and my sisters middle name Marie. Kurt had his Dads middle name Kamarie has my middle name

My name is Shaunita and I really dont like it.I didnt name my girls after me but my youngest daughter has my grandmothter's middle name.I dont think i would want them having the same name either.

I guess that I am probably in the minority on this issue. Will be interesting to see your responses. I would not name a child after me. There is something about having your own name within a family. ...something about being unique. I would worry that a child would feel the need to be like me in other ways and live up to my name so to speak. I jsut think that all kids need their own identity. I have three boys and one girl...belive me, there are no 'Juniors' in our family! Please folks, don't bash me...just my opinion! As for having multiple kids with the same name...NO!

We *might* consider using my husband's middle name for the middle name of a future son, but we definitely won't use his first name. My husband was always known as "Little Carl" and he hated it (he's a II). And anyway, my name and my husband's name are too close to the same to even consider adding another Car- name to the mix. When I was pregnant, I kept dreaming I named my son Evan, and used my husband's middle name for his middle name, too. Then when I had my son, I went ahead and named him the name we had already decided on.

no, i prefer to be more original than that...it just tends to be way confusing! we have friends that have named their son the same name as the fathers...just too odd...my boss named his son same first name, different middle name...and they call him al jr...no that is not right, he has a different middle name... i am much more creative than that!!

i had a friend whose name is the same with her sisters, she's edna1, and she has sisters named as edna II, and edna III. i find it weird having the same names in the family so i thought that someday, when i'd have my kids i wont name them that way. but with my present status, i'd like to add a little of my name to my child's name in the future. i'd add mari to his or her name. my husband doesn't want to give his name if ever we'd have a son (he's name is gwen, and it starts discussion).

I don't think i'd name my kids after either myself or my partner, neither of us like our names a whole lot & neither of us have unique names, they're common as! My daughter was named using my Mum's middle name (which was also her mum's 1st name) & then my partner's nana's name - it had a nice ring to it so we went with it. Not sure what we'll do next time but i doubt any of them will be named after us! Definitely NOT more than one either, that seems a little silly to me - you call for 1 & more than 1 comes running, that's too confusing!!!

I think each child should have their own name, since each child is unique so should their name be. I know several people that gave their sons the same name as their fathers, the boys usually end up being called junior, silly to me, why not just name the boy junior and be done with it. An ex boyfriend's mother was named Shirley Darlene and she named her daughter Shirely Kay, very confusing when you call Shirely and they both answer. When I named my children I gave them middle names of family and friends that were very special to me. But since I had a hard time deciding, I ended up giving the girls' 2 middle names each, my son only has one. So to get to the point and stop rambling lol, no I would never name a child after me or hubby and never name more than one child by the same name no matter how much I loved the name.

HECK NO! bwahahaha. First off im a second. aka, I have the same name as my dad. Secondly its awful. Some people think my name is neat, but after thirty years of being Merlin (first) Noah (second) I can assure you its not. Interesting question though.

i think middle names are okay to use. In my family...there are 4 girls with the middle name Marie. Me, 2 cousins and my daughter. I think it gets too confusing if family has the same first names. And as for George Foreman...thats just his being egotistical...he even named his daughter george...

I really considered naming my daughter Katherine, which is my middle name, but decided against it because I knew my family would tease me if I did that and I wanted my daughter to have her own individual name. Besides, picking out names is fun! I had a great time brainstorming names with my friends, family, co-workers, you name it. I was always thinking of new ones and adding them to the list and crossing old ones off. If you just name your child after yourself and are done with it than you really havn't put all that much thought or effort into picking something special for your baby. It's different if you name your child after a deceased relative to honor them, but I wouldn't use a living relatives name. And for your second question, no, I absolutely would not ever name more than 1 child the same name. That's ridiculous. If I were a child and I had the same name as my sister or brother I would be mad about it! Children are unique and deserve to each have their own unique name.

No, I would not name my child after me. I would want to give my children their own name. Plus I would get confused (and possibly confuse my child) if they had the same name as me. I even try to avoid the same first letter in names, though with my second son his middle name and my first name both start with the letter J. :P Oh well, what can I say, I had a hard time looking for boy names especially the second time around! LOL IF I were to become pregnant again AND the baby was a boy I'd have a h*ll of a time naming him! LMAO

I have two children and it never crossed my mind to name them after my first name or my husbands first name. I just think they need thier own personality in thier name. But I did give my daughter the same middle name as mine. Only because my mother gave me the same middle name as her and I wanted to pass it along and make a tradition out of it.

Absolutely not. as for me,a Chinese man, to name mY child after my name is imposible which is just like a coin only has two sides,other than three.

I would not name my child after myself. I think each child is an individual and needs his/her own unique name.