Would you ever consider....

My son is a third. He has the same name as his father, who has the same name as his father. I was named after my mother. It's not as common for girls to be named after their mothers, but many of the women in my family have their mother's name. My grandmother is the 6th Catherine Susan in her family.

Ya i think many parents will do that...But I think it is good to have the first name always different and then the last name to have fathers name is always nice.. I like it...I would love to give my son/daughters name like that only...first name always new and then the second name fathers name....

My first name was taken from my father's name but he also gave me a second name which was also taken from his brother(my uncle). That is why my name is two firts is my father's and the second is my uncle's name. I think there's nothing wrong with that, that has been in practice ever since. But when I became a father I decided not to follow such and we named our son differently than what was used to be.

Naming children is always complicated and in certain families there are traditions that go back several generations and it is sad when those lines are broken. In my family the boys tend to all have the same second name(a traditional name not too excentric) it goes back to our great great grandfather though some have not followed it I hope to. When my parents were young it was commonplace in certain families in the area they lived to name the children after their godparents, the naming of a child after their parents was not as common. The fact is that names change and at some point in a persons life most people wish they had a different name, more common less common more fashionable. If names did not change we could have names that 100 years ago were popular characters in books eg Ebenezer Scrooge(Charles Dickens' 1843 novel, A Christmas Carol) and Ichabod Crane (1858 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow). Personally, I don't think that I would like my child to be burdened with my name as it is commplicated, secondly I feel that by giving them their own name it gives them their distinction their individuality even if it is the same as half the people they now it not a copy of their parents. To each their own.

me, personally, i would never name a baby after someone else. i don't even want to give my children the same name as any of their relatives. i don't fault people that do this, but i don't think that they really give the child an opportunity to have an identity of their own. they will always have something to live up- or down- to. their's always some sort of stigma that comes along with someone else's name. if i really want to pay homage to someone that i love, i may "borrow" a name of theirs as a middle name, but i think that all children should have their own name.

How can i do that if i give my baby the same name as mine or my husband, how can i tell apart my baby when someone call me or my husband? i think i won't do that , and i can understand why peopel want do that , is't personable or others ?

i won't prefer giving my name or my husband's name to our baby. but i really look forward to combining our names, coming up with a unique one. i don't have anything againsts parents who give their names to their kids. it's just not my style. i want my kids to have their own personality, starting with their names.

yes I also noticed some who give their baby the same name like theirs. But most of them also get the name of the baby's grand parents, either the side of the mom or the dad. In my case, I can consider that, but I prefer to name my children, originally, I find the fun on the naming part, and it is an important part of me being a parent I guess- to think what name will I call my angels. I just plan of making their names starts with the first letter of my name and my husband's name. Thank you for the discussion. =)

I got so frustrated trying to pick a name for our first child I told my husband we were giving the baby his name. My husband did not want that so we found a name quickly. I know many people who give their children their name because it is a family tradition, but I know more who give their children the name of someone else in the family who has had a great impact on them, such as a parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle.

a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. these are the famous lines. but you see, if someone's name is a mark in history, then i do not think there is any harm in giving the father's name to the child. he will have an extra tag of junior or some number like philip14, 15 or something of that sort. well , i am not married . so kids are presently too far a cry for me. bye and happy my lotting.

Yes my oldest son is named after two people ,one is my dad and after my great grandfather,my youngest one is named after his father,I think its nice when kids get family names.

yes i would love to give my child my name. after all he / she is my child

We never considered it, but simply because my husband's name is Joe and his dad is also Joe. I don't really like the nickname of "Joey". Plus, we had girls! So, a girl named Joe or Josephine was NOT in our list!

I guess I would but not giving the entire name. Like making them their Jr's right? I would have to think before doing that. But I would probably name my child the way my parents did. My brother's name is Earn Arthur. EARN stands for my moms initials, Maria Elena Rivera Nipas and Arthur is named after Arturo, my grandpa's dad. I have cousins whose names are: DAYANA CARMELA (named after her mom, Diana), LOREN DOROTHEA (named afetr Lorice -her dad and Rena-her mom, and Dorothea is my aunt's very close nanny), Justin Melchesidec (his grandma is Justiniana, they share the same bday.) and JOSE XENEN (grandpa is Jose Maria and Xenen is grandpa's uncle) Well, whatever it is, parents just want to make their children's names to sound good. I'm glad I wasn't named, RODELEN, my dad is RODulfo and my mom is ELENa. LOL!

no never... i don't want my child to have the same name as me or my hubby's... i think it is funny and i will feel weird calling them with the same name as me or my hubby's... there are so many other names that i can use... why i have to give them the same name as mine or my hubby's??? :-) we can be creative and choose a better name for them... that's what i thought... take care and have a nice day...

I am pregnant with my second and last child. It is a boy. Yes I would consider it. My sons middle name will be my hubbys 1st name. It goes well with his 1st name. It pays respect to my hubby. And there is no Jr. involved. The family liked the idea.

I was named after both of my Grandmothers. I have two daughters the oldest (i didn't name) is named after her father the next daughter Is named after my Father and my sister (i named her) My oldest son is named for his Father (I named him) my youngest son is named after my father and my brother(i didn't name him) so i guess the answer is a very absolute YES!

No. I would never consider naming my baby after me or my husband. I think that that is so uncreative and lame. It would be so weird and very confusing. I know that a lot of parents always call their huband or wife dad or mom. I think that's creepy. And if I named my kid after my husband I would have to resort to that creepiness or else call my kid junior which I've always thought sounded so stupid. I guess using a nickname or middle name is an option, but why do that when I could just give them their own real name to use? the more and more I think about it, the dumber it seems to me. Nah. Naming my kids after their parents is just not cool.

They should have different names i feel.. Otherwise there can be lot of confusions. Lets say if the mother is calling "Where are you X?" and X is the name of both fatehr and child, both will respond which can lead to great confusions.

NO NO NO! Not me. A Child needs to know they are special and individual hard to do when your parents name you their name.