Why Name A Son After The Father?

My husband thinks differently; he is proud and feels honored that his father named him, the IV. My stepson's mother choice not to name him after his father, therefore there was not a V.
 

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Our son is a Jr. While I don`t regret naming him after his dad at all,it got a little difficult when he was an adult and still lived on our property. Things got a little mixed up at times. But once he moved out,there have been no issues.
 
Gary O' said:
Beat heck outa being named from whatever the baby first saw at birth, like the native Americans did.
I mean Gary Jr seems more palatable than, say, Ugly Doctor or Bed Pan
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Got to agree with that Gary. This link will give you a list of You-Kneek, (someone thought it clever, unique even,) baby names. It's nothing new of course.
Which Hollywood actor was named: Spangler Arlington Brugh?
Robert Taylor.
 
I am a Jr and quite proud to carry my father's name. He was a caring and incredibly intelligent man, and I am happy to perpetuate his legacy. I think he was happy to have me because I am an only child, so he named me accordingly.
 
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My father named me after his father, his two brothers did
the same with their first born sons, there were three of us
with the same name at school.

The second son was named after the mother's father.

This is or was customary in Scottish and Irish families to do so.

Mike.
 
I wondered why the Spousal Equivalent, being the first son, wasn't a Junior but his younger brother was. He said he didn't know why.

Being the Nosy Parker that I am, I finally asked his mother hoping that there wasn't some scandalous reason why.

She said that when he was born, she asked her husband if he wanted a Junior and he said he didn't care. So, she named him after her favorite unclen

When the next son was born, he had changed his mind and DID want a Junior, so THAT one was the Junior. A little interesting, but no scandal thankfully.

If you look in old family bibles, you'll frequently see the same family name applied to more than one son in the same generation. Say that family tradition dictates that the oldest son is always named "John"...... the first son is born in 1840, christened John, and then dies at two months old. Next son is born in 1842, is named "John" and dies at the age of one year. Another son is born in 1845 and, of course, he's John. And so on, until they actually get one that lives.

Frequently, daughters were named after their mothers. It seems only fair that mothers got their "juniors", too.

Me.....my mother got my full name from an obituary in the newspaper. <sigh>
 
Wiki explains it pretty good.

"In the United States the most common name suffixes are senior and junior, which are abbreviated as Sr. and Jr. with initial capital letters, with or without preceding commas. In Britain these are rarer, but when they are used the abbreviations are Snr and Jnr, respectively. The use of these social terms is governed by etiquette but not enshrined in law. According to The Emily Post Institute, an authority on etiquette, the term Jr. can be correctly used only if a male child's first, middle, and last names are identical to his father's (current) names. When a male child has the same name as his grandfather, uncle or male cousin, but not his father, he can use the II suffix, which is pronounced "the second"."

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Junior

Females can also have the suffix "junior".

"Although there are instances of daughters who are named after their mothers and thus use the suffix "Jr." (such as Winifred Sackville Stoner, Jr., Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Jr., and Carolina Herrera, Jr.) or after their grandmothers with the suffix "II", this is not common. Usually, the namesake is given a different middle name and so would not need a suffix for differentiation. Furthermore, once the woman marries she would most commonly take the surname of her husband and thus do away with the generational suffix. The title "Jr." is sometimes used in legal documents, particularly those pertaining to wills and estates, to distinguish among female family members of the same name."

https://english.stackexchange.com/q...l-a-daughter-with-the-same-name-as-her-mother
 
depends on the DAD i guess ...
My son in law is a jr and his dad is a deadbeat...
Son in law has had to correct collection agencies and had people try to contact him about all sorts of owed money and other issues.

When grandson was born he said no way would he be a III and son in laws parents seemed crushed ......
 
Many of my clients have followed the tradition of naming a son the same name as the father. And their children have done similar. One of my current clients has a son in law who is Mr.Joh Doe the IV. HIS son (the only boy, 2 daughters) is Master John Doe the V.

In another family, the client’s maiden name is the middle name of the daughter AND the first name of the son. Jane Doe Smith for the daughter, Doe Smith for the son.

At least here in the South, this naming legacy seems prevalent in the upper class/wealthy strata.

The various Juniors are addressed in different ways. Big John vs little John. Baby John vs John. The first and last name’s initials used as a nickname i.e.The dad is John Doe, the kid is JD Doe. And of course the ubiquitous Junior for the kid.
 
This is a little off the subject, but I'm trying to remember the musician who gave all his kids the same name. Does anybody remember?
 
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