Do you think a child should get their own unique name, or be named after a family member?

I think that is a very good question. I feel that if it is a name of like maybe a great-grandmother or great-grandfather, someone not in the very immediate family, then it is okay. But I do feel that a child should have his or her own identity. I am personally against a son having his own fathers name, being a Jr or even a II or a III, or so on. I feel like it makes them have to live by an image of who they were named after. It is not allowing them to be themselves.





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Do you think a child should get their own unique name, or be named after a family member?
I think it all depends on the person who is having the child. For me we used family names for the middle names of our children. My husband and I both have a grandfather named william and a grandmother named anne so we have used these as middle names of all our children in the hopes of passing down a family name from both sides. But again, it all depends on the person and weather they see it as fit for a family name to be passed on.
Reply:I think that either way..as long as you pick a name that has meaning to you (either because of the meaning of the name, the beauty of the name, or because it belonged to someone special), it is perfect! For me... our daughter's have their own unique names (but names that have special meanings and that my husband and I think are BEAUTIFUL), and if we ever have a son, he will be named after my husband's grandfather and my dad (first and middle). So I like it both ways! :o) I hope that helps! Good luck!
Reply:I think you can honor a family member but still give a child their own name. My daughter we named after 2 of her grandmas and 2 of her great grandmas. One grandma we gave her the same initials as. My grandmas name was Betty Jane, I named my daughter Bryana Jean-Marie. Jean is my husbands moms middle name and his grandmas middle name, and Marie is my moms middle name. Good luck:)
Reply:Both!





I think that using a middle name that is part of the family is very cool. My son's middle name is Daddy's first name. So he isn't a junior, but still like dad.


A girl's name that we're considering has my maiden name as her middle name.


A boys' name that we're considering has an uncle's name because he died unexpectedly and young, and it is a nice way to remember him.





But their first names can be unique.
Reply:I think they should have their own name. And if you want to name them for a family member it should be a middle name. I think it's just weird when kids are named after their mum or dad, it's not so bad when they're named after grandparents because at least they're not living in the same house. My dad was the seventh John Wilson Harkness in his family, my mum refused point blank to carry the name into another generation and called my brother Simon Fraser. None of us have a family name.
Reply:I think that the last name usually shows enough relation to a family member. I HATE it when men name theirs sons after themselves exactly. (ie. Charles Edwards III!)





Otherwise, I think it's okay. Personally I would rather have my own unique first name, and maybe a middle name after someone else.
Reply:combination





My full name is Laura (unique) Jane (my grandma) Cavaghan (family surname) Perce (real surname)





My baby daughter is going to be called Rosemary (unique) Chiara (after my mum Claire - it's the Italian version)





I think honouring the family in a small way is lovely but I don't really have a strong preference either way - completely unique or completely family-honouring names are both lovely ideas!
Reply:sometimes its culture. I know some who have done this. I did name all my boy children voluntarily after family except my daughter and I was given slack so families in this day and age who do this are a bit wrong. It's really up to the mother and father. We named our first son 's middle name after my dad because there are no boys on my side to carry on our rare last name. And We named our second son after my fil because he is a sweet man. But my daughter I wanted to name her a name that was to my heart. My mother's family felt I should ahve named her after her in her memory but I no longer speak to them. they were ugly about it and I wasnt going to ahve them do that to me over my daughter.
Reply:I think that their first name should be unique, or at least not the same as their mum or dad. Honouring a dead family member is nice, but not if it's a very old-fashioned or ugly name. If you wanted to do that, then you could use a variation of the name or make it their middle name.
Reply:Both, thats what I did I named my son Simon- unique Harry- after his Grandpa


my daughter: Rayden- unique Monica- after my sister! hope this helps
Reply:I like unique names as the first name, and use a family name as a middle name, no need having 2 or 3 of the same name in one family.
Reply:it depends what you like i like unique first names and then possibly family names for the middle name just depending.
Reply:i think they should get there own unique name and maybe and a middle name of there father or mother or grandparents.
Reply:I think first names should be something that is their own and middle names for family names.
Reply:name it Autumn..