Anyone here named after family members .

[texanwitch]

I was named after two aunts who died a few months after birth.

Why, to keep the old family names going.

I think it was creepy myself.

[VenusRising]

1. I am supposedly named after a cousin of my father.

Whatever. I don't particularly like my name anyway. I should have changed it when I got married. I would still have been called the same thing, but my actual name would be different. I did change my middle name when I got married though.

[Broken_Hero]

2. I'm named after my mother's father.....:) nt

[Nevernose]

3. I was named under the male tradition...

...of giving the son the middle name of the father's first name. So the middle name's a family name, but the first one is unique. I think that's fairly common. Though other branches of my family have approximately three names between 7 generations.

My daughter's middle name is that of a deceased maternal great-grandmother, but I think it was on accident; it was mostly just pretty :).

[fizzgig]

4. i'm named after my grandmother

and one of my cousins named his daughter after her as well

[MissMillie]

35. me too

and my twin sister is named for the other grandmother

[fizzgig]

59. i like my name

i just wish it weren't so common (i know a bunch of people with the same first and middle). i'm the only one of my father's children who doesn't have an unusual name.

i can't complain much, though, i really loved my grandmother

[BarenakedLady]

5. My middle name of Joan was for my aunt.

Unfortunately she passed away quite suddenly in 2003 of a heart problem. She was the most amazingly sophisticated woman I've ever known.

[SPKrazy]

8. So It's:

Barenaked Joan Lady?

:rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

12. Something like that...

LoL.

[SPKrazy]

13. Me: Southpaw Paul Kicker

:rofl:

[momophile]

6. I have the same middle name of both my parents

and I've given my little girl my grandma's name as her middle name - but in a different language.

[SPKrazy]

7. Middle Name For Great Grandfather

Paulinus

mine is Paul

:shrug:

Also the name of the town my grandfather was raised in named after his father

[Savannah_H]

10. Yeah

Yep...me...what's it to ya?:7

[SPKrazy]

15. Que?

no comprendo

:shrug:

[auntAgonist]

9. my grandmother's maiden name was

Bailey, it's my middle name.
my sister's middle name is my other grandmother's maiden name.


aA

[LeftyMom]

11. I'm not, but my son is named for my Dad.

If I were to have another kid someday I'd likely name him for my late uncle.

[crim son]

14. I'm not, but my older son has my maiden name for a middle name

and my youngest son has my grandfather's name, Henry. He's passed but never had any sons of his own and was so very happy to have a grandson with his name.

When it came time to name my daughter, my STBE said to me and his mother, why don't we name her after my mom? MIL spoke up and said, "Are you crazy? I wouldn't wish the name Agnes on any child." This is the smartest thing she's ever said.

[u4ic]

16. Quite a few in my family

with my name, including my maternal grandmother, my paternal great grandmother and a cousin.


To clear up my confusion - did your aunts die very young (ie as babies or children), or after giving birth?

[texanwitch]

17. My aunts died as babies,

That was common back then.

This was back in 1930's.

[u4ic]

19. Ah, thanks

Yes, it was.

A grandmother lost her first child a few weeks after birth, and named her 4th child the same first name.

He was her 'golden' child.

[texanwitch]

20. The 1930's was a rough time to have babies.

My grandmother had 8 babies but only 3 lived.

[u4ic]

21. Oh my goodness

Both of my grandmothers lost children - my paternal grandmother lost 1 and 7 lived, and my maternal lost 2 and 9 lived. The latter was already done with babies by the mid 1920's, and the former by the mid 30's.

I can't imagine the heartbreak your grandmother went through. :-(

[texanwitch]

23. She said that she always wanted to have a large family.

I only had two Aunts.

One from my father's side and one from my mother's side.

I always wished that my Aunts would have lived.

[Glorfindel]

18. Yep...I have the middle names of both of my grandfathers

n/t

[Richardo]

22. Named after an uncle who was killed in Germany just before I was born

He was in the Army, died trying to protect another GI in a knife fight.

[libnnc]

24. Yesssss....(cringe) my mother, who was named after her mother.

And I got *blessed* with THREE names. My nick-name is derived from the THIRD one. Needless to say, confusion abounds whenever I have to fill out official paperwork.

[Scarlett17]

55. Oh I hear you. . .

my first name is after my father and I have always gone by my middle name. What a pain in the ass with work, insurance, credit, doctors, etc. Whenever someone asks me my first name I look like an idiot because I have to pause to try to remember if this particular video membership, credit card, appointment, etc. was under my legal first name or the middle name that I identify with. I have sat in waiting rooms many times while my first name is called and I just don't register that they are talking to me. Not until they call the first and last name does it catch my attention from the People magazine I'm engrossed in.

[grace0418]

25. I was named after my great aunt and great-grandmother.

It could be worse, they both have nice names.

[bluethruandthru]

26. I was given the feminine version of my father's name.

My parents had four girls. They kept trying for a boy. When they had me, they knew I was the last so they gave me Dad's name in female form.

[QMPMom]

27. I'm not but my kids both are...sort of.

My daughter has the names of both of my husband's grandmothers: Anna-Maria. Both of them were named Anna Maria. We named her that because he liked Anna and I liked Maria, not because of his grandmothers, so we compromised on Anna-Maria.

Our son is named William Richard. William after my dad and Richard after my uncle.

[SeattleGirl]

28. Named after both my parents. n/t

[RFKHumphreyObama]

29. I think it was more a coincidence than intentional

But I share the same name as my great uncle, who was killed in World War I. I'm proud to have his name

As a result my dad reckoned that my late grandfather always had a soft spot for me

[murielm99]

30. Yes.

I am named after my maternal grandmother. She died when my mother was ten.

It is also my mother's middle name.

I did not curse either of my daughters with this name.

[TheBaldyMan]

31. II'm named after my maternal grandfather.

[sarge43]

32. Maternal grandmother

She died shortly after Mom was born. It's a nice name and I like the idea that in small way I keep her memory alive.

[trof]

33. I'm a 'junior'.

[NewWaveChick1981]

34. I was named after my grandmother, who was very much alive at the time I was born.

:) Mom and Dad named me after Mom's side of the family and named my sister after Dad's. My brother's name was chosen just because Mom liked it. :)

My name is Julie and my grandmother's name was Julia. Mom felt that Julie was a more modern version of Granny's name, and it helped her tell us apart. My middle name prior to getting married was my mother's maiden name. :) Mom also hates nicknames, so my name isn't short for anything. My sister and my brother both have simple names that are hard to make nicknames out of too.

[bikebloke]

36. After my father

The family had a thing for naming kids after fathers. So there were lots of two with the same names; like Big _____ and Little _____. And my father was such an egotist he asked that I name my kid after me (him). I said no way, the kid gets their own name. That's if one comes around. But considering both my parents were awful, it might be a good thing not to breed, in case it's genetic.

[Nikia]

37. I wasn't

My half brother was named after his mother's deceased father and given the same middle name as my father, grandfather, and great grandfather. My mother gave her youngest daughter (my half sister) the same first name as her mother and gave her the middle name of her husband's mother.
My husband and I plan to name our children after our grandparents and possibly great grandparents, the one's that had nice names anyway. I don't think the practice is creepy. It is about connecting with one's heritage and ancestors.

[Ptah]

38. My first name is the same as one of my father's uncles,

and my middle name is my mother's father's first name.

My son's first name is his mother's maiden name and
his middle name is the same as my middle name.

My daughter's first name is a biblical name (Sarah) and
her middle name is the same as her mother's sister's.

[Cabcere]

39. My middle name

was the name of my dad's grandmother. And my brother's name is my dad's middle name. My mom's first and middle names were her mom's middle and last names...are you confused yet? :D

[ikojo]

40. Several, a couple of sisters

and at least one niece...

My two oldest sisters have first names from my mom's mom and my dad's mom...my oldest sister got screwed the most because HER first name is EULA! Ewwww...she goes by her middle name.

I have a niece whose first name is my mom's first name, Frances. I don't know why my brother did it because my mom has always loathed her first name. My mom prefers her middle name.

[RetroLounge]

41. Not me, but my kids, yes.

My son is named after my Maternal Grandfather, with my middle name.

My daughter is named after MrsRetro's maternal grandmother, with MrsRetro's middle name.

RL

[Guava Jelly]

42. My first and Middle name although common

Are very prominent in my family.
As a matter of fact I have a cousin with my exact name.
He is older than me.

[ronnykmarshall]

43. I'm named after my Uncle.

And my cousin named her son (Kevin Michael) after my brother (his first name) and me (my middle name).

He's named after two "gays".

[zingaro]

44. Both my children are named for other people to varying degrees.

[YDogg]

45. My middle name is my father's first name.

I love it.

[Left Is Write]

46. My middle name is for a beloved aunt of my mother's.

[skygazer]

47. Most of my family carry family names

I'm named for my father's 2 sisters who were named for other ancestors.

My father is a junior, my brother is the 3rd and his son is the 4th.

All my siblings have family names.

I didn't give family names to my kids though I sometimes wish I had. I do genealogy and I like to see the continuity.

[1gobluedem]

48. I am

I'm named after my paternal grandmother who died eight months before I was born. My sister is named after our maternal great-grandmother who our mother adored and my brother is named after both grandfathers.

I like family names; my parents are both named after family members too.

[JackBeck]

49. I was named after my uncle who died long before I was born.

My dad's brother died of leukemia when they were younger and I was named in honour of his memory.

[Kerrytravelers]

50. My grandmother chose my middle name.

My middle name is the Gaelic word for my last name. So, in effect, I am kerrytravelers name name. But, since most people don't speak Gaelic, very few notice it. However, in college, I was friends with a Korean guy who actually recognized the Gaelic word! That blew my mind. I wouldn't recognize a Korean word!

[Aristus]

51. Yep. I'm Bob III. Named after my father and grandfather.

B-)

[ashling]

52. I was named after my mother's father

John Henry Miller

my Older brother was named after my father's father, and my younger brother was named after an uncle on my mom's side, with his center name after my father's brother.

[Scarlett17]

53. I am named after my dad and my mom was named after her dad.

I wanted to follow that tradition with my daughter, but there was just no way to use her father's name so we named her after my grandma & aunt and her paternal grandmother. Then my son's middle name (William) was after my mom (Billie Jean), her dad (William), and my other grandpa (William) and grandma (Wilma). It just seemed obvious to me that he had to be named William. Plus, it made for many happy relatives.

I think it's a Southern thing. There are very few people in my family that aren't named for another family member.

[LynzM]

54. delete

n/t

[tibbir]

56. My middle name is the same as my dad's mother.

I don't really like the name Nell because I got teased a lot about it growing up so I don't use it any more.

[fight4my3sons]

57. My initials are the same as my grandfather's.

I am female, so could not be named after him. My cousin also has his initials. He died before we were born. My first son is also named after him.

[yellowdogintexas]

58. Named for both grandmothers, good names too

my daughter is named for both grandmothers and a dear friend.

my oldest niece's middle name was the name of both her grandmothers and her mother

my other niece is named for her grandfather! her brother is named for a favorite uncle who had no children.


Family names can be terrific