Does anyone know a nickname for the IV?
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Does anyone know a nickname for the IV?
| Thu, 07-22-2004 - 7:56pm |
My husband is a III named after his father and grandfather. If we have a son he wants to continue the tradition with the same name which would make our child a Fourth/IV. The problem is that my husband's name is awful and I would not want to subject my child to such a bad name. I've known guy's who are III to be called Trip or Trey. Does anyone know of a similar type nickname for the IV? I've heard Chip (for chip off the old block). Any other suggestions?

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Maybe we could help if we know more about the name....do you want to share?
Now the only thing negative I see about the nickname Ford is the car association.
Here goes, I remember reading in one of those etiquette books about the generational naming tradition. This book, Judith Martin - Miss Manners (So Funny, So Wry), said that traditionally only the living John Smiths had the suffix after the name. So, John Smith, his son Junior and John Smith III would keep that suffix until Grandpa died then everyone would move up one rank. The Junior, III, IV started as a way to keep track of the generations, not necessarily to keep the name around forever.
In some cultures Dad is Swen and 'Junior' is Swenson, grandson is Swen again and so on. Each generation switches names. Follow?
I don't know how any of this applies when the suffix is actually part of the official, birth-certificate name.
All this to say, Could your son be Junior even though his dad is III? This might avoid IV if you are trying to stay away from it.
EGG
PS - you would think the nickname for IV, in some part of the country, would be Ivy :^)
Hope
Things like Skip, Butch, etc. you just don't hear too much anymore. (thankfully).
depending on what the middle name is, could you get an mn from the middle name? or how about the initials (I'm personally not big on initials, but a lot of people are).
good luck.
I like calling him IVY...this is cute.
Thanks so much for your help:)
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