Is it appropriate to name a child aft...
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| Mon, 01-29-2007 - 4:58pm |
Is it appropriate to name a child after mother AND father -first and middle name
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I voted for it's NOT obnoxious and it IS appropriate.
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I see it's just me, since no one else has asked (LOL), but I'm confused. Do you mean is it appropriate to use both parents' names in the child's name (John Charles, for example, if the parents are John and Charlotte), or are you referring to naming one child after the father (John Alexander, Jr.) and give another the mother's exact name (first and middle -- Charlotte Emily or whatever), or something else entirely?
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Good question... I mean it like "john Charles" where the father is john and the mother is Charlotte.
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Thank you all for your input...
Seems the vote is almost %50 %50... yikes...
Ahh ... ok. Thanks for clearing that up. ;)
I definitely don't think it's inappropriate, but since the fn would be after one parent and the mn would be for the other I'd try to somehow give the child a name that's all their own. Not necessarily a second mn (although it's an option). More along the lines of either putting the masculine version of the mother's name first -- depending on the actual names, of course -- or at least using a different everyday nn than the father.
To use the John and Charlotte example, I'd prefer to name a boy Charles John simply because it avoids having df John and ds John, but if John Charles was the combo, he could go by Jack (or some other nn the father in this example does not use LOL). You get my point. ;)
It's harder to say without knowing the actual names in question, but in general I think it's fine. I just prefer giving children a form of the name (or different nn) rather than having them go by the same exact name as a parent -- or both parents, in this case -- KWIM?
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It really depends a lot on your culture.
Good luck : )
Valerie
named their Daughter "Aleasha Michelle"
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