Current Events > Naming your child after yourself is weird and medium level egomaniacal

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Naming them after a parent or grandparent? I got you, fam.

Naming them after yourself? Why do you need brand your spawn with your name and live vicariously through them? Minus points from me, dawg.

And yes, if your daddy named you after him and you're pretending to name your child after your dad, that's the same thing and you're lying about your intentions.

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What if I name them after myself from a parallel universe?

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What if you are naming you child after your father who has the same name as you because he was named for his fathers father?

I was named a variation of my maid's name and she doesn't like that. She says I should crawl back in and demand to be renamed.

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BloodMoon7 posted...

I was named a variation of my maid's name and she doesn't like that. She says I should crawl back in and demand to be renamed.

Sounds like you had the ultimate maid.

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i'm 5th in line for given first name (though the middle names changed twice so technically only a junior.) I'm also trans, and have every intention of changing it.

my father acted like i fucking shot him.

fuck this stupid fucking tradition. best case scenario, it's 15 years of "are you talking to me or to dad?" confusion.

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I'm a junior. My dad was a professional athlete and when I was young I always living in his shadow.

I eventually achieved accolades of my own but as a boy I was constantly being compared to him. I have made the decision to remove "Jr" from all of my legal documents, even though it's on my birth certificate.

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I'm a 3rd. What do?

Lots of women in my family name their first born daughters after themselves.
I have aunts, cousins, cousins once removed, second cousins, etc. that I have to differentiate by putting modifiers like "big, little, baby" in front of their names.

It's very confusing.

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Not really that big of a deal

how about naming your child after a nascar driver?

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Medussa posted...

i'm 5th in line for given first name (though the middle names changed twice so technically only a junior.) I'm also trans, and have every intention of changing it.

my father acted like i fucking shot him.

fuck this stupid fucking tradition. best case scenario, it's 15 years of "are you talking to me or to dad?" confusion.

Not many families can claim to pass on a tradition or legacy for 5 generations. Let alone 3. Your father has the right response there.

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Me and my girl were talking about baby names and she's the one that wants to give our hypothetical kid my name if it's a boy, not me. >_>
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16-BITTER posted...

You guys rage about the most mundane stuff

Honestly, I judge parents who do the jr thing hardcore.

It screams ego and lack of creativity.

Its like dressing twins up in the exact same clothes and styling them the same for years. Your child should not be a customizable character. They have their own identities.

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cuttin_in_farm posted...

Honestly, I judge parents who do the jr thing hardcore.

It screams ego and lack of creativity.

Its like dressing twins up in the exact same clothes and styling them the same for years. Your child should not be a customizable character. They have their own identities.

I would be proud to have a name that came from an ancestor generations before me. That shows the strength of maintaining family ties and tradition. Having a strong family culture is an important factor in maintaining generational wealth, what I'm interested in maintaining and securing.

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It's not that serious.

I don't want a Jordan Jr or a JJ. If I had a son I would give him a name that plays off of mine though, like Jaden or something.

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A baby could never live up to my greatness. They're so puny and dumb. Not buff and smart like me. It'd be insulting to my name, unless it's ironic like calling a big dude Tiny.

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Agreed --

Also, have you ever noticed how it's only ever men who feel compelled to name their kids after themselves. So many men have this weirdo obsession with "carrying on my name"

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The only reason I'm a junior rather than a 4th is because my dad is the second son. My great grandfather, grandfather, and uncle all have the same name. If I ever have a kid he definitely won't be a 3rd.

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Sad_Face posted...

I would be proud to have a name that came from an ancestor generations before me. That shows the strength of maintaining family ties and tradition. Having a strong family culture is an important factor in maintaining generational wealth, what I'm interested in maintaining and securing.

Thats what a last name is for. Your daughters dont have to give it up.

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If you judge people for being a Jr or III or whatever you are in the wrong

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Conflict posted...

That's not what TC is doing

Not explicitly.

In reality this doesnt matter at all and is a really common tradition. To be so negative about it is sus

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Damn_Underscore posted...

Not explicitly.

Or in any way, either.

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DeadBankerDream posted...

Or in any way, either.

You mean to tell me that you dont think anything when you see someone has a name suffix, your ONLY negative thoughts are toward the parents/grandparents.

sure

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i legit have no respect for anyone who names their kid Junior

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I don't understand your logic, but you've made up your mind so that's fine.

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Im the 4th William in my family of people who used to be named stuff like lalawezuk and Sahonwis so if I ever had a boy you bet your ass Im naming him William. But Im all done having kids, 2 girls is enough

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Its not weird at all but I agree its a tad egomaniacal. At the same time, not worth wasting time thinking about with all the other shit people can change or be recognized for nowadays.

I named my son an alternative version of my name from my native language, and it doesnt look like my name at all. Technically, its the same name though but hes obviously not recognized as a junior or anything. I did it for ego purposes since I like my name. His is better and more interesting though.

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DeadBankerDream posted...

I don't understand your logic, but you've made up your mind so that's fine.

You obviously are judging the parents/grandparents when you see someone with a name suffix.

Im saying its impossible for some of that judgement to not leak out onto the person with the actual name.

In reality this shouldnt matter at all.

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cuttin_in_farm posted...

Thats what a last name is for. Your daughters dont have to give it up.

Most fathers pass down a last name to their kids. They don't even have to be married to the mother for it to happen. That is in no shape or form a manifestation of a strong family culture.

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George Foreman gonna beat you up, TC. ALL of the George Foremans.

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Wii_Shaker posted...

I'm a junior. My dad was a professional athlete and when I was young I always living in his shadow.

I eventually achieved accolades of my own but as a boy I was constantly being compared to him. I have made the decision to remove "Jr" from all of my legal documents, even though it's on my birth certificate.

I'm a Jr and I can probably count on 1 hand the amount of times I put Jr on legal documents I think.

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Sad_Face posted...

Most fathers pass down a last name to their kids. They don't even have to be married to the mother for it to happen. That is in no shape or form a manifestation of a strong family culture.

The purpose of your last name is to attach you to your family.

Copy-pasting your exact full name and adding Jr or "the second" onto your son is not a manifestation of a strong family culture, it's just a manifestation of your ego.

A strong family culture comes from the bonds you grow with each other -- not from having the same first and last names.

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My brother is the IV.

I'm happy he got it, it's the dorkiest goddamn name.

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Sad_Face posted...

Not many families can claim to pass on a tradition or legacy for 5 generations. Let alone 3. Your father has the right response there.

Giant fucking lol.

lol at fathers who get offended that their son doesn't want to reuse their handmedown boring name or go by the embarrassing "junior" moniker

IMO it's fine to pass down things as middle names if you really think last names aren't enough. At least a middle name is something the kid can choose to adopt if he wants, and it won't cause any confusion like reusing a first name

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Yeah, I really dislike the concept too. I'd never name a son 'garan jr.' I'd want my children to be their own people.

And it definitely can be egomaniacal-- see for example George Foreman with his five sons named George Jr, George III, George IV, George V, and George VI.

I was almost a 3rd.
Thank fucking God they didn't name me Bruce III.
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