Baby naming question?

Question

Would it be acceptable to name our baby boy the same name as my brother's middle name? For example, say my brother's name is "John William Smith"....would it be okay for me to name my son "William"?

Answer 1

yes, some people would be really happy that you decide to name your baby after them.

Answer 2

For sure.  It would also most likely please your brother

Answer 3

Yes and I'm sure your brother would be honored that you would do that!  I have three sons and each one is named after a man in the family!

Answer 4

yes! thats a very cute name and im sure your brother wouldnt mind at all! he would probably be very honored! if you are that worried that he will mind ask him! this worst he can say is no!

Answer 5

I wouldnt Its sad unless your other son passed away

Answer 6

Yes, Of course. Your brother will probably be glad the baby is named after him. Good Luck with your baby!

Answer 7

definatly!theres nothing wrong with that.

Answer 8

Of course. That happens quite a bit in fact.

Answer 9

Absoloutely! I think it is a great idea!

Answer 10

course thats alright. sure your brother will be pleased too.

Answer 11

unless you despise your brother i don't see why not

Answer 12

You can name your baby what ever you want! lol Of course thats acceptable. Just dont name him or her, "shitbag" or something.... :)  

Answer 13

yes, name your baby whatever you want to name it, family names are nice.

Answer 14

Of course it is fine. I would let your brother know and most likely he will take it as a compliment, regardless if you are naming the child after him or not.

Answer 15

name him whatever you want but stay away from girl names or he will be teased in life.

Answer 16

Yes I would like that it is a wonderful name

Answer 17

Yes - perfectly acceptable. It would be nice to ask his permission and see if he would mind first. He may be planning on using the name for one of his children in the future.

I did name my son the same middle name as my cousin, but it was the only name that worked. My cousin was flattered we wanted to use it - so that was fine.  

Answer 18

Absolutely! You're brother should feel very honored!

Answer 19

of course

Answer 20

Absolutely!  The only reason not to is if he has that name chosen for his own son.

Our son is named after 2 great grandfather's: Taylor Emery.  Taylor after my grandfather and Emery after my husband's.  I think using family names is honoring.

Answer 21

Of course you can, he would probably be honored.  I prefer the anme Liam.  It's the Irish version of William.  William is cute too though!  

Oh wait....William was an example.  Yes, you can name him your brothers middle name for sure!

Best of luck!

Answer 22

its your baby which means you can name him or her what ever you want.. dont let other ppl tell you that you cant.. they just dont want you to.. but if you want to then go for it..  

Answer 23

Of course it would! It's always nice to use family names. Although it gets a bit confusing if it's immediate family! :)

Answer 24

Yeh why not :)

Answer 25

why wouldn't you.. your brother should be happy that you value him enough to name your kid hid middle name..

Answer 26

Your brother should be honoured! If I were him, I would too. However, you can tell him beforehand or something to 'prepare' him.

Answer 27

That would be okay. You can name your baby whatever you like. Just make sure your wife likes the idea too, lol. I'm sure your brother would be touched. :-)