Naming baby after someone you know?

Question

this is just for future reference.

but i was wondering what you thought about me naming future son/s (maybe) after loved ones.

David Bruce - after my dad, he died when i was 9 months old, so i didnt really know him but i still like the idea.

Phillip James - after my uncle who died of a brain tumor in 2005, i was pretty close to him too.

Nicola Rose - i already named my daughter after my best friend who was killed in a car accident a year ago.

Jenni Lynn Mia - another close friend who passed away of cancer 6 months ago, we had known each other for around 11 years.

so what do you think about the idea of naming future children that i may have after these people?

also do you like the names?

Answer 1

I think it's a brilliant idea!! I would definately do it!!

I want to name my daughter Vennessa Karen after my best friend and my mum

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Answer 2

give baby their own first name but by all means give them the middle name of a loved one or yourself, it means more.

Answer 3

It's a very special thing to name your children after someone you love who is no longer with you. I'm doing something similar. If I ever have a daughter her name will be Seralyne. It's an acronym made from the names of my mother, grandmothers and aunts (who are all fortunately still living).

I absolutely LOVE the name Nicola Rose. The other names are too common for my taste but they have meaning behind them so that's what is important.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Aw, that's a really lovely idea - Phillip James and Nicola Rose are gorgeous but they're all beautiful names. Go for it.

Answer 5

Nicola Rose was the best name out of them all

but i also liked David Bruce

good luck

:)

Answer 6

I think Its a beautiful idea.

I especially love Nicola Rose, Nicola is my daughters name.

I'm sad to hear that you have had such bad luck with your loved ones.

God bless.

Answer 7

Naming baby after someone who died is not a good thing.In my opinion,try an unique name.You will know when you will be ready to have a baby.Trust me!I have two girls.

Answer 8

I think it's wonderful!  you could even mix up the names a little and they'd still have meaning.  like david phillip or bruce james (that one sounds kind of cowboyish :D).  and it doesn't matter if we like the names or not.  they have great personal meaning for you and that matters more than anything.  :D

I have cousins that are named after aunts and uncles that have passed away.  and my mother-in-law named all of her children after her brothers and sisters it seems (like her sister was elizabeth mary and she named her daughter mary elizabeth).

I would love to do that with my children.  my dad's mom died when he was in hs, and his dad passed away when I was a year old.  I would love to use their names, harriet and george, for one of my kids (only I'm having some resistance on the name harriet from my husband.  he'll give in though as long as he can spell something cool with the initials!  rofl).  and we were close with my mom's grandparents but I'll have to find out what their middle names were because I really don't like esther or sherwood.

Answer 9

The only kind of name I object to is when you name the baby after a parent. I was named after my dad with a different middle name, but same beginning letter. Americans generally list names with only a middle initial so this caused a lot of problems. Even now that he is dead, people think I am dead, since some of the records only list first name, middle initial, and last name. I'm not a big fan of Jr. or Roman numerals, either.

Those names you list are all great.

As a man with the given name of Billy (I'm not a William), I can tell you Jenni might have a problem. They will try to make her a Jennifer.

Answer 10

Nothing wrong with that.  I didn't name my son after anyone that died (his dad wanted to, but I wasn't havin it) and it's a coincidence his name is spelled similar to that of one of my best friends.

  

Answer 11

yes it is beautiful and thoughtful

my first son middle names are both grandfathers and my second son has my husband name as his middle name.

it is a beautiful tribute. like the names when your baby is born u will know what to call them - call it mothers intuition.

Good Luck

Answer 12

i really dig the idea of naming ur kids based on the names of people u know. i also plan to do that in the future. and yah, i love the names of those people

Answer 13

i love the idea of naming your children after loved ones. especially ones that are not with you anymore and you want to honor them..thats so sweet!

i names my daughter after my sister but i also made it to where my daughters name is also her own.

my sisters name is toni renee..i named my daughter breanna ranea..that way her first name was definally her own but she still hd my sisters middle with my own twist to the spelling.

Answer 14

I think it's a great idea to honour people who you love in the names of your children, and I will one day do it with my grandfather's name. However, I also think it's important for the child to have some individuality and not have exactly the same name. Otherwise there could be issues as they grow up e.g. being named after someone who died, being a replacement for that person, being compared to that person or reminding everyone of the person who died because they have the same name. The chances are these wouldn't happen but I would use the names as middle names and give the child their own first name.

Answer 15

The names are great!!

And I think it's brilliant to name a child after a loved one I definately will if I have children

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Answer 16

Krystel