Ugh. I need opinions here. What to name him?

Question

OK. Here's the rundown. Short and sweet( I hope). My boyfriend and I are expecting our 1st baby in another 2 months. I have the middle name, he gets the first name. He was considering naming the baby after him. Fine, No problem, I really like the idea( his name is Kareem). BUT, for ME, my family has kind of a tradition in naming the baby after another person in the family.

(Ok, sorry this WON'T be brief )

Example:

My first and middle name came from my maternal grandmothers first name(my first name), and my paternal grandmothers first name(my middle name)

My aunt shares the same middle name as me, which is the same as her mother.

My uncle, cousin and great grandfather share the same first name, as well as my cousins newborn.

My aunt was named after my father (Glenn, Glenda)

Another cousin was named after my grandfather.

So you get the picture. I almost feel like there is pressure to continue that tradition, which I have no problem with. My dad is Glenn, and grandfathers are William and James(RIP). Neither of these names go with Kareem.

My question is, do you feel I should continue passing the honor of namesakes, or branch out and come up with my own? Any name suggestions?

Thank you so so so so so much for reading and answering. :-)

Answer 1

That is a dillema....but you could name him William James Kareem (first name william with two middle names) ....its an idea...good luck with that!!!

Answer 2

Alright this my opinion I think u should come up with ur own name.

suggestions

Seagen

Answer 3

whats wrong with kareem james?

Answer 4

I love keeping up with family traditions. I think it is great however, Kareem is a hard one. I would suggest that you change the first name. However not because of the name, but I knew a guy with the same first name as his day and they were always getting confused. In fact he supposedly established credit at age 2 because they lived in the same address. Also, it is hard when you answer the phone once they become teenagers then you have to say big or little or sr. or jr. Maybe try using your boyfriends middle name for the first name.

or Kareem william is what I would go with.

Good luck to you.  

Answer 5

You should have made the name James Kareem.

It sounds really nice.

No middle name goes with the name Kareem, sorry to say.

Answer 6

What does your family think about you naming your son something else? if they are ok with it then you can always name your second child after someone.

Answer 7

In all honesty, you should name your baby after something significant. Someone who meant or means a lot. If you like the name, and your baby would be proud to carry it on, use it.  I think the pressure from your family will eventually wear off, especially if you use the middle name to carry on the tradition. But I also think if you're leaving the baby's first name up to your boyfriend, you should stress that it HAS to be something to be proud of.

In the end, it's about the baby and his future, not everyone else's beef about what his name should be. =]

pick something  he'd be proud to rock for the rest of his life. good luck!!!!

Answer 8

Name the baby Ken(Kenneth).  K comes from Kareem and the EN comes from Glenn.  

Also, maybe his middle name could come from one of his grandfathers or his middle name could just be Kareem.  Ken(neth) Kareem.

Yeah, you might think its wack but it was the first thing I thought of.  Good luck with the baby too!