How to name a child after his father

[rorz0r]

There's this guy with the surname Scott and his parents named him... Scot... wtf. Rofl at "Summer Holiday", poor child. Did all the boys go on her?

OP, what's wrong with you?

 

[Slootvreter]

OP, what's wrong with you?

Why do you think there is something wrong?

 

[rorz0r]

That's quite bad, but she should still be relieved she wasn't called Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii or Number 16 Bus Shelter:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/jul/24/familyandrelationships.newzealand

OP: As long as you don't have a weird ass name, I'm sure it's fine. Only issue will be receiving mail when he's older (if mail is still around by then). It's difficult when you both have the same initials and surname.

Or "The bogs in KFC in Langley Village"...

 

[pinball wizard]

There's this guy with the surname Scott and his parents named him... Scot... wtf.

What's wrong with you? Did you never watch Scot Scott and Melanie Walker on TV?

 

[rorz0r]

Why do you think there is something wrong?

This:

Giving your kid the same name as you shows a startling lack of imagination btw.

I think you've got to be a bit full of yourself to think that someone else wants the exact same name as you tbh...

 

[Billy]

Mr and Mrs Cart did not see a problem in naming their son Orson.

 

[rorz0r]

What's wrong with you? Did you never watch Scot Scott and Melanie Walker on TV?

Not really, I grew up poor but I saw him on mnet at other peoples houses.

 

[lord-of-war]

Every first born son in my family gets the the family name. I was the fourth and my son is the fifth to carry the name. I am glad and proud to be able to continue with such a tradition.

Sounds sexist that the son is the be all and end all of the family tree and MUST continue the family name and surname.

 

[karnuffel]

Sounds sexist that the son is the be all and end all of the family tree and MUST continue the family name and surname.

Well daughters arent really known for "continuing the family name"...

 

[Slootvreter]

This:


I think you've got to be a bit full of yourself to think that someone else wants the exact same name as you tbh...

You might be a bit full of yourself if you think that someone else wants a name you chose for them?

 

[Slootvreter]

Sounds sexist that the son is the be all and end all of the family tree and MUST continue the family name and surname.

Ag jissis. Sexist. Seriously? The son does not HAVE to do it. He can name his kid anything. This is just how it is in our family. I have the names of the first born men on my father's side. My son will also have it. His son does not have to if he does not want to.

 

[Stillie]

You are asking a bunch of IT geeks to name your son.
Epic - please call him Thrall, Second of his Name

^this

So you have decided not to treat your son as an individual?

Give the kid his own name.

but also this ^

 

[Ho3n3r]

Neither of my names are family names. It is the one thing I am most thankful for toward my parents.

For the love of spaghetti monsters, don't give him your names.

 

[GreGorGy]

For interest's sake, the people with my exact same name in south africa: 1963, 1971 (me), 1974

Taking the most common Afrikaans male names I can think of, there is a total of 223 Johannes Jacobus Van Der Merwes.

 

[Ho3n3r]

I have my dad's exact names. No issues. I can't think why you'd think there might be problems.

Cool. Before myBB I knew nobody called Sloot. Now I know of 2.

 

[Ninja'd]

Well daughters arent really known for "continuing the family name"...

Unless they're whores as my buddy cfilorux calls them.

 

[USZA]

Should add "the second"

More like, The Second of his name, Game of Thrones style

 

[Dan C]

Neither of my names are family names. It is the one thing I am most thankful for toward my parents.

For the love of spaghetti monsters, don't give him your names.

No Hoenders or Chickens in your family ?

 

[xrapidx]

The stupid is strong...And will be perpetually stronger.

 

[USZA]

In my best friend's family, all the males' first name starts with a W and second name with a J, as decreed by his grandfather. So him, his uncles, and cousins, all have the initials W J [Surname], irrespective of whether you carry the family name.