I’m a “John Smith IV”. My son, due in September, will be a “John Smith V”. Personally, I’m a huge fan of this tradition.

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    I don’t know how far back it goes, but my middle name is my dad’s first name, and his middle name is his dad’s first name, and so on.

    I let my 5 year old daughter pick my son’s middle name.

    She suggested Patrick, and it sounded good with the first name we had planned for him, so we ran with it, even if her inspiration did come from SpongeBob. 😂

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      my middle name is my dad’s first name

      This is what I went with: my elder has my first name as a middle name and my younger has my Dads first name as a middle name. It seems like a good way to honor someone or connect someone while still giving them their own identity