Name your daughter and son

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

I like family names because there's that sense of tradition and heritage, but I'll probably do it the same way my parents did which is to give us kids one name from each side of the family. (My first name is from my mother's side and middle from my father's, and the same is true of my siblings.)

I agree. Our son actually goes by a surname found on both sides of the family -- my grandmother's maiden name and my wife's great-grandmother's maiden name. (Yes, he's one of those Southern boys whose given name is a family surname. And the name he goes by is his middle name.)

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I agree. Our son actually goes by a surname found on both sides of the family -- my grandmother's maiden name and my wife's great-grandmother's maiden name. (Yes, he's one of those Southern boys whose given name is a family surname. And the name he goes by is his middle name.)

I've got a lot of last names on my list of boys' names...I can't help it. Some of them just make really good names. I just wish I could use my own. I can't, as it's ridiculous.

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I agree. Our son actually goes by a surname found on both sides of the family -- my grandmother's maiden name and my wife's great-grandmother's maiden name. (Yes, he's one of those Southern boys whose given name is a family surname. And the name he goes by is his middle name.)

I'm so jealous of people who can use surnames as given names - it just doesn't work with Italian surnames. Even so, I can't get rid of the deep seated Italian (or Catholic?) belief that you must sohelpyouGod name your child after a saint. My mom is serious about that.

As for keeping names in the family, many Italians will name their first son after his paternal grandfather, their first daughter after her paternal grandmother, their second son after his maternal grandfather, and their second daughter after her maternal grandmother. My mom is one of four - two boys, two girls - who follow this tradition. It's also the reason my father has a brother and four fist cousins who all have the same first and last name.

One of my many nerdy hobbies is name meanings and origins, so I love this thread!

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

I'm so jealous of people who can use surnames as given names - it just doesn't work with Italian surnames. Even so, I can't get rid of the deep seated Italian (or Catholic?) belief that you must sohelpyouGod name your child after a saint. My mom is serious about that.

As for keeping names in the family, many Italians will name their first son after his paternal grandfather, their first daughter after her paternal grandmother, their second son after his maternal grandfather, and their second daughter after her maternal grandmother. My mom is one of four - two boys, two girls - who follow this tradition. It's also the reason my father has a brother and four fist cousins who all have the same first and last name.

One of my many nerdy hobbies is name meanings and origins, so I love this thread!

Interesting, we broke that rule entirely. Our first names are all unique to the family and our middle names are all 'for' people. Mine for my maternal grandfather, my sister's for our paternal grandmother, my brother for our paternal grandfather and my other brother for my dad.

Actually that probably says a lot about my mom's relationship with my Nonna more than anything