Do middle names count?

Becauae I think all Swedish women have the middle name Anna.

obviously no one in your family is named Elizabeth

I agree with all the sentiments in this thread about giving a kid their own identity and would never name my kid with my name even tho it could go to either sex depending on spelling. However the exception I would have to this sentiment is when someone names their kid after a deceased loved one. Usually would be the soon to be born kid’s grandparent or great grandparents. So like if someone is best friends with their dad and their dad passes before their grandchild is born the person will name their kid after their late father. I dont think I know any specific person who did this with the first name, but I have seen it a ton with a person’s middle name. I think its sweet and is a nice story to tell a child.

This got me thinking about how there is no female equivalent of junior or senior

You’ve obviously haven’t met every woman.

My mother, grandmother and great grandmother all have same name, but used different short forms to differentiate.

I know someone who has the same name as her mother, and her grandmother. They all lived in the same household. Imagine, you call her name and all three of them listen.

I never understood this practice in general, regardless of gender. There are so many possibilities, sure it takes some creativity, but it’s not that hard, come on.

I believe every woman is named after their mother. Usually by about 20 years or so.

Tell me you don’t live in a Hispanic Country without telling me you don’t live in a Hispanic Country.

My wife’s g-grandmother was Mary. Her daughters were Mary Margaret, Mary Agnes, Mary Elizabeth, and Mary Alice. Newfies.

Good. Let kids have their own identity. I’ve always cringed at the Ebeneezer Gortlegump IV’s of the world.

What I have seen is it is much more common to have the firstborn daughter have a middle name of an ancestor, often grandmother.

Yes you have. They’re just better about it.

I’ve met so many mother daughters, including my own mother and grandmother, who just alter their own name a little bit instead of going for a “Junior” type deal.

For instance, my Nana’s name is Elizabeth but goes by beth. My mom is Eliza Beth-Ann but goes by Eliza or Liz.

(Also yes I’m from the south)

The weirdest combination I’ve ever met was a set of female twins. One was named after their mother. The other had a different first name. Must have been really odd when growing up.

Yet I’m sure they exist.

From some random article:

Naming a daughter after a mother isn’t a modern phenomenon; in some cultures, the tradition of matrilineal naming goes back centuries. In Ireland, and several other European countries, it was commonplace to name the first daughter after the maternal grandmother, the second daughter after the paternal grandmother, and the third daughter after the mother.

The practice is also prevalent in several Spanish-speaking countries, where it’s common to carry on both parents’ last names as well.

And then there’s Iceland.

Me wife is a woman with her mother’s first name as her middle name.

And of course my father in law is a fourth generation jr