Naming your child ‘junior’

[opus]

Having a kid and then just taking your own name and tacking junior on to it. Heartwarming family tradition, or narcissistic ego trip?

Or just basic laziness.

[GentlemanJim]

Better than giving the boy a middle name of "Rosebud".

https://youtu.be/oxTQiuj0P_U?t=1013

[Zoneboy]

In the south it's a family tradition although it's never happened on either side of my family that I can recall.

Here's one, how many famous Juniors overshadowed the success of their father?

2 that quickly come to mind are Ken Griffey Jr. and Cal Ripken Jr.

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by opus

Having a kid and then just taking your own name and tacking junior on to it. Heartwarming family tradition, or narcissistic ego trip?

Or just basic laziness.

If Annie had been a boy would she have been named Max Horvath Jr. ??

[opus]

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

2 that quickly come to mind are Ken Griffey Jr. and Cal Ripken Jr.

Nice. It was actually sports people, including those two and various people I saw playing college football yesterday, that inspired this post.

[opus]

Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

If Annie had been a boy would she have been named Max Horvath Jr. ??

Did you ever notice it’s always on the male side? You never see a Valerie Bertinelli, Jr.

[Caroline13]

I don't see it as an ego thing, I like the name Ann, my mom is Ann, my middle name is Ann, and my grandgirl is Anna, I like it and it continues.

My mil liked Jennifer Jones and so my ex and I named our daughter Jenifer to please mil I guess....but we spelled it differently and middle name is Jeanne after an aunt on her dad's side. It's nice to honor a person with carrying on the name.

There are a lot of Valerie's out there and I see Bertinelli's middle name is Anne.

Wonder if Valerie named their son after Puck????

[GentlemanJim]

George Foreman has 5 sons named George, as well as a daughter named Georgetta.

There are also two brothers in professional baseball named Wilmer Flores, who also have a 3rd brother named Wilmer...each having a different middle name. I guess customs vary?

[Caroline13]

Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

George Foreman has 5 sons named George, as well as a daughter named Georgetta.

There are also two brothers in professional baseball named Wilmer Flores, who also have a 3rd brother named Wilmer...each having a different middle name. I guess customs vary?

Talk about ego, george foreman's is huge, and george is one of my least fav names period.

[Wawwie]

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

In the south it's a family tradition although it's never happened on either side of my family that I can recall.

Here's one, how many famous Juniors overshadowed the success of their father?

2 that quickly come to mind are Ken Griffey Jr. and Cal Ripken Jr.

Also John C. Depp II a.k.a. "Johnny" Depp although he's a II, not a junior, still the same exact name as his dad.

[Wawwie]

Originally Posted by opus

Having a kid and then just taking your own name and tacking junior on to it. Heartwarming family tradition, or narcissistic ego trip?

Or just basic laziness.

I'd vote for all three choices, but I'd leave the heartwarming part out.

[AMackII]

It’s a Heartwarming Family Traditon

[GentlemanJim]

I didn't have to trip on the details, my first son was a III
Just paying my respects to pop.

[cpmaz]

Originally Posted by opus

Did you ever notice it’s always on the male side? You never see a Valerie Bertinelli, Jr.

Not a junior, but my sister is named after our mother.

It *is* rare though; it's usually on the male side.

[Caroline13]

Originally Posted by AMackII

It’s a Heartwarming Family Traditon

Yes this is true, but it seems a member here has a problem with heartwarming....

As I said above my middle name is the same as my mom's first name...if they planned it that way or it happened that way, it's the way it is.