It's common to see boys named after their fathers, but you (almost) never see girls named after their mothers. amirite?

Strange but true. Grandmother might even be a more likely namesake than mother

by Anonymous 1 year ago

As someone who was named after her grandma, yes

by katelin35 1 year ago

Huh. So weird hearing about a grandma named snackytacky 😳

by One-Remove-6879 1 year ago

Granny's an absolute snack

by Apprehensive-Lie5133 1 year ago

Snackytacky is the granddaughter Snacktack is the og

by Anonymous 1 year ago

if the bloodline keeps going do we just add an extra y for each snacktack granddaughter?

by Apprehensive-Lie5133 1 year ago

The great granddaughter will be SnackathaTackatha

by Anonymous 1 year ago

It was a pretty common name for that generation.

by qbayer 1 year ago

oof. Well, I think we can all agree that society is much better off -- more evolved -- in our usage of common names like perpterds

by Lueilwitzmitche 1 year ago

Well you have to understand, she was a young woman one too

by Anonymous 1 year ago

That'd be Gramsnacker.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Surprisingly, I (F) am named after my great-grandfather. His mother was fed up with having sons and named him a girls name anyways. (I think it was his middle name but the point stands.)

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Leslie snicker Boss baby joke

by Holiday-Sign 1 year ago

Leslie snicker Surely you can't be serious?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Yeah, whenever I hear about a girl named after a family member, it's almost always a grandmother.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Daughter named after great grandmother

by Fit_Spot8882 1 year ago

As a "III", I can say it was 100% ego. I broke the chain.

by Xbogan 1 year ago

Were his parents, by any chance, half-demons? Did his dad wear a cool red jacket and have flowy white hair?

by Radiant_Subject_1510 1 year ago

Also, did he have names for his pistols?

by Desperate-Dream 1 year ago

Perhaps he is also the storm that is approaching

by Apprehensive-Lie5133 1 year ago

I broke the chain. Good for you. I know a guy who is a V. He feels the constant pressure to not be the asshole who breaks the streak and doesn't have a son and then makes him the 6th.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I'm a VI. Would I be the asshole for not having the VII?

by Annual_Constant 1 year ago

Yes you are required by law to continue until at least C

by Ancient-Pool-8098 1 year ago

I think they've been going long enough that someone has already been a C.

by Medical_Brilliant 1 year ago

I don't think so... But what would V, IV, and III (and their spouses) think?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Then you're good to do whatever you want, no hard feelings. Sadly some families aren't as understanding to breaking from "tradition."

by Anonymous 1 year ago

It'd be cool for the kid honestly. Just give them a normal middle name and let them choose what to go by

by Marcellusullric 1 year ago

At least he's not one of George Foreman's kids.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I know a guy who is a III but named after his grandfather and his father is a III named after HIS grandfather I made a joke about his son being IV after his father and he was like "I'm not doing that"

by benny13 1 year ago

Yup. Brother is a "III" and he hates his name. He has sons, none of whom is a "IV".

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Did your Father have to legally change his name from Jr. to II? Or did your grandfather have to legally change his name to add Sr., and then later on, change it again to make it I (the first)?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Girls are often named after grandmothers for some reason.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Easy points with the mother-in-law.

by Aromatic-Goose4716 1 year ago

I'm guessing admiration plays more into it than ego.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Im really glad my sister isnt named sheila then

by Marlen03 1 year ago

I begged my wife to name our daughter Emily Jr. She said no. :( I really wanted to yell at soccer games "Way to go, Junior!!!" to an all girl's team and watch the confusion on peoples' faces.

by MoreOccasion7470 1 year ago

Most would probably assume it's a nickname

by beau88 1 year ago

Why would people be confused?

by Schneidermagnus 1 year ago

Presumably because it's so rare to have a daughter who is a junior.

by dejahchamplin 1 year ago

Because it's common to see boys named after their fathers, but you (almost) never see girls named after their mothers.

by reilly60 1 year ago

Yeah girls often get named after their fathers too...

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I know a girl named after her grandpa, her legal name is william 😭

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Billie is a cute name at least

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Yeah true. But it'd be funnier if she went by Billiam.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

BOBERT Lol!! How about Dickard

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Dickard Cane The kiwi lore man

by Apprehensive-Lie5133 1 year ago

Good lord, did the father do this while the mother was unconscious after birth… 😭

by Fnienow 1 year ago

I think in most cases it's bc they didn't have a boy

by Anonymous 1 year ago

i know multiple sets of siblings where the older sister clearly got the female variation of the dad's name (Charla, Antonia, Michaela) and the younger brother still gets the dad's name (Charles, Anthony, Micheal) which is bonkers to me. like they panicked with a firstborn daughter and needed the name to live on desperately, but then forget once the son is born

by Anonymous 1 year ago

The girl is a jic moment. Now if a boy got the name first and a girl after...I wouldn't know what to think about that

by Anonymous 1 year ago

They couldn't even go with Willamina?

by Dante57 1 year ago

Yep, my grandmother went by her middle name because her first name was the same as her dads...

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My grandma's name was Hank after her dad.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My mom is named after her uncle. His name is John

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Lol does she go by that

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Her mom tossed a "ya" at the end and called it a day. Getting people to spell/pronounce her name right is a nightmare for her

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I'd probably just go by jo

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My sister has a feminized version of our dad's name. If she was a boy she'd be a junior or II.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

You should call her jr from now on

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Yup. My daughter has the feminine version of my name, and I have my father's name as my first name, and my grandfather's name as a middle name. My daughter has the feminine version of my father-in-law's middle name as her middle name as well. So yeah, one little girl named after two guys, one of which was also named after two guys.

by bradybrown 1 year ago

My sister is named after my dad.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I'm sure all the women in these stories definitely appreciate y'all permanently sticking them with a non feminine name 👍 all so the dad's ego could increase by 2%

by Ok-Marsupial-328 1 year ago

A lot of girls in my family, whose mothers took their husbands name, have my grandfathers last name as their middle. Including me…

by Umaggio 1 year ago

That's a pretty cool tradition. Will you continue it?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

No, I don't want kids at all. My sister continued it with her son, but not her daughter. The name they wanted for my niece did not sound right with my grandfathers/father's last name. But my nephews did.

by Umaggio 1 year ago

Ah OK. Sometimes that could be cool. With certain names. Like Riggs would be a cool middle name, but not Fernsby lol

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I've seen them add A to the end of a name or try to turn a male name feminine. Kind of how Will Smith and his wife did with their kids Willow and Jaden

by Queasy-Buyer-1557 1 year ago

Lorelai Gilmore and Lorelai "Rory" Gilmore, Jr. — the main characters in the TV show Gilmore Girls — are fun counterexamples of this, after the elder Lorelai had the same realization.

by Fabiola52 1 year ago

and Lorelai Gilmore is named after Richard's mother, Lorelai Gilmore.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

King of The Hill is another counter example

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My name is Mary Amanda, mom is Mary Lynn, Grandma is Mary Florence, G-Grandma Mary Margaret and it goes back I think at least another 3-4 generations. My great grandma was from Mexico, I've heard it's traditional that the first daughter is named after the mother. I've always loved it, it's made me feel more connected to my family. I've always known I would name a daughter one day Mary something but now that we're getting closer to having our own family, it does feel egotistical, if an outsider doesn't know it's a family tradition, I think I'll always feel like I have to explain but men do it all the time without blinking an eye.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

You should totally do it. We need more matriarch-centered generational identifications. I'm Latina and I really appreciate my female line. If you do it right, you almost feel like witches that carry a mother-to-daughter secret :) I'm not having kids, but if I did have a girl, I'd totally call her like myself, my mom, and her grandma (likely changing the middle name). It's a powerful generational name for us (in a sea of greatly defective men in our family).

by Old-Manufacturer-801 1 year ago

I share the name of my mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who are also from Mexico. I think it's a beautiful tradition and hope to continue it for my future daughter someday day. I grew up going by my middle name and have loved having the flexibility to go by either name depending on the situation/ relationship.

by Armando09 1 year ago

I tried so hard to get my wife to agree to name my daughter Amanda Jr. but she wouldn't do it...

by Willing-Mycologist88 1 year ago

It'd be weird since your wife's name is Melody!

by rueckerluther 1 year ago

I'm grateful I was named after my uncle (Oscar) then and not my father (Cornelio).

by Automatic-Moose 1 year ago

Cornelio would have been a rough name to be stuck with lol

by dellaheaney 1 year ago

I am the great Cornelio and I need TP for my bunghole

by Scared_Berry 1 year ago

Exhibit A, ladies and gentlemen

by bradybrown 1 year ago

When names were less varied, you did get a lot of Mary, Elizabeth, Anne, Margaret, etc so inadvertently there's a lot of people named the same as their mothers and grandmothers but it fell out of fashion after a time. Doing any genealogy, you find a butt load of John, James, Edward, Mary, Elizabeth, etc. It gets tedious lol

by Gaylorddejon 1 year ago

Mary Elizabeth Anne Margaret sounds like the name of a single British royal. Who would probably get called Dodo or something.

by PresentResource2938 1 year ago

Or Bunny. But yeah totally.

by Gaylorddejon 1 year ago

Unisex names are super interesting for ratios. Society still tends to lean one way or the other with names, regardless of the egalitarian intention.

by Gaylorddejon 1 year ago

I actually know a group of 3 sisters named Mary, it's just religious tradition.

by Afraid_Size_7794 1 year ago

In one branch of my family, going back several generations, if you were female, your middle name was likely "Marie." From the 1870s to now.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I just learned that Tig Notaro's birth name is Mathilde O'Callaghan Notaro. Her mother's name was also Mathilde O'Callaghan, but she went by Susie. Susie's mother was also named Mathilde, but she went by Tilly. That's three Mathildes in a row, none of whom went by their actual name.

by Ok-Medium 1 year ago

My mom was also named after her mother

by Candid_Freedom_6987 1 year ago

I'm named after my mom, it was my dad's idea, she had other names picked out but settled and just put her pick as my middle name… my dad immediately gave me a wildly different nickname, which was the only thing anyone called me until high school.

by steviemills 1 year ago

My great-grandmother's name was Maria, probably Maria something. One of her daughter's was Maria Cristina. Another Maria Magdalena. Yet another Maria del Carmen. Then there was my grandma, the oldest, named Toribia. I've looked up that name, and honestly it's so rare you can't even find what it means, aside from "this one I don't like as much" I guess. My grandma never went by that name. Hated it.

by PresentResource2938 1 year ago

Nancy Sinatra is the only women I can think of

by Ok-Ability 1 year ago

This is what my family does!

by mervinkihn 1 year ago

I have an Americanized version of my grandmothers name

by Medium_Willow 1 year ago

Wait, you're the granddaughter of Doña Dona Desaprobadora?

by PresentResource2938 1 year ago

Dead 🤣

by Medium_Willow 1 year ago

See it all the time, actually. Especially in Latin American families

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Yep, half of my family is south American and is the norm.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I gave my girls my grandmother's name as a middle name. You're right though, but I'm sure it will change eventually, maybe.

by Leading_Corgi_5812 1 year ago

I was named after an actress my dad crushed on in high school what's it like having names that mean important things guys

by Best-War 1 year ago

My grandma and her mother had the same name.

by lkuhic 1 year ago

Maybe that's common among witches

by Anonymous 1 year ago

The naming after their father is very cultural though. I've never met nor heard about anyone named after his father where I live.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Actress Lucille Ball had a daughter named Lucie.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Patriarchy hard at work.

by Unlikely_Command_559 1 year ago

No doubt. Plus their need to claim, own, and let it be known what's "theirs".

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I (female) have the same name as my mother. We're not Hispanic so it's not cultural. No idea why. In fact, I'm going to ask tomorrow.

by ray69 1 year ago

Tell that to my gf family. They are all called the same

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Are you sure they are not, in fact, the same time traveler?

by PresentResource2938 1 year ago

I think it probably just became more common since western culture traditionally carried blood lines through the male heir. From kings to bakers, the son (particularly first) carries on the father's legacy. Giving them the same name is like underlining that idea/point. So history normalized the practice.

by No-Introduction7776 1 year ago

My wife has the same first name as her mother

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Not true Queen Elizabeth had a boy named Elizabeth.

by Realistic_Act 1 year ago

Women tend to place names on their children that hold significance to themselves like an aunt or grandmother. Men tend to name their children after the one person who holds the most significance to them. Themselves. /s

by Anonymous 1 year ago

How about boys named after their mothers

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My cousin's first name is his mom's maiden name (and also my last name.)

by Hot-Complaint 1 year ago

I donno if it counts, but my mom gave me her middle name. When I was born she changed her middle name to her maiden name.

by Kaileebruen 1 year ago

I'm named after my mom (daughter)

by Anonymous 1 year ago

It's considered bad luck to name girls after their mothers in my country. To the point that if the daughter dies, people might say it's all because she was named after the mother.

by abshirevictoria 1 year ago

My family did this with the mothers. My aunt and grandmother have the same name, as well as several generations before (not sure how many) My aunt broke the tradition with my cousin, but my cousins middle name is the name. My mom was very grateful my dad wasn't expected to hold up the tradition lol

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My aunt is named after her mother. And her sisters daughter is named after my grandmother. I see it more common in middle names.

by Umaggio 1 year ago

George Foreman named all his kids after himself... even his daughter.

by maynard94 1 year ago

My ex was named after her mother and grandmother. It was weird at the time, as never encountered it before (or since).

by Anonymous 1 year ago

That's actually a more recent thing. Like only in the last 100 yrs. Before that it was very common to name daughters after their mother. They often took on nicknames. I do a lot of geneology and it's not uncommon to see "Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary" going up the tree or even siblings with the mother all having the same name. Mary is one of the most popular western names prior to 1900s in western families. And germany...wow germany prior to 1900 loved to use like the same 5 names for all women. "Wilhelmine, Olga, else, Irma and anne" I see these everywhere. You do still see it today but now you see it skipped. My own daughter is named after her grandmother but we shortened the name.

by shomenick 1 year ago

Yeah, if you read old novels even (Jane Austen is my go-to) you'll see girls named after their mothers just as much as boys named after their fathers. My own grandmother was named after her mother, who was named after her mother and after that I can't follow the chain anymore. I think it really only changed in the 20th century, when just choosing names you liked vs. giving your kids all family names became more common. The Jr. thing might have lasted longer for boys because of the idea of carrying on the family name or something like that.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Many times if a mother dies in childbirth, and has a daughter, the father will name the child after the mother as sort of a way to honor the mother and carry on her memory. That's the situation I've seen this the most.

by abrekke 1 year ago

Men need to be reassured that a child is theirs, so naming the child after then helps. Women don't have doubts that the child of theirs.

by Duaneschamberge 1 year ago

I do a lot of genealogy. One of my lines has the same name for probably fifteen generations. At some point, the oldest daughters were also given their mother's name. When the oldest child died, many of them gave the name to the next child. I hate all of them. Their lines are a nightmare, and there's a special brand of narcissism involved in that. Honor names are fine. Several children in my family have middle names in honor of others, and some have first names taken from middle names. Nobody has a first name taken from a first name. Let kids be their own people.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Older sister is named after our mom. When asked why? She states that she had 1 name in mind but her sister-in-law named HER baby that and then she landed on Donna but was afraid my sister would be made fun of and called donut -__-

by chasity46 1 year ago

On my maternal side, we all take our mothers first name as a middle name, so on, so on. My mom has my grandmothers, I have my mothers, my daughter mine. The tradition goes back to the early 1800's

by Careless-Tower 1 year ago

I think they are named after the husband not necessarily the father

by Pablo36 1 year ago

A variation on this: my wife's mom's middle name is May, which has been passed down (as a middle name) from mother to daughter for quite a few generations. More interestingly, the name actually went back and forth between May and Mae. I don't know how far back this goes. But my wife's mom put an end to the tradition by giving her daughter a completely made up name. 😂

by bennielittel 1 year ago

It might be a cultural thing but on my mom's side of the family names were inherited regardless of gender, my sister's name was passed down from great grandmother, great aunt, aunt to sister and my name is the female version of grandfather's and uncle's, true that not directly from either parent, however if I'd been born a boy, I'd have gotten my father's name

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Fathers are always calling their daughters Annoying.

by Successful_Alarm 1 year ago

Named after my grandmother 👵

by Different_Hand_8039 1 year ago

My ex-wife was named after her mother, and her brother named for their father. Occasionally I'd call her Junior...she hated it.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I have my mother and grandmother and every woman before that maternally's middle name. I hate it.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I have. It was weird. Mom was Big Name and daughter was Little Name.

by Athenametz 1 year ago

I have a sister and cousin named after an Aunt

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My female cousin is named for her mom. Robin Jr.

by Flashy-Income 1 year ago

My friend is named after her mom because her dad filled out the paperwork and couldn't think of a name. Her mom doesn't like her name cause she feels like it doesn't suit her and his response was "I think your name is pretty." And spelled it with a y instead of an i.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I was going through paperwork for high school athletics a few years ago & came across a sports physical for a girl named Kevina. Her dad was named Kevin. That was a first for me!

by leschottilie 1 year ago

My mother is named after her mom and my sister is named after our mom.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

my name is my moms middle name 🤷🏻‍♀️

by Anonymous 1 year ago

All the women in my family, middle name is Marie

by Anonymous 1 year ago

In many countries boys carry their mother's name.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I have several families of patients who have shared first names. I have three generations of Marias including two sisters named Maria named for their mother who was named for HER mother. I also have a group of Georginas mother and daughter. Not common, certainly not as common as men naming their juniors, but it must happen somewhere.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

The rare feminine junior

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I mean... Yeah. That's p-- [I am shot to death before I am allowed to mention the word "patriarchy"]

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My girlfriend is her mother's Jr. She's 1 in a million and she hates it.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

i would imagine a lot of women would receive judgment for something as trivial as this to be honest

by eli30 1 year ago

My sister has our grandma's name for her middle name. My mom actually regrets it.

by beau88 1 year ago

I'm named after my mother. One of my nieces is named after her mother and father. My daughter's first name incorporates my middle name and her father's. Another niece is named after her father.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I don't think I've ever met a guy named after his father but I know plenty of girls named after their grandmothers (myself included)

by carolanneratke 1 year ago

I'm named after a grandmother and great grandmother

by Lanky_Zebra 1 year ago

If I had to guess, perhaps it's due to the standard of women taking on their husbands' surnames. Once they shed their maiden name, they're no longer truly a Jr./II.

by Louie60 1 year ago

My wife's family passes along an inherited Middle name. And honestly. I like this. We still got to name our child how we want to call her, while keeping the tradition.

by Substantial-Road1024 1 year ago

I think it has to do with ego.

by aniya55 1 year ago

From my experience girls usually take their mothers middle names

by Anonymous 1 year ago

My friend is named after her mom ita not common though you're right

by Zestyclose_Egg 1 year ago

Maybe in your country

by Anonymous 1 year ago