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This is so funny...Susan I just realized that your DH's name is my DH's name and my son's name...We call my son Joey, and DH is Joe and FIL is Joe. His grandfather is no longer alive. But DH's mother still calls DH Joey, which can get a little confusing. But all in all, it's not bad. And Joseph is a nice name, at least I think so.

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If we ever have a boy- DH wanted him to be the IV.....it was very sticky convincing him out of it....he finally agreed to a different name- but, somehow in the bargain, we are going to use the girl's name he likes...i like it but its not my favorite....

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We had this same issue. DH wanted to name after someone in his family, preferably his father (he's deceased). DH is not named after his father, his younger brother is. And I said what about my family - why can't we name him after someone in my family (my dad is deceased as well). I didn't see the reasoning that just because it's a boy, you name after the father's side of the family. I really don't like the idea of naming a baby after anyone. I think a child should have their own identity. In the end, we chose our own name, and the middle name is DH's name. I didn't want a Jr, but I did like the idea of honoring my DH with the middle name.

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My grandfather is Robert Joseph, Dad is Robert Joseph, Jr.... and my parents named my little brother Joseph Robert.

My Dad has a nightmare of a time when it comes to credit cards and legal matters, because he's always confused with his father. He said he wouldn't dream of doing that to his son, so they reversed first and middle names.

I think that is a perfect compromise.

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I love the idea of "family names". I'm fascinated by family histories and think that names with roots are wonderful. My husband and I aren't quite sure when we're going to have children, but we already know what their names are going to be. Family names are pretty big in my family - for both men and women.

Here's a thought for you though - technically, unless all three generations previous generations are living, your son technically wouldn't be a fourth. My brother is a third, but my grandfather was deceased at the time of his birth. So, technically he's a Jr. It is my understanding that in order for the suffix to be correct, all the namesakes have to be alive.

Does this make any sense.

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I'm not a fan of the whole III or IV, pass the name down the line thing either. And I would not appreciate being expected to name my baby something I don't like just because his father or grandfather was named that. No way! But that's easy for me to say because my husband is also not a fan of the pass the name thing, so it's not an issue for us. And while I agree that a child's name should be original and picked just for him or her, in your case, I think giving him the "family first name" is very symbolic of his immediate acceptance into the family and that's kind of beautiful! And I think as he gets older he would really feel blessed and honored to have the name. Unless of course the name is horrible than FM me asap and I'll delete my response so your hubby doesn't see it. LOL.

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My DH is the 3rd, and really wants there to be a 4th when the time comes (I'm not even PG yet, but I secretly pray for a girl)

Sometimes he's on the fence about it, but other times he's adament that if the name ends, he doesn't want it to end with him, meaning that our son will decide what he wants to name his own son. I can take bets NOW that DH will be upset if there isn't a 5th....

I can only wish you good luck and

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I'm not a big fan of the III and IV. My husband is a junior, and it's stopping there if we have a boy. He doesn't want the III anyway.

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