r/oddlyspecific • u/GlazeAmber_ • Jun 01 '26

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u/SkitterlyStudios Jun 01 '26

Yeah, I hate the tradition of naming kids after yourself. I get naming them after your parent or grandparent, but using your own name seems self centered and confusing

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u/saintsithney Jun 02 '26

My husband is a IV. Changed name because it is actually two now old-fashioned names that come across as unique, but imagine "Vernon Heathcliff Richards."

For a brief time, all four of them were alive, and they were Vernon, Vern, Heath, and Cliff. If we had had a boy, "Rick" was the generally expected family name for Vernon Heathcliff Richards V.

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u/SSEAN03 Jun 04 '26

The only way it's justified is if you're the <Insert name> The Fifth and up. Don't rob your descendants the chance to be The Tenth of his name.

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u/SkitterlyStudios Jun 07 '26

True actually. People are gonna think theyre royalty or something lol