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Old Dec 09, 2022, 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by divine1966 View Post
My family gives names of dead relatives. Jewish tradition. If not first name then the middle name. So names aren’t really becoming outdated in my family in that sense.

My 7 months old grandson has very old fashioned first name (some story behind the name but not for a relative) but a middle name is for my sons in law grandpa who passed away during my daughter’s pregnancy. Both names are very old fashioned old men names but we love it. I won’t post here but if anyone wants to know I’ll PM you hahah

And if my daughter has a baby girl (if it happens for them to have a second kid), it will be given my moms name. Very uncommon in the US. Also kind of old fashioned.
My dad was Jewish so he wanted names that started with a specefic letter for my siblings and I after my deceased grandfathers first name. When I changed my name I chose a name that still honored that tradtion in respect for my dad.
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