If you’re thinking about passing down a family name to baby, you may be wondering about some of the traditional rules around the practice. Here’s what you need to know.
Naming baby can be tricky business. While some parents want their child to have a unique name specific to them, others opt to carry on family traditions and pass on a name that’s been in the family for generations. But, traditionally, there have been some rules when it comes to passing down names. Curious to find out when Jr. should be used versus II? Or what common nicknames have been used for names that are generationally III, IV, etc.
For people with the suffix Jr. or II, a common nickname is Junior, Chip or a name made up of their initials . Common nicknames for the third generation include Trip, Tripp, Trey, Tres, Trace and Tre. While nicknames for the fourth generation are less common, they include Ivy and Dru, and a fifth generation nickname can be Quinn or, again, Chip. The nicknames become less common as the name gets passed down to future generations.
to see what baby’s middle name options look like with their first and last name, as well as with their initials.
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