Asking Eric: We Don’t Want to Confuse Our Son with Two-Name Family Tradition

Asking Eric: Will my son be confused by his name? I’m already cringing.

DEAR ERIC: This is not an earth-shattering question, yet I’d appreciate an opinion. We call our firstborn son by his middle name because his first is the same as his father’s middle, who also goes by his middle name. This practice goes back generations on my husband’s father’s side. Imagine my confusion, years ago, when I learned of the tradition and discovered that our as-yet-unconceived son had already been given a first name (but we could cho…

Asking Eric: Forced to name my baby according to family tradition, now I’m afraid he’ll be confused

Dear Eric: This is not an earth-shattering question, yet I’d appreciate an opinion. We call our firstborn son by his middle name because his first is the same as his father’s middle, who also goes by his middle name. This practice goes back generations on my husband’s father’s side. Imagine my confusion, years ago, when I learned of the tradition and discovered that our as-yet-unconceived son had already been given a first name (but we could cho…

Asking Eric: Should we start calling our son by his first name, not middle name

I’m worried he’ll be confused and in turn confuse others when we try to explain that his real first name is actually his daddy’s.

Asking Eric: We don’t want to confuse our son with two-name family tradition

Dear Eric: This is not an earth-shattering question, yet I’d appreciate an opinion. We call our firstborn son by his middle name because his first is the same as his father’s middle, who also goes by his middle name. This practice goes back generations on my husband’s father’s side. Imagine my confusion, years ago, when I learned of the tradition and discovered that our as-yet-unconceived son had already been given a first name (but we could cho…

Asking Eric: Is it confusing to call son by middle name for the sake of family tradition?

Dear Eric: This is not an earth-shattering question, yet I’d appreciate an opinion. We call our firstborn son by his middle name because his first is the same as his father’s middle, who also goes by his middle name.

Asking Eric: Will husband’s family’s odd naming tradition end up confusing our young son?

Dear Eric: This is not an earth-shattering question, yet I’d appreciate an opinion. We call our firstborn son by his middle name because his first is the same as his father’s middle, who also goes by his middle name. This practice goes back generations on my husband’s father’s side. Imagine my confusion, years ago, when I learned of the tradition and discovered that our as-yet-unconceived son had already been given a first name (but we could cho…