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Q: Naming son after his daddy?! confused!

Okay sooo my Fiances name is Nicholas Matthew Catalano.. If we have a boy we are deffff naming him Nicholas, BUT to be able to call our son jr or II, do we have to keep my fiances middle name too?

I wanted to name our son Nicholas Joseph Catalano, both of our dads middle name is Joseph and my grandfathers middle name is Joseph.. But if we do Nicholas Joseph Catalano would he still be considered jr??

Thank you!! :)

This question was asked Feb. 8, 2013 7:41pm
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Answered by FirstTimeMommyx0 - Feb. 9, 2013 2:18am

okay thank you ladies for the help!!

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Answered by a member - Feb. 8, 2013 10:04pm

Technically, when the father's name and the son's name are exactly the same, the "Jr." suffix or the "II" suffix may be applied. The "II" suffix may also be applied if two people who are related but not father and son (i.e. grandson, nephew, etc) have the exact same name.

However, in this day and age, I can't imagine anyone would complain if you use a different middle name and still call him Jr. Hank Williams, Jr. does not technically have the same name as his father and most people don't know the difference.

If you are wanting to be absolutely correct, though, you would have to name him the exact same thing as your fiance.

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Answered by Kimmiecat - Feb. 8, 2013 9:49pm

Technically, the entire name must be the same to qualify for the junior suffix. With a different middle name, its a different name.

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Answered by lyssa787 - Feb. 8, 2013 9:33pm

I don't see why the middle name would have to be the same. he's still a jr if the first is the same as Daddy's

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Answered by Emma78 - Feb. 8, 2013 8:29pm

No I think the whole name as to be the same.

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Answered by FirstTimeMommyx0 - Feb. 8, 2013 7:57pm

No im not saying jr for a nickname, just if my son would be considered Nicholas Joseph Catalano Jr or the II eventhough the middle name is different.. like my fathers name is Anthony Joseph Levenski Jr or II after my grandfather anthony joseph levenski

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Answered by a member - Feb. 8, 2013 7:44pm

i think so ? jr is not something formal or "serious". u do not have to fill out a form to call your son jr. its no different then any other nick name your child may have. although some people do legally name their child "junior"

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