Naming same name as parents sibling

amother

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 8:39 am

I love a certain name but my SIL’s second name is the same. Is that too close? Is there Halacha about naming same name as siblings if it’s not officially “after” them?

momof2+?

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 8:41 am

As far as I know there is no Halacha about this. Sometimes children get named for the same (great) grandparents as their aunts/uncles.

amother

Milk

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 8:42 am

amother OP wrote:

I love the name Danielle but my SIL’s second name is Daniella. Is that too close? Is there Halacha about naming same name as siblings if it’s not officially “after” them?

My aunt, a”h, and I had the same Hebrew name.

amother

Slategray

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 8:59 am

My family does this all the time. Many of us have the same name as an aunt/uncle, named for the same great-grandparent. My son also has the same name as my brother, named after the same person.

amother

Clematis ↓

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 9:05 am

Edit the title to same name as parents sibling.
It made it sound like two siblings sharing a name.

Yes. You can it’s so common for people to name their kids the same name that their sibling has after a grandparent/greatgrandparent/rebbe/rebbetzen.

Chayalle

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 9:12 am

I have several nieces with my name (named after my great-grandmother). I have one SIL who named her daughter the same name as two of my SIL's - just a nice name she liked.

I don't think it's a big deal at all. In fact it's a compliment - they can't hate me too much if they chose that name for their daughters Smile

amother

Mustard

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 9:17 am

amother Clematis wrote:

Edit the title to same name as parents sibling.
It made it sound like two siblings sharing a name.

I also thought this when I read the title.
I know many people who have the same name as an aunt or uncle. It's usually there's a family name that you're naming for. I don't see it as a big deal. It can get slightly confusing, but it's no different really to 2 first cousins with the same name.

amother

↑ Clematis ↓

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 9:27 am

amother Mustard wrote:

From both sides of my family we have many male and female relatives with the same name. Uncles, cousins, aunts.

We say like for example.

Sara maple av
Sara maple lane
Sara maple blvd

Sara -fathers name
Sara father’s name.

(Sara ain’t the name but using it as an example)

All named after the same great grandparents/rebbe/rebbetzen.

amother

↑ Clematis ↓

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 9:28 am

amother Mustard wrote:

In my class we had two first cousins with the same name and last name.
So we called them by the first name and where they are from.

But my family also there’s many cousins with the same first and last name.
(Male and female)
Hence my above example.

amother

Peachpuff

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 9:35 am

amother Clematis wrote:

I wonder if we're classmates?
I remember my 7th grade teacher calling the 2 girls who shared the same name by their names a d the street they lived on Smile

Ruchel

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 9:36 am

amother Clematis wrote:

First name father name is literally the Sephardic way!
My uncle is Eliyahu Moshe ben Moshe Eliyahu ben Eliyahu Moshe ben Moshe David.

amother

↑ Clematis ↓

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 9:45 am

Ruchel wrote:

First name father name is literally the Sephardic way!
My uncle is Eliyahu Moshe ben Moshe Eliyahu ben Eliyahu Moshe ben Moshe David.

Like saying
Sara- moshe’s
Sara- shloimys
Sara- kalmens.
Sara- Levi’s

amother

↑ Clematis ↓

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 9:46 am

amother Peachpuff wrote:

I wonder if we're classmates?
I remember my 7th grade teacher calling the 2 girls who shared the same name by their names a d the street they lived on Smile

To the two cousins in my grade were from
Different states. So they were called
First name and state.

amother

↑ Clematis ↓

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 9:50 am

amother Peachpuff wrote:

I wonder if we're classmates?
I remember my 7th grade teacher calling the 2 girls who shared the same name by their names a d the street they lived on Smile

Not classmates but are the girls both
MA ?
For sure last name with A
Can’t Remember the first name.
I remember something like this they are older than me but same name and last name.
One made a heart one made a triangle on all their tests and papers.

amother

Bone

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 9:54 am

Both my Grandsons have the same name. The older one is 3. Younger just had a Bris recently. No problem using a name over.

Ema of 5

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 10:25 am

amother Bone wrote:

Both my Grandsons have the same name. The older one is 3. Younger just had a Bris recently. No problem using a name over.

Cousin names are different than what OP is asking. She is asking about an aunt/niece or uncle/nephew sharing.

doodlesmom

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 10:29 am

We have 2 sils with the same name, first and last….
It was right after a visit to Israel, so we call them chana shel Chaim and Chana shel Moshe Ie.

Golde

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 10:31 am

My DH has this exact situation. His nephew is called DH second name.
No problems by us anyways

amother

↑ Clematis

Sun, Sep 15 2024, 10:35 am

For example with the uncles and cousins with the same name.

Not the real names.

Moshe cohen
Moshe cohen
Moshe cohen
Sara cohen
Sara Cohen
Sara cohen.

Times that by 7 Nieces and 7 nephews with the same first and last name and some aunts and candles with the same first and last name. (Well married aunts and married into the family aunts)