Bundle of Joy

[fallenblades643]

First ^seconded, Second ^^my dads the third so I win, i was almost named the forth, -_-.

[PhoenixAct]

^^ I shall try, I could probab;y get an omake out of it too.

[chaple]

@Fallenblades

Yes, but are you from the US?

[Hymn of Ragnarok]

@mike

I'm not actually offended. I'll add a smiley or something next time. It's also not as common as you might think from television/movies. I've met a couple of 'Junior's, but never any 'The third's.

I have met a 'XXXXXX the Third' but they have never introduced themselves as such, nor do I know anyone else who does so. It's more of a factoid than anything else.

Actually technically speaking I'm a 'Third' and from the US (I'm not Southern though), but my namesakes are dead. It's a family tradition to hand down the name, and I wasn't named as I am for any intrinsic meaning. Which wouldn't be the case in this story.

[Tobias]

I wouldn't even be the second admittedly, my father has a different middle name, though judging from what neir was saying only the first name is enough to violate the taboo. If its wishing someone harm though, which I don't...quite understand...is it because you do it for dead people so to do it for a live one is to indirectly say they should be dead?

[Hymn of Ragnarok]

I wouldn't even be the second admittedly, my father has a different middle name, though judging from what neir was saying only the first name is enough to violate the taboo. If its wishing someone harm though, which I don't...quite understand...is it because you do it for dead people so to do it for a live one is to indirectly say they should be dead?

Maybe it's considered designating the newborn as the replacement for the first one?

[Neir]

It's okay if they're separated by a generation.

[Tobias]

Why is that, if you don't mind me asking? I am actually rather curious.

[Hymn of Ragnarok]

It's okay if they're separated by a generation.

That would explain the generation gap in my family's tradition. Also, does it only apply when it's the first name, does middle name also count, and does it only apply when you name someone the same as someone else in the family?

If you know. If not, no prob, I'm just curious. Like Tobias.

[nununu]

Or she could give birth to a little red-headed girl with gold eyes and name her Kohaku.

A pair of twins with Shirou's hair and both parents eyes could be Kohaku and Hisui~

[fallenblades643]

@Fallenblades

Yes, but are you from the US?

Yes. have been since my great grandpas Pa.

[Kieran]

^^ I shall try, I could probab;y get an omake out of it too.

Thank you, and I'd guess at least one.

[PhoenixAct]

A pair of twins with Shirou's hair and both parents eyes could be Kohaku and Hisui~

Y'know, something tells me some strange guy looking to "adopt" one of Rin's kids might not go over too well.

And if he presses the issue, Daddy has a lot of sharp, pointy things. Makihisa would be leaving full of holes.

[Neir]

Generally I've only seen it used as 'relative's first name' -> child's middle name. Often grandparents/great grandparents.

But I'm not actually positive past this point. My understanding (what I was taught) is that it has to be separated by at least one generation (child - grandparent) to use the name.

As for reasons... lol tradition. Sorry guys, I dunno.

[Kieran]

If my world religions class was correct, it's based on an old belief that the Angel of Death would be confused by there being two people with the same name, and would take the younger one, instead.

[Mike1984]

Y'know, something tells me some strange guy looking to "adopt" one of Rin's kids might not go over too well.

And if he presses the issue, Daddy has a lot of sharp, pointy things. Makihisa would be leaving full of holes.

Yeah, Rin might be Tokiomi's daughter, but there's no way in hell she's giving away one of her kids. Well, to someone like Sakura (who she can trust to look after them), perhaps, but even then it's pretty unlikely unless she was desperate.

Generally I've only seen it used as 'relative's first name' -> child's middle name. Often grandparents/great grandparents.

But I'm not actually positive past this point. My understanding (what I was taught) is that it has to be separated by at least one generation (child - grandparent) to use the name.

As for reasons... lol tradition. Sorry guys, I dunno.

My middle name is my Dad's first name, actually. And, in turn, my grandfather also has it as his middle name, and I believe that his father (or, at least, the eldest child in his father's family) had it as his first name.

It alternates, between being a first name and a middle name (to have it as a first name in every generation would just be confusing...).

[Hymn of Ragnarok]

If my world religions class was correct, it's based on an old belief that the Angel of Death would be confused by there being two people with the same name, and would take the younger one, instead.

The younger​ one? Huh.

[Tobias]

If my world religions class was correct, it's based on an old belief that the Angel of Death would be confused by there being two people with the same name, and would take the younger one, instead.

That's fascinating, I live for cool old stories like that

[Kieran]

The younger​ one? Huh.

Well, this belief does come from a time when infant mortality rates were staggeringly high. Sudden deaths weren't nearly as uncommon as they are today.

That's fascinating, I live for cool old stories like that

I do love history and folklore.

[Hymn of Ragnarok]

Well, this belief does come from a time when infant mortality rates were staggeringly high. Sudden deaths weren't nearly as uncommon as they are today.

Good point.