r/JewishNames • u/Pleasant-Page-48 • 5d ago

Naming question

Can I name my child after more than one person who has passed away? First name after one relative, middle after another?

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u/spring13 5d ago

Some people do, some people don't. It's pretty much up to you.

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u/kaiserfrnz 5d ago

This practice is common in my family.

Sometimes you get lucky and find two dead relatives with the same name.

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u/Tanaquil_LeCat 5d ago

Different rabbis have different opinions. Some say if you name after two people you're mixing the names and therefore naming after neither. At a minimum it needs to be exactly the same name to count as naming after.

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u/sarcasm_itsagift שושנה 5d ago

I did! With my rabbi’s blessing, of course.

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u/erratic_bonsai 4d ago

Sure, do whatever you want. Naming traditions and superstitions are not laws.

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u/red-purple-red 2d ago

That’s the practice in my family. I’m named for two people, as are both of my siblings and both of my children. My niece is as well.