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conductr • yesterday at 8:22 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

I hadn’t thought about that but makes me wonder if it will become more common since not taking your husbands name has become more common. I wouldn’t think so, but I’m pushing 50 and can’t think of ever meeting a female named after her mom so if it shows up at all in the data that would be interesting.

Funny enough, I think it’s common for the female middle name to be a mom/grandma/aunt name.


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Xirdus • yesterday at 9:36 PM

My guess is no, because carrying the family legacy is falling out of fashion as much as taking the husband's name, maybe even more so.

nemomarx • yesterday at 8:26 PM

Doesn't everyone do that? My brother has a grandparents name as his middle. I never thought of it as a gendered tradition

Is it a specific cultural thing I wonder

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