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My family did something a bit different. My grandfather was named Daniel Joseph (Joseph after his grandfather), my father is named Daniel Philip (Philip after his uncle), and my brother is named Daniel James (James after two great uncles). I like the idea of passing a name down. I'm secretly hoping my brother has a son at some point and uses a family middle name.

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As for me I think it would have to depend on the name. I went through school with a guy named Richard with a first name/surname combo along the same teasing lines as Dick Trickle. I couldn't imagine passing that one along and he was the fourth.