by Arlos » Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:23 pm
If I ever have kids, the only pre-conception about names I have is that my firstborn son has to have the middle name of Michael, as it's something of a family tradition.
I'm 1/8 danish, which means 1 of my great-grandparents was a full Dane. His family actually had a tradition, the first-born son was always named Canute Michael. Given the way they did last names, where your last name was based on your parents' name (Andersen = Son of Ander, Johnson = Son of John, Maryadottir = Daughter of Marya, etc.). So, the 1st born son was always Canute Michael Canutesen. This went on for a number of generations, I think my great grandfather was Canute Michael Canutesen the 12th.
He broke the tradition, and named his firstborn son Robert. However, my grandmother (who was the firstborn in the family, Robert was like the 3rd child) revived part of it, and named my dad Dean Michael. My dad carried it on, and I'm Kevin Michael. So, my firstborn son will have to have Michael as a middle name.
-Arlos