Random question

[lolzabeth.livejournal.com]

What are peoples opinions on naming your child in honour of someone who died young?
My mum wanted to call me Ansley after my great aunt but Ansley died when she was 16 and my mum thoght it was a bad omen. My brother, however, wants to call his daughter Lucy Rose after his friend who passed away a couple of years ago. She was 17.

Sorry if this is a bit depressing but I was just wondering what people thought.

Lovely gesture, nice reminder or bad omen?

Comments

[shishenbelle.livejournal.com]

I like the idea, as long as you really do love the name. You will have to call the child the name for the rest of his or her life, so you need to like it. Giving a child a middle name as an honor also works.

My best friend passed away 2 years ago at the age of 21, my first daughter will be named Mary _____ i havent picked a middle name for her yet, but i like the name Mary and want to honor her.

Also, my uncle was named Thomas, and he passed away a year ago - one of my sons will have the middle name Thomas for him.