I thought girls didn't use junior, III, etc. because traditionally girls adopt their husband's last name, so they would no longer have the same full name as their mother.

▲

conductr 2 hours ago | parent [-]

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.

▲

Xirdus 34 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

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 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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

	▲	conductr an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Possibly. I’ve just heard it more with girls and wouldn’t expect it’s evenly common on relative basis but certainly could be wrong