Would you choose a family name over a name that you just happened to like?

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We’ve loved the name Jack for our first son before we even got married. It’s the name of both my husband’s grandfathers and my Granny’s brother. I love that it’s a family name but don’t love how common it is, or that it’s very short. 
Over the past 3-4 months, we’ve added the name Roman in to the mix. We’re big travelers and our favorite trip to date was Rome. Also, it’s a name more common in Russia / Eastern Europe, and our last name sounds quite Russian. 
No matter what, his middle name will be James after my father.

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Since James is definitely going to be the middle name I would go with Roman. Jack James doesn't sound good together in my opinion. You can always save Jack for a middle name for another baby or go with Jacqueline if you have a girl.

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We have a rule that if we don’t absolutely love the family name, even if it’s for the middle, then we won’t use it. I don’t understand why people settle on family names that they don’t really love! 
I would use Roman since you are already using James as your family middle name. I agree with others that Jack James doesn’t sound great. Roman James sounds perfect!

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Roman James flows way better than Jack James. We are using Jack Michael for a boy, Michael after my late father and Jack because my husband and his 3 best friends all have short J names lol.

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So we are having a boy in December! We knew we wanted Sawyer from high school which is my moms maiden name. So he will be named after my grandfather. My husband wanted William for a middle name after his dad. I love it but we had the nickname SJ picked out before we knew the gender. We finally decided on Sawyer Jack William Roy! Jack isn’t a family name. I’d say one name should be after either family or just have some type of special meaning. 
Like if our baby was a girl....she was going to be Charleigh because my husband and I met at the movies and saw Charlie St.Cloud!

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I'm interested in giving my children their own names! Though coincidentally my boy pick, Milo, ended up having been the name of my grandma's favorite uncle, so it's kind of a family name after all!

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I love the name Roman, it was on my list when picking a name for our boy! Nothing wrong with Jack either, I just personally prefer Roman

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My husband is the third, and if this little bean is a boy we plan to carry on the name and make him the fourth. I’m not too excited about it but I also don’t want to be that b*%ch wife who breaks the family tradition. Good luck with what you decide ❤️

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What about Jackson James? It’s a little bit longer! Nn Jack :)

Would you choose a family name over a name that you just happened to like?

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