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Heh. I am George Hilliard V (that is, my dad is IV and my son is VI). So it makes a certain amount of sense!

mrweasel 3y ago
I did not expect that to be the reason to be honest.
otikik 3y ago
Wow you have a son and are able to do these things? That’s impressive. I can barely do work and family already. Well done
- thrtythreeforty 3y ago
  The post should be tagged "2019" (@dang?) - I have noticeably less free time these days :)
  - otikik 3y ago
    Aaah gotcha. I hope the new “project” goes ok then :)
omneity 3y ago
I am not familiar with the rules for names like this. If you don't mind me asking, how does it work? Are your first male descendants expected to be named the same until one of them changes his mind?
- thrtythreeforty 3y ago
  Yes exactly. I was free to name him whatever I liked, but at this point it's too neat to break the tradition.
  - rvense 3y ago
    Another question from a country where only the king does this: Is it part of your legal name, or just a convention? (Also, does it make your feel like royalty?)
    - thrtythreeforty 3y ago
      I'd have to check to be certain, but I am pretty sure we didn't put it on birth certificates. It's convention only - some businesses (notably banks) have a "suffix" field to help disambiguate customers, but many of them are drop-downs which stop at "IV" for some reason. What really makes me feel like royalty is not the name, it's the throne room I had installed in my summer home in the Bahamas. That and requiring everyone I meet to call me "sire." (/s)
devsda 3y ago
I'm curious. What happens if you have another son? Also, continuing similar tradition, I hope you've reserved mail addresses ending with 6,7 and so on for future generations.
- thrtythreeforty 3y ago
  My family's tradition is that all the men share a middle name, and all the women share a middle name, so there's still name inheritance even for younger siblings! (There's an OOP joke in here somewhere.) Amusingly, my wife also has the same middle name as the women in my family, so the tradition is likely to continue.
- Daviey 3y ago
  I'm sure SemVer can be used in this situation.

I did not expect that to be the reason to be honest.

Wow you have a son and are able to do these things? That’s impressive. I can barely do work and family already. Well done

thrtythreeforty 3y ago
The post should be tagged "2019" (@dang?) - I have noticeably less free time these days :)
- otikik 3y ago
  Aaah gotcha. I hope the new “project” goes ok then :)

omneity 3y ago

I am not familiar with the rules for names like this. If you don't mind me asking, how does it work? Are your first male descendants expected to be named the same until one of them changes his mind?

thrtythreeforty 3y ago
Yes exactly. I was free to name him whatever I liked, but at this point it's too neat to break the tradition.
- rvense 3y ago
  Another question from a country where only the king does this: Is it part of your legal name, or just a convention? (Also, does it make your feel like royalty?)
  - thrtythreeforty 3y ago
    I'd have to check to be certain, but I am pretty sure we didn't put it on birth certificates. It's convention only - some businesses (notably banks) have a "suffix" field to help disambiguate customers, but many of them are drop-downs which stop at "IV" for some reason. What really makes me feel like royalty is not the name, it's the throne room I had installed in my summer home in the Bahamas. That and requiring everyone I meet to call me "sire." (/s)

devsda 3y ago

I'm curious. What happens if you have another son? Also, continuing similar tradition, I hope you've reserved mail addresses ending with 6,7 and so on for future generations.

thrtythreeforty 3y ago
My family's tradition is that all the men share a middle name, and all the women share a middle name, so there's still name inheritance even for younger siblings! (There's an OOP joke in here somewhere.) Amusingly, my wife also has the same middle name as the women in my family, so the tradition is likely to continue.
Daviey 3y ago
I'm sure SemVer can be used in this situation.