When my husband and I discovered we were having a baby girl, he suggested we name her after his deceased wife and daughter. I explained that I wasn’t comfortable naming our child after someone else, but he accused me of disrespecting the dead. Friends and family are divided. What should I do? Read on to find out more about this difficult situation.
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OP receives support after refusing husband’s insensitive request ❤️

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The decision to name a child is significant, and even more so when it involves honoring the memory of a lost loved one. A woman struggles with her husband’s request to name their daughter after his deceased wife and daughter. While he sees it as a way to keep their memory alive, she worries about her daughter living in their shadow. Is she being selfish for wanting her child to have her own identity, or is her husband’s request a way to ease his guilt? As friends and family weigh in, the couple grapples with a decision that could impact their relationship and their daughter’s future. Read on to find out how they navigate this emotional dilemma.
Naming daughter after deceased wife and daughter is creepy and inappropriate. NTA

Naming a child after two dead people is not healthy. NTA.

Refusing to name the daughter after deceased wife and daughter, NTA.

Refusing to name daughter after deceased wife and daughter is NTA

Compromise suggestions for husband’s deceased wife and daughter’s names.

NTA for refusing to name daughter after husband’s deceased wife.

Husband wants to name daughter after late wife, NTA for refusing.

Naming daughter after deceased wife and daughter may cause resentment.

Naming kids shouldn’t be a one-person decision, NTA for standing up.

Naming daughter after deceased wife and child? NTA, it’s complicated.

Naming daughter after deceased wife and daughter, NTA for refusing

NTA for refusing to name daughter after husband’s late wife.

Setting boundaries is important. NTA for refusing husband’s request.
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Naming daughter after deceased wife and daughter, not okay. NTA.

Refusing to name daughter after husband’s deceased wife and daughter, NTA
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Respectfully honoring the deceased vs allowing your child to shine ✨
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Suggesting a compromise for a delicate situation

Naming kids requires agreement. Husband’s trauma is not healthy. NTA.

Naming child after deceased wife and daughter – NTA comment.

Naming daughter after deceased relatives may be emotionally taxing.

Naming new daughter after deceased wife and daughter, NTA.

Supportive response, recommend therapy with humorous tone

Husband’s grief affecting new family, NTA for refusing name choice

Naming the baby after the husband’s deceased wife and child? NTA.

Naming daughter after deceased wife and daughter could burden her, NTA.

Choosing the right name for your child is important, NTA.

Commenter supports OP’s decision, for solidarity

Don’t let guilt make you name your child after deceased relatives ♀️

Husband treating you as a surrogate, not respecting YOUR daughter.

Therapy might help him understand boundaries better

Therapist’s advice sparks debate on husband’s unresolved grief and trauma

Therapist agrees: Naming daughter after deceased wife and daughter is disrespectful, NTA

Heartbreaking comment on the use of children to cope with loss

Agree on a name together , don’t turn her into a memorial .

Naming daughter after husband’s deceased wife and daughter – NTA.

Handling grief can be tough, NTA for seeking couples therapy

Deceased wife’s family over current wife and child, NTA wins

Respect your daughter’s identity, not a memorial. Stand firm.

Naming unborn child after deceased family, NTA, therapy recommended.

Encouraging therapy for husband, NTA for refusing daughter’s name.

Suggest therapy for couple after NTA comment.

Respectful NTA comment calls out husband’s unfair request

Naming your child after deceased relatives: a sensitive topic

Naming a newborn after a NON-FAMILY MEMBER is ridiculous, NTA ❤️
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Don’t let anyone pressure you into naming your daughter after deceased family members ♀️

Unborn child not a replacement for deceased wife and daughter

Husband wants to name daughter after dead wife and daughter, NTA

Choosing a child’s name shouldn’t cause emotional harm. Stand firm.

Naming your child after his deceased wife and daughter? NTA.

Naming daughter after deceased wife and child? NTA, could hurt daughter

Let her be her own person

Protecting your daughter’s identity is the top priority

Grieving husband wants to name daughter after deceased wife, AITA?
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Both parents should agree on names. NTA for vetoing.

Encourage therapy for husband struggling with pregnancy-triggered grief ♂️

Supporting spouse, but naming daughter after deceased wife and daughter is creepy
