Help! Need advice on traditonal family name

caraleigh03 · December 2013

My husband is the 5th man in his family to be named William Franklin. I'm not sure I want to continue, feeling like 5 is a good place to stop. But am I being unreasonable? Several people agree with me but others say "its tradition!". But when do you call it quits? I wouldnt want my son to feel obligated to keep going with it. We dont know what we are having and dont plan on finding out, so I might not have to worry about it if it's a girl, but i dont want to be fighting about it once the baby is born. The 3 remaining go by other names besides William, but I know people with the name Will, Willie, etc, so I dont really want to force a name on my child because its "tradition". My husband hasnt even really talked to his dad or grandpa about it to see if they would be upset if we didnt pass it on, and not sure if he will. He just thinks it should automatically be W.F.S. VI

Any advice or suggestions?