Techie Names First Son Version 2.0

[Wonk]

HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Tacking Jr. or II onto a boy's name is too common, a new father decided, so the self-described engineering geek took a software approach to naming his newborn son.

Jon Blake Cusack talked his wife, Jamie, into naming their son Jon Blake Cusack 2.0.

Version 2.0 was born Tuesday at Holland Community Hospital, and the proud parents took him home Friday.

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[POed_Ex_Repub]

1. It could have been worse...

His name could have been "Unix".

[aquart]

2. That's what a child loves, a cute name.

Children just love to be different.

[SheilaT]

3. The really sad thing

is the lack of originality. Why not give the kid his own name, rather than a dupe of dad's?

Many years ago I worked for a credit bureau, and I learned that where there were two people in a household with the same name (such as dad and junior) their credit files almost invariably got confused once the son started working and establishing credit on his own. And if the kid was not good at paying his bills, he often totally ruined dad's credit permanently.


Seeing that happen over and over made me absolutely opposed to the naming of a kid with the same name as dad. Adding junior or a roman numeral or even something stupid like 2.0 doesn't help at all.

Oh, and calling the kid by a nickname (Trey for the third in a series does make me gag) is no help whatsoever, because all the legal paperwork will still have the name which is identical to one or more people. Who live at the same address, when it's father and son. What's even worse is if the kid goes to work for the same company that employs dad.

[Jokerman]

5. Living proof

My parents saddled me with the same name as my dad. Fortunately we both have good credit records but that didn't stop me from having to explain why my record shows I got a mortgage at age 12.

[Jokerman]

4. Always wait for the first bug fix

The kid won't work until the first patch. Version 2.1 will be more stable.