Sr., Jr., III?

Question

My father in law name is BONNIE ALBERT FIELDS...
My boyfriend's name is BONNY FIELDS JR.
see the difference...
He has a son name BONNY FIELDS JR. III
is that possible
Now i am having a son...
what would be his name???
BONNY FIELDS JR. IV
totally confused because even though he is a jr he is a sr cause his name is spelled different... Please explain

Answer 1

The titles (Sr. Jr. and numbers) are used when there is more that one generation in the same family with the exact same name. Once a name has been used in one generation it is by tradition not used again. The first son might name one of his sons after his father, and there would be no title (no Jr. as there is one generation skipped

possibly the second IF the Grandfather was still alive.

The question about the name BONNY FIELDS JR. III, is interesting - opbviously someone doesn't know what the titles mean and how they are used. The first man is Bonny ALBERT Fields, his son Bonny Fields, Jr (id the middle name is not Albert the use of Jr. is incorrect) The third person is BONNY FIELDS JR. III, Which implies the is the 3rd person and 3rd generation of this family with the same EXACT name. The Jr. it totally misused and unless he has the EXACT same name as his Grandfather the titles are totally incorrectly used.

Your Child could be named as you indicate however that indicates that he is the 4th generation in this family with the exact same name. Usually the person with the Jr. Title drops it when his father dies, however the ones with the numbers keep it all their lives.



Usually when a name has been used in a generation no matter the situation, it is not used again with a number tag on the end. I would suggest that if you want to name you son after his father you use the first and last name but perhaps use your surname as a middle name, which is something that is quite commonly done.

Answer 2

Once you get past the second Bonny, the Jr is dropped. The name becomes Bonny Fields III and Bonny Fields IV.

Answer 3

Sr and Jr are used when a father and son have the same name and live in the same county, to keep them separate. The son usually drops the Jr when the father dies, unless both are famous. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr was a poet who was famous enough that his son, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr, kept the "Jr" all his life.



I, II and III are used when there are three men with the same name, father, son, grandson. If your boyfriend ever sees his son, or his son lives in the same county, there will be a lot of confusion if you name his second son Bonny. There are no numbering conventions for two children of the same father having the same name because no one does it.