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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My friends say it is bad luck in Jewish tradition to actually use the name of the dead relative. [/quote] Different traditions. Ashkenazi Jews (which has been 'dominant Jewish culture in a lot of the US for historical reasons) name for deceased relatives. Jews of eastern descent (Sephardi/Mizrahi--of which there are many) name for living relatives[/quote] I personally named my kids the exact name of a deceased relative, although plenty of my family and friends only use the first letter of the first name, or only use the Hebrew name and name in English whatever they want. Of my Sephardi friends it is very common to name the firstborn male after the male patriarch in the family. So I see a lot of my friends firstborn sons with the same name as their living grandfather.[/quote]
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