My name is Yehoshua. Is there any problem with my brother naming his new baby Yehoshua? I don’t know if it matters, but I don’t care at all if he would do so.
Thank you.
Answer:
No, there’s no problem at all.
Among Ashkenazi communities the custom is not to name a child after his father (or grandfather) in their lifetimes, but there’s no custom concerning uncles etc. and naming with the same name as an uncle is common.
Since my name is also Yehoshua, I have a close affinity with the name :)
Mazal Tov and Best wishes.
