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Name traditions vs. in husband\’s vs. family!

Ok, I’m so confused at the moment. My husband is named James A. Peters. The trouble is, so are about 15 other members of his family (and every first-born boy with the surname Peters since 19th century). According to my husband, it was a very wealthy family and it’s an honour to be named the same name as the first James. A. Peters (who apparently was some kind of hero). It gets a bit intense at family events when my husband introduces me to "Uncle James, cousin James, grandfather James, nephews James, James and James..." even though they have different middle names (but still beginning with A). You can probably see my point. I think it’s a little unfair that it’s the first-born son who has to be named James A. Peters, and the other sons have individual names but still have the burden of naming their own son James A. Peters. I’m pregnant with our fourth child, and what will be our first son. And my husband insists on calling him James A. Peters, but as a woman who has grown up thinking of what to name her children since she was ten years old, I want to CHOOSE what to call our son, and not following some silly family trend. We’ve had so many arguments over it. Am I being a little silly about this whole thing, or do you understand where I’m coming from? What should I do? Please help me, I’m kind of desperate! Linda.
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 family!
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