Dh's family all have each others names.

Eg. Dh middle name is Peter which is his dads first name, his dads middle name is Donald which is his dads first name.

My ex's family, the first born DS was always named James.

For me and DH, i hate the idea of those kind of traditions....and i stopped his family one. Well, i thought i did. His nan told me after DD1 was born that somewhere along the line there was a Rose...and then when DD2 was born somewhere along the line theres an Emily....but as for our son...theres no Zacherys or Liams to be found

My side of the family doesnt have any tradtions at all.

To me, if the tradition was an important one then id have worked it in somehow....but i refused to carry it on simply because it wasnt a 'strict must do' kind of thing. At the end of the day they are my kids and DH and i choose names that were best for us and our children.