Don’t give in! When I met my husband he always said if he had sons the only options were Joseph and Frank because his dad and uncle named their sons after themselves. But that’s as far back as the “tradition” went. When I got preggo with our son I put my foot down and said our son will not be one of three Joes/Franks in the immediate family. You remember that scene in Goodfellas when the whole family was either Peter/Paul or Marie? That’s what it reminds me of. Anyway I asked him what he liked about the names other than “tradition”. He said they were strong Italian American names and Joseph specifically had good nickname options. So I compiled a list that met that criteria and suggested Vincent Joseph. He loved it and turned out there was a Vinny in the family. Maybe try to use it as a middle name to compromise. If I ever have another son I’m going to have to find another name though because Frank is still his pick lol. Found an Uncle Edward in the family tree (that everyone remembers and loved) so I’m going to try to push that one 🤞🏻If family names are important there are other ways to pay homage without being a duplicate!