No, we did not follow tradition when naming our three boys. Our extended family doesn’t follow this tradition, so we didn’t feel pressured to use family or saints’ names for our children. We chose names we love and that are meaningful to us as their parents. Our naming story: When we found out we were pregnant with our first child, I immediately started brainstorming Italian baby boy names and baby girl names. My husband was insistent on giving our Italian child an Italian name. Since we live in Italy, I agreed. I started looking up Italian baby names and fell in love with beautiful Italian girl names like Carolina, Olivia, and Eleonora. Soon after, we found out we were having a little baby boy! I put my beloved baby girl names list aside and began focusing on researching Italian baby boy names, both modern and historical. We knew we wanted an Italian baby boy name that worked well in the US and in most other countries. It also had to pass the pronunciation test with my parents. This meant Italian baby boy names like Guglielmo (William, in English) were out. After many hours, lists, and discussions, each time we found a name we loved. We're very happy with the names we ended up with for our three little guys (and they're all on the list)!