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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;elarnia, post: 4318168, member: 159&quot;]In addition the II would not properly be the son of the first, because a son named for his father would be Jr.&nbsp; A II suggests a child named for a grandfather or uncle, where Jr isn&#039;t appropriate but something needs to distinguish a separate person. </p><p><br /></p><p>That said I have known two men who did not want to be called junior so they used II. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; In general these designations should be dropped when the elder passes and confusion becomes unlikely.&nbsp; This doesn&#039;t apply when one or more is so well known that confusion could survive death, or where the Jr has become so identified as part of the name that it&#039;s hard to drop it - think Bill Buckley.&nbsp; They are also frequently continued in genealogical listings.&nbsp; - cheers[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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