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I believe that Ashkenazim generally have a minhag that it is not allowed to name babies after a living person, whereas Sefardim do name after living people. Can a Sefardi name a baby after a living Ashkenazi?

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    I don't believe there's any issue, per se, but it would be in bad taste to name someone after an individual who doesn't want that honour in their lifetime. I know a couple where he's Sepharadi and she's Ashkenazi and her family made her promise not to name any of her kids after them, so long as they were alive
    – Noach MiFrankfurt
    Commented Dec 14, 2023 at 18:06
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    Just to be clear and avoid a common misperception: Sephardim name after living OR dead people. My 3 siblings and I were named after 2 living grandparents and 2 dead grandparents.
    – Maurice Mizrahi
    Commented Dec 14, 2023 at 18:49
  • @MauriceMizrahi I assumed that Sephardim name after dead people as well
    – Moses Supposes
    Commented Dec 15, 2023 at 9:29

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