The Naming of the Sons

Danny asked me, "Since we're Irish, do I have to give my kids Irish names?" I said, "No, you can name your child any type of name you like."  He then said, "Well, we have Irish names and all of our cousins have Irish names."  I replied, "Daddy and I liked more traditional names and your cousins do have Irish names, but you don't have to stick with tradition or your heritage when naming your child."  He said, "Good, because I want to name my son Armand, and that's a Spanish name." With a chuckle I said, "Armand is a very good name.  I like it. "  He then continued, "I am going to have four sons and name the first one Edmund (his grandfather's name), the second one Armand, my third son will be Danny the second, and the fourth will be Thomas."  I said, "Well, it's nice that you're going to name your last son after Daddy."  Danny said, with a bit of surprise, "Oh yeah.  I was actually thinking of my friend Thomas, but that'll work too." (5/24/11)