ואלה שמות
According to Mori V’Rabi Harav Hagaon
R.Shlomo Miller Shlita, naming a child after a
non-Frum family member is acceptable & at
times even
recommended.
The main reason we name after an individual
who passed away is to honor him or his living
relative. It is usually done as הכרת הטוב.
(gratitude)
הכרת הטוב overrules all the reasons for not naming after a non-Frum person.
We find בני ישראל as a הכרת הטוב named their children after Alexander
the Goy
This part is from ספר יוסיפון. It is a continuation
of the story in the (גמרא (יומא ס"ט ע"א.
שמעון הצדיק took Alexander on a tour of the .בית המקדש Alexander, wished
to donate gold to have an image of himself placed in the בית המקדש שמעון הצדיק
told him that it was forbidden for the Yidden to have images, and
certainly not in the בית המקדש. He suggested that he instead give the gold to
the poor. And as for memorializing the occasion,שמעון הצדיק suggested an
even better way: all-male כהנים born that year would be named
“Alexander.”
Alexander liked the idea, and the Yidden, who were very thankful
to Alexander for all that he did for them, including sparing the בית המקדש from
destruction, gratefully named their children after him. Thus, the name
Alexander forever became a Jewish name.
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