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Technically, yes (m)
The thing is, most/many women change their surnames after they marry, so a daughter named after her mother wouldn't technically be a Junior, or even a II.Miranda
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Or, to be more clearIf Jane Doe has a daughter, and gives her both the surname Doe and the fn Jane, then the daughter could be called Jane Doe II.But if Jane Doe has a daughter, and gives her her own name, but the father's surname, then Jane Smith (the daughter) couldn't be called Jane Smith II, because there isn't a Jane Smith I (married names don't count).Junior doesn't apply to women in any case other than possibly a nn. The next-door neighbour on the cartoon King of the Hill calls his daughter Connie Con Junior, obviously because he wanted a son.Hope that's a little more clear!Miranda
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