Do any first names repeat themselves in your direct paternal line?

[Bobby Martnen]

As far back as you can trace it

(direct paternal line means father to son to son to son etc..., for most Westerners this is the surname line)

An example of a paternal line where first names don't repeat

John Smith
Thomas Smith
Edward Smith
David Smith
Michael Smith

An example of a paternal line where first names do repeat

Edward Jackson
Milton Jackson
Steven Jackson
Edward Jackson
Francis Jackson

In my paternal line, no first names repeat, although one great-grandson has the English form of his great-grandfather's (German) name

[Bogdan]

Yes. William and Ernest.

[Mikula]

I know 11 generations back, and results are following:
František - 5 times
Jan - 3 times
Václav, Jiří and Josef - 1 times

English variant of František is Francis, Jan is John, Jiří is George

[Rædwald]

John Charles
James Edward
William

[GreentheViper]

Jose, Josefina

[Nazarene]

No but I can only trace 4 generations back in my direct paternal line

[Tyrone Slothrop]

My direct paternal line from the earliest colonist for 8 generations: Samuel, William, Samuel, William, Samuel, Samuel, George, Edward. Both Williams, George, and Edward all had brothers named Samuel. Samuel III, Samuel IV and George all had sons named William.

[itilvolga]

Mehmet repeats itself on my paternal line

[CommonSense]

No, but I don't know my paternal line far back. I know my great grandfather's name, but his ancestors are unknown to me.

[Marinus]

Henry/Enrique
Lewis/Luiz
Xavier/Javier
It's common for men in my family to be given names that pay homage to past generations.