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“Ashkenazim tend to name after deceased relatives..”
The interesting thing I have found is that German-American Jews (after all Germany was Ashkenaz) do name for a male parent. Growing up in New Haven, there were quite a few German-American Jewish Juniors.
The other peculiarity in naming in New Haven was the common use of ‘Mary’ as the English name for Jewish females. This was spread among all national origins, not just German descent.