1) It is written in the Testament of R. Yehudah HaChassid that a man must not marry a woman whose name is the same as his mother’s name. And if he did marry such a woman, the name should be changed.

2) Some say that there is no difference between the case of a first marriage and a second marriage - the same precaution applies to second marriages. Others disagree, saying that the precaution applies only to first marriages.

3) Some say that the whole precaution applies only if the groom’s mother is still living. But, if she has already died, none of this applies, and one may then marry a woman whose name is the same as his mother’s name was.

4) Some say that this precaution refers only to the case of three generations; i.e., there are three successive generations of marriages where the mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law all had the same name. But the first and second time, there is no objection.

5) Some say that the Testament was intended exclusively for his own descendants, not for the general public.