The Name Nolan

My name in Nolan. I don't exactly know where my name came from, but I know that my first name is a name that is passed down to the first born boy in every family. I'm actually named after my great grandfather that died a couple days before I was born, he died of cancer. My father and my Grandfather both had the name Nolan as well and they both went by there first name. I guess thats why my parents always called me by my middle name and thats just the name I got used to. I plan on naming my first born son Nolan.