2nd Trimester

Baby name dilema

My husband and I finally agreed on two baby names -- one for boy and one for girl -- and then this weekend we found out our neighbors that we are starting to get closer with named their new baby one of the names we chose. Does that mean we have to change? Do you think it will offend them if we don't?

Re: Baby name dilema

  • Use the name you want for your baby and don't worry about it. At some point in time, your kid will meet someone with the same name somewhere. Go with your heart for what you want to name your baby.

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  • imageMelissaMiso:
    Use the name you want for your baby and don't worry about it. At some point in time, your kid will meet someone with the same name somewhere. Go with your heart for what you want to name your baby.

    this sounds all good to me..but i would probably find a new name.

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  • imageMelissaMiso:
    Use the name you want for your baby and don't worry about it. At some point in time, your kid will meet someone with the same name somewhere. Go with your heart for what you want to name your baby.

    Ditto.... 

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  • I would still use it. We aren't telling people our names, but they have been picked out for awhile. If it's a boy he will have the same name as a friends baby. Just happened neither of us were giving out names beforehand.
  • imagevenussapphire:

    imageMelissaMiso:
    Use the name you want for your baby and don't worry about it. At some point in time, your kid will meet someone with the same name somewhere. Go with your heart for what you want to name your baby.

    this sounds all good to me..but i would probably find a new name.

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  • Name your kid what you want. If you have a problem with your child having the same name as your neighbor's child then you should change it.  If not, I don't see an issue!
                  
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  • You aren't even related, name your child whatever you want.
  • I think it depends on the name... what is the name?
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  • I would not use the name myself. I have always lived the name Natalie for a girl and had planned to use it when we had another child. Well, my neighbor had a girl first and named her Natalie. She didn't know I liked it but now that we found out that it's a girl, I wouldn't dream of using that name. Just my opinion. 

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  • If your heart's set on the name, use it. If I were them, I wouldn't be offended at all. I'm not one who believes you can actually steal names, anyway. Unless a parent chooses something so completely outlandish or otherwise unheard of, everyone's child will come across another individual who shares the same name as them.
  • The only issue I would see is when you're calling you kid in for dinner and you yell their name at the frontdoor.  Who will show up? Wink

     

    Do people still do that, or did I just date myself??

     

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  • I think I would find a new name. That doesn't mean you have to, but I wouldn't want my kid to have the same name as the neighbor kid (especially tha close in age). But if you're set on it, I don't think it's WRONG to still use it.
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  • I totally get where you are coming from, but if I really loved a name, I wouldn't worry so much about the neighbor's kid. They could move away in a year . . . .
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  • imageKristinKWashington:

    The only issue I would see is when you're calling you kid in for dinner and you yell their name at the frontdoor.  Who will show up? Wink

     

    Do people still do that, or did I just date myself??

     

    Yes

    IMO...go ahead and name your child whatever you want.

    This happened to my cousin and I 2 years ago. I was due in March, she was Due in May. We had both picked out the name Gavin for a Boy. Neither of us knew what we were having. She said to me "your having your baby first. If it's a boy and you like Gavin, then name him Gavin. My husband and I will just pick a different name." Well, I had a girl. They had the boy, and they got Gavin. It is what it is....but I thought it was very classy of her to say that to me.

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