Baby name question

B2FlyGirl

We aren't finding out what we're having until the baby is born, but we've already had one boy and one girl name picked out since we started trying to conceive two years ago. The problem is, our girl name is the same as what our wedding photographer named her little girl. We aren't close friends by any means, but friends on Facebook. I'm in love with the name, but somehow I still feel guilty. Should we just keep our name?

Rosehip15

Keep your name.

fishwife799

I don't see why this would make you feel guilty. It's a name. There will always be someone else out there who has it other than your kid. If you like it keep it.

vulpini

If it's not a family member or close friend, then it doesn't matter. You'll run out of names very quickly if you worry about matching every facebook friend you never spend time with.

Huskerfanz

Keep it

Lyette1206

I vote keep it too. I work with close to 80 people, and so names (of coworkers or their kids) are hard to avoid. We actually just decided on a boys name that is the same as my direct neighbor at work. I'll just tell him I'm naming the baby after him so that he'll have to be nice to me forever.

alohasoprano

Keep it

lm45678

Keep it and don't think twice about it!

AmberLiz99

Keep it. I named my daughter Elise, which is the same name as my son's net sheet teacher at church at the time. We weren't close friends then, but we are now. I don't feel weird about it.

catherinekate

Agreed with @vulpini completely -- I assume you're not that close with your wedding photographer, so there's no conflict here. 

jerseygirl9090

I would keep it! We liked the name Hayley then our friends ended up naming their daughter Hayley so we changed names. I'm glad we switched though because Hayley seems to be getting more popular, ever since they named their daughter Hayley Ive met a bunch of other Hayley's. But we only changed names because they are close friends of ours. Now we like the name Alyssa Marie.

NicknShan

Yes, of course you keep it.

btorgers

Keep it!  It might be different if it were your best friend, but not someone who is an acquaintance.

BlueJuice

I'd keep it for sure unless it's such an unusual name/spelling that it will look super weird, like you could only have gotten the idea from her. Otherwise, yeah, go for it!

berky84

Ditto to everything PP have said.

UseTheTriforce94

Definitely keep it. Names may be the same but the individual meaning to the parents is much more special.

aloha5736

I like the same name as one of my friends friend. We see each other and talk here and there. I know her more than you know your photographer, but I told her I was using the same name. We don't see each other enough to worry about it, so I wouldn't worry about it being your photographers child's name!