Random Clicky: Would you....

kms34

use the name of a deceased pet for your LO?

DH and I were discussing names for #2 and I said "it's really too bad I named my cat Charlie b/c it would be perfect for this baby."  He said "yeah" and we just kept on with the conversation.  

It got me thinking....how weird would that be?  I'm 99% sure we wouldn't use it, but I do love the name!  FTR, I got the cat in college and he passed away right before DS was born (July 2009).

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526SadieSadie

I personally would not do this.  I found out my cousins named their youngest child the same name as a cat they had a long time ago (Dakota) and I thought it was really strange.  My ex also named his daughter after a cat he had when he was little (Addison).  Also weird.

sleeping5beauty

My brother had a dog named Alex. Then he named his son Alexander, but he goes by Alex. Every time he calls his son now 6, I think you named him after the dog. It doesn't help that for like the first year one of my other brothers actually said that. Alex your named after the dog!

BrittRN+

I wouldn't, but I also would never name a pet something that I may want to use for a child later on.

Eliesc2

This is something I'm debating. Dh really likes the name we used for a kitten we had a few years ago. We only had him for like a week because he ended up dying. DH still loves the name (and I like it too) but I don't want our baby to be named after the dead kitten.

kms34

CityBee:

I wouldn't. Even if nobody else knows, you'll know. Plus, if your son is ever curious about how he got his name, would you really want to tell him he was named after a deceased cat? I would be slightly devastated if I knew I was named after a pet.

Ha!  I can just imagine this convo:

"Evan, you are named after your great grandma.  Charlie, you are named after our dead cat. Sorry dude."

Awesome.

BlindysWife

Eh, I would. It's doesn't seem like that big of a deal to me.

McGillicuddy13

It's not ideal, sure, but I'd totally use a name previously used on a pet. If you really like Charlie, I say go for it.

AlphabetFish

I wouldn't... I find it weird to reuse names in ANY context, so no, I would never use a pet's name (dead or otherwise) for a person.

In fact, reading this board has made me realize I should never name a pet a name I would really love to give to a child. There have been several threads about people who got pregnant and contemplated renaming their dog/cat so they could use the name for their baby.

scheti01

I have never had a pet named a person name.  In fact I really do not like when pets have people names.  I don't think Whiskers or Tigger make very good baby names, haha.   I wouldn't be able to get past the fact that the name belonged to a pet.  The association would be too much.... just like naming a baby the same name as an ex-BF.

avbliss

This is why pets shouldn't have human names! Pets should have fun cute names like Sassy, Flash, Nemo, Gizmo, etc. DH and I love the name Annabelle but it's my aunts dogs name, and although we hardly see her, the whole family knows Annabelle and now associate that name 100% with a dog. URG!

alohamora

baconface:

I wouldn't, just because my pets are my children. It would feel like having a child that died and naming my next kid the same name.

Ok, maybe slightly less creepy than that. But almost. 

This is me too.

I think it's weird when people are against giving pets human names.  Who cares if a dog is Spot or James?

goodgollie

I think Charlie is such a common name that no one would think twice about it.  I love the name Charlie.

KittyMarie219

First of all, I find it incredibly disrespectful that you would use a name just b/c no one would remember that it belonged to your animal first. In my household, we believe in building bonding relationships with our pets and that animals have just many rights and emotions as people do. Our cats are members of our family and are treated as such.

Second of all, yes, I would use one of my cats' names b/c I think they have great names and they are good animals, so I think it would be a wonderful thing to honor their memory by naming a child after them. 

queenbone

I voted SS because I think I may do this.  I named one of my cats George, after George McFly from BTTF; he was my density.  George also happens to be my g-pa's name.  At the time I liked old man names for pets and couldn't imagine ever using George on a baby.

But it grew on me.  A lot. And I had to rehouse George because he hated DS1.  So I go back and forth on this. George is now in our top 3 for future.

I can't imagine that I'll ever want to use my other cat Mortimer's name for a baby though!

nugget0411

who cares!!! it's a human name anyway - if you named her mitzy or sasha or something then ya...maybe but Charlie is a GREAT name and if you love it then use it.

i think it's cute  

LyndseylovesHugh

fitzpemberley:

baconface:

I wouldn't, just because my pets are my children. It would feel like having a child that died and naming my next kid the same name.

Ok, maybe slightly less creepy than that. But almost. 

This is me too.

I think it's weird when people are against giving pets human names.  Who cares if a dog is Spot or James?

Yep, all of this!  All three of my dogs are like my children, I love them so much.  Also, they all have human names, who cares?  There are so many names in the world, why use the same one as a beloved pet who is like a furry child?  Even if you do not view your pets the same way I do, like children, I would never want to have to tell my human child that they were named after a dead pet. 

guilletskichuk

BrittRN+:

I wouldn't, but I also would never name a pet something that I may want to use for a child later on.

Agreed.