Do you cringe when you meet other kids with LO's name?

Yules

Cause I do. Heard a Mommy calling another Elliot at the playground today. H and I are thinking of referring to him as "Wolfie" for good. 

I know, it's inevitable that others will have our LO's names. From a teacher's perspective however, it really blows having 3 Williams in my pre-K 4 group. The only thing that separates them is their last name initial. If I were the parent of those boys I'd be kind of bummed.

Oh, and what makes me cringe even more is when I hear girls being referred to as Elliot. Eff scrubs for starting that trend.

That is all.  

stankygroove

It gets under my skin for a moment but then I usually think to myself that they have the same good taste as DH and I

MrsMommyQ

One of my friends on FB (and she is on here too) has a little girl with the same name as DD and they were born 3 weeks apart. We knew when we were PG that we were using the same name and I was fine with it. Other than that I haven't met anyone else.

daisyterp

Yes!  

My head almost exploded when I found out that there was a baby 4 days younger than DS in our town w/ the same name (Davis.) I told DH that his parents should change his name since we had DS first. We don't know the family, but the city we live in is small enough that we have met people who know this family and DS and this child will go to middle & high school together provided neither family moves and both go to public school. 

I have never met/heard of a little girl DD's age group w/ her name (Eloise) in our city. 

TBLilyRose

Considering our LO's name is one of the most popular names in the country, I think it's inevitable we'll meet lots of kids with the same name.

hoping4sticky

It has happened yet (Tessa isn't very common) but if I heard it a lot I can see it getting annoying.

And not going to lie, I totally thought your LO's name was Wolfie. I knew someone growing up wiht a middle name of Wolfgang.

ESD_0707

Even though Gianna is a fairly popular name nationwide, it's not common in my area, so I've never actually met another one!

wife1014

It obviously doesn't bbother me or I wouldn't have named my girls Olivia and Abigail.  I love the names, think they are classic and beautiful, and they suit the girls perfectly.  There are 2 other Olivia's in O's class but we have her use her middle name. She writes and is called Olivia Rose at school.  It works out perfectly.

Structenggal

Hah.  My DS1 is Elliott.  We have yet to meet another, though.  I do agree as well that I hate that it's being used as a girl name..  

cmhicklin

We haven't met anyone with DD's name yet.  Although its pronounced wrong all the time as either Uh-lawn-uh or Uh-laine-uh.  I did find out when she a couple of months old that my cousin has a cousin with the same name, but it is pretty uncommon.

MrsMommyQ

ESD_0707:

Even though Gianna is a fairly popular name nationwide, it's not common in my area, so I've never actually met another one!

Random question but do you pronounce it Gee-ah-na or John-a?

mlkwmu

My son has a very common name so it's expected as for my daughter Reagan, we haven't met another one yet.. but I'm sure someday we will.

 

kerribear1717

I know there's another Connor in DS's day care but he's older.  I'm sure we'll meet a few others but it doesn't seem to be too popular around here.  I never knew any Connor's which was the appeal of the name   Nothing wrong with calling your LO Wolfie though.

caprocornia

mooshagirl:

Eh, I think if you pick a popular name, then it's expected.  I'd probably be a little surprised if I chose a unique name and there was another baby with the same name.

DD's name is Abigail, and we knew full well it's popular when we picked it.  But we both love it, and it's perfect for her.  No regrets.

Mooshagirl, I just wanted to tell you your daughter is beautiful!

SuperThat1006

TBLilyRose:

Considering our LO's name is one of the most popular names in the country, I think it's inevitable we'll meet lots of kids with the same name.

Same here.

I knew that we were going to have other people name their daughters Abigail. I didn't want it to stop us from picking a name we liked.

Then you look at Hollywood kids with names like Rumor and Bear and Kez and Ever and Honor and you figure you're doing something right.

amykins1283

Nah.  It's a popular name.  DH and I picked it because we liked it but we knew that we would run across other kids with that name.  In fact, a Liam is moving into his class next week from the infant room.  They were together briefly at the beginning of the summer and I just marked my Liam's stuff with our last initial and enjoyed saying hi to "Other Liam" every day.

I take solace in the fact that his middle name is highly unusual and we probably won't be meeting anyone with that name any time soon.

BelleIsa

We haven't met another Claire, but it wouldn't bother me if there was another Claire in her class.

I mean, no one 'owns' a name, kwim?  What makes people unique is their personalities, not their names.

diana.filipi

It's never happened with our DD as her name is Ophelia.  There is an older woman at the gym I go to with the name though and it didn't rub me wrong at all.  We were both delighted and it began a lovely conversation :-)

KoalaBear103

I'm only bugged by other ryans when they are girls. I don't think it's a girls name at all and it irks me to hear it as a girls name. Our name for baby girl is super common but it don't think it'll bug me to hear it on others

Under.the.Rose

I think it would bug me a bit... but then we don't know many other LO's at the moment since Connor isn't in day care. It would never bother me enough to change his name though. He's OUR Connor and he's unique and wonderful. I absolutely HATE it when people spell his name wrong (Conner specifically)... even if it's literally spelled out infront of them. It was my one main concern with his name... since DH and I both have to constantly spell our names for people (Meghan and Stephen).

I'm really not a fan of boy names being stolen by the girls either.

That said, Elliot is a great name and in my opinion hardly popular enough to worry about... but then again I also love the name Wolfie/Wolfgang. I honestly thought that was your son's name all this time! You can't go wrong either way!

mamainseptember

My DS is Landon and we have yet to meet another one IRL. DH's high school friend who lives in FL has a Landon who is 4 months younger then my Landon but other then that I haven't met/heard of another one. It would make me cringe a little bit because it isn't a popular name but it also wouldn't surprise me because it isn't completely unique!

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ABColeslaw

I'd never met a soul that had my son's name.  Everyone gave us the "I've never heard that side eye" when we told them what we were naming him.  So I was super shocked when one of DH's friends named their son Asher.  It was even more surprising because he had been one of the side eyers and had told us how awful it was.  Guess it grew on him. 

WestCoastMommy

I do! but we named our son Mason before it was popular so we don't hear a lot his age named this. A lot of newborns and 1 year olds though.

Court0026

My LO's names are fairly common, but I don't hear them a lot.  And I certainly don't cringe.  There is a small part of me who hopes there is another Mia in her kindergarten class so we can really call her Mia Juliette because I love her middle name so much. 

Wonder_Wall

I'd never met another or heard of another LO with my son's name. Then last month a girl I worked with had her 3rd & she named him the same thing. And she's my really good friend none the less. At first it bothered the hell out of me but now I take pride that they liked how special it is, even though they are totally Italian & I had to school her on what it means and where it comes from.

MNgirl326

no.  He has a very popular name and he shares it with his dad and grandfather. so I am used to hearing it alot. 

 

Arcadia1114

ABColeslaw:

I'd never met a soul that had my son's name.  Everyone gave us the "I've never heard that side eye" when we told them what we were naming him.  So I was super shocked when one of DH's friends named their son Asher.  It was even more surprising because he had been one of the side eyers and had told us how awful it was.  Guess it grew on him. 

Friends of mine just named their son Asher. I thought of you. Dh and I had no clue Liam was such a popular name. I don't know if it would've changed our decision if we knew how popular it was.

Yules

stankygroove:

It gets under my skin for a moment but then I usually think to myself that they have the same good taste as DH and I

That's a good way to rationalize it. It's funny when you see the parents and they don't seem like you would have ANYTHING in common. The woman whose son was named Elliot at the playground today was much older and more conservative looking then myself. It may sound creepy, but I actually stood there for a second and listened in on her conversation  with someone. I thought, maybe...just maybe we may be somewhat alike? LOL...nope. 

Yules

ashleysynyshyn:

MandJS:

It's never happened, and somehow, I doubt it will! I don't think I'd mind it though as long as it wasn't TOO often...

Same!

And OP, I can imagine how Elliot on a girl would drive you nuts.  Why do people insist on using perfectly great boy names on girls?

I have a Ryan and a Keelan at my school. They are sisters. Both of those names resonate as masculine with me.

And the reason I get my panties up in a bunch over this is because one of the kids at my MOPS group asked DS's name. When I told him it was Elliot, he replied that it sounded like a girl's name. If I were Elliot's size, I think I would have bopped him.  

emsumm

cmhicklin:

We haven't met anyone with DD's name yet.  Although its pronounced wrong all the time as either Uh-lawn-uh or Uh-laine-uh.  I did find out when she a couple of months old that my cousin has a cousin with the same name, but it is pretty uncommon.

Ummm...how else would you pronounce it?  I would definitely have thought Uh-lawn-uh based on the spelling.

Yules

Structenggal:

Hah.  My DS1 is Elliott.  We have yet to meet another, though.  I do agree as well that I hate that it's being used as a girl name..  

We kind of regret not adding the last "T"! We have good taste.

I love the singer Elliott Smith and wanted to use his version of the name. My H knew this and thought it would be kind of lame to name our son after a singer who stabbed himself to death  

goldenleaves

It doesn't bother me, but we don't come across it very often. I think there are only a couple other Ryans at our church and none are in the same age group.

Apparently Lauren is a really popular girls name though so we'll see how I feel about it when she's here!

JoannaJes

I have a friend that just named their second daughter Elliott. They call her Ellie.

Both my kids have traditional, common names. that!s why we named them that. I don't care for unique names. 

I remember being super excited when another Joanna moved into my high school. It was the first time I ever shared my name with someone. 

FusionLMT

It would bother me to have lots of kids that we interact with named the same name, but not if it was a random person here and there. I stay away from top 20 names for this reason.

hmp1

It doesn't bother me. DS's name has been in the top 20 since they started tracking names. I usually meet other boys with James as their middle name though.  It is my Grandfather's name and I will never regret picking a popular classic name. He can always go by JJ or Jay in school if needed.

Yules

FusionLMT:

It would bother me to have lots of kids that we interact with named the same name, but not if it was a random person here and there. I stay away from top 20 names for this reason.

Our was ranked #301 the year he was born. Apparently, most of them live in the northeast. We really shouldn't be meeting any considering how unpopular it is.  

stgn01

I would love to meet someone else with DD's name.  She doesn't have an unsusal name.  It's just not common.  My name is Genevieve and I loved (and still do) meeting others with my name.  It's not common at all and I enjoy meeting the other privileged few to share my name.

hmp1

ABColeslaw:

I'd never met a soul that had my son's name.  Everyone gave us the "I've never heard that side eye" when we told them what we were naming him.  So I was super shocked when one of DH's friends named their son Asher.  It was even more surprising because he had been one of the side eyers and had told us how awful it was.  Guess it grew on him. 

DS has a little friend named Asher. I LOVE that name!

juliedooley

I have to admit I cringe a bit...Nathan was my 2nd choice name but best compromise DH and I found. I loved the name Ethan. I believe Nathan is lower on the 'official' popularity list, which I thought was a point in our favor, but ironically we have met at least 4 or 5 other Nathans (one just joined our 9-kid in-home dcp) and maybe 1 Ethan.

I don't really mind since I still love the name and agree with PP who said other parents have the same good taste, but I won't use popularity lists to sway any naming decisions in the future.

 

Ciarrai

emsumm:

cmhicklin:

We haven't met anyone with DD's name yet.  Although its pronounced wrong all the time as either Uh-lawn-uh or Uh-laine-uh.  I did find out when she a couple of months old that my cousin has a cousin with the same name, but it is pretty uncommon.

Ummm...how else would you pronounce it?  I would definitely have thought Uh-lawn-uh based on the spelling.

This.  I'm curious.

DD#1 is Alannah and we pronounce it uh-lawn-uh.  She goes by Lana (law-na) but in Texas a lot of the time gets called LAN-a (like Land without the D and then an a on the end).  She's *finally* learned to correct people when they call her LAN-a.  I friend said she should say "My name is Lana with a Aw like awesome...cause I am."  Ok, she hasn't used that yet, but a friend suggested it and she loves it because it helps her have confidence to tell adults and teachers how to correctly pronounce her name (which she's always had trouble telling anyone older than her).  I never knew there was another way to pronounce it before DD started school and people kept getting confused.

Anyway to answer the original question, we rarely hear names that are the same as our kids.  Once in a while, we get something close to Lana or Calli (DD#1 and DD#2's nicknames) and they get all excited.  DD#2 is Callista, which we never hear.  We have me one other Alana (who pronounced it the same but spelled it like this) and we heard that the pedi has another Declan (DS's name) who is a few years older than DS and the only reason they knew how to pronounce DS's name).  We picked our kids' names because they were Irish (Callista isn't but Calli(e) is) and unusual. We didn't want them to be one of four or five of the same name in their kindergarten class. That was a choice.  I loved a lot of classical names and have friends who chose them knowing they were popular and classical.  I think if you pick a name that's popular and/or classical, you should expect a certain amount of duplicates, just as we expected a certain amount of comments on our name choices because they weren't as common or unique.