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Same name as my cousin's child?
I don't see my cousin often, but he has four children and the youngest is Luke. My famliy has a long history of naming boys Michael, so there are Mike's everywhere (including my husband and father in law!), so I didn't think that replicating another name would be that big a deal, especially since we don't see them often.
Would it be totally inappropriate to consider the name Luke as a boy name for my little one? I don't know if I'm having a boy or girl yet, but I want to have the names picked out 
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Re: Same name as my cousin's child?
One of DH's first cousins has a son with our first choice first name for a boy. We were going to use it, regardless of that if we were having a boy.
Like you said, we don't see the cousin much. DH and I have been together for 5 years next week and I've been in his cousin's presence...maybe 6 times and I don't know which of her 4 children is which, except for the youngest one (only because I know he's the smallest)
I don't think it's a big deal at all. Luke is a pretty common name, it's not like you're using a unique name your cousin came up with on his own.
This exactly.
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We are in the same predicament. My cousin (who is 8 years older than me and on my father's side of the family who I rarely ever see) named his son Logan. I have never met the kid but we do like the name.
I think in such circumstances it doesn't matter. (Though I don't think we will use the name)
It wouldn't be a problem for me, especially if you don't see them often. My mom had first cousins, one each side, who both named their daughters the same name as my sister. It wasn't a problem.
I would discourage using the same name as your sibling to avoid grandparents having grandchildren with the same name. But I don't have a problem with great grandparents having more than one gr-grandchild with the same name. Using the same name as your 1st or father removed cousin is not a big deal.
If we ever have a girl our compromise girl name is the same name as DH's cousin's daughter. The girls would have the same first and last name. But we only see that side of the family every few years or so AND the mutual gr-grandparents are no longer living.
It really depends on the family dynamic. My cousin and I have boys a month apart with the same name (Charlie). We are relatively close, but don't see each other often. I did talk about it with her beforehand and she really didn't care.
Exactly what I would have said.
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From personal experience I don't like the same name in the family. I have two cousin Bens and two cousin Rebeccas and it feels silly to have to refer to my cousins by their first and last name.
But I'm also of the opinion that there are so many fantastic names out there that it's not necessary to double up.