Would you avoid a set of sibling names

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if they had already been used by a particularly high profile celebrity?  Choice has nothing in the slightest to do with this person, except that she and I apparently have annoyingly similar taste. 

(And I'd appreciate it if no one wrote specific guesses here even though it's probably sort of obvious.  Given Jewish superstition, I don't like to talk specific names publicly until the baby arrives safely.)

SarahKate31

If I'm right about the particular sibling group, I honestly think the girls in that family are more higher profile than the boys and it wouldn't be THAT obvious for a sibling set of boys (if that makes sense). And of course, if you love the name, go for it regardless!

weezie825

I totally agree with SK.  I say if you (and DH) love the name, go for it! 

Mella&T

If it helps you any, I had to google whose kids have M's name so I really don't think the connection is all that strong, at least to me. I agree with SK that the females are a bit more in the spotlight so I don't think the connection would be an overly obvious one.

Also, hopefully in the coming years these celebs and kids will kind of leave the spotlight and in 5-10 years I doubt anyone would ever make the connection. In the end, these are your children and you get to name them whatever you want!

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Thanks ladies.  I'm hoping they'll be out of the spotlight - at least as a set - in the next 5 or 10 years. It's not like they're known personalities themselves. Or like they have anything negative associated with them. I'd just be annoyed if people assumed I'd mooched on someone else's creativity. But the more I read up the more I realize that these particular names are often heard together - it's not like she's the only other person that has them on her favorite names list. 

 

Kaybee44

They have so many kids that who really even remembers their names I agree with SK in that girls in the group(one in particular) are more well known that the boys. 

If you guys like the name, use it  

2PuppiesHon

Ehh...I wouldn't, just because these things have a way of hanging around (just wait for the kids to get their own reality show) - my friend is a twin, and they are named Ashley and Mary Katherine.  Although they are a few years older than the Olsen twins, they are constantly asked if they are named after them.  That said, names you and DH both love can be hard to come by, so if you don't find anything you like better, go for it.  In the scheme of things, it's a minor annoyance.

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2PuppiesHon:

Ehh...I wouldn't, just because these things have a way of hanging around (just wait for the kids to get their own reality show) - my friend is a twin, and they are named Ashley and Mary Katherine.  Although they are a few years older than the Olsen twins, they are constantly asked if they are named after them.  That said, names you and DH both love can be hard to come by, so if you don't find anything you like better, go for it.  In the scheme of things, it's a minor annoyance.

Lol - Mary Kate and Ashley is rough.  That's more or less the other extreme in my head - a set of twins famous in their own right who grew up to have their own tabloid presence.  Who knows what the future holds - but I'd be pretty shocked if these particular kids ended up in the public spotlight.  (At least it doesn't seem any more likely than anyone else having their own show these days.)  It's a good solid family and the kids seem cool.  I think more than anything I'd be irritated if someone assumed I wasn't coming up with my own names just because our choices might be the same.

FWIW, there are a few other frontrunner names.  I'm just on and off about whether I need to eliminate a couple of our tops because freaking AJ "stole" them.

lenebene

I don't see any issue with it....  I don't think they will be high profile as they get older.

BunintheOven311

If you love it-go for it.  Who cares and I know who you are talking about and the names are adorable...so some people may think that but more than likely no one will even notice!   

madladybride

Eh, I'm not sure. I would only avoid them if it really bothered *me*. If every time you hear the names together and you think about it or are afraid people will always ask about it, then go for it.

Those kids may or may not be famous in their own right in 10 years, so that's not something to worry about.

Megcheer2

I wouldn't avoid the names at all - it's not like your BFF's with that couple and their slew of kids. If you love the name, go for it.

mrsbecky07

In your case....I can't decide honestly. Your sons name is probably the most famous out of that group well and the first born biological child.. But I think as they get older we won't hear the names together as frequently and it won't even be an issue.

So no I would not write it off because of that I don't think.

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mrsbecky07:

In your case....I can't decide honestly. Your sons name is probably the most famous out of that group well and the first born biological child.. But I think as they get older we won't hear the names together as frequently and it won't even be an issue. So no I would not write it off because of that I don't think.

For the last few days one of "those" names was at the top of my list.  Today, I'm back off that horse again.  Who knows where we'll end up. 

I swear - this naming business is so much harder the second time around.  We had M's name chosen when I was like 6 weeks along.  Obviously not going that way this time.