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Would this bother you? Re:DD name

HeetherHeether member
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So, my best friend all through college and for a few years afterwards was a guy. Once he started dating his (now) wife she wasn't a fan of our friendship. Plus I moved several states away. He and I sorta fell out of touch. Now, DH and I live back in the same small town, and while we don't hang out with this friend and his wife, we do see them out and about quite a bit.

They really struggled to get pg, had several mcs, and were told they had a 20% chance of getting pg on their own. Well, they did get pg on their own (YAY!), they just announced that they are having a girl and are going to name her..... are you ready for this.... Joselyn Mirra (Meer-a).

My DD is Jocelyn Mariah. Would it bother you that the name is SO close to DD? It REALLY bothers DH. I am undecided how I feel about it. This town is so small that DD and this baby will go to the same school and probably be in the same class every year. I just think that if I knew someone who JUST named their baby that, I would pick a different name. WDYT?

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  • MayBride2B2007MayBride2B2007 member
    i do think that's a bit odd...
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  • ncsubridencsubride member
    Yep very strange.
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  • CJinMDCJinMD
    that's odd. especially since jocelyn is not a really common name and the middle names are so close. i think it would bother me.
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  • pumpkinhead06pumpkinhead06 member
    yeah... a tad strange! 
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  • jnealetjnealet member

    That is a little too close for comfort.   It would tick me off and I would probably call the baby by the "spanish" pronounciation - Jose Lynn. :)

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  • dr.girlfrienddr.girlfriend
    A bit odd, but I would still wonder if it is a coincidence. ?If you're not in touch with them anymore, you probably don't know their reasoning behind picking a name or how long they've had it picked out if they had trouble TTC. ?Our first choice for a boy name was Jacob Dylan. ?Our two best friends here had babies after we lost our pregnancy and named them Jacob and Dylan respectively. ?If we had gone with that name choice anyway, I'm sure they would have thought it weird. ?I know Jacob is the most popular boys name ever, but they might have reasons for Jocelyn and Mirra sounds like a family name.
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  • jennrg1019jennrg1019
    I think it's odd too.  The names are REALLY similar. 
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  • IrishsapphireIrishsapphire member

    She may admire you and your husband, and she really liked the name that you picked out for your daughter. ?Maybe that is why she changed the middle name a little. ?I would be flattered. ?For all you know, the two little girls could be the best of friends and think it is cool that they have similar names or they could have their own set of friends. ?Each child could live a different life regardless of having a similar name. ?

    I would just be happy that she is having a healthy baby girl. ?Hopefully your daughter will have a good playmate as well. ?

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  • stargirlkatestargirlkate member
    i agree thats odd.  and i would think that his wife would not be cool w/ the same name as an old friends baby esp if you live in the same town now(unless they are family names.) 
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  • daisy58daisy58
    It's odd. I couldn't even pick names that our seconds cousins have even though we never see them.
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  • justgnatjustgnat
    Well, think of it this way: if the girls met in school down the road would you be upset that your DD friend had almost the same name as her? I personally don't think I would name my baby the same thing as one of my friends kids. But my mom did. She named my brother Nathan and her best friend has a son named Nathan.
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  • ocean71506ocean71506

    Definitely a bit odd to me. 

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  • Snugs99Snugs99
    Yeah that's odd but I don't think it would bother me.
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