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Interesting naming question

Fun2DreamFun2Dream
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If you met someone IRL from a message board, and keep up with them on the message board and occasionally IRL, is their name off limits?
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  • asolareasolare
    in my opinion, no way.  only good friends and family names are off limits.  even that is really dependent on the situation.
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  • crazyDCbridecrazyDCbride

    Nope.

    I think you'd look kinda lame though if the name was really unique.

     

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  • HikerBride07HikerBride07
    IMO, no names are off limits.  I hope the ones I choose don't end up too popular though.
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  • ArtslvrArtslvr
    Not sure what you mean - "their" name meaning a baby name they've chosen or are you asking about typing out "their" IRL name in a post...?
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  • Fun2DreamFun2Dream
    Artslvr - I'm talking about the woman's name who I'm friends with. Her name is a feminine form of my late uncle's name and I'd love to use it (should I ever get PG - and with a girl - ha!) but am wondering if it'd be just plain weird. Esp if we get together for playdates or something.
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  • NowDNAtooNowDNAtoo
    No, I would only stay away from names that other family members have expressed an iterest in.  Thankfully we didn't and won't have that issue with the next one.
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  • tracy042206tracy042206
    I don't think so.  I wouldn't hesitate to name my child the same as a friend if I liked the name and the friend.  Normally I tend to not like names for people I don't like in IRL or knew growing up that I didn't like.
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  • smacbsmacb
    I don't think any names are off limits.
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  • KarenbirdKarenbird
    I don't think names are off limits, either.
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  • KristinandChrisKristinandChris
    I don't think names are off limits, although I didn't realize the name we picked is the same name as AnnaBananaBelle IRL :)  She doesn't seem to mind though, especially since we spelled it the same way! 
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  • jenarellajenarella

    Only weird if you were going to tell her that you named your child in honor of her (since it sounds like you don't really know her IRL very well). I think the family name is a good reason to pick that name, despite the friend having the same one.

    If you didn't have a family name reason, I would still think it would still be ok if her name inspired your name choice, just as if you saw it on tv or in a name book. That is still different than naming your child "for" someone. I think naming for someone is only ok if you are very close to them and in that case, I would ask what they thought about it.

    We asked my sister what she thought about using her husband's first name as a middle name, even though it was really in honor of my FIL (and everyone knows that). Of course, they were fine with it, so that is what we went with.

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  • AnnaBananaBelleAnnaBananaBelle
    Hehe Kristin, if you were going to spell it Kaitlyn I'd have to laugh at you :) 
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  • AgrippaAgrippa
    No, I don't think it's off limits, particularly because it would really be in honor of your relative.  It's also weird for a grown person to be upset about a baby having the same name as them...
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  • ArtslvrArtslvr
    Oh I see - the grown up friend's name would be your baby's name?  I think that's fine, especially since my name for my #2 is my good friend's first name (!) but really we're naming #2 that not because of the friend but 1) we like the name and 2) my great aunt has the same name.

    The only time I would hesitate on a name would be if one of my brothers' kids had the name... for my family dynamic it would be weird for two grandchildren to have the same name.  Too bad, my brother's daughter's name is Helena and I LOVE that name but it would be too weird for us to use it too.  Thankfully my other brother named his boy a name I don't have any attachments to... so if we ever have a boy, my favorite boy name is safe!
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  • Erin0922Erin0922 member
    My hubby has a rule we can't give our child the same name as anyone we know. Unfortunately, we know A LOT of people. Everything has been ruled out by him (and of course he's avoiding baby name books) so I'm at my wits end. I say as long as you both love it, you go with it. She will probably just compliment your excellent taste! :)
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