Cousins with the same name?

**Octoberbride09** · February 2010

I'm not even really sure why I'm thinking about this considering the fact that I don't know if LO is a boy or girl or the fact that my sister isn't pregnant but here's the story anyways to keep you entertained on a Friday..

I've always wanted the name Isabella if I have a girl

My BIL has always wanted the name Isabella if him and my sister have a girl and even went so far as to say that he'd still name his phantom baby isabella even if I name my kid that.

Weird no? Should I just go with my name choice and have an " I had a girl first so deal attitude" or should I consider different names just in case? I mean how weird is it to have two cousins with the same exact name? And yes, they'd see eachother often.

What would you do?

LCB34 · February 2010

I think it is a bit weird.

If the name doesn?t hold any significance to your sister and BIL other than just them liking it I would use it.

If they like it b/c it is a family name on BILs side, I would say it is in the "untouchable" category.

niccole_e · February 2010

Is she pregnant? if not and you really want to use the name do it. There are no guarantees they will have a girl.

Lexi0402 · February 2010

I say you're having a boy. LOL

megdrew1218 · February 2010

I'm kind of in the same boat. My BIL (husband's brother) told us the name they are thinking of for a girl when they told us they were pregnant when they already knew we're having a girl.

Happened to be a name on our list, one of the first we agreed on. So we told him it's on our list - we don't share our names with anyone and would appreciate if you don't share yours so you don't feel like we steal your name. I think they have enough sense to not go through with naming their kid the same name.

I'd say go with Isabella, but dang, if he insists on naming his daughter Isabella down the road - not much you can do about that but tell your sister he's crazy.

Maria Agnesa · February 2010

Name your baby what you want. My mom and her cousin were both Mary, so they just used Mary Grace (Grace was her middle name) for my mom.

**Octoberbride09** · February 2010

LCB34:

I think it is a bit weird.

If the name doesn?t hold any significance to your sister and BIL other than just them liking it I would use it.

If they like it b/c it is a family name on BILs side, I would say it is in the "untouchable" category.

It is bizzarre. They just like the name that's all. I know if it were the other way around I would just pick a different name.

giaM28 · February 2010

my cousin just has a baby in dec, if peanut is a boy they will share the same name (its my dads name) her H also has the name which is why they used it. im pretty sure if my sisters get PG they will use the name also. doesnt really matter to me. i have a very very large family (over 20 cousins on my side) and a few of them share the same name. not a b

giaM28 · February 2010

my cousin just has a baby in dec, if peanut is a boy they will share the same name (its my dads name) her H also has the name which is why they used it. im pretty sure if my sisters get PG they will use the name also. doesnt really matter to me. i have a very very large family (over 20 cousins on my side) and a few of them share the same name. not a big

giaM28 · February 2010

my cousin just has a baby in dec, if peanut is a boy they will share the same name (its my dads name) her H also has the name which is why they used it. im pretty sure if my sisters get PG they will use the name also. doesnt really matter to me. i have a very very large family (over 20 cousins on my side) and a few of them share the same name. not a big deal

giaM28 · February 2010

my cousin just has a baby in dec, if peanut is a boy they will share the same name (its my dads name) her H also has the name which is why they used it. im pretty sure if my sisters get PG they will use the name also. doesnt really matter to me. i have a very very large family (over 20 cousins on my side) and a few of them share the same name. not a big deal IMO

proudmotherof3nproudwifey · February 2010

If they arent pregnant i wont worry about it an just name your child what you want . like niccole said there is no guarantee they are gonna have a girl just like with my sons dad i'm friends with his wife an when i told her what we were gonna name the baby if its a boy shes was like oh thats a interesting name an she said that she didnt like it then a week later shes like oh yeah we decided a few months back thats what we are gonna name our son but their is no guarntee that they will have a boy when they have a kid

**Octoberbride09** · February 2010

Lexi0402:
I say you're having a boy. LOL

lol! Well either way, I'd be fine so I don't mind.

Sharon&Paul · February 2010

I don't see anything wrong with it. I have two first cousins named Robert after their fathers. My brother and my cousin are named Brian, but my cousin passed away several days after birth. He was younger than my brother. We also have a second cousin on the other side named Brian and a first cousin named Ryan.

Everyone has the right to name their kid whatever they want. Don't worry about what someone else wants to name their child.

Linds&Chris777 · February 2010

It's weird. My step son has three cousins named Hailey but not for that reason. He has a cousin on his moms side named Hailey, one on his dad's (DH's) and my niece named Hailey. This is exactly why I stay away from common or popular names.

ali_sha006 · February 2010

I would go with it. If you both end up with Isabella's maybe one could be Izzy and one could be Bella for short.

MWoodside · February 2010

I say you have dibs. You are pregnant now. If they have kids they may have all boys & then you will have passed over your favorite name for nothing.

For example, DH & I have loved the name Kaya for over 10 years. SIL had a baby just over a year ago & named her Maya. I never said anything b/c a) I wasn't pregnant & b) who knows if we'll even have a girl baby.

queenie521 · February 2010

do you think your sister would really let that happen?? i think it is doubtful (although I dont know your sister). But yeah, I think that would be weird.

Rachelilly23 · February 2010

queenie521:
do you think your sister would really let that happen?? i think it is doubtful (although I dont know your sister). But yeah, I think that would be weird.

This is exactly what I was thinking throughout this whole post. I think it's weird, personally, that your sister WOULD allow that to happen...

When my sister was pregnant last year, I was going to kill her if she picked my girl name (Keira, which I told her I liked and asked her not to take and then she started to love the name too)- luckily BIL had an ex girlfriend named Kira so it wasn't going to really fly. She ended up with a boy, so it didn't matter, but had she had a girl and picked that name, it wouldn't even have occurred to me to name my child the same thing.

AllieJean · February 2010

We had a similar situation also with Isabella which I have had picked out since I was 9 years old. DH's uncle had an Isabella a few months ago but they live out of state and we see them TOPS once a year so I will still use this if we ever have a girl even though DH's family is pissed about it.

BLykins16 · February 2010

I think its a little weird. My DH has two cousins named Laura and no one seems to mind. I also say you have dibs if you have a girl first. If your sister and BIL have a girl after you, your sister may not use the name anyway. I say use the name if you love it.

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