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Need some name input

erindawnerindawn member
in April 2012 Moms

So, I have a dilemma.  My DH and I have an extremely hard time agreeing on names.  And, I have a problem with the one I like.  So, what do you think:

I like Owen.  However, a good friend of mine is preg. due in January and Owen is probably going to be their name.  BUT, she lives in Minnesota and I live in WA and now we see eachother about once every few years.  I will have stolen it from her and she'll know it.  I asked her in an email if it bothered her and she didn't answer.  However, this is the only name I actually like. 

DH likes Owen and also likes Miles, which I think is "fine" but it's not moving me.  But it's safer with the friend issue.

Thoughts?

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Re: Need some name input

  • TambcatTambcat member
    I wouldn't have even asked her and just named my kid that and pretended I'd planned to do so all along. Or when she announced her name, I would have said, "oh! That's one of the names H and I are considering!" Anyway, I'd still do it. If you guys don't hang out all the time, I don't see the big deal. Maybe I'm anasshole.
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  • HannahO28HannahO28
    I would use it. The boys will hardly every be around one another, and Owen is common enough that she's not thinking that she came up with a super-creative name. If she is thinking that, she needs a reality check.
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  • CAMbabyCAMbaby

    I say go for it. I was discussing baby names with a friend of mine who lives in a different state and I told her our current #1 name and she said: Ooooh that is my all time favorite girl's name - if I have a daughter, I want to name her that but I am sure my husband will not agree.

    If we end up using the name, I won't care if she has a daughter and gives her the same name. We don't see each other often and if she likes the name, why shouldn't she be allowed to use it?

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  • pensparadepensparade
    Go with what you want. Your friend lives too far away for it to matter IMO
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  • carawesttcarawestt
    You could always do Miles Owen. That way you and DH both win and you won't feel like you're stepping on your friend's toes..
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  • LMA06LMA06

    If the kids were going to grow up together I would be worried but seeing each other once every few years is not enough for me not to use a name.

    I think it is cute, if you like it I say go for it.

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  • NayNaysPlayPenNayNaysPlayPen member

    Seeing as how she didnt respond, I bet she is less than pleased.

    So what? If you love a name, you love a name! It would probably be a little awkward if you were super close and hung out often. But seeing as she lives out of your state and you will rarely see her, no biggie.

    Its not like any name is copyrighted, and she should take it as a compliment that you like her son's name!

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  • outrunthemoonoutrunthemoon

    imagecarawestt:
    You could always do Miles Owen. That way you and DH both win and you won't feel like you're stepping on your friend's toes..

     

    This! I actually had a Miles Owen in my toddler class and he is one of the most awesome little kid ever. So creative & smart! 

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  • 246baje246baje

    Name your kid what you want. 

    My kid is going to be Maxwell. We have a neighbour whose baby is Max and mother told me my first cousin's twins are Miles and Max.

    The neighbour  will not be my neighbour forever and I have not seen that cousin in 20 years and have never met her kids. 

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  • mgra328mgra328
    I'd use it too.  She doesn't have it copyrighted. 
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  • SeattleCPSeattleCP

    imageTambcat:
    I wouldn't have even asked her and just named my kid that and pretended I'd planned to do so all along.

    This.  Come on, who owns rights to a name?  I suppose it's one thing if your kids are going to grow up together, but different states?  I wouldn't worry about it. 

    Miles is on our shortlist, too.  I'm not mad at you for possibly choosing the name we may possibly choose, and we DO live in the same state!! 

    GL with your friend.

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