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2 kids similar/same names as acquaintance?

abbyfulabbyful member
edited November 2013 in Baby Names
One of my acquaintances (former co-worker, friends on Facebook) just announced their baby girl name: Aurora. I love it! In fact, it's our on short-list if we have a girl.

Funny thing, they already have "Rowan" (girl) and we have "Ronan" (boy). Ronan was actually their choice for a boy name for their baby #1, which we didn't know until after DS was born and they even gave us a few "Ronan" things they had bought before they knew the gender of their kid.

Hypothetically speaking, if someone already had kid named something very similar, and then they used the same name as you for baby #2, would you be doing major side-eye to them? I know it's majorly hypothetical, we may never have a girl, and if we do we may choose a completely different name.
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  • IrishcurlsIrishcurls member
    I think it's fine! Great names in fact. Especially if the relationship is purely fb at this point, I say no side-eye. I wouldn't, you know, point it out to her ahead of time, but if it comes up you just say "hey! Great taste we have!"
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  • BC&LMBC&LM member
    To be quite honest, I would think it was a little weird. I don't care if one kid has the same name as my son, but if I had two kids and an acquaintance named his/her two kids the same or very similar names, I would think it was odd. However, if they aren't that close to you and you are worried about them judging, I would just defriend them on FB and name your kid the name you want.
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  • owlcupowlcup member
    I would probably take it off my short-list and not announce any name choices from now on. It seems a little weird that your names are SO similar. 

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  • JMU_Bride09JMU_Bride09 member
    BC&LM said:

    To be quite honest, I would think it was a little weird. I don't care if one kid has the same name as my son, but if I had two kids and an acquaintance named his/her two kids the same or very similar names, I would think it was odd. However, if they aren't that close to you and you are worried about them judging, I would just defriend them on FB and name your kid the name you want.

    Agreed. I would probably find it odd as well, but she's not a close friend Or family member, so i dont think it's a huge deal. You may not even be in touch at all in two years or so. Use the name you love, and if you're super concerned, casually defriend her.
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  • g8trkimg8trkim member
    JMU_Bride09 said:
    To be quite honest, I would think it was a little weird. I don't care if one kid has the same name as my son, but if I had two kids and an acquaintance named his/her two kids the same or very similar names, I would think it was odd. However, if they aren't that close to you and you are worried about them judging, I would just defriend them on FB and name your kid the name you want.
    Agreed. I would probably find it odd as well, but she's not a close friend Or family member, so i dont think it's a huge deal. You may not even be in touch at all in two years or so. Use the name you love, and if you're super concerned, casually defriend her.

    All this!




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