with seemingly everyone around me having babies it got me thinking about what we would do if someone we knew used something close to one of "our" names for our future kids. for example, say we liked the name chloe (not our name but for examples sake). would we still pick that name if someone at work named their baby zoe? or what if we liked the name aiden and DH cousin named their son hayden? for me i think family is where i would draw the line and pick another name. that would get way too confusing at family get togethers!

so what about you? did anyone around you pick a name for their child similar to yours? how far removed does a similar name have to be for you to still use it?