Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:21:32 +0000 MrsH on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name/page/2#post-1487719 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:29:20 +0000 MrsH 1487719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Wouldn't bother me. LOs name is pretty common. littlebug on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name/page/2#post-1486480 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:57:08 +0000 littlebug 1486480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ D's name is pretty unique (I'd never heard of it until I read it in a book), so if someone used it, I'd probably be flattered. Unless I didn't like them, a la @yoursilverlining: NovBaby1112 on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1486384 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:31:42 +0000 NovBaby1112 1486384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't think I would care, but then again, I feel like DD's name is a pretty uncommon now a days and have never heard of another baby or kid who has her name. septca on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1486356 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:19:47 +0000 septca 1486356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @raspberries: No joke, that was one of the most devastating things that happened to me last year. :crying: DD has a recognizable, but not at all common name. If someone I knew wanted to use it because they loved it, I might be a little annoyed, but mostly I would be flattered. It's unique enough that whenever we come across another women with DD's name (they are usually 30-50 yo), I get super excited. :grin: doodlepoodle on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1486342 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:16:07 +0000 doodlepoodle 1486342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope! We chose a super common name so if we were annoyed we deserve a slap ;-) a college friend that I drifted apart from used my nickname (same spelling) for her LO and sent me a private fb msg to let me know, I was flattered! petunia354 on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1486337 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:14:30 +0000 petunia354 1486337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If one of my siblings used DS's name for their kid, then maybe! But we didn't pick a really obscure name so the possibility is there and I'm okay with it! bunnylove08 on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1486334 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:14:12 +0000 bunnylove08 1486334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH's coworker who had a crush on him while we were dating named her cat that she got recently the same name as our DD. I thought it was funny. DH thought it was weird. raspberries on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1486324 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:10:05 +0000 raspberries 1486324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Pen: My husband was dead set on naming any future DS Jacoby after the Red Sox player Jacoby Ellsbury - but he just signed with the Yankees and now he won't hear of it! :silly: Mrs. M on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1486316 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:07:25 +0000 Mrs. M 1486316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Wouldn't bother me as Baby #1's name is very common. Mamaof2 on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1486292 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:00:43 +0000 Mamaof2 1486292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not at all - they named baby 2 the same as our DS Mommy Finger on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1486290 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 10:59:30 +0000 Mommy Finger 1486290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It wouldn't bother me at all. It's not something I own. However, I guess I can admit that maybe a little tiny bit of me would be annoyed if it was someone I didn't like. :) SugarplumsMom on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1485465 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 02:15:53 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1485465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It wouldn't bother me, but only because we picked a super common name. We spell her name the classic way though, different from what they use here. What I don't like it when they pronounce it like the Swedish way. I cringe inside ... lol, but I was asking for it! Eta: the Y sound is really harsh to foreign ears. lamariniere on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1485438 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 01:04:03 +0000 lamariniere 1485438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It wouldn't bother me. I almost suggested one of my BIL's names if we had had another boy. AprilFool on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1485422 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 00:24:00 +0000 AprilFool 1485422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We specifically chose an uncommon name so when someone I went to high school with briefly who I share a name with named their baby the same as LO it was a little weird!! This person didn't know LO name so they didn't steal it but it was a freaky coincidence. It really annoyed me for a bit but it's not like it was done on purpose. irene on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1485237 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 21:26:46 +0000 irene 1485237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have an ex-coworker and when he told me his son's name many many many years ago, I thought that was a neat name (I wasn't even thinking about kids back then). Then when we were trying to come up with names for our LO, DH pulled this name out and I quickly remembered my ex-coworker's son's name which I liked, and needless to say I like it. We ended up using the name, but I actually blocked my ex-coworker (we are really not that close) from my facebook because I was afraid he'd think I stole his son's name. haha rawrasaur on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1485226 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 21:17:24 +0000 rawrasaur 1485226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @yoursilverlining: Pretty much! I would kind of love someone to love her name enough to want to name their kid it... of course it really does depend on who that person is. rattles on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1485160 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:43:13 +0000 rattles 1485160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wouldn't love it, but it wouldn't change the way I feel about her name. @sandy: My aunt got a dog 2 weeks after DD was born and named her the same name. I was less than thrilled, but I think I might prefer that to a playmate sharing her name? chopsuey on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1485138 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:33:40 +0000 chopsuey 1485138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It hasn't happened, but don't think it would bother me! cmomma17 on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1485125 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:29:04 +0000 cmomma17 1485125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @yoursilverlining: truth! Lol :silly: T-Mom on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1485097 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:17:34 +0000 T-Mom 1485097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our names are all super popular names so it comes with the territory! artsyfartsy on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1485053 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:00:36 +0000 artsyfartsy 1485053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nah. I'll always know that my T is the original T. If anyone I know uses his name I know it'll probably be because they've heard it from me. Everyone I've talked to (except one person on HB) says they've never heard it used as a first name before. I would be kind of flattered really because I really love T's name! mrs.shinerbock on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1485025 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:48:29 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1485025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Two of my college roommates (who don't talk to each other) named their 2nd sons the name that I wanted to use if we had a boy. I don't care though, and may still use it if we ever have a boy. It's not like we see them very often. californiadreams on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1484961 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:19:13 +0000 californiadreams 1484961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i guess it depends who it is. the closer they are to me, the more annoyed i might be. but i would keep it to myself. i would be upset if someone took a name i was planning to use for a future LO....only because it might sway me out of using it! Smurfette on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1484955 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 19:16:08 +0000 Smurfette 1484955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If it was a good friend/family I would be annoyed. Mae on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1484882 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:52:11 +0000 Mae 1484882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My real honest answer is… publicly my stance is: No one claims a name and you can name your kid anything you want. But privately I'd be a little annoyed. I'd get over it pretty soon and I would never say anything to the person. But if it was a close-ish friend (i.e. not just a coworker or someone I see twice/year) I'd be a little annoyed. Ginabean3 on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1484852 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:39:19 +0000 Ginabean3 1484852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Hasn't happened to us yet! But if it happened, I wouldn't care. I would be flattered! I was preggo with one of my coworkers at the same time and she was sharing names she liked and one of them was LO's name (DH and I were NOT sharing names). I told her I liked the name and it made her final 2! She had her baby 2 weeks before me and she went with the other (not my LO's) name. Secretly I was relieved. But if she named her LO the name I named my LO I would be fine with it and probably would not have changed my mind. :-) Dandelion on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1484848 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:37:03 +0000 Dandelion 1484848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No...I give pretty common names. Kimberlybee on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1484741 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 17:36:20 +0000 Kimberlybee 1484741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @yoursilverlining: so true! LOL But if I like the family, I am all for it! Hahaha BSB on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1484722 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 17:24:02 +0000 BSB 1484722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @yoursilverlining: Haha!! True! HabesBabe on "Do you get annoyed when others use your LO's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-get-annoyed-when-others-use-your-los-name#post-1484711 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 17:17:51 +0000 HabesBabe 1484711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We might be on the flipside... there's a name that I've loved since being pregnant with C, and one of the people I used to work with at another company named her daughter it. If we have another girl, we might use it. It's not super uncommon (Evelyn), and I haven't seen the mom since I got my new job 4 years ago, but we do text once in awhile. LOL.