https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:33:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-210536 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:26:31 +0000 jedeve 210536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you went 10 years without knowing her name, maybe she'll go 10 years without knowing you named your kid the same name!</p> <p>Our last name is awkward to pair stuff with and it seems like most of the good names are already taken, so our kid will probably be sharing too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-208301 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:49:52 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 208301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My cousin wanted to name her son the same name as another cousin and I told her not to :p To me it's confusing for the rest of the family to not know which kid you're referring to. </p> <p>Even though they live on another continent, our family is quite close, so to me it would depend on your family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-208279 Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:34:56 +0000 SusieQ 208279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Name your kid whatever you want! I think it would be a bit of a different situation if the name was very unique. I have cousins (two years apart) with the same first name and it's totally not an issue for anyone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-207546 Sat, 30 Jun 2012 16:45:15 +0000 googly-eyes 207546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@eeh I agree. If it were one of our siblings' children we definitely wouldn't even consider it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-207530 Sat, 30 Jun 2012 16:14:38 +0000 eeh 207530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If my husband's sister or my sister used the same name I'd be a little upset only because we see both families so often and go to church with my husband's sisters family. If it was any more distant than either sister doing it I wouldn't care at all. We even considered (and probably would have gone with) one of my husband's cousins names if we were having a boy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-207473 Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:14:58 +0000 googly-eyes 207473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all the comments and stories! We did decide that we will keep the name after all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-205296 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:28:30 +0000 Mommy Finger 205296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom's cousin named their daughter my name and I love it! We're naming our son the same name as DH's cousin. Then again his cousin is 22 so I doubt he'd care. I wouldn't worry about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-205076 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:04:53 +0000 Foodnerd81 205076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad's cousin named her daughter my first and middle name-- I was honored and I know my parents never minded. I was a flower girl at their wedding so it felt extra special to me, though we hardly ever saw them. Their second daughter is named the same as my younger sister. Neither are SUPER common names. </p> <p>So, I say go for it. If anything, you are saying they have good taste. That said, I wouldn't do it with a first cousin (like, your sister's kid and your kid). </p> <p>I am also curious as to what it is. I'm guessing Isabella. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-205027 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:36:46 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 205027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't feel bad. If it's a name you love, go for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204914 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:15:53 +0000 spaniellove 204914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have two male cousins within a few years of each other with the same rare name! No one ever talks about the fact that one aunt was clearly "inspired" by the other! They just tell us Walter Cronkite was popular at the time :) </p> <p>It sounds like this particular cousin is far enough on the family tree that you shouldn't feel bad at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204176 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:37:11 +0000 mrs. wagon 204176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would stick to it-- you're gonna find lots of connections if it's a popular name anyway, and if you decided on it and both love it, just go for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204160 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:30:22 +0000 PastaAndPotato 204160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i say go for it - especially since it's a common name and you don't see the cousin all that often</p> <p>if its a name you love, stick with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204153 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:24:50 +0000 MamaMoose 204153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a lot of the same names in my family, but that's because they were named after each other. Hubs and I want to use a family name, but only of someone that we would want to name our child after. We found a name we liked, but it's his cousin's husband's name and we just didn't want people thinking that baby was named after him, when it's not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204120 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:13:50 +0000 sorrycharlie 204120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Go for what you love! Our LO's got the #4 girls name ;) like a pp said...they're popular for a reason! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204118 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:13:01 +0000 LuLu Mom 204118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>on DH's side there are two Sam's within a year or two of each other and no one made a big deal about it. On my mom's side we have a Shea, Shayla, and a Shyla and the girls love it. I wouldn't worry about what everyone else thinks, they will get over it if they get a little upset. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204110 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:53:55 +0000 Smurfette 204110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say pick the name you love! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204097 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:42:46 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 204097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lala has an aunt and two cousins who have her name (all as a middle name). My grandmother was beloved by all of us!. We decided to go for it after asking those relatives if they'd mind. They all said they'd be honored :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204095 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:42:38 +0000 autumnlove 204095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't mind if it was a common name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204093 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:40:16 +0000 loveisstrange 204093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad, husband and cousin all have the same name and we all see each other all the time. Never causes an issue.</p> <p>Pick the name you love. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204089 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:39:14 +0000 T.H.O.U. 204089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't worry about it. My sister and I "fought" over who gets to use my daughters name (she's named after our father David). In the end I used it because I was the one pregnant first. Plus, she wanted a different variation of the name and I told her that in 10 years when she has kids she should still use it (they would be cousins with the same first name). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204043 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:41:51 +0000 hilsy85 204043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't worry about it...we're considering a name, and I have like a third cousin with the same name. I've met him like twice. No big deal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204042 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:23:53 +0000 heffalump 204042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister has the same name as our cousin (not first cousin ) and it was never an issue. Plus it's not common at all so it was obvious my mom copied. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204039 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:02:50 +0000 dc yoga bee 204039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't see any problems with it at all. I know cousins with the same name and they DO live near each other. No biggie. Stick with your choice :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204030 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:54:21 +0000 pastemoo 204030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You know, I used to think this was an issue and then I realized<br /> 1. My cousin's middle name is my brother's first name. They are less than a year apart and close.<br /> 2. A generation ago: My dad and his cousin (he only has 2 first cousins!) both have the same name. No. Really. I never even thought about it--just like @tejbee<br /> (My grandma and her brother both chose the same name for their boys.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204028 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:33:57 +0000 tejbee 204028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't see any problem. Names criss-cross sometimes. My dad and my cousin have the same names. If DH and I have a son, his name is going to be the same as my (close) cousin's. I say don't worry about it. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204027 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 03:14:55 +0000 BananaPancakes 204027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say go with what you want and don't care about much else. We had the hardest time agreeing on a name and didn't have one until the 2nd day at the hospital. It was tough and I would have loved to have had a name we both loved earlier, no matter how popular it was. They're popular because they're great names! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204013 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:36:51 +0000 googly-eyes 204013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lol let's just say it's common to the point of being disliked since it's so common, but we love it. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204010 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:26:22 +0000 Boogs 204010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a nephew and a cousin with the same never. We never see each other, so I don't think it's that big of a deal. Even if it did offend people, you don't really see them to have to deal with their anger. ;) </p> <p>I'm curious as to the name you chose now... :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/name-dilemma#post-204000 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:32:10 +0000 googly-eyes 204000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So after scrapping DH's original name choice and going through pretty much every name out there, we FINALLY chose a name for our little one. It's a common name, but we decided not to take popularity into account since it was hard enough agreeing on a name, and a popular name isn't a huge deal anyway.</p> <p>We then found out that DH has a cousin (his dad's half brother's grandchild) that is named the same name. She's about 10. We NEVER see her and didn't even know her name until today, even though we do see her grandparents and aunt. It is a small side of the family (but spread around the country!) so there are only a few kids (one of which has another name we almost chose til we remembered her!)</p> <p>We are planning to stick to our name choice. Would you be offended if someone else in your family picked your child's name? Would the fact that it is very common factor into it? </p>