I know I don't have ownership of a name, but...

[dojo]

I'm a little miffed that friends of my mom have short listed Hank for their new baby after they heard it from us. I get that I don't own the name or that it's not all that uncommon, but at the same time

[Regina Philange]

I know what you mean.

Someone named their dog Louie and i was all mad. Someone told me i should see it as a compliment. So look at it that way, since its a great name!

[dojo]

Ohhh that would have gotten under my skin!

[laurack]

how close are they to you though? I mean, do you know them/interact regularly? would your kids play together?

If it's a few degrees of seperation, meh.

If it's close social friends then it's weird. Sucks though because friends of ours, their daughter is named Beatrice. LOVE. And would go perfectly with Matilda in my opinion. But we couldn't do that as we know them well and it would be weird.

[dojo]

We don't know them well at all. It really is nbd at all and i know logically that i shouldn't be miffed but I am still miffed. Le sigh.

[TrudyCampbell]

If you don't know them well then I don't think it's a big deal at all. It would have to be a VERY close friend for me to not use a baby name. If I love a name, I'm not going to avoid using it just because someone who I might never hang out with again has used it. I know it sucks to hear someone else take your name but hey- atleast you used it first!

If they had a baby named Hank before you would you have not used it? Just curious.

[Deleted]

I'm sorry, dojo! My BIL and SIL stole Thad's middle name. His cousin is 5 days older than him :/

[TrudyCampbell]

Jan 4, 2013 13:58:25 GMT -5 laurack said:

how close are they to you though? I mean, do you know them/interact regularly? would your kids play together?

If it's a few degrees of seperation, meh.

If it's close social friends then it's weird. Sucks though because friends of ours, their daughter is named Beatrice. LOVE. And would go perfectly with Matilda in my opinion. But we couldn't do that as we know them well and it would be weird.

I know this doesn't help you but I love Beatrice and Matilda together!

[dojo]

Jan 4, 2013 16:19:41 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

If you don't know them well then I don't think it's a big deal at all. It would have to be a VERY close friend for me to not use a baby name. If I love a name, I'm not going to avoid using it just because someone who I might never hang out with again has used it. I know it sucks to hear someone else take your name but hey- atleast you used it first!

If they had a baby named Hank before you would you have not used it? Just curious.

I know I'm not being rational. I just still hate it anyway.

I would have still used Hank, he's named after his great Opa.

[Deleted]

I'm pissed that my cousin named her baby Adalynn. Madelyn...Adalynn....no. and those are different names lol. I'd dislike someone associated with us using her name.

[thedahliharpa]

Jan 4, 2013 16:20:05 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

Jan 4, 2013 13:58:25 GMT -5 laurack said:

how close are they to you though? I mean, do you know them/interact regularly? would your kids play together?

If it's a few degrees of seperation, meh.

If it's close social friends then it's weird. Sucks though because friends of ours, their daughter is named Beatrice. LOVE. And would go perfectly with Matilda in my opinion. But we couldn't do that as we know them well and it would be weird.

I know this doesn't help you but I love Beatrice and Matilda together!

Me too.

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Jan 4, 2013 16:20:05 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

Jan 4, 2013 13:58:25 GMT -5 laurack said:

how close are they to you though? I mean, do you know them/interact regularly? would your kids play together?

If it's a few degrees of seperation, meh.

If it's close social friends then it's weird. Sucks though because friends of ours, their daughter is named Beatrice. LOVE. And would go perfectly with Matilda in my opinion. But we couldn't do that as we know them well and it would be weird.

I know this doesn't help you but I love Beatrice and Matilda together!

Same here, there is a possibility one of you will move before you have another LO and you can use it!

[lolaburns]

If you don't know them at all then IDK....why does it matter?

Now you are making me nervous and weirded out. We have a friend with a son named Luke. We don't see her all the time or interact with her on even a monthly basis. We did run Luke's name by her before he was born. I hope she isn't secretly miffed at us.

[dojo]

I can't say it enough, I know I'm not being rational. I recognize it is no big deal. I'm just venting.

[lolaburns]

Jan 4, 2013 16:19:50 GMT -5 @thadsrad said:

I'm sorry, dojo! My BIL and SIL stole Thad's middle name. His cousin is 5 days older than him :/

That is definitely weird and over the top name stealage.

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Jan 4, 2013 17:07:46 GMT -5 lolaburns said:

Jan 4, 2013 16:19:50 GMT -5 @thadsrad said:

I'm sorry, dojo! My BIL and SIL stole Thad's middle name. His cousin is 5 days older than him :/

That is definitely weird and over the top name stealage.

I may or may not have made a scene in the hospital when we went to see the baby. I'd tell the whole story, but I would have to dd later.