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Naming dog similar name to DD

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Goamer · 21/07/2024 17:24

For context this is light hearted, DD is fine with it and it's all very funny.

DD is 18, she leaves for uni this year. We have decided to get a dog to fill our empty nest and it's confirmed that we will get the puppy a day after DD moves out! The puppy is a little blonde dachshund and DH joked it would be what DD would look like if she was dog (blonde, long and skinny). DD is named Bella - so I'm thinking we name the dog Beau!!
DD thinks it's funny and DH likes it but my family and friends think it's crazy and a bit mean to DD.

AIBU to give my dog a similar name to DD?

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EnglishBluebell · 21/07/2024 21:13

Beau is a male name

cadburyegg · 21/07/2024 21:11

Do it, it's fine. One of our cats has quite a similar name to ds2 Smile

CelesteCunningham · 21/07/2024 21:10

Mayhemmumma · 21/07/2024 21:05

I don't get it?

Male and female versions of "beautiful".

Mayhemmumma · 21/07/2024 21:05

I don't get it?

jlox · 21/07/2024 21:01

I know someone who has a dog called Lola and daughter called Lyla. You're fine 😂

luckylavender · 21/07/2024 20:43

maybein2022 · 21/07/2024 17:26

I wouldn’t have said they were similar names to be honest!

It's same name (masculine & feminine in French)

BirthdayRainbow · 21/07/2024 20:39

My rescue cat has a shortened version of my son's name. Son came first. Son and cat have coped just fine.

AstonMartha · 21/07/2024 20:31

Hairspray123 · 21/07/2024 19:12

I had this exact same situation, my child is called Peter and I called my dog Florence!

Amazing! I’ve got a Steven too!

Purplecatshopaholic · 21/07/2024 20:11

They are not the same. And unless you speak French, are not even similar. I would go with Ella, or Stella, or Petronella myself….much more fun

CurlewKate · 21/07/2024 20:04

They are the masculine and feminine version of the same word! I think it's funny

WildLemur · 21/07/2024 19:44

Hairspray123 · 21/07/2024 19:12

I had this exact same situation, my child is called Peter and I called my dog Florence!

That must have got so confusing!!

caringcarer · 21/07/2024 19:40

Ereyraa · 21/07/2024 17:28

They’re not similar

This.

PinkiOcelot · 21/07/2024 19:21

You’re unreasonable for not putting up a photo! Beau is nothing like Bella anyway!

Brie, my blond dachshund ❤️

Naming dog similar name to DD
TroysMammy · 21/07/2024 19:19

I worked with someone whose parents got a rescue dog. It had the same name as their daughter, they didn't change the dog's name. She didn't run after the ball when her parents shouted "Sam - fetch"

CelesteCunningham · 21/07/2024 19:17

RuthW · 21/07/2024 18:13

They are completely different names.

They are exactly the same name, just the male and female form.

I think that's hilarious though OP, go for it. If you were using Belle I'd be feeling very sorry for your daughter but Beau is fine.

OutThePanIntoTheFire · 21/07/2024 19:15

Not similar at all

FuzzyStripes · 21/07/2024 19:14

I think it’s fine. The meaning might be the same but the wording and sound is very different.

Hairspray123 · 21/07/2024 19:12

I had this exact same situation, my child is called Peter and I called my dog Florence!

Ketzele · 21/07/2024 18:32

I have a friend whose mum was insistent she wanted to get a new dog. Her dad - let's call him James - said absolutely not. In the end it got so heated (in what was already a very difficult relationship) that he laid down an ultimatum, said it's either me or a dog.

Not long after he got home to find a new dog. Which his wife had named James.

So that was the end of that marriage.

Justcallmebebes · 21/07/2024 18:26

I'm so glad others have said it, I thought it was just me

WildLemur · 21/07/2024 18:16

I know the etymology but I agree with the majority, they aren't similar names.

RuthW · 21/07/2024 18:13

They are completely different names.

blueberryforest · 21/07/2024 17:55

I wouldn't expect most people to make the connection between the names, unless you point it out. If your DD likes the idea, I wouldn't worry about anyone else's opinion.

I sometimes accidentally called one of my past dogs by my youngest sister's name. No idea why, though DSis is dog-obsessed, so maybe it has something to do with that. She thought it was funny!

ClarasSisters · 21/07/2024 17:49

Where's the dog pic?!

DSis's rescue dog's name is ds1's nickname. Turns out they are very much alike Grin

Darkfire · 21/07/2024 17:48

As I started reading this I thought you were going to say your DD was called Ella and you were naming the dog Bella.
Bella and Beau aren’t that similar for it to be noticeable.