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Celeb has used my baby name!

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FredFlintstonesSister · 14/02/2014 09:12

And not even all that recently. I'm not really interested in celebrity culture and don't pay much attention to soaps or chart music - it's not that I'm dead old, just that I'd rather read a book! Anyway, I'm due next Saturday and have pretty much decided on a name. Foolishly, I googled it to see how popular it was and was surprised to see it moving up the charts. I then found out it has been used in the past year by a rather famous person. Should I care? I'm not bothered about whether anyone but DH and me like the name, just worried it will look like we are celebrity wannabes!

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squoosh · 14/02/2014 10:49

I don't know, it's hard to say without knowing the name in question.

If it was Harper I definitely wouldn't use it, it's only recently burst on the scene in the UK and it's undeniably associated with the Beckhams. If it was something like Polly for example well then I'd use it as it's been a name in common usage here for centuries so doesn't really matter if a celeb has used it.

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FredFlintstonesSister · 14/02/2014 09:51

It's not even on the top 40! I think I'm probably being silly but I also knew early on that its a name my dad hates (as my DH foolishly let it slip that we were considering it) and maybe finding out the celebrity connection had pushed me over the edge slightly!

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Mrsindecision · 14/02/2014 09:48

Personally I would use the name if you love it - by the sounds of it, anyone who knows you will know you are not celebrity wannabes! You will only regret using a name you like less IMO.

PrincessOfChina · 14/02/2014 09:41

I wouldn't bother. Even if it were Harper, people would get over it quickly. It helps if it's a good name and not a ridiculous one though!

MyNameIsKenAdams · 14/02/2014 09:40

Its ok to care about the crazy stuff when you only have a week to go. Os the name top ten?

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FredFlintstonesSister · 14/02/2014 09:40

Keep in mind I have 8 days to go and am crazy with pregnancy hormones! Probably no one else would care about this!

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FredFlintstonesSister · 14/02/2014 09:39

Definitely not as well known as Suri, because even in my celeb ignorance I know who she belongs to. Not such an obscure name either, just one that wasn't particularly popular before and now seems to be thanks to a particular singer. Don't really want to put the name here incase it sparks the usual "I love it", "I hate it", "I called my parrot that name" debate. Just wondered if it would put anyone else off.

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LittleBearPad · 14/02/2014 09:24

Depends on the name. If it's Amelia (as for peter Andre) you're fine. If it's Suri people may think you're copying

RedPencils · 14/02/2014 09:24

If its a normal then it might be an issue.

If its Princess Tiiami then you might have a problem.

MyNameIsKenAdams · 14/02/2014 09:23

Tbh the only name I associate with a celeb is Harper. Bloody Beckhams!

MikeLitoris · 14/02/2014 09:21

Totally depends on the name.

Dd2 has the same name as minor celebs dd but no one has ever made the connection.

PrincessScrumpy · 14/02/2014 09:21

Dd is Heidi and and apparently Kerry katona has a Heidi too. I don't care my dd is a very different person and doesn't have a mum who takes drugs etc. we also like Florence and David Cameron's dd is called that. Celebs come and go so by the time she's in school nobody will consider it.

givemeaclue · 14/02/2014 09:16

What is the name? Depends how inextricably linked to celeb it is

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