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Sister has used my baby name

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Giraffe2706 · 22/05/2015 12:53

I know nobody owns a name but this was my absolute favourite boys name and I was going to call my baby due in 4 weeks this name.

We're not the closet of sisters and don't see each other often (she's a lot younger than me and we didn't grow up together) but being pregnant at the same time everytime we did see each other we would talk baby talk and she definitely knew this was my favourite baby name and I was planning on using it for my ds.

She gave birth yesterday to a lovely little boy and this morning she did a facebook announcement introducing 'Dylan James' DJ for short.... I'm really upset and shocked that she would do this, why why why?

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CorBlimeyTrousers · 22/05/2015 12:56

Perhaps because it's her favourite name too? Perhaps because they're going to use DJ so she thought your son could still be called Dylan too?

I'm sorry you're upset, but you're right that nobody owns a name.

I hope you can find another name you love just as much. Or go ahead and call your son Dylan too because his cousin will be known as DJ.

Justusemyname · 22/05/2015 12:56

Because she can. Because she wanted too. Because she didn't see why not. Who knows?

If you love the name why not still use it? No law that cousins can have the same name.