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Is it trully and utterly horrible to do that?

31 replies

Mum8 · 01/02/2017 18:10

Finding it really hard to find a name for DD2 that both DH and I agree.
We have only one name we like but I am not sure about it, as it is too long.

A colleaugue who knew I wanted to find a Spanish name just told me one of the names he likes for his daughter when he has one it Spanish and told me the name.

I did not think anything at the time about the name, did not think I will consider it either. Well I was just trying to see what Spanish names I like, looking through lists online and this one came up and it is kind of growing on me... Will this be so utterly horrible of me to use it? I will feel so horrible and truly utterly guilty if I used it, just so bad.

I thought if things come to worse and this is the only name DH and I agree/love, I can always ask him if he will mind if I also used it, but wouldn't that put him on the spot? Hate feeling like this...

I will only contact him though if I am certain this is a serious option for us to consider :( Feel so gutted...

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Mum8 · 01/02/2017 18:58

You guys are so bad if not worse than me ;-)
Prefer not to say if that's OK, dont want to feel even more guilty...

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 01/02/2017 18:48

Name please 🤓

greeeen · 01/02/2017 18:40

As you are not friends outside of work and the children won't meet I don't see a problem. I would talk to him first so it's not awkward.

What's the nameGrin (very nosey)

Chocolatecake12 · 01/02/2017 18:32

What's the name? I really like Carlotta which is the Spanish for Charlotte I think.

Mum8 · 01/02/2017 18:21

Ilovecaindingle not at all, he is not my friend either, but he was jokingly saying, shall I tell you my names? it's not like you will use them and shared two names he loves and now I feel gutted :( He is a nice colleague though so if I announced the name to work without telling him before I will want to run away and say nothing, lol
Do you think he will mind?

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Ilovecaindingle · 01/02/2017 18:12

'Stealing,' a work colleagues potential name isn't as bad as a close friends!! Would the kids even come into contact with each other if it ever occurred anyway?

Name away!!