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Is it weird if my baby has the same name as a famous person?

84 replies

bristollady · 31/03/2018 22:18

We have a quite common surname which means choosing first names is quite hard! There’s one name I really like for a girl but when coupled with our surname it would mean she has the same name as a famous singer. This singer was more famous in the 80s, so perhaps by the time our little one has grown up, no one will think of it...although she’s a bit of an icon so maybe not. This singer is fabulous, so personally I wouldn’t mind, but I don’t want to saddle her with something she might find annoying in later life. What does everyone think? It’s so hard to discuss this without telling you the actual name!

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GlacindaTheTroll · 31/03/2018 22:28

If by 'a bit of an icon' you mean somebody whose name everyone of that generation would know, and they keep turning up on compilation playlists, so further generations might well know, and who might make a comeback (or yet do something scandalous) then the answer is almost certainly 'no'

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Callamia · 31/03/2018 22:27

Grace?
It’s a great name.

WowserBowser · 31/03/2018 22:27

Grace Jones?

AlbertaSimmons · 31/03/2018 22:26

Annie Lennox? Great name, great singer, but too high profile.

NameyMcChangeRae · 31/03/2018 22:24

You’ve got to give us the name....

BreakfastAtSquiffanys · 31/03/2018 22:23

Don't name her after Bloody Lulu

Iplaythetriangle · 31/03/2018 22:23

It really depends on the name! If it’s something like Diana Ross (only common surname I could think of!) then no but it depends on how well known this star is

AliceLutherNeeMorgan · 31/03/2018 22:22

I think saddling a little girl with “Tina Turner” is probably not a great idea. But anything more low key than that is fine!