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Scared that they'll use "my" baby name!

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BirthdayKake · 27/02/2019 17:03

I moved to a new area about a year ago and one of my DDs is in Year 1 at the local school.

I'm 20 weeks pregnant and there are currently FIVE mums in the class who are also pregnant! They're all due before me, and our babies will all be in the same class for years. At least three of them are having a girl, like me.

DH and I have had our baby name picked out for a loooong time. I'm so worried one of these mums will use it! I'm not really friends with any of them except to say hello.

Aaagghh what would everyone else do if this happened?!

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BirthdayKake · 27/02/2019 18:51

GinasGirl thank you, glad to hear there's a nice Effie in the world! Xx

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Cbeebiesrehab · 27/02/2019 18:51

You won’t believe this...that’s my daughters name😆😆

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BirthdayKake · 27/02/2019 18:50

ememem and Coco what nice comments, thank you! You'll make me cry
Fatberg ooh weird, I've just been on that! So apparently there were roughly the same amount of Effies born in 2017 as there was my name, and I often see my name complimented on here even though I don't love it

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GinasGirl · 27/02/2019 18:50

Effie is the name of one of my closest friends and I love it, she's the only one I know and I work in a school so come across lots of children.

BertrandRussell · 27/02/2019 18:49

Sorry, I thought i’d said. Darkgreener is your friend!

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 27/02/2019 18:46

I was one of 4 kids in my class with my name- didn’t impact any of us

CocoLoco87 · 27/02/2019 18:43

I love Effie. Go for it! What a fabulous name!

ememem84 · 27/02/2019 18:42

I love the name Effie!

TheFatberg · 27/02/2019 18:41

OP Google darkgreener and get the stats from there.

BertrandRussell · 27/02/2019 18:39

“That's a tiny amount of babies @BertrandRussell“

There are a lot of names out there. Even with the most popular names there are still not going to be many of each!

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BirthdayKake · 27/02/2019 18:38

Aww Starlight that's annoying! Glad it didn't cause problems though

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StarLight10 · 27/02/2019 18:34

This actually happened to me.
The lady in question had her baby a couple of days before me and did use the name! Total coincidence!
We left our baby nameless for a week to try find something else but just went with the name anyway.
They go to different schools but are in the same out of school activities together. Not too much of an issue, just confusing for the kids sometimes.

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BirthdayKake · 27/02/2019 18:32

That's a tiny amount of babies @BertrandRussell

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BirthdayKake · 27/02/2019 18:31

@ReaganSomerset I'm a bugger for watching films; just can't concentrate! I could give it a go though, thanks :)

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BertrandRussell · 27/02/2019 18:30

What do you mean- insane?

ReaganSomerset · 27/02/2019 18:29

Oh, you should read/watch the Hunger Games! Put it on your list for maternity leave.

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BirthdayKake · 27/02/2019 18:28

@lalafafa lovely choice of words about a baby kicking away right now. Jesus. So what's your name?

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BirthdayKake · 27/02/2019 18:28

@BertrandRussell what?! Where did you get that figure from? That's insane Shock

I don't know user, I just do care about it... Some things don't faze me, other things do I guess!

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lalafafa · 27/02/2019 18:26

Effing hell, think you're safe with that one. Its awful.

user1471453601 · 27/02/2019 18:25

Yourscared? Really? 49 years ago when I was pregnant, I knew what my daughters name was ( before I knew she was a daughter, we didn't have so many scans in those days). I didn't even think about what other people would call their child. I wouldn't have cared If anyone has used the same name.

What's to care about? I had the same name as my best friend in junior school. So what?

Refilona · 27/02/2019 18:24

I’m actually worried about Harry and Meghan too! We’ll just have to get on with it, no one will put the two together after a couple of years.

UrsulaPandress · 27/02/2019 18:23

Is it short for something?

I think you are probably safe b

BertrandRussell · 27/02/2019 18:23

There were only 134 Effies last year, so I think you’re pretty safe!

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BirthdayKake · 27/02/2019 18:22

Miljah my whole life is like that atm! The other day I cried because my new blinds were slightly wonky :(

Just Effie :) I haven't seen or read The Hunger Games actually!

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ReaganSomerset · 27/02/2019 18:20

Just Effie or Euphemia, Effie for short?

You'd be very unlucky to have someone else pick either tbh- I think it's a fairly unpopular one. I quite liked the Hunger Games Effie though, so only have positive associations with the name.