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2 babies within family, similar names

54 replies

HmmGrey · 01/07/2019 19:28

Using replacement names:

I’ve just had a baby and throughout my pregnancy only liked the name “Mia”. Over the duration of my pregnancy, I realised the name was more popular than I would’ve liked so started looking again. I found the name “Ria” after looking long and hard. Hadn’t thought about looking at the name starting with a different letter before. After coming up with nothing else, I thought amazing, it’s meant to be.

I told my sister and that’s when I realised it sounds like the name she has chosen for her baby “Reena” She feels it too similar and that she wouldn’t name her baby “Reena” if I go chose “Ria”

I’m absolutely gutted. I can’t find anything else I like and I’ve searched and searched. I thought I had found the perfect name and I feel like it’s the baby’s name. I don’t want her to have to give up the name she’s chosen.

What do I do?

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
HmmGrey · 01/07/2019 19:35

Yeah she is

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MingeOnFire · 01/07/2019 19:32

Is your sister actually pregnant and having a girl?

HmmGrey · 01/07/2019 19:31

*if I go with

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AJPTaylor · 01/07/2019 19:31

Look again. You must be over thinking if there is only one name out of all the names in the world. What would you call a second daughter