Dais choosing almost same name as my dd..

[Littlecatbigpanther]

Aibu to find this a bit odd, my dsis is due to have her baby any day and has told me they are planning to call it almost the same name as my dd, who is 1yo.

I don't want to say the names for fear of outing, but it's like my dd being called Maisie and her dd being Macey. It's hard to tell the names apart when spoken. I am quite bemused by the whole situation, until now they had several names on their shortlist, but apparently this final choice is for definite...odd?

Wouldn't bother me!
I think anyone should be able to call their child the name they want.

Really odd to me!

I do know two sisters who have an Ollie and an Oliver though and find that strange but they obviously don't. Or at least one of them doesn't

Not odd at all. I have a cousin who has exactly the same name as me (e.g. we're both Sarah Smith). What's the issue?

Two of my cousins have similar names like their shortened name there's literally only the vowel difference between their names, their cousins to each other too.

I don't know if it's different cos Maisie and Macey sound more similar than that but I don't think it would bother me or make me think it was odd

Very odd. There are so many names to choose from, why copy yours?
Did you tell her you think it's too similar to your DD's name?

How odd

I have the same name as my cousin, there is one year between us. We managed fine with no upset or confusion.

I have two sets of cousins with the same name. They probably just really like the same name. Try not to let it bother you, as a pp said, it never caused them any problems so I am sure your dc will be fine!

My brother also has the same first and surname as his cousin and uncle.

Hear of this happening more and more. I suppose arguably it's flattering but I'd be privately thinking they have a limited imagination.

Very annoying.. and a bit stupid1!!
Your parents will have two gc with almost the same name...

I have two cousins one with names like Lizzie and Izzy. Its bloody confusing. Every conversation goes:

• Lizzie did blah blah
• Lizzie or Izzy?
• Um, I dont know. Lizzie I think. Aunt A's one.

I think it's a bit odd, but it could be the exact same name. No point stressing about it if she's set on using it. And remember she's got six weeks to register, enough people might have pointed out it's odd by then

It does seem unimaginative. At least you were first.

It's a little odd, but wouldn't really bother me. She may have liked that name long before you had dd? She's free to call her dd whatever she likes, I'm sure once she's born it won't seem so important.

Good god very odd. I'd have to say something to dsis.

My dad's brother and sister both called their first son Michael. In the family we always called one Mick and the other Michael and it was never a problem.

When I was young it really wasn't uncommon for cousins to have the same name. Small town/village so you would have two John Smith's in the same class.

I know two sisters who are both married to men with the same firstname and have sons with the same firstname, It's fine.

I have the same name as my cousin of basically the same age. At family events we're known by middle names if necessary, eg Sally Anne and Sally Jane.

I actually think it's odder that they're slightly different than if they were the same. I think it will confuse people and you'll get the odd card mixing them up - even if they have different surnames.

But there is literally zero you can do about it.

Yes I have a friend whose ds has same name as his df.

Plenty of families have 'family names'

Wouldn't bother me to be honest.

Does she know it's nearly the same? Bear with me: lots of people seem not to realise that Harry and Henry are originally the same name, or Catriona/Kathryn. Is it possible she hasn't made the connection?

My younger male cousin has the male version of my name. It is a name where I get the male version automatically too most of the time. It did annoy my mum at the time but not a big deal. He lives in the us now anyway. They are at least different names. Maybe they just really liked it and the list was there because they were trying their best to come up with an alternative but wanted that in the end.

I'd say something. Like, that's very similar to dd's name, doesn't that put you off?

We dismissed quite a few names because they were too similar to Denise, even though not exactly the same. They spend a lot of time together and share grandparents and there are so many to choose from!