Baby name

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Are we being un reasonable?

Partners niece (brothers daughter) is called Riley and we want to call our daughter Mylie-Grace.

No one owns a name, but it is very very similar.

It is similar however it wouldn't bother me personally if I were in their situation.

Isn't it Miley (as in Cyrus)? In which case it is incredibly similar Riley and Miley

It is similar, ask them how they feel about it. What is the age difference between the children?

I mean as far as mn goes "nobody owns a name" but it is a bit matchy for my liking so while yanbu really there are thousands of girls names so I'd rather find something not so ... well. ..matchy (for want of a better word)

Riley & Mylie? Well, I don't share your taste in names, that's for sure. But if you want a name that rhymes with a cousin, that's up to you.

They might take it as a compliment. Ask

No chance. Riley is dreadful. I’d go for something a million miles away from it in your shoes OP.

Are you going to call her Mylie or Grace or Mylie-Grace in everyday life ?

Is this the only name you like, or are there other names you're considering ?

If it's the only name you both agree on and you really love it, I'd go for it. I'd give your in-laws a heads-up too (not as "is it ok?" just as a courteous "just so you know we've decided x").

Also if you always use her full name it's not quite as similar.

Depends partly on how close you are as a family. If you see them once a year than it would be ok. If you spend every weekend with them I might think again.

There not sisters so it doesn't matter

Do you see them very often?

I wouldn't name a child after Miley Cyrus but thousands have, so go for it!

It's not even her name; it was her nickname!

I don’t think it matters. It’s only the first part of the name that is similar.

Definitely not to my taste either, any of these names. But yes, very similar. At the very least you could expect raised eyebrows.

If you do use Miley it's probably best to spell it the normal way or she'll spend her whole life correcting people or spelling it out for them which gets v annoying and there's no reason for a weird spelling.

You could call her Grace and use Miley as a middle name?

Please don’t. Not because it’s too similar to Riley - because it’s awful.

Just call her Grace - it’s a classic name that could take her into any walk of life.

Mylie will date very quickly in my opinion, it's this generation's version of Sharon & Tracy. Miley, Riley and Kylie are all similar and don't age well imo.

Grace on the other hand is a timeless and elegant name which will age well as your daughter grows in to an adult. If you're really set on Miley then how about Grace Miley without the hyphen so you've got options.

If you're really set on Miley then how about Grace Miley without the hyphen so you've got options
Alas I suspect it won't meet the wannabe-cutesy-American hyphenated style desired, à la Ella-Mae, etc.

Everything you said was damn right though Gatepost.

Not keen on either name personally but I have a very similar name to one of my cousins , I have a "70,s" double barrel name so along the lines of "Sarah-Jane " and my cousin "Jane" ( not actual names) and it's never been an issue .but we did only see each other a few times a year.

I know cousins called Ella & Bella (Isabella but known as Bella) so it's no different

Too similar. Why not call her Grace and use Mylie as a middle name?