To ask her to change it?

[Leprechaunsundays]

I’m 7 months pregnant and DH and I finally have a girls name we love. It’s pretty unusual and we don’t know a single person with it. It’s something like 900th in popularity. We haven’t told anyone this name.

My friend just got a new puppy last week and posted a picture on Facebook of it announcing this same name! I immediately messaged her and said I was really sorry but that was the name we had chosen for our DD and can she choose something else. She just did the laughing emoji react to my message and then sent back “Haha that’s hilarious we chose the same one! It is a cool name though!”. She didn’t agree to change it, that’s all she said. But I assumed she understood and would do the decent thing.

Anyway today she posted again on Facebook that she had made an Instagram account for this puppy... and the name was still the same!!! What should I message her next? I thought she understood last time and now it’s just awkward to have to say it again

You really need to get a grip. You're going on like she betrayed you. It's a name. You don't own it.

This has got to be a joke! 🤣🤣

I mean imagine having a dog have your name, the horror! 🤣🤣 Yabvu if you were my friend I'd think you were more than a bit precious in asking that. You really need to chill out

You must be joking? Surely people aren't this weird?

@Leprechaunsundays

If we have a boy this time we’ll still keep the girls name for next time. I really thought nobody else would pick it as it was so unusual. I feel like now she’s picked it for her dog and even made an Instagram account for the dog, it might become more popular now because other people will have heard of it. So not only has she ruined it for this baby, but also for our next baby in case we don’t have a girl this time,

I actually think she maybe found out somehow even though we never told anyone.

Bloody name stealing psychic bitch!

Too funny.

I actually think she maybe found out somehow even though we never told anyone.

How did she do that? Crystal ball? Tarot cards? Ouija board? Mind reader?

HarrietSchulenberg said When your child starts school there will probably be 2 others in her class with the same name anyway. And you replied: Well there will be now!

Are you expecting the dog to go to your child's school?

@1Morewineplease

Tbh.. I'm now waiting for the 'I named my puppy Brunhilde but my mate got stroppy as she thinks she thought of it first for her baby' thread.

😂😂

Reverse or troll - can’t decide which. Most likely troll, reverses usually own up sooner.

Cross post with latest update. I highly doubt you will lose her - just don't say anything further about it.

I’m just waiting for MNHQ to leave a message saying “sorry guys were taking this down to take a look behind the scenes”

It’s not Luna!

My husband thinks we should change it now and said he thought it was a bit too unusual anyway! Which is another surprise to me as well as he told me he liked it! So maybe this is for the best. I will try to see that as a positive!

I do know that this isn’t the most important thing when it comes to babies. But I do think names are important to get right.

She sounds dog ruff for not bowing to your every whim. Sack her off as a friend!

This can't be real

I really cannot understand this total obsession with giving a baby an unusual name!
Why does it matter? Just give them a name that you like. Who cares if there are children with the same name in their class, or if a child has a popular name? I don't get it! Is it that the baby isn't going to be special enough if you call them Chloe? Or Oliver?

Why does this come up so much?

I don’t want to lose my friend. Do you think I should just pretend I was joking? What should I say? I’m worried now she will think I’m mad

Just be honest and tell her you had a moment of pregnancy-madness because it's such an unusual name and you didn't expect it but that it's actually funny and the wee puppy and baby Brunhildes can have some playmates together.

Rest assured the ddog won't be in your dd's class

. All good!
And at the park they will both come back!!

Win win!

I'd have sent a ton of laughing emojis and a not fucking likely message back at you if you'd told me to change my dogs name!! I really can't understand why people get so het up on names

@Mylovelyhorsee

I’m just waiting for MNHQ to leave a message saying “sorry guys were taking this down to take a look behind the scenes”

I'm expecting it too

Is it Dixie?

There will be 10000's of people with the same name as your dd. You can both keep the name

@Leprechaunsundays

It’s not Luna!

My husband thinks we should change it now and said he thought it was a bit too unusual anyway! Which is another surprise to me as well as he told me he liked it! So maybe this is for the best. I will try to see that as a positive!

I do know that this isn’t the most important thing when it comes to babies. But I do think names are important to get right.

If you want to get your child’s name ‘right’ (is there any such thing? Surely the right name is the one you give them?) then you should wait till you meet them, and then see what name suits them.

If it really will bother you that your potential daughter will have the same name as your friend’s dog, I would pick something else.

I put a lot of effort into naming my dog... there’s no way I’d be changing my dogs name!

Incidentally I’m also pregnant and have a girls name I love... if a friend randomly called her dog the same name I wouldn’t dream of demanding she change it... sorry but I find it all a bit bizarre.
If you love the name keep it, don’t let such a minor thing either damage a good friendship or the joy of your baby.

I had a yr11 class with 4 girls called Willow. One mum wailed "but I thought it was unique!".
Anyway, OP, I have an axolotl called Herbert - feel free to use the name if you have a boy (or even a girl!)

You definitely should message her again

Just to apologise for being a fruit loop.