To be angry over a name

[Barbie46]

My baby is 6 months old and we named her a very uncommon name that was special to us. Recently we met an old friend of my husband's, they are still in the same circle but not close friends anymore. He asked us the usual questions about a new baby including her name. He and his partner had a baby in the last few days and called their baby our daughters name.
He did not mention anything about her name when we told them it and I am feeling irrationally angry that they have used our daughters name.

OP I think you'll need to put an H on the end because people will always pronounce in Renlee rather than Renlee-a

OK then. There's always deed poll.

Poor children.

There are so many beautiful names in the world to choose from and Renlea isn't one of them.

Reanne would have been marginally better.

IMAGINE if it turns out your friends' dads are called Renato and Leo...

Yabu
You don't own the name
They've as much right to call their child it as you do

Just been working out what my 3 would be called.

DS 1 - So combo of Oliver and Fred = Olifred
DS 2 - Comb of Robert and John = robjoh
DD 1 - Combo of Amy and Nellie = Amynel

Quite like Olifred. almost sounds like a real name

Now my own DC have to name their first born Jenrow if a girl or Davhar if a boy

Can't decide whether to call my next kid Pauny or Jenline.

I was going to ask if it was pronounced Ren-Lee (like Kenleeeeee), but I see it’s Ren-Leah. In which case I think it needs an H.

I know Leah who is constantly called Lee. I'm not sure the h helps.

My grandparent's bungalow was called "Olfre" after their names Olive and Fred

It's fine if the names work and come together well. I was just playing with my parent and PIL's names and one of my sons would literally be the name of a nut.

Ofred could work. Oh dear.

👏👏👏👏

Weirdly, mashing my mum and MIL names just makes them their own names still!

(Joyce and Grace)

I was ready to think YABU because you'd chosen a name you thought was unique but is actually really popular (e.g. Ophelia) but the fact its a made up combination of your grandparents names does make this pretty weird.

I would find this odd 😕

Under his eye!

I normally never comment on threads like this as I feel nobody has the right to a name but then I saw she was called ‘Renlea’.

They have definitely copied and it’s quite embarrassing actually. I’m not sure I’d be speaking to them again as it’s very odd that they have used you particular unusual name.

When people ask ‘why did you pick the name’ all they can say is ‘I just liked it copied it off someone else because I have no imagination or soul’ but you’ll be able to tell your child about all the special meaning behind the name.

It is sort of a bit disrespectful.

OK well that makes more sense. Unfortunately not much you can do, do I'd just try and take it as a compliment

Oh lord, I was thinking please don't let it be Renesmee!

Gosh pretty embarrassing for them! Cringe 😬

Ummmm well this is awkward…..

Oh no! You have every right to be miffed considering its such an unusual name youve thought up with special meaning for your daughter. You may need to put a bit of thought into this and make sure they're in different schools to each other or you'll be constantly reminded.
I'd avoid them like the plague moving forward. They sound very odd.

In the context of where the name Renlea came from, it's a bit of a weird copy. I generally do agree with no-one owns a name, but that is a little weird still.

However, names come from somewhere and maybe you've just invented a name that will spread further, OP?