bothered that another parent copied my childs name

[catphone]

This happened a few years ago when we lived in a remote area.
My child name was very uncommon and unique. I deliberately picked the name because it wasn't common and I didn't want her to share her name with a number of people. I don't want to say what it is because there are very few people in the world with it. As she got older, in assembly, she found out that someone in primary 1 had the same name as her and the parent had obviously heard of and copied her name. Subsequently, there were a number of others with the same name.
AIBU to be annoyed?

Two children with the same name is not a large number of children with the same name.
I can't believe it happened a few years ago and you're not over it yet. My DD1 had what I thought was an unusual name but there was a girl in the year above her had the same name. DD2 had a more usual name (I thought) but she was the only one in primary school with the name.
You just can't tell and YABU.

Duh. The Op picked an unusual name because she actually wanted an unusual name. That’s why she cross. Because chances are the name wouldn’t have been considered until the Op used it.
No one is picking Lucy because they think it’s unusual are they?

It's McDonald's, isn't it? Say it is!

@WillowCraft "Is that a joke? Grace was nr 3 on the name chart in 2008.Couldn't get much more common!"

FYI 2008 is not 25 years ago.

Meh, names go in phases. I didn't know a single Harper before Victoria Beckham, but now it is a popular name. Same with Mabel, unheard of in my generation, suddenly loads of little ones.

Of course you’re being unreasonable. You don’t own the name.

Ooh, I'm thinking Michelle? 😉

For heaven's sake, have you not heard of the internet?? Everything travels with the speed of light and I can guarantee that if a name pops in your head (or you found it somewhere but forgot about the source), someone else WILL have thought of that same name at some stage, maybe even shared it online? Nobody has copied you and if there's multiple same names, it just proves that the name is not as original as you mistakenly believed, get over it.

I was the only Kim in my primary school, apart from a teachers dog, everyone thought I was named after the dog as he was older. At secondary school, there were 2 others, although one was spelt with a Y. Now 40 years later I know a few more but still in single digits.

As someone with a very unusual name I just don’t get it?
I hate the uniqueness I dislike not having anyone I’ve ever met with the same name.
I’m nearly 59 years old and still still wish I had a popular name.
This constant quest for your offspring to be the only one with that name is about what you want and certainly not what your child may want.
Some children really don’t want to be in the spotlight so why deliberately put them there.

Even if you make up a name it doesn't mean you "own" it. As for "fuming" because someone else used it - get a grip! What is wrong with some of you?

Grace is very much not an uncommon name btw. I'm 64 and grew up in a small town - there were two women I can think of who were named Grace living in that small town. It's been around forever, and has always been in use.

I'm imagining all the parents past, present and future, fuming because another child in class shares the same name
Imagine all the parents of Robert, Rebecca, Stephen, Sarah etc all suing each other? There would be queues around the block outside courthouses.

If only you had copyrighted it! 🙄Of course you're being unreasonable. If this is truly the biggest problem you have, PLEASE can we swap lives?! You can even have mine and my daughter's highly unusual names if you like?!

Reminds me of my sister . She was called amber (still is) and our last name began with a j . Our nickname for her was either amberger or amberjay . Someone must have heard it because 3 years behind her my little brother had an amberjay in his class ... We found it hilarious (my sister not so much as it made amberger stick more firmly)

No OP thought it was in Room 101

So someone that is unlikely to know your child what with their child being so much younger than yours and has most likely never met either of you stole your name for her baby 4 or 5 years ago? Are you sure?

OP you need to get a grip.

My first name is v v unusual. Probably barely hits double figures every year.

There was one in the year above me at school! I was born 00's of miles away so mother didn't copy. I have worked with one!

My middle name is short and sweet. It was unheard of 63 years ago. Went bonkers about 10 years ago.

One of DD'S middle names is Mabel. She's 25! When she started school out of 12 girls three were called, let's say: "Anna" and three were called, let's say "Verity". You couldn't have made it up.

DD'S first name wasn't often used when she was named. In the following year, its growth was exponential.

You could do what many people would do and take it as a compliment.

She took it? So what do you call your daughter now?

She's The Girl Formerly Known As xxxxxx 😢

@Redebs 😂

Your child will only be special if they do things that make them special. They may end up a completely ordinary child with a ridiculous name. Or they may make the name stand up because of the kind things they have done to improve the world around them.

Giving your child a weird name to make them special does not work.

24 years ago I picked a beautiful name for my pfb. She was named after a character from one of my favourite books . I thought I was being unique. The name is Olivia and she was one of four in her year.