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Can we have 2 Holly's in the family?

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snala · 13/04/2012 10:19

DH and I really want to use holly if we have a dd.
Dh's cousin also has a little girl called holly, they would have the same surname.

We never see them, and have only met the little girl twice, once we bumped into them at asda and once in town.(she is 3)

DH still wants to use it, I'm not sure. What do you think?

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Kveta · 13/04/2012 10:21

we decided against our name of choice because DH's cousin has a DD with the same name - we have met her twice, and she is 5 yo, lives in a different country from us, and has a different surname.

I think it would be weird, sorry.

we are using the name we love as a middle name though.

CecilyP · 13/04/2012 10:25

As you don't seem particularly close (no regular socialising or meeting at family gatherings and that sort of thing) I don't really see the problem.

Stellan · 13/04/2012 10:37

Sounds fine but consider whether it will be awkward for anyone else - e.g. DH's mum, dad, aunt, uncle, grandparents.

If so, there's always Molly or Polly or Lolly (Louisa?) or Dolly (Dorothy) or Ollie (Olivia)...

welovesausagedogs · 13/04/2012 11:32

Sounds fine, she is the child's second cousin, so they probably won't meet very often, if at all, i would think it weird if they were first cousins, but second cousins are fine.

welovesausagedogs · 13/04/2012 11:33

Maybe you could spell it differently Hollie, so not to be confusing for other relative when sending christmas/birthday cards

savoycabbage · 13/04/2012 11:36

I have a cousin with the same name as me and it has only been a confusion once in 38 years. There is only a few months between is. When I was born my Aunt told my mother that she had been thinking of calling her baby the same name and mother told her that she definitely should if she wanted to as it is a lovely name.

CecilyP · 13/04/2012 11:44

The children have different grandparents, aunts and uncles. It is only great grandparents and great aunts and uncles that they share.

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snala · 13/04/2012 12:10

Thanks for the responses. I love the idea of spelling it differently.
I suppose with them being female they may marry and take on a different surname anyway

They won't be at the same schools or anything either.

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pinkhebe · 13/04/2012 12:13

my sisters daughter has the same name as my cousin's daughter. It's not a problem (no Great grandparents to get confused)

mumma2be1987 · 13/04/2012 12:15

I think using it in a different spelling is a great idea, however if u are really not sure ultimately it is the same name still. Maybe using it as a middle name is the best option, although if u don't ever see them there isn't really an issue :)

fussbucket · 13/04/2012 12:16

I've now got three with the same name, a sister, a daughter and a cousin's daughter. We manage, at big family do's they are Big xxx, Small xxx and Tiny xxx

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snala · 13/04/2012 12:17

There are no great grandparents involved. Just a great aunt and uncle. They send cards but have only met my dc twice. My eldest is 4.

I'm talking myself into this aren't I?

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BBQJuly · 13/04/2012 12:38

I think it would be fine. And I think just use whichever spelling you prefer.

Pinkzoo · 13/04/2012 15:18

I think it's fine

boyfallingoutofthesky · 13/04/2012 20:40

I would go against the consensus and say why would you want to give your little girl exactly the same full name as someone else in the family when there are so many beautiful names out there? Choosing a girl's name is such fun, even if I had chosen one and a friend, let alone family member, used it, I would go for something different. Surely it would be nicer for your daughter to have her own name. And while Holly is a pretty enough name there are zillions just as nice and nicer.

Sorry to be one of the few nays, but I would find it odd to be honest, and I would also find it a little strange if a family member used one of my children's names.

sashh · 13/04/2012 23:03

My uncle married someone with my first name so we have two people with exactly the same name in the family - no confusion at all.

icapturethecastle · 13/04/2012 23:07

I think it is fine, my ds has the same first name and surname as my dh's cousin's son (does that make sense) we didn't even know this boy exisited when we named our ds - we both have great taste obviously

ICanTuckMyBoobsInMyPockets · 13/04/2012 23:10

There are 3 first cousins with the same first name in our family. There's no confusion, but they do all have different surnames.

I say do it.

SLVC · 13/04/2012 23:14

Having only seen this child twice in their life, and then only by accident, I really would not hesitate in using the same name!

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snala · 14/04/2012 08:05

Thanks for all the replies, I think we'll go with it.

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TitsalinaBumSquash · 14/04/2012 08:10

We have this problem with the boys name we want to use, DP has a cousin with the same name (different surname) not close, barely see each other. Problem is, with such a large family between us, all the hood names are taken!

Sallaboutme · 14/04/2012 11:27

This has made me realise how unoriginal we are!! My eldest daughter had same name as my cousin. Cousin is now married so surnames are now different. Only had one issue at gp's when both went on the same day and 3 year old daughter ended up with prescription for contraception and cousin had one for antibiotics. Youngest is named after her grandmother, again we have big and small.

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