Another baby with same name on ward - a 'sign'?

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That we should change? So hormonal and irrational can't think for myself!

what is the name? oh, and congratulations!

Nell ours Helena theirs Penelope

My dd was named a name that no one on the ward had heard of before!

If its a popular name then you will always come across someone with it at school, play groups etc.

If i really liked the name, it would put me off

Whats the name?

And congratulations!

Our nursery had three Maisies in one year. I've never come across another before or since. Nah, you'll be fine with Nell.

No, stick to your name. It's a minefield, one of our DC has a very unusual name and to my amazement she is one of three with the same name at school! You could change it and find your DC was still randomly one of 3 with that name. If you like it stick to it, it's not as if the other person in the ward is someone you will see again/often I presume?

I don't know any babies called Nell/Helena, and it's lovely. Congratulations.

That should say it wouldnt put me off

It's just a coincidence, it doesn't mean that one out of two babies are called Nell. I only know of one Nell.

I don't know any Nells. Go for it, lovely name!

Stick to your name. Just reaffirms other people love it too.

They're not the same name. DD was one of three with her name on the ward, strange because I hadn't realised it was a popular name but it didn't put me off.

No, defn stick with it - there will always be another child with the same name as yours - as long as you love it, that's what matters. Plus your dcs actually have different names, don;t they - just the same abbreviation. And it's a lovely one!

Fwiw, I know LOTS of children, and only one Nell (& we are in a reasonably early adopter name area - ie names are often common round here a bit in advance of mn getting sick of them!)

Oh, and congratulations!!!

Er, that's two different names, just same nick name - which may well not be the nickname she ends up with! Congratulations on your baby, give her another cuddle and forget all about the other people who you will never see again ;-)

Just the one?
Now if there five little Nells, then maybe I would have been a bit
but one?
No.
Congrats of your little baby!

Helena and Nell are lovely names.
And congrats on your new baby
Other baby on ward is Penelope, who knows whether she'll even be a Nell too ?
Def don't worry about it, it's just your hormones and the small world of the post-natal ward

Congratulations on your baby girl, OP

Helena nn Nell is lovely - I agree that you should keep it for your daughter.

Helena nn Nell is gorgeous! I've never met one either. Me and my sister named our youngest sister at the hospital when we met her for the first time. We chose Kate, at which my mum shushed us, saying " now ssh, that lady there has called her baby Kate too, she'll think I'm copying!"

A sign??? Sorry, no.

It'll happen, time and time again.

Just shows great minds think alike.

Sorry,where's manners?! I forgot to add congratulations!!!

Congratulations . Helena is a lovely name. I have a Nell (short for Eleanor in our case).

Ignore the hormones as far as you can and stick with your chosen name - it's lovely.

I'd like to know more about "early adopter name areas" What does that mean?

congratulations! No, don't change, they are different names and Helena is much nicer than Penelope :-)

Love Nell. Love it. Don't change it.

Congratulations and beautiful name choice. Love Nell and much prefer Helena to Penelope.