Same name as family friend

[rhia22]

Hi, just wondering what people's opinions are. I am having a boy planning on naming him Charlie. But I have a family friend with a 10 year old girl names Charli, I know her personality and she will make comments about me copying her but it's genuinely not even crossed my mind that her kids even called that until after we were settled on it! We don't see them that often, she is more my parents friend than mine but I just was wondering if i'm being really inconsiderate and out right copying!

Different gender. So nope you are fine.

Ehhhh, you want to call your child a similar sounding name to a child born ten years ago?
It's pretty sad if she comments on it. I wonder who the first John Smith was?
Don't get people who want to call their kids original names, won't make them anymore special. It's a name. My name is so popular maybe I should be deeply disappointed in my parents.
Anyway....more to the point YANBI.

*YANBU sorry. YANBI would of course be You Are Not Being Irrational 😁

I think it'd be a bit silly if she was to pass comment, however I have a friend like that.
If you're concerned, could you maybe put Charles on bc, but call him Charlie?

Wouldn't bother me. If she brings it up, given her child being 10 and a different gender, then I'd see it as her issue and a bit odd.

It’s hardly an uncommon name.
The other child is ten.
The other child is a girl.

If she's rude enough to suggest you copied her I would be tempted to respond that you chose the name inspite of its association with her

I think you're fine. The person isn't a close friend of yours personally really. If it is commented on to you in person either ignore or just say something along the lines of oh of course we didn't name him after your Charli, that would be ridiculous/there are many Charlie's around/we just love the boys name and its special to us. Depends on how catty you want to be haha

It's absolutely fine. Lovely name too!

If she’d chosen an unusual unisex name like Loveday, and then you’d used the same one, I could understand her making a link. But she’s chosen an incredibly commonplace name. She must hear it everywhere she goes. I know I certainly do. Presumably she thinks she started some sort of trend? It’s fine for you to use the name.

I wouldn't even be giving this head space. Charlie (for a boy) is a very popular name for goodness sake. I've got 2 in my class this year and had 3 last year 🤷‍♀️

If she makes any comments just say "yeah I am so glad you didn't call her Emilia or something, that would never have worked" 🤣 it's fine.