Is this weird?

[pigglepot]

I'm due very close to a close family member. I know I'm having a girl but she doesn't know what she's having yet. When I saw her last she told me her favourite boys name which is the male version of our favourite girls name. She's due a month before me. Is it acceptable/weird to call my DD the name we like if she has already called her son (if she had a boy) the male name. They are identical names apart from the addition of two letters. Think George/Georgie, Charles/Charlie, Joe/Jonie

I asked my family member if she would mind and she said not at all so I think it's still in the running. It is literally Bill/Billie so it's extremely similar but I'm sure after an initial raised eyebrow everyone would get over it!

@MrsGilly1

I would have other names in mind that you like just as equally as now you have told her the female version she may chose to go with that if the baby a girl X

The girl version of the name isn't on her list so I think we would be ok there.

Are the names literally Bill and Billie as you keep saying, or not?

Did they know you liked the girl version of the name, before they told you they liked the boy version?

I don't get all this name ownership. I had cousins similar age with the same name and we loved it. A name is a name, it isn't a possession.

@HyggeTygge

Are the names literally Bill and Billie as you keep saying, or not?

Not. I'm paranoid about saying the name as she would definitely know it was me posting if she was on here too.

@Crunchymum

Did they know you liked the girl version of the name, before they told you they liked the boy version?

No they said they liked the boy version and I then told her it was out too girl name too. We know we are having a girl but they don't know what they are having.

@Nengineer

I don't get all this name ownership. I had cousins similar age with the same name and we loved it. A name is a name, it isn't a possession.

I do agree in a way but I think it just might be a bit weird for the child and/or the family if two cousins the same age have the girl and boy version of the same name?

Having said that we won't see them every week or anything so it probably doesn't matter.

My guesses
Olive/olivia/oliver
Bob/bobbie
Alexander /alexandria
Victor/victoria
Michael/michaela
Brian/briony
Joseph/josephine
Gerald/geraldine
George/georgia
Harry/harriet
Theo/thea

Is it any of these???!!

@Stevearnottsbeard

My guesses Olive/olivia/oliver Bob/bobbie Alexander /alexandria Victor/victoria Michael/michaela Brian/briony Joseph/josephine Gerald/geraldine George/georgia Harry/harriet Theo/thea

Is it any of these???!!

No!! 😅

Damn.... Thought I had a good list!! 😂 😂 😂