First cousins with similar version of the same name

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Is this really that odd? In my family there are several cousins with similar versions if not the same name, all family names. No one has ever battered an eyelid. The children see each other but not often and do not attend the same schools

I do not see the issue, on here it seems frowned upon?

If you don't see the issue then why does it matter?
I don't see a problem either!

It's the same in my DH's large Irish extended family. There are three first cousins with the same name (including surname) and nobody bats an eyelid.

Batted not battered*

I have first cousins with the exact same name , my brother and my cousin have the same name. In the extended family there are loads of people with different variations of my own name. It's a fairly common thing here in Ireland. .

I don’t think it’s an issue but MN is weird over names 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’ve never understood why people get so upset at yeh idea of someone they know kids have the same or a name similar to their kids … it’s not like they’re the only person ever to have used the name

In fact growing up I knew two girls called holly both born within a few days of each other and they LOVED the fact they had close birthdays and the same name. Also our class had two Sarah’s (for a 90s school I’m surprised there were only two!) and they were best friends too thick as thieves absolutely loved it.

I had a less common name and hated the fact I was the only one in my my class felt like I was missing out on a secret club

Depends, it's very common in some cultures -like someone said above, in Irish families and also I believe in Greek families.

However, for myself and most of my friends it would be very unusual for children within families to share the same/similar name unless they were named after someone.

Not in Ireland and never been an issue in our family, even family events do not get confusing as they have different nicknames.

We have first cousins with the same name, not a family name, just coincidence. Their parents weren't in contact at the time they were born/named.

My cousin has the same name as my brother, different nickname (think like William, nn Will and Billy), both named after my grandfather.

It's not that odd, nobody owns a name.

I have an uncle and 2 cousins all with the same first and last names.
My kids all have names after family
DS1 has my brothers name as his middle name
DD is named after my mum
DS2 has a very similar name to another brothers name, and my youngest brothers middle name as his middle name.
It's not weird in our family at all.

We have a Charles/Charlie (a boy), and my SIL had a baby girl she named Charlotte less than six weeks after our Charlie was born. We were definitely annoyed - the names have no particular family meaning for anyone. After Charlie was born, she even said that she was undecided on names and had a long list of
options that she liked. It was a bit of an eye roll then that she chose the female version of our son’s name, but it’s completely standard behavior if you know her. Several years later it’s not that big of a deal to me, but it bugs my husband (SIL is his sister)!

I read comments about it not being fair for
Grandparents to have two grandchildren with the same name, surely if it is a family name there would be no issue.
Even if it is not a family name there should be no issue, grandparents do not pick grandchildren’s names

I did this, I had a baby girl 4 mths ago, and she has the same name as my sister's little girl, who is nearly 9 years old.. We don't live in the same area(3 hours away) and only see each other during the school holidays, family celebrations etc. It was a girls name I always loved, its not a family name either. and I even asked my sister if she would be ok if I used it too, she said no she wouldn't mind and that her own daughter would be delighted to have a cousin with the same name as her.. but afterwards when my baby was born..I think she thought I wouldnt use it.. its a little awkward but we'll have to get use to it and it's a name that can be shortened anyway..

I think with first cousins it might just be weird for the grandparents to have 2 grandkids with the same or nearly the same name.

My SIL has a baby Evie and her SIL (her DH’s sister) had a baby 2 weeks later and called her Edie, and when they are together (which is often, as they all live very close and grandparents care for both grandkids at same time) it gets confusing.

There are so many names in the world to choose from, I personally wouldn’t choose the same name as a close relative, especially if you see them a lot, but there’s nothing actually wrong with it if you really love the name.

I think the same name might be a bit odd for cousins (but fine really), but similar would be fine.