The names you love but can’t use because of family/ friends

[HopefulRose]

For us, my sister wants Molly so couldn’t use. Also love the name Corey for a boy but it’s my OH friend’s name.

Do you have any you’d love to use in different circumstances?

Molly is lovely.

For me it's Adam and Sofia. I knew when I met DP that I had to let Sofia go

Theo was really high on our list…

But DH’s family all have quite a distinctive regional accent and it would have been pronounced ‘Feo’ for evermore

Lucy. Have a very DF abs wanted to name a DD after her. Another friend beat me to it!

@NigellaSeed Sofia is such a beautiful name

@WheelieBinPrincess haha yes that’s a good point re pronunciations

@SleafordSods that’s so lovely, shame a friend beat you! Perhaps you could use Lucy as a middle name?

Perhaps you could use Lucy as a middle name. We did

Eleanor
Zoe
Leo

All lovely but all close relatives' children!

Eloise. Dh's ex was Ellie so non starter fot him.

Edith, nn Edie. In my husband´s native tongue, it sounds very similar to word meaning ´to kick violently´.

Genevieve, nn Gigi. In the language of the country we live now, Gigi sounds very similar to the word for penis.

Isabella and Joshua.

Libby. It’s always been my favourite, but it’s my DP’s ex and it’s ruined for me.

So many friends had babies before me so couldnt use:
Thea
Freya
Olivia
Emma
Ella
Lucy
Ingrid

Oh well!

I understand not anting to use a name if the name is already in your family, but not so much if a friend has used a name. Can't you just use the same name? They will have different surnames. It seems a shame not to chose a name when you love, when the reality is that the children are unlikely to be a constant presence in each others' lives in any event.

Kelly

My friends daughter is called Sienna and I love the name but it's a no go for us now.

Loads! I always wanted Leo or Rory for a DS but friends have used these now.
For my DD I loved the names Elle, Beau, Belle and Penny but various family members had pets with these names (they would have been in my top 5 otherwise). Really wanted the name Eliza (for sentimental reasons aswell as loving the name) but a friend called her DD this so I used it as a middle name instead!

We loved the name Mollie Francesca and Theodore nn Teddy.
We have a Molly and Theo in the family already so couldn't choose those names.

Sister said she wants to use Florence
Felix, Thea, Elvis, Iris, Theodore, Finn, Patrick…. All friends and family

Finn, uncles name! I know it’s popular now but I just love it

My niece is Olivia which I love but obviously wouldn't use so I've asked her if she would be happy with me using it as a middle name. She is over the moon. Her middle name is after my middle name so it's nice to keep a link.

My BIL's new girlfriend already had a little girl called Isabelle so I can't use that either which is name both OH and I liked. And we struggle with girls names!

Jude. Doesn't translate so well in German!

Matilda, cousins DDs name.

Alexander. My violent ex.

Catherine

Alice. Would have matched perfectly with our DD1’s name but our close friends got there first :(