Calling baby masculine form of my own name?

[Purpletopaz42]

So I have a name, which has a masculine and feminine form so for example Henry and Henrietta. Well my grandad was called Henry, I am named Henrietta after him but I'm pregnant with a boy and I'd like to call him Henry, after my grandad, who has since passed but I don't know if people will just think I've named the baby after myself or if it will get confusing, thoughts? Thank you

Do it,ignore all the kill joys that think it is narcissistic;would they be saying that if you were father and son? Our beloved Queen Elizabeth was named after her mother and called Lilibet to differentiate between them,didn't do her any harm.

Yes, I would as would several other posters as clearly stated upthread. And I certainly wouldn’t be looking to the royal family for advice on how to raise children.

My inlaw suggested her own name for our baby.
She was robustly told that the baby is not a mini me and entitled to her own identity.
Middle names are just about ok as long as the name is actually a nice one.
A female and male version of a name can be very different. Michael. Ok. Michaela. Bleurgh. Paul. Boring but ok. Paula. Plain and dated.
Names tend to fit in better with their generation if actually.in keeping with their peers and not their parents or grandparents names, which are likely of an era.
Shows a lack of imagination, willingness to see your child as a separate person and would be confusing.
And yes screams parents own sense of self importance is more important than the child's right to individuality.
So for all those reasons it would be a no for me.

Elizabeth was named after her mother and called Lilibet to differentiate between them

Exactly - she had to find another name to differentiate herself!

Give your child his/her OWN name

No one cares but they will be talking about you behind your back

If no-one cares why would they be talking about OP behind her back?
If they're talking behind her back then why would OP care?
If they're the sort of people to talk behind her back about her choice of baby name then they're not very pleasant people anyway.

Lilibet was actually what HM called herself as a toddler because she couldn't pronounce Elizabeth and the name stuck among her family.

Lilibet was actually what HM called herself as a toddler because she couldn't pronounce Elizabeth and the name stuck among her family.

That's how many nicknames are created. My family nickname is a (unconventional) short form of my full name.