Cousins with the same first name

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Having our first baby, I have only one name and it happens to be the same name as my husbands brothers child, we never see them maybe once a year. Would you use the name?

Did you mean your brother?

Yes, just use it.

Why would she mean her brother?

No. Unless it's a family name. Surely you can think of something else

No I wouldn’t personally

Oh sorry just seen the edit!

I personally wouldn't. Or if you did have a chat with BIL and SIL first and check they are 100% ok with it. Unless it is Oliver or something equally popular.

i wouldn’t

No, definitely not. That's a bit weird. There are plenty of other names. Plus my aunty did this.

No. There are loads of names out there, pick another

God no. That’s obnoxious.

You really can choose another name.

I have the same first and last name as 4 of my cousins. My brother has the same as 9 of our cousins and we all mixed every weekend for 20 odd years. I think its quite sweet tbh, wouldnt bother me if someone picked my sons name which is pretty rare.

No I wouldn’t use it, it would mean their grandparents would have 2 grandchildren with the same name.

pick another name.

Has the name got family connections for you?

Is it really popular?

I'd be inclined to use as a middle name and choose another first name.

So your husband's parents would have two grandchildren with the same name? That would be a bit strange for everyone.

I wouldn't, one of the woman at my work has 2 grandsons with the same name and she said she can't understand why her dd chose the same name as her sister, tbf it was a family name but still caused problems

No I wouldn't

I wouldn’t use the same name as a first cousin, unless there was a very different short version you could choose (e.g. Alex vs Xander for Alexander) and your husbands brother was happy with it.

Definitely not.

This!!
All the names out there and you only like one?
Get yaself a baby book of names.

I have the same name as my cousin. We are big changeagain2 and little changeagain2. I don't like being referred to a big and she doesn't like being referred to as little. We have a 10 year gap.

Of all the names in all the world yu have to pick the same as your nibling. I think its sad. I also think your child deserves their own name. Honestly,no one wants to be called big, little or older,junior.

I wouldn’t do it. My siblings’ children’s are probably the only names I would consider totally off limits for my children. And I’m usually the poster saying the names of friends or colleagues’s children are totally fine to use.

I know cousins who are Noah and Nora

It's just a bit too similar

I wouldn't do it. There are millions of names to pick from.

No, DH and I really liked a name when I was pregnant but didn’t use it purely because my cousin had called her baby it.