Naming my daughter the same as a cousins childs name

[Priya135]

Hi everyone,

We've just had a baby girl and my partner and his family love the name Mia.
Unfortunately my first cousin has a 7 year old daughter with the same name.

Just wondering if it's odd to even consider having the same name for our daughter?

We are not that close to my first cousin, the girls would be second cousins and have different surnames.

TIA
Priya

Personally, I don't think it's weird at all! It's not like you live next door to each other...and even then, I'd be honored if someone wanted to use either of my daughter's names. :-) :-)

Go for it, you're not even that close a kin. Many families have children/cousins/second cousins with the same forename.

Not a problem, they'll probably never come across each other in later life.

I've literally no idea what any of my parents cousins children are called and probably only seen them at my Grandparents funeral 30 years ago if ever.

If you don't see each other much I don't see that it's a problem. You could always ask your cousin how she would feel about it.

Do you love the name Mia? (You didn't mention whether you like it.)

I personally wouldn't use it, but most people wouldn't care.

If it's family that you actually see regularly I'd think it odd. If it's just someone you happen to share more DNA with than the average person but you have nothing to do with then no, not odd at all.

I’ve done this! When discussing them it’s quite obvious who we are talking about and they’ve met about 3 times. Didn’t even worry about it.

Same I wouldn’t do it. My cousin used a name I loved 3 months before my baby was born and I was gutted. I had a baby of different sex anyway so it didn’t matter in the end.
for my second I used the name as a middle name. The children have never met (live in different countries) but still seems weird to me.

Could you put a number on the end?
That's what I did when I found that some rascal had stolen MY name for Facebook.

If it was a really unusual name I’d be more cautious but once both children get to school they will be one of a few Mias in every year group so I think it’s absolutely fine

😂😂😂

If you are called Priya

I wouldn't have a baby called Mia

Do YOU like it? If so, no problem, go ahead.

If you don’t like it, yeah that would be weird, don’t do it, names that run in families are not a thing, never have been, never will be, oh no not ever.

You could use Emilia or Amelia?

The biggest confusion would be the grandparents discussing the children with their sibling.

DC has the same name as cousin’s child, we see them maybe once a year at weddings/funerals/christenings. If this was someone you see pretty regularly, I wouldn’t though

Yes this! It doesn’t really matter what his family think.

That’s true.

You say your dh and his family like the nam Mia, but do you?

don’t be forced into choosing a name you don’t like.

i personally wouldn’t name my baby the same name as someone in my family or friendship circle, there are millions of name s you can use.

I’ve also seen Mia , pronounced different ways , such as Me- ah, My-ah and some people pronounce it wrong.

I think it's weird unless you are never going to see cousin again for the rest of your life or have any contact eg, she won't hear you've had a baby and copied her daughter's name. Lol

My niece named her son the same name as my Son. I see her often. It’s flattering actually.

It’s nothing to do with your partner's family. Choose a name you (and your partner) like. Personally I wouldn’t choose a name I already had reservations about.

I don't think it's a big deal at all. I have a cousin with the same name as my brother and the same surname.

It's fairly normal to have people with the same name in families and always has been

My cousin named her first child the same as mine (mine was 5 years old when hers was born). I've only seen her maybe 3 times since the birth 10 years ago. It's a non issue.

We have two cousins the same name, it gets so confusing and so we have to use their surnames/ location but we’re all regularly in contact/ meeting up.

Priya and Mia… nope.

Also, your Dh and his family like it? What about you?

Congratulations!