stealing names

[Momino]

sorry just need to get off my chest. i had a list of names since a teenager i've loved (heartthrob-inspired, I'm afraid!) including River, Jude, Atticus, etc. my sister knows of this list and we used to chat about names. now, she's called her 1st ds Jude (ok as it would only remind me of Jude law, a turnoff). But she now has my favourite girl name, 'Hadley', as her 1st choice for a girl. She's due this week and i can only hope she has another boy.

I should just stop caring and find brand new names but not that easy as you all know!

You need to stop telling your sister your names

If it helps, Hadley makes me think of SPandau Ballet.

I would say have a word with your sister but it sounds a bit mean to do that to a heavily pregnant lady.

Maybe just bring up the list in a jokey-jokey way and say coincidently Hadley is on the list [laugh some more] but state how silly you were in your teen years... if you see what you mean?

Did you copywrite the names? No? well in that case first to deliver a girl gets it

Let her use Hadley- after all this is yur possible niece we are talking about - and so you will love her.

(and there really are lots of girls nimes that are um, nicer)

agree with Lynettescavo

behave no one owns a name.you have a prefernce not absolute sole use.no words necessary unless you want to be really juvenile

so be a gracious aunty,say nowt,move on

Just be greatful that she used them first.

thanks all and laughing at some of the posts . it does sound juvenile, i think my sibling rivalry goes a bit deeper than choosing baby names .

in any case, i do feel better, guess i'm just a hormonal pregnant lady.

Harktheherald, your Spandau comment made me smile and don't think i can think of Hadley any other way now!

congratulations on your pg,next name choice keep it schtum

I think it's pretty shit if she knows you've picked them out for your kids.

no one has exclusivity on a name but maybe there is more to this than mere names

Hadley as a first name ? .......... for a girl ? ...........?!!!!

be glad / hope she gets to use it before you do ;)

Hadley is a girl's (can be a boy's) name. I liked it when I was studying Hemingway as a teenager - his wife's name was Hadley. sounds old-fashioned.

no matter anyway as I'm off it now anyway after the Tony Hadley reference. will probably name my girl (if it's a girl) something much worse .