What is the etiquette when close friend pinches knowingly your first choice baby name....

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...........just found out by text. Evie, bit sad TBH as DH said well we can't use that then! Surley we can though??

Evie is a very common name these days, to be fair. There will be other Evies in her class at school etc. If you love it, use it.

I don't think it matters that your sister is Eleanor. You could use the full name or a different nn, perhaps Nora or Elle. Eleanor is a beautiful classic (imo).
Genevieve is one of my favourite names but I think we have different taste so you may not like it.

My husband has vetoed Aoife but i love it. It's pronounce Ee-fa. Close to Evie while being a completely different name...?

Agree TaylorSwift. If you really like Evie then use it. If not then perhaps one of the other suggestions here. I like Eloise (even has a song. even by the Damned!), Elise, Elena, Eleanor and others mentioned. Just one thing on the 'Genevieve nn Evie', 'Virginie nn Evie' and so forth suggestions - make sure you like the full name as much as the nn as that will, after all, be her legal name.

I really liked the name Amelia...and I told DPs cousin the name whilst at a wedding anyway neither of us were pregnant at the time so I didn't see any harm, however she went on to have a baby girl and named her Amelia...grrrr! I am now pregnant and have been totally put off using Amelia now, so we've decided on Poppy, it doesn't seem too popular where I am. We've told no one we know IRL.

What about Daisy or Evie as a NN for Evelyn which I love and think much nicer.

I don't think Eloise is too similar to Eleanor, so shouldn't be a problem

An Austrian friend was called Elvie.

or Edie - close to Evie too but also having a bit of a moment

You ladies are fab! Here is my new list....although still missing Evie!

Dahila
Esme
Naimh
Ella
Honey
Mia
Lily
Matilda
Poppy
Freya
Ava
Eloise

to go with brother Max

your thoughts!!??

Matilda Honey and Max go nicely together.

a fair few of those are top 100 very popular,so dont get too het up when someone else inevitably picks them

This has happened to me recently when friend gave her dd my only name for dd as a nn. She did have the grace to look sheepish at the time. I do agree that you cant pinch a name, but was put out a bit. I am still going for the same name though due next week, she should be flattered. Also never understood the big secrecy of not telling names.

suggest you peruse 2008 top 100 girl names and top 100 boy names

you wont be only mum shouting those some of names on your list in park

Have to say I don't like Honey. It's just the constant 'honey I'm home' she'll get. Or maybe that it doesn't sound like a 'professional' name (well, outside of one profession). Not that one should dictate what one's DCs do, but, as has been commented on some 'baby-boo' names given by celebrities to their daughters - just what aspirations do you have for your child? To me Honey falls into that category.

Like plenty of others on your list though!

Some nice names here.

Dahila - poss the most unusual from the list. I think I like it though, could grow.
Esme - Like
Naimh - I think it's actually spelt Niamh. Pretty name but prone to constant mispellings/mispronunciation.
Ella - Pretty
Honey - Sorry, I'm another one that doesn't like this.
Mia - Like it. I don't usually like alliterative matches but "Max and Mia" works for me.
Lily - Pretty.
Matilda - Like, and lots of cool abbreviations.
Poppy - Still think this is somehow not a "proper name". Apols to any mums of Poppys!
Freya - Pretty but V popular around here
Ava - Nice. Closest to Evie.
Eloise - Nice

Dahila - Dont like this
Esme - nice
Naimh - nice.
Ella - Pretty
Honey - daughters hamsters name
Mia - Like it.
Lily - Pretty.
Matilda - prefer Tilly
Poppy - Sons Beagles name
Freya - Pretty
Ava - lovely closest to Evie.
Eloise - Nice but will be called Louise

Este - my niece is cnamed Eloise, and has never been called Louise, so don't think that is a worry.

Thought of another possible name for the OP:
Keavy

Sounds similar, but much more original. Knew a lovely Irish girl with that name.

do you like Vivienne or Martha?

Thanks for more suggestions, not keen on Keavy sorry! Martha is cute. I do like Nelly, Nell for short.....what do you think?

Dahila - not keen
Esme - not keen
Naimh - ok
Ella - ok
Honey - no
Mia - ok
Lily - pretty, but probably not with surname
Matilda - love
Poppy - like this
Freya - quite nice
Ava - not keen
Eloise - ok

and I love the name Martha too

Nell is nice, and I think unusual as well
I know a molly and max brother sister combi, do you like molly?

Molly - not keen, Matilda is really growing on me now. Nell is lovely but we do have a friends DD with it....

don't like Molly, but love Polly for some reason.

this is so nothing to do with your post, but did your friend who had the baby, have another child?