Is it ok to name my fourth son a name that is already used in the family?

Question

I am due in November, when I was younger I always said I would name my son Nicholas if I ever had one. Well my Aunt named her son Nicholas and he is 13 years old now. They live in Lubbock we see them once every other year or so. Then my cousin who is my age named his first son Nicholas he is 9 years old now. When his wife was pregant and thinking of boy names she asked me my favorite and I told her Nicholas well I did not know she would end up using this name. Anyways, I have a 2 year old son who I named Mason because I figured I could not use Nicholas since two people in my family have it. They are from two different sides of the family though, one is my Dads side and the other my Mom side. My cousin lives in the same town as I do but we see each other once every few months at gatherings. I am pregant with #4 and its a boy can I name him Nicholas or is that wrong since I have two Nicholas I am realated too?

Answer 1

Damn woman, who's rules you live by. Name your damn kid whatever you want to. There are no rules about it!!!

Answer 2

Yes use the name, if youve always liked it. Your Nicholas wont be like the others...it will be all his because YOU chose it AND as most parents do, you'll probably find him a nickname to change it...eg Nicky, Nick, Nico, Nix, Nino, Nils...or even the full blown Nicholas. All kids get their own name...even if its the same spelling as others have...they find their own identity.

There are very few names that no-one else in a city/country will use. Often families choose the same name over and over in reverance to some family figure...ie dad, grandpa etc. So dont sweat, naming your son, the love you always wanted. Name the boy Nicholas...because if you dont, now, you will NEED/WANT to have another son!.

Answer 3

Name him Nicholas, my sister and cousin were pregnant at the sme time with boys, this is a cousin we see pretty often, they both named there boys Nicholas, my cousin had her baby first but my sister insisted on naming her son Nicholas, she likes this old movie with a man named Nicholas, so she name him that. I think you should name him whatever you want. Good luck!

Answer 4

I would definitely name him Nicholas. Especially since the other boys are older. You should be able to use your favorite name no matter what. I really like the Nicholas too. It's strong and not one that is easily picked on. Happy baby!

Answer 5

I think it would be fine. You came up with the name and it's your child. Also it's not like you see them all the time. If it's just every few months it's not like you're naming him the same name as someone they'll be around all the time and there's a huge age difference anyways. If they have a problem with it then just tell them it's a name that you've liked since before they had their kids. You're the one that's going to have to live with the choice you made for him for the rest of your life so make it the one that you love.
If you like that name because you want to call him Nick for short you could always name him Nicoli (nick-o-lie). I've always liked that name.

Answer 6

It's a personal decision. There are 2 cases of this in my family. My aunt and her first cousin have the same first name. They even lived in the same house for several years. All their siblings and cousins call them by 2 names (first and middle). And I have a cousin who has the same first name as a second cousin as ours. Again, when we were together (I think 2-3 times in our entire childhoods), both of them were called by first and middle name together. It's not *that* big a deal, especially if you only see them once in a while.

Answer 7

You can, but be prepared for your relatives to secretly resent you for it. Granted one did steal the name from you, yes, but names in families are kind of first come, first serve basis. My little brother's name is Ryan. And well, my cousin had their first baby five years after he was born, and guess what they named him? Ryan. My parents to this day resent them for naming their kid the same name, even though we only see them every three years.

I know it's a name you love, but give your boy a name that's not so common in the family. It'll create less confusion, and he'll appreciate that you did that for him. I would HATE having the same name as one other person in my family, let alone two others.

Answer 8

YES! Name the baby Nicholas.I think that it is your decision.You know it really doesen't matter
if you do this.If anyone has something to say about it tell them the truth,that you've always wanted to use that name but never did because
there were already some Nicholas' in your family but you felt like it was something you had always wanted and planned for along time.I
don't think anyone should feel bad towards you for doing something you had always wanted to
do.

Answer 9

Sweetest do you know how many Nicholas is in the world. A lot, two in your family million in the world. Name your baby boy what you want to name him. Seems like you really favor that name, so just do it. Is a great name.

Answer 10

nothing wrong with naming your son Nicholas. My brother's name is Nicholas and my first cousin on my mom's side his name is also Nicholas. My mom's brother's son.

but we know which one they are talking about though because one is 15 and the other is younger.

name him what you want to name him. when my one aunt married she was the 2nd one with the same name

and when my brother married his wife is the 2nd Stacy Lynn in the family (same last name too...and they both married in)

Answer 11

It's ok, but if you're worried about it, ask the mom of the one closest to this baby that you have always liked the name and does SHE think it would be ok if you named your baby that. she probably won't care anyway..it's just kinda a polite thing to do..or just change the spelling..my son's middle name is Nikolas, it was a family spelling..in the end it's your decision anyway, good luck