would you be upset?

Question

I have been trying to come up with baby names, and one that I really like is Aiden. BUT I know someone that recently had a baby and named him Aiden. We're not real close or anything, but I wonder would you be upset if you were her if I "stole" her son's name?

Answer 1

Honestly, I'd go with a different name. Not for honor, but because Aiden will be going to school with hundreds of other Aidens. I loved the name Aiden and had it picked out for the past 10 years and of course, once I started my family, the name became super popular, so we dropped that name.

You could try Kaeden, Jaiden, etc... There are other variations that sound just as good :)

Answer 2

Your name isn't original, neither is mine, neither is Aiden, Cayden, Hayden, Daeden, Raiden, nor every other name that is popular now. Whether you are close or not, the name will be different, unless of course you have the same last names. Then I would hope you would be smart enough to use a different middle. Don't fret about your baby name, it is highly likely that it may change when your child is born and he doesn't look like an Aiden, but perhaps more like...Jack, Micah, Anthony, Cole, or Natasha. Get my drift!

Answer 3

o.k. he's my view....
how close are you??
do you talk somewhat often??
is there ever going to be that moment when she sees you and says "hey! how are you? how's the baby..what did you name him??"
and then you tell her his name and you see that look flash on her face of, "i can't believe you named your kid aiden, too."
if that's ever going to happen, then don't do it.
if your kid is going to be five years old before she would ever know your kids have the same name, then no problem.

also, as a side note...a LOT of kids are named aidan right now...it's a VERY popular name and at the top of most baby name lists.
so, first, decide if you want your kid to have a really common name in school. if you're o.k. with that, then decide if you want him to have a name of the kid of someone you know.

when we were naming our son i ruled out any names that were even remotely familiar....i want to think of my son when i hear that name, not my cousin or friend's kid or even an aquaintance's kid.

bottom line...i wouldn't do it, but the choice is ultimately yours:)

congrats and i would also like to recommend the "baby name wizard" it's a name book i got from amazon.com LOVED IT!! best name book i found.

take care.

Answer 4

I wouldn't be upset... the only thing is if you are likely to have play dates with her Aiden and yours it may become very frustrating for both you and the babies... but if you aren't that close with her or anything i think if you like the name, you like the name.

Answer 5

I wouldn't. But one of my best friends had this issue when she was pregnent. She and her sister in law both wanted to use the name. (Actually, the name they both wanted was also Aiden!)

The weird thing about that situation was that the sister in law wasn't even pregnent yet, but she still claimed the name because she thought of it first. My friend ended up having a girl, so she chose a different name, but the conflict has caused a lot of hard feelings.

I guess if you're at all close to the person, ask if it would bother them. That way you'll avoid any potential hard feelings. If you're not that close, don't worry about it.

And ultimately, of course if IS your decision.

Answer 6

i would just say oh i forgot your sons name was aiden but i guess its to late now lol but i would be honored to have some one love the same name as i because that means its a good name i like the name and hope you will keep it its a beautiful name

but what do i know I've changed my baby's name about 5 times

Good Luck

Answer 7

you can't steal a name. if you like aiden for your son then name your son aiden. if this person gets upset because of a name then who's business is that. all that counts is that your happy with naming your child aiden.

Answer 8

Technically youd only be steeling it if you were both pregnant and you had yours first and named it aiden.

If anything she took it from you, and its not like you are that close.

I dont think it matters what she would think.

Although I do think aiden is waaay over used right now. But that doesnt mean diddly squat. You should name your baby what you want to name him, since he will grow into that person. Its very important that you name him what you want him to be. Who cares what she thinks.

Answer 9

If you're not close, who cares? Name your baby what you want. Aiden is a very nice name.

Congrats!

Answer 10

So long as they're not exactly the same age and going to be in the same classes at school, I don't see what the problem would be. She should be honored that you liked the baby's name that much. If you're truely worried about it, ask her how she would feel and ask her to be honest with you. Then you can make an educated decision based on how you feel about what she said.