My 9 month old daughter's name is Nicole. My husband's cousin is also going to name her baby...Nicole. Can't she think of another name??? Why does she have to use the same name for someone in the close family?? Is it normal for me to be bothered by that? Her baby will be born next month. I just dislike that in every family reunion it will be confusing to have two Nicoles. How un-original is she???
2007-02-13 06:03:42 · 21 answers · asked by deejay 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Get over it. It happens alot. My family has several first cousin with the same names!
You can be mad but it won't make any difference she can name her child whatever she wants.
2007-02-13 06:09:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
My mom had this exact thing happen. She wanted to name me the same thing as my dad's cousin's kid. The baby's mom just about had kittens when they heard this and threatened to have the family disown them. My mom and dad made peace and named me ... something else! (I'm sure glad they did, cause I didn't like the original name as well as my own name.)
And my cousin named his daughter the same thing as I named my daughter. They asked me if I was upset (I wasn't) and well, we now have two of them too! But we don't see each other a lot so it hasn't been a huge issue. And my daughter thinks it's really cool.
I believe that its as big a deal as you want it to be. Are they going to be together a lot? Or is it once in a while that they will see each other?
It's a pretty name and she may be using it as a tribute to you and your daughter, in which case it's a compliment. Or she may have some family reason for using it. But for sure it's not something to cause a family feud over.
2007-02-13 07:18:54 · answer #2 · answered by Fotomama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can understand your annoyance. When my husband and I were just dating, his cousin named his son after my husband. They have the same last name, too. This really angered me because my husband and I were planning on getting married and having kids. So when we did get married and started a family and our first baby was a boy, it would have been kind of weird to have three Daniel Lee Smiths in the family. We ended up choosing a different middle name. So our son is not a Jr, but this stupid cousin has a son named after MY husband.
2007-02-13 06:10:13 · answer #3 · answered by t.boyum 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How many family reunions do you plan to have? Do you see these people all the time? It could be that she has always planned to name her daughter Nicole...you never know. I think that if you only see these people once in awhile, it's no big deal at all.
2007-02-13 06:27:48 · answer #4 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can totaly understand why you dont like it, you baby is unique etc. Have they actualy copied you or did they come up with it by themselves. If they copied you then yeah thats kinda sick, and i would imagine feels abit intruding and almost like theyve taken something private to you. If however they came to it themselves then you have no grounds to be angry with them. Perhaps theyve always loved the name nicole and wanted it for their daughter.
So it really depends on how they came to the decision for the name.
Either way i totaly get why you would feel less than happy about it but if they havent copied you then you gota step back and let it be or dont call your daugther Nicole.
Hey maybe even they feel the same way about you calling your daughte the name they want for theirs....
Hope everything works out and congratulations too.
2007-02-13 06:11:36 · answer #5 · answered by Rob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did not realize you had the only child that could be named Nicole.
My husbands family is Italian and there are so mane Sals, Josephs and Vincents and many morewith the same first names. We do not have any trouble with it and there is usually 100-150 at each reunion
2007-02-13 06:10:33 · answer #6 · answered by desiree c 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is normal to be upset, but maybe she had always planned to name her first daughter Nicole...would it really be fair for her to have to change her daughter's name just because you had your child first? I don't think that she took something as important as naming her child so lightly. You both just happen to have great taste in names. Try to be happy for her and take it as a compliment that she liked your daughter's name choice so much. I hope everything works out!
2007-02-13 06:11:29 · answer #7 · answered by christina9202 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, a panatella is a thin cigar. It can also mean a thin, long, biscuit-like finger of bread. It is not a girl's name. Sounds more a description of a body part - she would be ashamed of her name her whole life. not a thing to saddle an innocent child with.
2016-05-24 05:49:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you own the RIGHTS to that name? How original are YOU to name your daughter the same name as thousands of other little girls? Grow up and get over yourself you sound like a selfish self centered spoiled brat.
2007-02-13 06:23:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The cousin has a right to name her baby whatever she wants, BUT I do understand your irritation. That has to be more than a little annoying, I guess the best thing you can do is remember that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Does she have a husband or a boyfriend that you and hubby can pull aside and talk to about this??? If you have her hubby/boyfriend on your side he could possibly help change her mind...
2007-02-13 06:08:22 · answer #10 · answered by Proud Mommy of 6 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋