Is it silly to be mad at my cousin for stealing my baby name?
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It's not silly, but I don't think its worth blowing a gasket. She may not have remembered the specifics but for some reason thought "I don't know why but Emma sounds like a nice name... hmmm" since it was in her mind. Even if you eventually do have kids there isn't a guarentee they'd be girls. Instead of being mad be happy that the beautiful little girl name Emma is your niece, when she gets big you can even tell her how you though of her name.
Besides whats wrong with cousins with the same name? Emily Elizabeth and then Emily Ann? They could be best buddies.
I know I'd be upset! I don't think it's silly at all! You should talk to her and let her know that it upsets you...
Well, yea it is but if you didnt want your cousin to do it in the first place and knew he/she would do it then you should of never said a thing.
No you should be mad at her Did she mean to do it then you should get mad!
Yes it is silly, but you have a right to be silly. but don't worry, Emma isn't that cool of a name.
Its just a name, you can still name your child Emma if you want. There's no rule against it.
there is lots of family members out there with the same names, especially cousins,, anyway just put big and wee at the start like big emma and wee emma,, i have that with the ones in my family
No, but it's not worth it to hold the grudge. Here's a fun story:
My mom and my aunt (her sister) were pregnant at the same time. My mom told my aunt that if she had a boy, she was going to name him Michael. Well, I was born - I'm a girl. My aunt had the boy and named him. Michael.
My mom was peeved. When my little brother was born, she went ahead and named him Michael anyway.
They didn't talk for about 4 years, but they got over it, eventually. The rest of the family thinks it's kind of funny and cute.
Name your kid what you want. Who cares?
What a *****, I would be pissed. Tell her so, if she still calls her kid that name, call your daughter that name anyways and we'll all know who the REAL Emma is!
I would be pissed also...especially since you really can't have to kids with the same name in the same family. I didn't tell very many people the name I had picked for my daughter because I was very afraid of this happening.
I can understand that you are upset. we actually had to change the baby name we had picked because my best friend named her daughter the same thing, then I started noticing how common the name was. take it as a compliment that she liked the name so much she took your "suggestion". If you were both pregnant at the same time I would be upset.. but since you arent, and you dont know when you will have kids, let it slide and enjoy the new baby. Its such a minor thing to get angry over.
Blessings
No, it is not silly. The same thing happened to me.someone in my husbands family stole my baby name. I was angry for a long time. Eventually you will get over it and find something else that is suitable. If you really are that attatched to the name, just use it anyways. I think I might use my baby name in the future. You could use it as a middle name also.
it's not silly, but you should get over it.
i named my son the same name as my sister's son, but for different reasons. (named after a deceased family member in my case, she just liked the name in her case). she did not get upset.
maybe she named emma after a special family member.
anyway, if you ever do have kids, you can still name one emma, or you may like different names by then. some families have multiple people with the same name. it's not a big deal.
Although I would be upset, I would let it go because it is not worth starting a family feud over.
Yes, it is! Why can't they both have the same name? Will the family get confused at Christmas or something? Why is that such a big deal? Our son is nicknamed "JJ" and so is his cousin that he has never met and I have met once. They don't stand for the same thing, yet another family member thought it was a bad idea. Why?! I think it's a bad idea to name everybody in the family so long as the name begins with "J." I believe children should be named after someone special in either your life or your child's or both and I don't know anyone but my husband's family who has a "J name." You should both be rejoicing in the babies and in your ability to share this time together. THAT'S what it's all about!
You own nothing in this world, especially a name. Stealing a name????? how can that be done???
Regardless of the story my friend it is a silly misconception and certainly not one to attack a brother for. peace out
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I would be pissed!! Maybe she lacks the vision to generate a name of her own for her child. For her to sit there and lie, which is what she's doing, about "not remembering" is B-S. Maybe she envy's you secretly, and you should consider keeping your personal thoughts and ideas to yourself if you don' want her to steal or take credit for them. She obviously has no loyalty to you, but maybe she will in the future, who knows, this incident is a sample of what you should expect from her.
You can still use that name. In my family I have a dad, a brother and an uncle with the same name. When my cousin found out she was having a boy she said she couldn't decide between naming her baby Mateo after my grandfather or Daryl. I told her that I wanted to name my first boy Mateo, so she should go with the other name. Well, she decided to name him Mateo. My husband said that we could still name our first boy Mateo. Why not? I'm pregnant now. If I have a boy I'm naming him Mateo. I'm sure my grandpa will love it that two of his great grandchildren are named after him.
Plus, she had her baby first, so she gets first dibs. No big deal.
It's just a name. Plus no offense, but Emily and Emma are pretty common. You can do better than that. I'm sure you'll find a more unique name when your time comes.
Don't be upset. What if you have all boys or what if your husband doesn't like the name Emma? You can always use the name Emily, right? Plus, if you do have a baby, it'll probably be a few years from now. Then, her baby will be a little older and you'll be able to name her Emma too.
Both of those names have become very popular. You don't "own" those names and there's no reason why she can't use it. If you were also pregnant with a girl and planning on using that name that might be another story but if you aren't and have no plans to have a baby anytime soon why not let her use the name? You can tell her you would rather she not use the name but in the end it's up to her. What's up to you is how you feel about it and how you deal with those feelings. Good luck.
This happened to my mum, she had always said that if she had a girl she would name her Michelle my Aunty had a girl the year before my mum had me and she called her Michelle, my mum was so angry she still tells me that I should have been called Michelle and how upset she was when she found out her sister called her daughter the name she had picked.
Ha ha my sister had that problem with my brother in laws cousin. My niece's name is Natalie Marie and when my brother in laws cousin had a girl she named her Natalia Marie which is the same thing except that you pronounce hers in Spanish but she still argues that it's not the same lol. I would be hurt if I told someone what I wanted to name my daughter and they used the name.
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