Baby Girls Name Vs Husband Cousin

[childondaway]

Thanks Ausgirl. I agree. Until recently, I worked in childcare, it was good b/c you came across some usual and not so usual names, but also very confusing b/c there are so many!

[Arimeh]

I say do it.

Won't be the only person you see with that name, so what's the difference?

[Livinthedream]

At the end of the day, its you and hubby who have to live with this name for the rest of your lives. We had the same problem (discarded names for various reasons) but eventually we just settled on the name we liked and bugga everyone else

[mrscricket]

Go for it! I have two cousins that have little boys with the same name born very close together. One was always going to have it, the other picked it without knowing and just loved it. We all don't see each other often so it's not strange - if anything the family will talk about them in the terms of Beth's Cooper or Soph's Cooper if anyone is confused. It's also helpful for our elderly gramdma who has a terrible time remembering our names at the best of times

My sister has a daughter called Maddison and I see her everyday but I also have the name Addison on my list if we ever have another. I just love the name and my sister is fine with it.

[Arimeh]

but I also have the name Addison on my list if we ever have another. I just love the name and my sister is fine with it.

Addison (Addisyn) is a GREAT name

[Jas]

I think go for it. Whatever name you pick it is unlikely he or she will never meet someone else with the same name and seeing that you are distant from one another I say why not!

[~ Mylitta ~]

I have a cousin with a son called Sage, and I really love the name. I've only ever seen the kid once when he was a baby (he's probably about 8 now I'm guessing) so I would probably be happy to use the name even though she "had it first". Unfortunately I know that my DH wouldn't like the name so it's off the list for this bubba if it's a boy.

[Glamourcide]

I think considering how little contact you and your husband have with this cousin, it would be perfectly fine to use the name if you like it!! I'm having a bit of trouble with my mother atm because my husband and I have picked the name for DD2 (due in May) and it just so happens that the middle name we've chosen is the name of my mum's niece or cousin (I think it's her niece, my cousin, I'm confused haha), who she never had a good relationship with and hasn't spoken to in well over a decade. She's miffed because 'Oh that name will always remind me of my dead**** niece' but my husband and I like it and we're sticking with it, no matter what.

Maybe you could try it as a middle name instead, if that makes DH more comfortable with the idea?
I think at the end of the day, the name you choose will become your child's name and theirs alone, you and DH won't be reminded of relatives or people who have the same name because every time you hear the name, you will think of bub. I know this is true because my daughter shares a name with a girl I went to school with who was a real bully and made me miserable, but I never, ever think of her at all when I hear DD's name - it's all hers now.