"Stolen" Baby Names

[nic]

I don't think it would worry me that much, but it does my DH. He told a friend of his a few years ago about a boys name that he loved, and then the friend and wife had a son, and called him the same name that DH wanted.. He still isn't over it lol, and it was about 6 years ago now!

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

Bec, I know a girl about your DD's age with the same name! She's so gorgeous though. DH vetoed that name, which is a shame, but he has NO taste in names LMAO - he rejected some gorgeous ones.

This is why we didn't discuss names with anyone. Even though DS is named after a brewery LOL (cheers Google). But I just didn't want to think his name had been "stolen" when in fact I don't own the name nor have I patented it.

If DH re-married and had a girl and used the name we had spent months picking... no big. He really didn't like that many names, there were others I like too. Even if he used the middle names, which are for my family! I can still use the middle names if I wanted and go back to my original girl name list and pick a better name.

I am avoiding a name that's nice that my best friend wants to use at some point... but that's not just because she's my best friend, it's also because it's not in my top 1000 list. Nice name, just not for me IYKWIM.

[Visitor8]

I think its stupid. Names are almost always from somewhere else. You can't steal someone elses name. You would have stolen it from someone else before you if that was the case (most of the time)...
Mel careful cos I am gonna call my next boy Aricyn...

[Mumma2three]

Yes my friend knew my name, I had it for 8 years and then she named her baby something different and then CHANGED it a few weeks later, to the name I had told her in confidence. Luckily I don't see her anymore (I just dont need friends like that) so Im using it for the next bub anyway!! But she did it purely because it was my choice, she was alwa;ys like that, and used to try to take the guys I liked, because i liked them...

[ameylynne]

There is a difference in stealing a name and using the same name. There are always going to people with your name, no biggie. It's when people you're close with and know you like the name use it there is a problem.

When I was ten I picked a name for my first daughter, Ryan Alyce, that has a lot of family meaning. I told my cousin and when she got pregnant she told my grandmother she was going to name her Ryan Alyce, making my grandmother cry, because of my name. I was devastated. She decided not to use it, but now when I announce it, it will seem like I stole the name from that brat.

If any one of my friends said they wanted to use a name, I wouldn't use it. Chances are if they're bringing the name up, they love it.

[SamiH]

Well, I consider this a steal!!!!

A friend was having twins - boy and a girl - she was 33 wks and I was 25 wks with DD. I told her I liked the name Lily at the time - and knew we were having a girl. She said yes that's nice but she's not into all the flower name bit ...

WELL she went into early labour ar 36 wks, had the twins and named her girl ..... LILY ..... I was soooo peeved. And every time I hear the name it makes me cross

However, I was then watching Mona Lisa Smile when I was around 37 wks and liked the name Giselle (which she is ) and only told my husband - everyone else thought we were gunna call her Sienna

My apologies to any Lily's out there.

[Visitor8]

OIC! I misunderstood. Yeah I would be annoyed too!

[Visitor8]

see Sami I would have just called her Lily anyways. Then I would have been like "ner ner you can't stop me" lol

[Arimeh]

Mel careful cos I am gonna call my next boy Aricyn...

lol.. I only just saw this.... steal away babe..... I don't care if there are 10 of them out there - I've never come across another one yet

[LucaJack'sMum]

YEEEESSSSS..... it is VERY Common! have experienced it ourselves with this bubby due soon, have had 2 names pinched from under our noses!!!!!