babies names and pets names!?!?

sapphire · Sep 20th, 2009, 16:19 PM

DH is set on a particular name for our son but a close relatives dog has the shortened version of this name. Would this put you off? I like the name too but cant bear the thought of people asking if we had named him after the dog (and they will)

letia659 · Sep 20th, 2009, 16:23 PM

can I ask what the name is ??

DizzyMoo · Sep 20th, 2009, 17:56 PM

If the relative is close & someone you see a fair bit then it would put me off big time, but if the relative wasn't that close in distance or relationship then i might.

Ie.. i like ruby for a girl but our family dog was ruby so wouldn't use
I fostered a dog called Millie once, & yes i would use this for a girl.
My auntie had a dog called poppy & yep i'd use that .

pixydust · Sep 20th, 2009, 18:29 PM

personally, yes... it would put me off

hivechild · Sep 20th, 2009, 20:01 PM

There are a surprising lot of names I've considered for the baby but have discarded because I know/interact with dogs with those names often enough that it'd be too weird to use for my kiddo.

bailey98 · Sep 20th, 2009, 20:25 PM

I've got the same problem, my mil has just named her dog the name we wanted if we have a litle girl! its really upset me cause she knew we loved the name last time round but had a boy!!! my dh has said sod it we'll use it anyway but i don't think i'll be happy now.
problem is its the only girls name i want so unless we have a boy im stuck!!!

Raen · Sep 21st, 2009, 04:09 AM

Bailey, that would make me nuts! How inconsiderate!

As to the original question, yes, it would bother me. I've been careful not to name any of the (many) pets we foster names that I like for kids so that I don't end up limiting myself.

Kota · Sep 21st, 2009, 04:41 AM

Personally, no, Before we knew we were having a boy, we'd alraedy decided on a girls name, we decided it about a month after we started going out, let alone getting married and TTC'ing! Earlier this year, right about the time I fell pregnant, my parents got a new puppy and named her our pick of daughters names. So this is a dog that we'd be seeing often and our child would have a lot of interaction with. To us it wasn't going to matter, we LOVE our girls choice and would have used it regardless. As it turns out we're having a boy so its not an issue right now but if we have a girl next time around, we'll still use that name.

I guess it depends on how much you both LOVE it, and if you can find another one that you love just as much.

Blondie · Sep 21st, 2009, 09:14 AM

I know what you mean - if we have a girl we really want to call her Zara - as
a) this was where we first met - outside the store on a blind date
b) the name means - brightness of Dawn - and my name is Dawn

The only problem is that my parents dog is called Zara aswell and so I know my parents will constantly say we named it after their dog

BUT they do live 200 miles away so it's not like we see them all the time and nobody where we live now knows about my parents dog so it will only be family who do. Also Zara the dog is now about 6 years old and sad as it is she probably won't live too many years longer so it will only really be an issue for another couple of years or so.

So if baby is a girl then she will be called Zara and I will just have to put up with the flack as the name means too much to us just to discard because of my parents dog

Jody R · Sep 21st, 2009, 09:52 AM

I'm not sure. It depends on the name and what the short version is and if it's the only and most obvious shortened version.

For example, my parents had a dog named Bob for fourteen years. He died right before Joseph was born and then when we had the baby and called him Joseph Robert my nephew said "did you pick Robert because of Bob?"

Well no we didn't but it hasn't put me off. Robert can also be Robbie, Rob or Bert as well as Bob so it wasn't like, I don't know, Steve and Steven, I can't think of any other names for them. And of course it is his middle name, I might have been more bothered if it was his first name.

Sep 20th, 2009, 16:19 PM	#1
sapphire Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 27	babies names and pets names!?!? DH is set on a particular name for our son but a close relatives dog has the shortened version of this name. Would this put you off? I like the name too but cant bear the thought of people asking if we had named him after the dog (and they will)

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Sep 20th, 2009, 16:23 PM	#2
letia659 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,766	can I ask what the name is ??

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DizzyMoo Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5,902	If the relative is close & someone you see a fair bit then it would put me off big time, but if the relative wasn't that close in distance or relationship then i might. Ie.. i like ruby for a girl but our family dog was ruby so wouldn't use I fostered a dog called Millie once, & yes i would use this for a girl. My auntie had a dog called poppy & yep i'd use that .

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Sep 20th, 2009, 18:29 PM	#4
pixydust Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northampton, UK Posts: 2,376	personally, yes... it would put me off

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hivechild Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 5,518	There are a surprising lot of names I've considered for the baby but have discarded because I know/interact with dogs with those names often enough that it'd be too weird to use for my kiddo.

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bailey98 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: west sussex Posts: 324	I've got the same problem, my mil has just named her dog the name we wanted if we have a litle girl! its really upset me cause she knew we loved the name last time round but had a boy!!! my dh has said sod it we'll use it anyway but i don't think i'll be happy now. problem is its the only girls name i want so unless we have a boy im stuck!!!

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Sep 21st, 2009, 04:09 AM	#7
Raen Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14	Bailey, that would make me nuts! How inconsiderate! As to the original question, yes, it would bother me. I've been careful not to name any of the (many) pets we foster names that I like for kids so that I don't end up limiting myself.

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Sep 21st, 2009, 04:41 AM	#8
Kota Other BnB Elite Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: In a land down under.. Posts: 10,360	Personally, no, Before we knew we were having a boy, we'd alraedy decided on a girls name, we decided it about a month after we started going out, let alone getting married and TTC'ing! Earlier this year, right about the time I fell pregnant, my parents got a new puppy and named her our pick of daughters names. So this is a dog that we'd be seeing often and our child would have a lot of interaction with. To us it wasn't going to matter, we LOVE our girls choice and would have used it regardless. As it turns out we're having a boy so its not an issue right now but if we have a girl next time around, we'll still use that name. I guess it depends on how much you both LOVE it, and if you can find another one that you love just as much.

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Sep 21st, 2009, 09:14 AM	#9
Blondie Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North East UK Posts: 1,963	I know what you mean - if we have a girl we really want to call her Zara - as a) this was where we first met - outside the store on a blind date b) the name means - brightness of Dawn - and my name is Dawn The only problem is that my parents dog is called Zara aswell and so I know my parents will constantly say we named it after their dog BUT they do live 200 miles away so it's not like we see them all the time and nobody where we live now knows about my parents dog so it will only be family who do. Also Zara the dog is now about 6 years old and sad as it is she probably won't live too many years longer so it will only really be an issue for another couple of years or so. So if baby is a girl then she will be called Zara and I will just have to put up with the flack as the name means too much to us just to discard because of my parents dog

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Sep 21st, 2009, 09:52 AM	#10
Jody R Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,028	I'm not sure. It depends on the name and what the short version is and if it's the only and most obvious shortened version. For example, my parents had a dog named Bob for fourteen years. He died right before Joseph was born and then when we had the baby and called him Joseph Robert my nephew said "did you pick Robert because of Bob?" Well no we didn't but it hasn't put me off. Robert can also be Robbie, Rob or Bert as well as Bob so it wasn't like, I don't know, Steve and Steven, I can't think of any other names for them. And of course it is his middle name, I might have been more bothered if it was his first name.

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