not fitness related, but...

queenmolly68

Heart broken this morning. What do you do when someone you know takes your baby name? A name that you have had picked out for three years and have already told your aging grandfather the baby will be name after him. So freaking upset this morning. I can't stop crying.

Rubyayn

Oh, that is horrible!! I am so sorry to hear that!! Did they know that it was the name you had chosen? If not, are you especially close to this person? Depending I would still use the name.

toothpastechica

You use the name anyways. Family significance trumps "ownership" of a name any day. If its someone in your family I might change it, but if its anyone who is not also related to the person you were using the name after (your grandfather), I would totally use it anyways and if that other person questions simply say its a family name that you had been planning on using before you knew they were using that name.

nan199678

I agree, unless it's a sister/brother, use it anyway. Picking names was pretty impossible for us first go round, there was no way I wold change it after we agreed & decided.

dandelyon

It's possible that I would still use it, especially if it is not a highly unusual name.

AsellusReborn

Unless it's a close friend or close family member, I'd use it anyway without hesitation.

jenluvsushi

I have cousins with the same name as me. Two of my close friends, who happen to be best friends, both named their sons the same name and it is unusual (Gage). It is not that big of a deal. You can still name your baby what you had picked out. I don't care if it is a close friend or a family member, name the kid what you want to name him. It is not like they are going to live in the same household, right?

michelleepotter

Use it anyway! A couple generations ago, no one would have cared. I have several Nicholas in my family, close relatives of each other. Not too long ago my SIL named her daughter Riley, even though that's my son's middle name. If the name is important to you, use it!