Cousins with same name?
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Cousins with same name?
| Mon, 06-28-2004 - 7:46pm |
Give me your input. I love the name Lindsey. My husband's cousin has a 2 1/2 yr. old named Lindsey. Her mother has custody of her, but we see her occassionally at holidays and such. Would it be too weird to have 2 kids with the same name in a family?
Thanks!!!!!
Thanks!!!!!
(If you think it would be too weird, what would be some cute names along the lines of Lindsey?)

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Also, be prepared for your baby to be called something in addition to her name. For example she could be "Little Lindsey" or "__(fill in your name)'s__ Lindsey" - something to distinguish her from the other Lindsey. Don't forget, your husband's entire family already thinks of the existing Lindsey as "Lindsey."
Another consideration is how your husband's cousin would feel about this. Is she going to be mad at you? Will this cause a rift in the family? A while back someone on this board posted about giving her baby the same name as her SIL's baby. The family stopped talking to her and the woman (the poster) ended up changing her baby's name.
Have you thought of the name Melinda with the NN Lindy? Also, for some reason, the name Lindsey always reminds me of Meredith - they seem to go together.
PS If you do go with Lindsey, I like the Lindsay spelling better.
I can't think of anything else along the lines of lindsey other than names from the same era such as Dana, Heather, Rachel, Megan, Nicole etc...
Sandy
We are battling with this issue right now. We want to possibly name our son (if that is what the baby is) Christopher after me (Christina), and I already have a nephew named Christopher.
I don't think we will, but I don't see a problem with it for your family if you don't!
Good luck!
On my mother's side, I have 12 cousins, of whom only two are boys. They are both named Christopher. Even though my Aunt/Uncle ran it by my Uncle/Aunt and got the okay, it's always been annoying, since they both go by Chris. So if you are referring to one, you have to tack on his last name (which, luckily, are not the same).
But, if you don't see this other Lindsey regularly and the two Lindseys don't have the same grandparents/aunts/uncles/first cousins, I don't think it's a big deal.
If you do decide to use the name, I would pretend it was always your favorite and you had always planned to name a daughter Lindsey. Even if that's not strictly true. :)
I really like the name Lindsey. Other names that remind me of Lindsey:
Kelsey
Meredith
Mallory
Caroline
Ainsley
Jennifer
Alicia
Shelley
Chelsea
Chesley
Good luck!
here are some Lindsey-like suggestions:
Aubrey, Amy, Brittney, Courtney, Hilary, Kelsey, Chelsea, Whitney, Ashley, Chloe.
good luck.
I like Lindsey, and I would second the suggestions of a lot of people. To me, Lindsey has a very "English surname" type of feel to it, so I would suggest names like:
Allison
Ashley
Brinley/Brynley
Brittany
Courtney
Kelsey
Mallory
Meredith
Wellsley
Whitney
If you are looking for a similar sound, instead of style, how about:
Lynley
Melanie with nn Lanie
Delaney with nn Laney
Laurie/Lorie (which may sound dated to some, but you could use it as a nn for Laura, Lorelie, Lorraine, Lauren, Laurel)
Lily or Lillian, nn Lily
Elise/Annelise/Elisa, nn Lisey (pronounced Lee-see)
Alyssa/Alissa/Elissa/Melissa, nn Lissy
Landry
Kinsey
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