Know 1st Cousins w/ same first name?
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Know 1st Cousins w/ same first name?
| Thu, 04-20-2006 - 9:09am |
My best friend is having a bit of a dilemma with naming her son the same name as her nephew. Just wondering how common (or not) it is to have two first cousins with the same name???
Suzy Q
Suzy Q

Sue
A couple of generations ago, it was VERY common in my family. My grandmother is Alice, she had two first cousins with the same name. There were also at least 3 Johns (all had nicknames though), many Margarets, Katherines and Annes. They went by Meg, Peg, Marge, Kitty, Kathy, Kate, Anne, Annie and Babe.
I wanted to name my oldest after my dad who had recently been diagnosised with cancer. My dad's name was John. My fil's name was Richard. So we choose John Richard as the name but nn Jack. My older sister already had a Jonathan Richard so they were close but not the same. Well, I did have my son and named him that. When my younger sister was expecting, she asked me if I would mind if she used the same name. My dad had since died and her fil (also Richard!) had as well. So that baby would have been John Richard as well. Not sure what she would have called him, but I think they were thinking Jack. I told her it was fine, how nice to honor the children's grandfathers, we would just call our son Jack W. at family events. That's when she reminded me that her married name began with a W as well! LOL! At any rate, she ended up having two girls and never got to use the name. But we live almost 2 hours apart so it wouldn't have been a big deal.
I would tell your friend to speak to her nephew's parents and see how they feel about it.
Mary
My cousins did this. Both of the little girls were named Margaret, both go by Maggie, and were born just months apart. The only thing is that they have different last names and live in different states now. I still think its odd, but that's just me. I do think it would be a problem if they had the same last name though, too much confusing for the future........I have seen this happen first hand as my Dad nad brother have the same first names, but different middle names. Things are confused all the time--bills sent to the wrong home, phone calls to wrong numbers, ect.
Theresa