It Finally Happened...

[Funkyfry]

The same happened to me!! I went ahead and used it anyway.

[Becca.lms]

I definitely understand! That's why we haven't told anyone our girls name. My sister outright tells me she's taking my name if she has a girl.

[Sweet mummy]

I'd still use the name!

For my DS1 I had my heart set on Lucas and my friend in Australia named her DS1 the same name so I had to choose another name. Then she had a DD and called her Ella....the exact same name I would have chosen for DS2 if he was a girl!!! We'd never had a discussion about names so it wasn't malicious but just the weirdest coincidence ever!! On another note for DS2 we did use another friends son's name but with a different spelling and I asked her if it was ok first...she was honoured!


If I ever have a DD I'm still going to consider Ella

[The Anchor]

Ouch that stinks. My dear grandmother's name was Isabella, and I always loved it. My best friend knew too, and when she was pregnant with her girl, actually asked me if it would be okay if she used it (it was just starting to get popular). I wasn't even married yet, so I told her to go ahead, but it still stung. Honestly, she might have used it even I'd said no.

I'm not sure what the name is, but is there any way you can switch up the spelling, or add something on the end? I remember my girlfriend was all miffed that someone took her name, but she turned Ella into Aala (pronounced Ayla).

[Becca.lms]

I'd still use the name!

For my DS1 I had my heart set on Lucas and my friend in Australia named her DS1 the same name so I had to choose another name. Then she had a DD and called her Ella....the exact same name I would have chosen for DS2 if he was a girl!!! We'd never had a discussion about names so it wasn't malicious but just the weirdest coincidence ever!! On another note for DS2 we did use another friends son's name but with a different spelling and I asked her if it was ok first...she was honoured!


If I ever have a DD I'm still going to consider Ella

My sons middle name is Lucas and Ella was one of our girl choices!

[Sweet mummy]

My sons middle name is Lucas and Ella was one of our girl choices!

Excellent choices

[HopefulMonster]

Aargh that sucks!! Even worse as you can't even be mad because she didn't do it on purpose! Things like that really bother me. Someone we know just bought their little kid the exact same swimsuit I was going to get mine so now I have to choose another one an I am majorly irritated lmao!!

It's funny though because some people just don't care. A close friend used the same middle name my I gave mine for theirs without a second thought.

[Sihaya]

I'm not sure what the name is, but is there any way you can switch up the spelling, or add something on the end? I remember my girlfriend was all miffed that someone took her name, but she turned Ella into Aala (pronounced Ayla).

There is no alternate spelling or changing it at all, but the upside is that it is a name with 3-4 nickname choices and they seem to have chosen a nickname that I don't like as much. That's also the reason I think we will go with the name no matter what she looks looks like, because she is likely to look like one of our 4-5 choices for what we'll be calling her.

It's funny though because some people just don't care. A close friend used the same middle name my I gave mine for theirs without a second thought.

Yeah, sometimes I wish I cared a lot less. I would agonize over something like that for months and then, if I decided to use the name, I would be self-conscious and worried that they were upset with me about it.

So, it is still weird to have "our" name pop up on my Facebook feed every day. I am hoping ELP was right and it was some kind of sign that our little girl is on her way since the day my friend's baby was born was CD1 of the cycle we conceived!

[atomic sagebrush]

I hope I'm not the only one dying to know what this name is!!

[Sihaya]

My lips are sealed until a baby girl is in my arms!

In other name-related news, SIL just (knowingly) stole one of our top boy names for the baby she is having in August. She stole her first son's middle name from us too, merely a week after I mentioned the name to her in passing. Then, to add insult to injury, after she stole it she misspelled it! BIL does nothing but make fun of my sons' names, and I want to just ask him, "If you hate our name choices so much, why on earth does your wife keep taking them?"