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I've been thinking about the name more and more lately, and have discovered I don't want to scrap it. Here's my question. If I were to call my son Nathaniel with no NN (which is a very likely scenario), would it really be awful that my brother-in-law shared the name? He goes by Nat 24/7.
I'm hesitant, mainly because I don't like either him or my sister - but that said we would have little contact with them. My sister and I haven't said more than two words to each other in nearly six years, and it's not likely to change.
So: Is it okay, or isn't it? Would it cause more drama between us? I honestly don't care, but she's a drama queen and the whole family would hear about it.
I'm hesitant, mainly because I don't like either him or my sister - but that said we would have little contact with them. My sister and I haven't said more than two words to each other in nearly six years, and it's not likely to change.
So: Is it okay, or isn't it? Would it cause more drama between us? I honestly don't care, but she's a drama queen and the whole family would hear about it.
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I agree with most of the others.
If you like this name so much that even though there is the negative association with your brother-in-law, you still want to use it, go for it.
If you like this name so much that even though there is the negative association with your brother-in-law, you still want to use it, go for it.
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I'd agree
I know that my SIL was planning on giving one of her triplets the middle name Michael after her father - even though her twin had already used it. I don't really see it as that big of an issue. They're not siblings.
I know that my SIL was planning on giving one of her triplets the middle name Michael after her father - even though her twin had already used it. I don't really see it as that big of an issue. They're not siblings.
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Well, I'm not a big fan of repeating names already in the family. And the fact that you don't even like or talk to your brother-in-law, I don't see why you would want to give your child his name. But I do love the name Nathaniel, so what about a mn?
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I don't see a problem. Are you sure she would even mind? If she told you that she wants to use it for a son of theirs one day, then I could see the problem -- and I would be on here "side." Silly as it may sound, I have to feel for a couple who want to call their child after one of them, only to have it used by so close a relative as a sibling. Absent that specific scenario, I wouldn't worry about it.
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Thanks.
I honestly suspect that now that I've moved across country I'll have little to do with my family. Even with two Nathaniels it wouldn't really matter - they would never see one another.
I honestly suspect that now that I've moved across country I'll have little to do with my family. Even with two Nathaniels it wouldn't really matter - they would never see one another.
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Hahaha... well, my future brother-in-law would be called Nate, and I still think I might use this name, So I'm going to have to say, no, it wouldn't be too bad.
I wouldn't worry about your sister, she would cause a little drama over it, people would roll their eyes (how could they not stand up for cute little Nathaniel), and then it would be done.
I wouldn't worry about your sister, she would cause a little drama over it, people would roll their eyes (how could they not stand up for cute little Nathaniel), and then it would be done.
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If you like the name that much and you don't have a problem with it (even if other members of your family might) and you're willing to overlook the drama that other family members might stir up, then I don't see a big problem with using it. It's a nice name, and while not a top ten most popular name, it's common enough that I wouldn't think it unusual if I happened to hear of two people within the same family with the same name.
In short, I say go for it.
In short, I say go for it.
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Thanks.
Plus, I could always pretend that I thought he was Nathan, not a Nathaniel. :-D
Plus, I could always pretend that I thought he was Nathan, not a Nathaniel. :-D
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LOL, true! XD
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