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in reply to a message by I Love Jesus
It depends on how close you are to your aunt.
My sister and my first cousin have the same name, Patricia, and the same nickname, with just a slight spelling variation, Patty and Patti. To be honest, growing up, I never gave this a second thought. It was only upon becoming an adult that I found it odd, knowing I would never use a name that one of my siblings had used. But I think that the reason I never found it that odd growing up was that my mother and her brother were not close and we weren't close to our cousins. We usually saw them only about twice a year, in spite of living only 15 miles apart.
So if you aren't close to your aunt and don't see her frequently, I'd say it's okay. Otherwise, probably not.
Also, my sister used a name the spelling of which is only one letter different from my name. My niece is named Janine and my name is Janice. However, the pronunciations are so different that it didn't seem that odd.
My sister and my first cousin have the same name, Patricia, and the same nickname, with just a slight spelling variation, Patty and Patti. To be honest, growing up, I never gave this a second thought. It was only upon becoming an adult that I found it odd, knowing I would never use a name that one of my siblings had used. But I think that the reason I never found it that odd growing up was that my mother and her brother were not close and we weren't close to our cousins. We usually saw them only about twice a year, in spite of living only 15 miles apart.
So if you aren't close to your aunt and don't see her frequently, I'd say it's okay. Otherwise, probably not.
Also, my sister used a name the spelling of which is only one letter different from my name. My niece is named Janine and my name is Janice. However, the pronunciations are so different that it didn't seem that odd.
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