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At what distance of relationship would you consider using a name for your own children that someone else has used? Would you use a name that a co-worker has named a child, but not a cousin's child? Or a friend's child? Would it depend on how long you have had your mind set on a name?


Also, what do you think of the name Alivia? My co-worker's daughter (1yr) is named this, and I find it interesting.

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[bluedano.livejournal.com]

I think the age gap (between your child and the child who already has the name) can make or break whether it's ok to reuse it. My mom's older sister had a teenager named Ariel when my youngest sister was born. My aunt didn't seem to have a problem with my sister being named Ariell. Now if they were the same age or only a year or two apart I think it would have been weird.

Edited to add: Family names are kind of exempt from this too, in my opinion. For instance my grandparents had 6 kids and 21 grandkids. Everybody loved my grandpa and his name has been used (or people are planning on using it) as a middle name across three generations.