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So I'm finally at that stage in life where I've decided I'm going to start having children in the next 2-5 years. Meanwhile, all my friends and people I grew up with are starting their families and having kids, for example one of the children in my neighbourhood who is 5 years younger than me. (Makes me feel kind of old.)

Anyway, I'm one of those who sorted out my future baby names at 14 and actually kept most of them. I've changed my #1 boys name and the middle of my #1 girl, but they've mostly stayed the same. I'm starting to realize that my fear of other people I know using my favorite names is increasing by each pregnant friend I see. Unfortunately my name choices aren't so rare that I can go clear of everyone else, but they're not in the top 40 either.

Would you guys use your favorite name even though one of your friends end up using it? Where does the limit go? BFFs, normal friends, friends you have on facebook and talk to once a year, or those you just hear about every now and then.

(I actually told one of my non-pregnant best friends that one of the girl names she liked was 'my' name. She laughed and told me okay. She has later decided she only wants short names for her kids anyway so it's out of the question for her now.)

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[behindgrey-eyes.livejournal.com]

I'd still use my names I think, though I only have one female friend who is close enough for me to care what names she used and she's my best friend. So she knows what names I like and I know what ones she likes :p

That being said we have this ex-friend who we were close with through high school and who turned out to be totally batshit. I'm civil with her now if I see her and I get on well with her hubby. She had a little girl about 3 years ago and called her Katie. Katie is my best friend's name. We found it to be totally weird XD