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[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Is it uncouth to use a name that is also the name someone in your family, but that you don't see often? I mean not to name your baby after said person, but just give them the same name?

Here is the specific situation:
My fiance and I (not pregnant, but hopefully will be this time next year) have a REALLY hard time agreeing on girls' names (a fact some of you may know).
Recently, he told me he really likes the name Abigail, and the meaning "my father is joy".
However, I nixed it because my cousin's wife is Abby.

But, since it is so hard for us to agree on names (and I do like Abigail) and since we only see these cousins once a year (though Abby is the mum of our flower girl), would it still be tacky to use the name?

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[septembergrrl.livejournal.com]

I would call your cousin and make sure they weren't planning on reusing the name, and then go for it if they weren't. If you only see them once a year and it's different generations, it wouldn't be confusing for anyone.

Will the last names be different?

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

that's a good point! I don't know if they're planning on having any more kids but they may want to use the name themselves.

The last names would be different.

I think Abigail is getting knocked into strict "middle name only" status.