College BF Names Daughter Same As Me

[Anonymous]

I heard, through a half dozen friends within about 2 hours of the birth, that my boyfriend of 3 years in college gave his newborn daughter the same name as mine. My name is not common. We are 28.

That is weird, right?

[Anonymous]

Honestly, he could just really like the name and yes, maybe it has pleasant connotations for him, but I wouldn’t read too much more into it.

[Anonymous]

The same name as your daughter or your own name?

[Anonymous]

It's not necessarily that deep - maybe he and his wife just liked the name.

[Anonymous]

He probably just likes the name. Or his wife does. It's unlikely that it has anything to do with you. All of us would spend a hell of a lot less time worrying about stuff like this if we realized how truly little others think about us.

[Anonymous]

He and his wife just probably like your uncommon name.

[Anonymous]

Send the couple a congratulatory card.

[Anonymous]

How many men are insistant on a name? Unless it is a family name his wife wanted the name.

[Anonymous]

Yes it’s weird. You heard about it so quickly by several people. Don’t send a card.

Be quietly flattered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard, through a half dozen friends within about 2 hours of the birth, that my boyfriend of 3 years in college gave his newborn daughter the same name as mine. My name is not common. We are 28.

That is weird, right?

Eh. Maybe a little, but not something you need to care about either way. Congrats on the rent-free real estate in your ex's head (unless you were some kind of jerk to him, in which case, what a mess!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He and his wife just probably like your uncommon name.

She probably doesn't know it's his ex's name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He probably just likes the name. Or his wife does. It's unlikely that it has anything to do with you. All of us would spend a hell of a lot less time worrying about stuff like this if we realized how truly little others think about us.

Nah, I would NEVER have named my kid an ex's name. I don't have a whole lot of exes, so it's not like the pickings for name choices were slim, but left with any other option, hard pass on this idea.

It's definitely odd. I'm curious as to whether or not ex's wife knows about OP. Would make for a very awkward introduction someday if not!

[Anonymous]

My ex has an uncommon name that I absolutely love. Part of me wanted to name DS it, but we opted for a family name instead. The fact that it's an uncommon name makes it less weird or have some kind of hidden meaning (like he's still in love with you). It's probably a name that stuck with him that he liked a lot.

[Anonymous]

Get over yourself-it’s probably his wife’s grandma’s name.

[Anonymous]

I named my daughter after my roommate’s cat. So it could be weirder.