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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Forget about Margaux. It's a nice name but it's too weird to use the same name as your niece when it's not a very common name. If the name was super common like Olivia or Elizabeth or something, that might be different. Elise is pretty, I'd go with that as the first and for the middle just pick something that sounds nice w Elise. how about something easy and pretty like Marie? Elise Marie is a nice name and gives you a similar vibe to Elise Margaux without totally poaching your nieces name. I think spelling Elyse with a y is an awful idea, though. It will create a lifetime of your daughter correcting the spelling of her name and is not worth it just to avoid the same spelling as your nieces middle name.[/quote]

I totally agree with this. Go with Elise and find another middle name. Maybe to honor a family member? Elise Marie is lovely. Or Elise Claire. Elise Sabine. Elise Clara. Elise Catherine. Elise Jane.

Seriously, if you give your child almost the same name as your niece but only would it be really crazy, it might really upset your sister. If I was your sister I would be surprised and upset.[/quote]

OP here.
 Don't care that much about my sister. She's been self-involved and a bully my whole life.  I don't like any of those names. It feels like it's just one more thing I can't have because of her. I can't even give my baby the name I want.

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Op, please find another name you like and move on with your life. Think of it from your daughters perspective: would she want you to give her the exact same name as her cousin but reversing first and middle? Or Would she think it was weird and unimaginative? and would it make her wonder about her own parents' judgment? Which might lead her to ask you why you did that and if you were honest you'd tell her "because your aunt is a jerk who "stole" the name I liked 13 years before you were born!" And your daughter will then be like ok great my mom is insane...[/quote]

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