Anonymous wrote:Op here. Name hasn't been mentioned yet. It's an Irish name that is spelled in the traditional way. Like Eoghan.
Anonymous wrote:Sister got her kids a new puppy. She named her the female version of my son's name. I am so offended.
Anonymous wrote:Your New Years resolution should be to grow the hell up!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did she let the kids name it?
Yes. The kids picked the name. She spelled it so it's the same as my kid. Think Sean and Seana
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You are ridiculous. My H played baseball in college with this conservative, kind of redneck but rich a** from the deep South and it was always a competition between them. Redneck always wanted boys, was obsessed with having male descendants to do manly things with them, couldn't stop posting on FB about his future sons. So of course he has 4 girls and no sons and we have 2 (very athletic) boys. So he gets a dog and names the dog our DS1's name, which is unusual and has a very special meaning in my culture - I'm not American. We though it was hilarious and reeking of insecurity.
You do know girls can be very athletic, too? Welcome to the 21st century!!
Anonymous wrote:Op here. Name hasn't been mentioned yet. It's an Irish name that is spelled in the traditional way. Like Eoghan.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When my brother and his wife were separated, she got a dog and named it the same name as my son. My son has a traditional Irish name, not a name given to dogs that I’m aware of, and my SIL is not from Europe or the United States, so it is not a name she would have likely ever come across without having met my son, who was already born and named for many years before she and my brother met. That I thought was odd behavior.
So if she was from Europe or the US she could give her dog the Irish name? Now we actually have to be from the country before we name our animals? Well, I named my cat Merida and I am not Scottish! Oh dear! People might think it is "odd"
No? It would still be an odd name for a dog. I was pointing out that there is little chance my SIL would have known this name without having met my son. She is not fluent in English and it is not at all a name in her country of origin. The fact she did it while separated from my brother was odd.
Anonymous wrote:You’re being ridiculous. My sons are Max and Oliver. They get so excited when they meet dogs with any variation of their names. It happens all the time!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Op here. Name hasn't been mentioned yet. It's an Irish name that is spelled in the traditional way. Like Eoghan.
But the point is the same, we don’t think this is a big deal and your child may enjoy the connection with his cousin-dog.
Anonymous wrote:Op here. Name hasn't been mentioned yet. It's an Irish name that is spelled in the traditional way. Like Eoghan.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:When my brother and his wife were separated, she got a dog and named it the same name as my son. My son has a traditional Irish name, not a name given to dogs that I’m aware of, and my SIL is not from Europe or the United States, so it is not a name she would have likely ever come across without having met my son, who was already born and named for many years before she and my brother met. That I thought was odd behavior.
So if she was from Europe or the US she could give her dog the Irish name? Now we actually have to be from the country before we name our animals? Well, I named my cat Merida and I am not Scottish! Oh dear! People might think it is "odd"