If you found out that a family member was planning on using the same baby name as you, you'd likely be really miffed and wondering why they'd do something so blatant.
One woman was left "upset" after she learned that her dad and step mum were planning on using the same baby name as she was - and it was a traditional family name that she felt she should be entitled to use.
She explained that her dad had her when he was in his early 20s, and her step mum was closer in age with her than her dad. She said she's 25, and her step mum Elle is 34.
The woman wrote on Reddit: "Both Elle and I are pregnant at the same time. She is currently 34 weeks while I am 32 weeks. We are both having girls. Since I was a little kid, I wanted to name my firstborn girl, Elizabeth, after my gran who raised me while dad was in medical school.
"My partner likes the name Elizabeth and we've decided that she will be called Elizabeth Katherine after both our grandmothers. We've also decided to keep the name a surprise.
"However, Elle and Dad have recently announced the name of their daughter on social media using an embroidered blanket. She is to be named Elizabeth Gabrielle, but Lizzie for short. Elizabeth after Elle's best friend (Beth) who passed away last year and Gabrielle after her mum who passed away four years ago. Elle and I had talked about baby names and she had never mentioned using Elizabeth."
The woman admitted that if she was "being honest" she was "upset by it" as the name has a "lot of meaning" to her.
She continued: "I messaged Elle telling her and dad to pick something else, anything else because I was also using Elizabeth and it will be confusing to have two Elizabeth's especially given how close in and they'll be.
"Elle told me that she wasn't going to move on this, that she wanted to honour Beth by naming her daughter after her. When I spoke to dad, he told me that they were naming her Elizabeth whether I liked it or not. He told me that I was being selfish thinking I could decide who could use which names and for thinking that my reasoning for using the name Elizabeth was more important than Elle's.
"Dad also told me that as their daughter is likely to be born first, then they'll name her Elizabeth and I'll have to pick something else. Elle has since told me I'm being an a** and has asked me not to contact her until I apologise."
In the comments, many people said that the original poster was being unfair and she didn't have any more claim over the name than Elle did.
One wrote: "Your reason for using the name isn't any more important than Elle's reason. You don’t own a name. And there absolutely can be two 'Elizabeths', especially if you give them different nicknames.
"Don't tank your relationship with your father over something as trivial as this."
Another said: "She can use Elizabeth as a middle name."
Someone else fumed: "This poor woman lost her BEST FRIEND only a year ago. It makes perfect sense to name her baby after her. The original poster is a self-absorbed a**hole for acting like she just randomly stole the name from her, and then confronting her like she owns the name. Wow."
Who do you think is in the wrong here? Let us know in the comments.
