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Is it okay to pick a name that my cousin recently used?

If our first child (born in 2005) was a girl we were going to name her Evelyn. Evelyn was the name of one of my grandmothers and both of my husbands grandmothers. We ended up having a boy, but still planned on using Evelyn if we ever had a girl. Well, since then a close cousin (one we see frequently) named her baby girl Evelyn. My husband thinks we should still use the name if we have a girl this time, but I'm not so sure. The girls would be so close in age, and I don't want people to think we just copied her name. It just doesn't seem as special anymore, but at the same time we can't seem to come up with anything we like better. Thoughts??
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Asked 12/16/09
Mom Answers (2)
That really stinks! I had my son in December of '06 and named him Brayden. Turns out, my cousin had just found out she was pregnant and really liked that name. She had her son in July '07 and named him Aiden instead. Funny though, because another cousin has a Kaden also! If they're going to be close in age and around each other a lot, it probably would be weird to have the same name. I agree w/ the middle name idea, it could be really cute.
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Personally, it might be a little weird. What about using Evelyn as a middle name?
Answered 12/18/09
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