Could I name my future child (just curious) [name]Elijah[/name] “[name]Eli[/name]” if that is my 3rd cousin’s name? I see them two times a year, give or take…
Yes or No? I’m not sure…
If you are unsure ask your cousin how he would feel about it.
I think it’s probably okay, but like a previous poster mentioned you might check with your cousin, since you do see him on occasion. I actually have a male 3rd cousin with the same name as me (he lives in [name]Israel[/name] where [name]Ariel[/name] is a common boy’s name), and his sister’s name is my middle name! But that was all coincidence and we rarely see these cousins since they live on the other side of the world.
Well, if you rarely see him, why not? If he had a super original name then it would be an issue because then you would have a son and a cousin with a super original name. [name]Elijah[/name] is a handsome, classic name well liked and used by many people. I think it would be perfectly fine. You’re not super close relatives and barely see each other.
If you’re unsure, ask if it would make him uncomfortable.
Well I wouldn’t say it’s not okay to use it, I just wouldn’t do it. It would bother me, if I had the same name in the family. I wouldn’t want my kid to be “the second” or “the litte” [name]Elijah[/name] right from the beginning.
Also it would kind of bother me if someone I see on a regular basis would use my name for their kid and so would make me “the adult …” or whatever.
If you see them two times a year then no, I would not use it. It would be different if you didn’t see them at all.
If it were me, I wouldn’t. I liked [name]Elliott[/name] for our upcoming son’s name (in the early days) but found out my husband’s (first) cousin had a baby last year, a girl, and they named her [name]Eliot[/name], so I immediately struck that from our list. We don’t even see them annually, I’ve met them maybe 3 times in the 8 years I’ve been with my husband, but it still bugged me and I wouldn’t be surprised if it bugged them. BUT when I mention this to people, they tend to shrug and ask me why that would matter. So, it just depends on how you feel about it, and as others mentioned, how that cousin feels as well.
BUT that’s us having babies and picking names… the more I think about you saying that is your actual cousin’s name, it is less weird to me since he’s (I presume?) an adult. Though some family members may ask if you named the baby after him, that might be annoying?
Good luck!