Family Name?

Boy Names
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Hello!

My husband and I both love the name [name]Jake[/name]. I love the classics but he loves more modern and relaxed names, so it seems to be the perfect common ground. Its relaxed, strong, cute… everything I could want in a boys name! The only trouble is, it is his favorite uncles name, my third cousins name, and my childhood cats name! I think the only person it would be strongly associated with is his uncle. Would it still be really weird for us to use it? Two middle names, one being hawaiian, is a tradition in my family so i was thinking of something like…

[name]Jake[/name] Kolohe [name]John[/name]

What do you think? :slight_smile:

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I wouldn’t give the third cousin/childhood cat thing a second thought.

As for the uncle, well - how often do you see him? Wouldn’t he be flattered?

I don’t really see a problem.

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Its actually my cousin im worried about the most! He is only a year old, and i have seen him more in the past year than my husband has seen his uncle. I dont want it to seem like I am ‘copying’ their name! (also i want to add we are not planning on any kids for a for a few more years) I dont think the cat is really an issue. Im sure his unce would love it too!

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I don’t think you should let those reasons stand in your way if you have found a name you both love. That’s practically a miracle! [name]One[/name] option might be to use a longer form of the name, like [name]Jacob[/name] but to nn him [name]Jake[/name]. For family events he could be called by his longer name to avoid confusion, but on an every day basis you can use [name]Jake[/name]. In any case, you will soon forget about all other Jakes in the world because yours will be the one you associate the name with most. I say go for it!

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Four of my mom’s siblings (of a total of 10 kids) have nieces or nephews with the same name. Sure, it can be a bit confusing at big gatherings but people figure it out. We end up saying things like “[name]Erik[/name] with a K” (because one is [name]Eric[/name]) or “Big [name]Katrina[/name]” to clarify if needed. I don’t think anyone had a problem with having their name used. Rather, I think they found it flattering.
I think if you have found a name you both like you should go for it! As someone else said, once he is here, he will be the main [name]Jake[/name] you think about when you hear the name.
Good luck!

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That’s awesome, because we both really love the name! It’s so layed back and cute! what do you think of these…

[name]Jake[/name] Kolohe [name]John[/name] (kuh-LO-hey)means rascal
[name]Jake[/name] Kainalu [name]John[/name] (ky-NAH-loo)means surfer
[name]Jake[/name] Zealand [name]Keoni[/name] (Kee-OH-nee)means [name]John[/name]
[name]Jake[/name] Kaiwi [name]John[/name] (kuh-EE-vee)place name
[name]Jake[/name] [name]Nohea[/name] [name]John[/name] (no-hey-uh) means handsome

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I think you might offend the 1 year old’s mother. Maybe ask her if she cares first

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[name]Love[/name] it! If it’s a name you can picture still in 10, 15, 20 years, than go for it.

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I love [name]Jake[/name] [name]Keoni[/name] but I dont think Zealand flows well with the name, is there any other middle name thoughts non-Hawaiian ones?

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I wouldn’t do it if there was already a child in my family with this name. But apparently it doesn’t bother you, so that’s fine. Usually I’d say you should ask the other [name]Jake[/name]'s mum. But in this case [name]Jake[/name] is such a popular name that she shouldn’t be surprised there’ll be other Jakes around… But yeah, I’d still ask, might be kind of annoying that their [name]Jake[/name] will be “the older [name]Jake[/name]” or “[name]Jake[/name] …” from now on.