We’re seriously considering the name [name]Felicity[/name] along with a couple others but I have a cousin named [name]Felicia[/name]/[name]Felisha[/name](I’m not exactly sure how she spells it). She lives about 2 - 2 1/2 hours away and I only see her maybe 1 or 2 times a year at family events. The family only calls her [name]Lisa[/name], even her parents, but she goes by [name]Felicia[/name]/[name]Felisha[/name] everywhere else. I’ve never even called her [name]Felicia[/name]/[name]Felisha[/name], always just [name]Lisa[/name]. This didn’t cross my mind until yesterday and I’ve been worrying about it ever since. Would it be weird or too close if we were to use [name]Felicity[/name]???
I don’t think so. You don’t see her very often, and around you she goes by [name]Lisa[/name]. It’s like if you had a family member called [name]Elisabeth[/name], and you named your baby [name]Elspeth[/name]. While there is definitely a connection, it is not outright the same name and it’s okay. [name]Felicity[/name] is a great name and you shouldn’t let the fact that you have a cousin called [name]Felicia[/name]/[name]Felisha[/name] ruin it. I have a friend whose name is exactly like mine with only one syllable difference, and she is a few years younger than I am, but I don’t see that as “copying.” They are two different names our parents liked, and when she notices you can say you liked her name so much you decided to do a spin on it. I think [name]Felicity[/name] is a great name! If it still bothers you, you could try [name]Felicity[/name] in the middle spot. I like [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Felicity[/name] a lot, though [name]Hannah[/name] is kind of plain for a first name. [name]Annabelle[/name] [name]Felicity[/name] is really cute too.
A little [name]Felicity[/name] would be adorable.
I dont think the names are so close that it would rule out using it for me, but it’s really whatever you are comfortable with.
Normally, I’d say it’s too close to [name]Felicia[/name]/[name]Felisha[/name]. Nevertheless, assuming she almost never goes by that and you don’t see her very often, I think it would be safe to use. Who knows, maybe little [name]Felicity[/name] will develop her own nickname(s).
Totally safe to use! I love [name]Felicity[/name]!
No way, definitely not too close considering the relationship. If she were your daughter’s first cousin maybe? If the family called her [name]Felicia[/name] AND you saw her once a month, MAYBE?
But definitely don’t pass up a name you love because of slight connection to a relative you know as [name]Lisa[/name] and see twice a year :)!
I love [name]Felicity[/name], especially since the TV show! It’s not too close since your relative goes by [name]Lisa[/name]!
I don’t think it’s strange or very close like using [name]Amelie[/name] if you have a cousin [name]Amy[/name]…who usually goes by [name]Mia[/name] anyway.
But it never heards to call/email the cousin & mention it if you feel awkward about it!
I think it’s always best to put it out there before you’re sending out birth announcements cause at that point you should be just confident & excited about your choice without any nagging feeling of what the cousin/aunt/uncle might think
I wouldn’t even have a problem with using my cousin’s name for my child.
Yeah, I second lo’s comment. I share a name with one of my cousins that I saw like once every few years. It was not even an issue at all. And we were closer in age - if I’m reading this right your child and her are further apart (not that it really matters).