Naming my daughter after my sister?

[name_f]My[/name_f] sister’s name is [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f] and I have always loved the name and my husband also loves it. She has never been called [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f], not even when we were younger and our parents were mad, she has always been [name_f]Annie[/name_f] (feel a bit sorry for my mum, she named all of my sisters beautiful [name_m]French[/name_m] names and they each ended up with very English nicknames). She has occasionally been called Net but she doesn’t answer to it as she always says her name is [name_f]Annie[/name_f] - even in school she was on the registers as [name_f]Annie[/name_f].

If we were going to use it (my sister has said she would love to have a niece named after her so she is on board) we would be nicknaming her [name_f]Nettie[/name_f] (I know in some parts of [name_m]Britain[/name_m] [name_f]Nettie[/name_f] is another word for a toilet but that doesn’t really concern us as it’s not a slang word in [name_f]Scotland[/name_f]…as far as we know) or just calling her by her full name. (We don’t really nickname our eldest daughter, she occasionally gets called Cress or [name_f]Cressie[/name_f]).

I’m just wondering what people think to naming a child something to somebody who is so closely related. I don’t think there would ever be any mix up at family gatherings.

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I say go for it! No one involved has a problem with it and you know your sister will always be called [name_f]Annie[/name_f]. [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f] is cool and [name_f]Nettie[/name_f] is cute. Good luck!

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I love it! It is a beautiful name and it sounds like your sister will be thrilled. I don’t think it will be confusing at all, since your sister goes by [name_f]Annie[/name_f] and you are not planning to call your daughter [name_f]Annie[/name_f].

I have never heard of that slang, but I am not in [name_f]Scotland[/name_f]. Maybe just think of an alternative to [name_f]Nettie[/name_f] as a nickname in case it is a problem down the line? Going by her full name is good plan, too.

[name_f]Antoinette[/name_f] is beautiful. I doubt it would be confusing, as tarynkay pointed out, the two would use different names. [name_f]My[/name_f] only concern is that your other sisters might feel left out, if you choose to use one sibling’s name and not the rest. [name_f]Nettie[/name_f] makes a gorgeous nickname, and if it isn’t a slang term in [name_f]Scotland[/name_f], I don’t see a problem using it. Another name I like with [name_f]Cressida[/name_f], that is similar to [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f] is [name_f]Antonia[/name_f].

[name_f]My[/name_f] daughter is named after her great-grandmother (my grandma) who is still living. In fact, they share the same first and last name. Since my grandma still lives in Germany it doesn’t cause too many issues as they don’t see each other very often at all. However, when we do visit, my [name_f]Karin[/name_f] goes by “[name_u]Baby[/name_u] [name_f]Karin[/name_f].”

It sounds to me like everyone is on board with you using [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f], so I say go for it!! I think it sounds beautiful with [name_f]Cressida[/name_f].

I think it s fantastic! Great with [name_f]Cressida[/name_f].

I think it’s weird. [name_f]My[/name_f] cousin is named [name_u]June[/name_u] and my aunt’s sister (her mother) is named [name_u]June[/name_u] as well. I always thought that was so odd. Also, my husband’s cousin is [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] and his uncle’s brother is [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] too. I think it’s bizarre.

Haha, I’ve never heard of this! [name_m]How[/name_m] odd.

[name_f]My[/name_f] cousin and my dad have the same name and neither go by nicknames. It can get a bit odd at family gatherings though, when some of us have to distinguish between Big [name_m]Richard[/name_m] and [name_m]Little[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m], lol. I think as long as your sister is ok with it there shouldn’t be a problem.

I don’t think it’s for everyone, but if you feel that’s right for you, and your siser doesn’t mind either, then go for it! Especially with such a beautiful name. I’m not keen on “[name_f]Nettie[/name_f]” at all, the full name is so much nicer. Although something like “ettie” or “etta” (which I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u]) could work. It sounds really beautiful with [name_f]Cressida[/name_f]