I have a friend since high school with an awesome & unique name- not made up but I’ve nevee met another or even heard it here. I love the name & I love my old friend but we aren’t super close…we see each other maybe 3 times per year, but I do see his brother somewhat often. Several of my close friends & many of my acquaintances know this guy & his family…so I know if I used this name a lit of people will be like “you named your baby after ______?”
It should be noted that the guy in question has a big personality so that makes the name somehow feel even more like it just belongs to him
It should also be noted that it’s no secret that I love his name & he gets comments on how great it is all the time
So…how awkward is it to use this name?
Also- I think it would be rude to say “yes _____ like ______ but not AFTER ______”
Is it rude to say that I just always liked the name since childhood?
Are some names just off limits cause they’re too tied to another person?
So what is the name? I doubt he’s the only person in the world with it. Maybe the Berries could provide an association so you could say “Yes it’s ____'s name but I really fell for it because of (insert: book/movie/actor/etc)”
I don’t think it is rude to say I’ve liked it since childhood. I think you could probably skillfully redirect the focus to that if you were asked the question. But it sounds like it has a pretty strong association for you so that might influence your decision to use it. Is it something you personally could could associate with someone else? Another thing to consider is whether you would always regret if if you didn’t use it… Good luck!
Its offlimits. Everything that you have said leads me to believe it would be awkward to use his name. You won’t end up liking the name if you feel awkward everytime you talk about your little one infront of your mutual aquaintances (which you said would be a lot). If you know it wouldn’t make yourself awkward, and you are fine with it being awkward for everyone else, then power to you.