My top choice name at the moment is [name_f]Molly[/name_f]- I love, love, love it!
But:
My neighbour’s daughter is [name_f]Molly[/name_f]
There is another [name_f]Molly[/name_f] living 5 doors in the other direction
My nephew is named [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] so my parents would have grandchildren named [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] and [name_f]Molly[/name_f]?
… would you?
Other names I like are [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_f]Lara[/name_f] but nowhere near as much as [name_f]Molly[/name_f]!
In answer to your question, no, I likely wouldn’t, as I enjoy names that are rarely heard or seen and it would bother me having others of the same name so close.
However, I think if [name_f]Molly[/name_f] is your one true love, you should use it. Your neighbours are not likely to be your neighbours (or hers) for life. In regard to your nephew, if you truly love [name_f]Molly[/name_f], don’t worry about it too much, the M makes it more distinctive, and I’m sure the family would adjust to that similarity easily enough.
I agree with every word of this. I will add that my cousin, [name_f]Cora[/name_f], has a cousin named [name_f]Nora[/name_f] and they have survived just fine
I would stay away from it if you already know so many [name_f]Molly[/name_f]'s…maybe it could be used as a middle name instead. It is a very pretty name.
I just think you won’t always have those neighbours but your little family will be forever. Plus [name_f]Molly[/name_f] and [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] sounds gorgeous together! If you love it then keep it on the list until you meet her!
I love [name_f]Molly[/name_f]! I have a [name_f]Molly[/name_f] and I know a fair (but not huge) number of them, but it hasn’t diminished my love of the name a bit. It is a great, versatile name that diverse personalities and ages can wear well.
Normally I wouldn’t, but if it’s your favorite and nothing else compares then you should do what feels right. Maybe you could find a longer first name and use [name_f]Molly[/name_f] as a nickname?
If you already know a lot of Mollys then, maybe use [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] instead, and use the nickname [name_f]Molly[/name_f], like [name_f]Molly[/name_f] Ringwald does?
I find this interesting, because in your situation I probably wouldn’t use the name - I don’t like anything too popular. However, I also feel like [name_f]Molly[/name_f] is not remotely common at all - I have only ever met one, and she is in her 20s now. I’ve certainly never met a little [name_f]Molly[/name_f]. I would be temped to use it anyway, given that the name might be rarer than you currently feel given your immediate circle.
In terms of the neighbours, I would say it doesn’t matter - my sister is [name_f]Mikayla[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] and almost always went by both names or “[name_f]Mikki[/name_f] [name_u]Nikki[/name_u]” as a child, and our next door neighbour, who we constantly played with was [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] “[name_u]Nikki[/name_u]”. The girls thought it was so fun to share names, ([name_f]Nicole[/name_f] is about 2 years older than my sister) and they enjoyed it thoroughly.
[name_m]Even[/name_m] with your nephew, I wouldn’t say it’s too much of a problem, because as others have pointed out, the M does make it more distinctive, and again, the two may find sharing a similar name to be a good thing growing up. I know plenty of instances of cousins having similar names (again, my sister’s name sounds similar to two older cousins’s names, both of whom were teens/pre-teens when my sister was born, and they still found it cool - the oldest one now has a son who has a similar name to my sister’s).
[name_m]Long[/name_m] story short - I say it’s fine!
I have three cousins all called [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. I think it’s fine. My only thing, as a [name_f]Molly[/name_f], is the similarity between [name_f]Molly[/name_f] and mommy, which bugged me slightly growing up.
However, I knew a few other [name_f]Molly[/name_f]’s growing up and it never got in my way. While in college I was randomly put in a suite of 16 girls and 1/3 of the girls in the suite were named [name_f]Molly[/name_f]. It was funny, and we all survived.
I grew up with my next door neighbor’s kids had the same names (or the opposite gender variant) as me and my sibling, and the sibsets are not very matchy so it was a pretty big coincidence. However, we were all in elementary school by the time we moved in next to each other. I do find it a little more strange given that you already know that your neighbor has a [name_f]Molly[/name_f]. However, we had a couple years of playing together and then we went our own ways as we grew up, so like pps have said, it won’t really be a lifelong problem. I also know a family with kids that I’ll call [name_u]Jaden[/name_u] and [name_f]Kylie[/name_f]. They met and became close friends with a family with one child, also [name_f]Kylie[/name_f], and this family later had another child whom they named [name_u]Jaden[/name_u]. So I think it’s fine.
As a [name_f]Molly[/name_f], I say go for it. I grew up with an Aunt [name_f]Holly[/name_f] and a dog named [name_f]Polly[/name_f] and honestly I got called the dog’s name a few times but it wasn’t a big deal, so i don’t think a cousin [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] should deter the name. As for already knowing a few [name_f]Molly[/name_f]'s, I knew a total of 5 other [name_f]Molly[/name_f]'s when I was in school and only shared a class with one once. I met far more dog’s named [name_f]Molly[/name_f] then people. I know it’s a little more popular now, but if it’s a name you love I don’t think you should let the fact that other people have used it stop you