Do you think its weird that I name my son Oliver

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Olivia.T

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My husband and I really like the name "Oliver" . This is the name we have chosen for our little boy.But the thing is ,my name is "Olivia" Would it be weird if we name our son Oliver?:lilangel:
 
Not at all! The two names don't really sound similar when pronounced its more the spelling that looks the same. And anyway you will known as mum/mummy more than Olivia!

If its a name you and your husband have your hearts set on then forget about your name and go for it!
 
I think it's cute.

My friend's husband is Nathan, and they called their son Jonathan (just 2 letters in front of Nathan)... I also know an Alvina, her dad is Alvin. And a Jaimee (girl), the dad is James - it can make it extra special, like you're sharing a name, but it's not EXACTLY the same. I like that better than giving your child exactly the same name - but that's personal taste. Many people do that as well. I think it'd be "weirder" if you name your son Oliver and then name a younger daughter Olivia. But again, people do that as well, especially for twins etc...
 
my name is CARA and i really liked the name KEIRA for my daughter, but in the end went with something completely different.

i used to teach a set of twins: ALVINA & LAVINA... that i thought was a little much, though.
 
I think there is nothing weird and Oliver is a very cute name. I have personal thoughts about the "look alike" names, as my second given name is the same as my father (just with a "e" at the end), and it just happens that I hate this name. It was not given to me because my parents loved it, just because my mum wanted to please my father. Though, it's my second name and I don't use it. I've always thought that giving the same name as a parent to a kid takes off a little bit of his own personality, but again it's only when it's obvious the parents did it on purpose, not because they thought the name was nice (not sure I'm very clear there ;))...
 
I don't see any problem with it either. Oliver is a lovely name. And he may get Ollie as a nickname anyway?

I am not a fan of naming the child the same as their father and adding junior after it but that is just my opinion.
 
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Personal opinion: I would find it a little odd. I know you're not deliberately naming your child after yourself, but if I was introduced to a family with the mother called Patricia and the son called Patrick (for example), I'd think it a little narcissistic of the mother. People make judgements and that is probably what would come to my mind.

I'm not trying to be rude or nasty. It's just everyone else is saying there's nothing odd about it. But some people (I admit to being one of them) will definitely find it a little strange.

That said, if you really love the name, ignore other people's (negative) opinions and go for it. Or use Oliver as a middle name, perhaps?

No offence intended. ;-)
 
sounds good

what's wrong with that? my friend's twin sons, are tom and jerry..
well the twins chose the english names themselves.. brother likes the name tom and mum just ask the younger one, would you like jerry? and yes..
so their english names are tom and jerry.. i think that's cool..
 
I know it's completely personal but I wouldn't do it. I think it's too similar. Calling twins Tom and Jerry, completely not my style either ... but again, names are so personal. I love both names, Oliver and Olivia but it's too similar for me.
 
there is no way on this earth that i would name my kids tom & jerry.... funny & cute now, but when they get to puberty, kids can be cruel.
 
I think Oliver is a lovely name, but with your name being Olivia, you will definitely be having to answer questions all the time. If you`re fine with that and dealing with people`s unvoiced judgements, then I would go ahead. But you already sound a bit hesitant....
So if you love it, go for it. Your son will have the name for the rest of his life, and I don`t think that you will always be behind him introducing yourself.
 
you'll end up meeting both types of people (for and against). in the end, just go with whatever you like, as he's your son and not other people's!

my brother and i have similar names as well, and we've had to explain it to TONS of people, and i've gone through a phase where i hated my name, but now i've come to love it.

and now my husband and i have similar names and i've had idiotic people asking me 'did you change your name to suit your husband's?' which i just laugh off and ignore.

just go with whatever you love. but personally i wouldn't use tom and jerry either, middle/high schoolers can be cruel. I had a classmate named diana in HS and one of our teachers kept calling her 'here comes princess diana' which i don't think she was too fond of.
 
To give a biased opinion...I recently gave birth to a baby boy and we called him Oliver. It is a beautiful name!
 
but then again, no matter what names,, kids can still be cruel.. so what the heck.. :)
if it is not about the names, there is always something to be cruel about..
hmm.. michael and jackson is a bit weird though. i hope they are not twins..
 
Yup it does sound a little bit weird since your name is Olivia, cute for now but won't be so much once he is a grown up man. Otherwise Oliver is a lovely name :)
 
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