She stole my baby name?

So my sis in law is pregnant and I told her that when we got pregnant I wanted to use the name Emma, her husband and mine have always been super competitive and now they have announced they will be naming their baby Emmalee. I am so upset, should i be?

She stole my baby name?
I know EXACTLY how you feel. It's like - WHY can't these people come up with THEIR OWN IDEAS for names!? Seriously, it's getting old for me too. First, I had one try and steal my name recently, but I stood up to her and told her how messed up it would be when she KNEW it was MY name. So NOW my OTHER SIL is preg and the first SIL gave her one of MY two TOP NAMES - I know she did - how snakey huh... anyway, we're not going to use it anyhow but its the principal that counts. if i were you, id come up with something new and BETTER and show them that you dont need THEM to come up with good names.





You can do better than Emily anyway... that name is sooo overused now. . .





come up with something cuter.... THAT WILL REALLY CHAP THEIR HIDES AND TEACH THEM A LESSON....





Good Luck!





PS - email me anytime and i will be glad to help you come up with something WAAAAY cuter than what they want to steal from you...





I'm sooooo sick of these bitc*** that cant think of their own dam names!!!
Reply:Yikes. That happens alot, thats why its usually best not to share your name idea with other people because they WILL take it... and yes, you have a right to be upset!!! But remember, there are plenty of other baby girl names to think of! Just don't name your daughter Emma, or any other form of Emma, because that would just be weird for your daughter to also have a cousin with the same name. Plus, by the time you do have a daughter- you might not even like the name Emma anymore! Don't let being upset over a baby name ruin your relationship with your sister in law though, its not worth it. What they did was rude, and unthoughtful- but it might have been innocent and she might have really not remembered you saying you were going to name your daughter Emma.
Reply:Well, you can't stop her from using Emmalee. It's just a different spelling of Emily. You do have a right to be upset, but you should talk to your sis and explain to her that you have always loved the name Emma and you have told her this many times in the past, and that as of now that is what you are going to use. She can't stop you like you can't stop her. Just be kind instead of rude and you'll both end up with what you wanted. but who knows, you may find something else you like when your time comes.





Good luck!
Reply:Smile - get over it...





Emily (no matter the spelling) is the #1 girls name right now... and all of the Em names are fairly popular... Overall, this isn't a name worth getting angry over - it isn't original or rare... and there is simply a ton more in a similar style...





If you want to put a little barb under her skin... smile and tell her in confidence that you are so glad she decided to use the name that was so close to the one you were thinking because you decided that you just couldn't possibly use something so popular/trendy... that you plan on using something a little less common so that your daughter isn't sharing her name with 3 other girls in class (remember Jennifer? Heather? Jessica?)





Besides - who knows if you'll even have a girl. I wanted one, and ended up with 2 wonderful sons :-)
Reply:screw that!! that is way messed up, that's why i keep things like that to myself because i don't want other people taking my stuff! because i don't know about you, but i wouldn't want to use the name now that she did that to you, now if you use the name in anyway they're going to think you stole the name..... gosh some people are just in considerate of other people's feelings, i think you have every reason to be upset. I would be.
Reply:I know completely how you feel -my husbands cousin and I were both pregnant at same time and she knew what names I was going to use - well i had a boy and she had a girl and she used my girls name - I was mad at first but now I dont care at all - my baby boy is so sweet and delightful, and someday when I have a girl I will still use the name i want and not care at all.
Reply:What do you love more? Your brother or the name? You should be honored they chose to use the name you love so much. Don't name your own child Emma - it's just crazy to have cousins named Emma and Emmalee. Be happy to have a beautiful niece named Emmalee. Next time be more careful about who you tell your favorite names to.





Sorry she took the name you love.
Reply:I think they did that on purpose. Or they could not decide a name of their own, and liking yours, decided to help themselves. It isn't exactly Emma but may be too close for comfort. I suggest looking over a few websites for another name. Whatever you choose, your daughter will be the joy of your life.
Reply:heyy....that was not fair...but well nothing can be done now...y cry ova spilled milk....


so now u can think of another super duper cuter baby name....u kno like Lara or Gina or or u can name her Emily...or lets say Sarah or Lauren...


i think u shud get hold of some realy nice names n then decide wich one u want...its not the end of the world if she took that name frm u :D ...well there r thousands of other more cute names...n i believe u will find one that u will like even more then Emma....
Reply:Same thing happened with my sister in law. I loved the name Nevaeh, she named her daughter Nevaeh. Now I'mpregnant and she popped up prego as well. I'm farther along than she is so I guess I have an advantage, but I'm totally not sharing names.





Name your baby Emma. Nabe your baby ANYTHING you'd like to name her. It was your name 1st DAMNIT! lol!!!
Reply:i would go on with your plans to use the name emma. its a name and i wouldn't worry too much about it. my sister and i kind of had the same problem with the boy name john (our dad's name) life tends to work it all out. just be excited about your niece and when your time comes stick to your guns and use the name you love. if it really bothers you maybe you will find that there is another name out there even more fitting and more perfect.





good luck
Reply:Just use Emma. Tell them your naming yours Emily just to annoy THEM LOL and like they might change their mind, and call theirs something else, and then you can call yours Emma after all :D
Reply:Yes you should be.That is why my family keeps names to themselves until they have the baby.But Emmalee and emma is different.Emmalee is more like Emily.
Reply:I would still name the baby what you wanted to name her. That happened to me to with my son but I had my child first and still named him Dominick so they changed what they were going to name their baby.
Reply:I would be very pissed. Why couldnt they have picked the standard spelling 'Emily' so that you could keep Emma? Im sorry they ruined that for you but if you dont see them often maybe you should stick with it,
Reply:You can name your baby ANY name you want. I know at least 12 little girls named Emma. Very popular name ! I would probably make sure the middle name was different from their baby's.
Reply:what about you naming your baby emmarald hahahha lol get it emerald emmarald lol ohhhhhh =)
Reply:I would go ahead and use the name you want. I do think it wasn't nice for them to use the same name. I like the name Emma Rose.
Reply:Yes you should. I would get a name with a better meaning than Emmalle which is a terrible way to spell the name by the way. Go on babynames.com and let her have that ugly name. Or you can keep Emma, I mean you did think of it first but you don't want it to be a reminder of this petty drama.
Reply:I like Emma better than Emmalee. Go with Emma.
Reply:Yes but you can always find another super cute baby name
Reply:You sound like monica and rachel from friends! Call your baby Emma, hers sounds like Emily which isn't really Emma at all.
Reply:I would still use Emma. I would make sure to tell your SIL that since it is your favorite name you will still be using it, it may change her mind.
Reply:No Emma and Emmalee are like Emma %26amp; Emily Similar but not too similar for cousins
Reply:Use your name girl!It wasn't nice to name their girl emmalee they could have at least used a different spelling.
Reply:No, Just call your baby Emma.. no big deal.. It's not like you get a trophy for picking the cutest name and now you are out of the running..
Reply:Of course you should.... USE THE NAME EMMA and let her be mad because you used the same name (well almost). She was the one who ruined your plans anyway.... :D
Reply:I would be a little, but i'd still use the name, with maybe a different middle name. Emmas so common now though.
Reply:Don't be upset. Name your baby Emma. This will pass; no big deal.
Reply:I would still name your daughter Emma
Reply:just name your baby what you want