Would you name your child the same as your pet?

Humphrey10

gingin wrote: »

Well the OP obviously has. Why so rude? Do you not realise that that could genuinely upset someone, or do you not care?

It was obviously a joke...

fluffnutter

sacha28 wrote: »

Gay-orge!! OMG that's the funniest version of George I have ever heard!!!

Don't go to Germany. You'll die laughing.

Goldiegirl

My cousin is called Nicholas, Nick for short.

When he was about 15, my aunt gave a home to a dog. The dog was already called Nick.

She kept the dog's name as Nick. She lavished more love and affection on dog Nick than she ever did son Nick.

I don't think it's a good idea to have a child and a pet with the same name. The kid would probably end up getting teased at school if it came out that they were called after a pet.

Soleil_lune

Goldiegirl wrote: »

My cousin is called Nicholas, Nick for short.

When he was about 15, my aunt gave a home to a dog. The dog was already called Nick.

She kept the dog's name as Nick. She lavished more love and affection on dog Nick than she ever did son Nick.

I don't think it's a good idea to have a child and a pet with the same name. The kid would probably end up getting teased at school if it came out that they were called after a pet.

Only if the dog was called Fido Basically, the OP's dog (George) has a regular 'human' name.

And I don't think the way Nick (the dog) being treated better than the son called Nick, was ANYthing to do with the 2 names being the same... Sounds like much more deep-rooted issues than that..............

Soleil_lune

Humphrey10 wrote: »

It was obviously a joke...

Which part of 'However, who on earth would call a child or pet George? Is an awful name.' was funny?

Goldiegirl

Soleil_lune wrote: »

Only if the dog was called Fido Basically, the OP's dog (George) has a regular 'human' name.

And I don't think the way Nick (the dog) being treated better than the son called Nick, was ANYthing to do with the 2 names being the same... Sounds like much more deep-rooted issues than that..............

I think you could be right there..... She treated her son Michael even worse. But the other son Steven, got treated even better than dog Nick.

Soleil_lune

Goldiegirl wrote: »

I think you could be right there..... She treated her son Michael even worse. But the other son Steven, got treated even better than dog Nick.

Oh dear...

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

An ex's aunt had her first son adopted at birth. When she married some years later, she named their baby the name she would have given her first son, had she been able to keep him...


Ten years later, adopted son reached 18 and found her.



She now has two sons called Neil - the adoptive parents chose the same name.





Another ex's Mum had a cat with the same name as his sister. Everyone could tell which one she meant when she called them, though - the cat was called in a soft, adoring tone, with lots of '...come here, baby' and his sister was summonsed with a '...git 'ere NAW!'

fannyadams

tinkerbell28

Errata wrote: »

I wouldn't worry, most kids get used to their mum calling them by the dog's name - and vice versa.

This is true. I cycle through all the kids names and pet names before I hit the right one.....

I wouldn't do it on purpose though op. Nightmare when trying to call one or the other.