Is it okay to name my baby Jacob when my cousin named her baby Jacob a year ago? We have different surnames and I haven't seen her in 7 years (my family isn't close).

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You totally can if you want to, but it can be very confusing for cousins to have the same name, whether you are close to them or not.

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I have two uncles on the same side both named Jim. I was never confused😜 It’s fine.

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Chances are they probably won’t meet in life very often and if they do, I doubt they would be too concerned about having the same name. 
Your cousin might feel like you are stealing the name from her or copying her but it’s a common name. But it’s not like she has rights to the name. It’s not like you are using a really unique name where it would be obvious you copied.

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Considering you're not close to them and different last name, it's fine. If either of those weren't the case, I'd feel differently.

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I would do it, but if you’re worried about it spell it a different way!

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Don’t worry about it. My family is really close and we reuse names a lot but no one ever really gets confused.

Is it okay to name my baby Jacob when my cousin named her baby Jacob a year ago? We have different surnames and I haven't seen her in 7 years (my family isn't close).

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