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Hello! I have a dilemma, and was wondering what you girls would do. We are having our third child, a daughter, in April. We have a 3 1/2 year old named Jackson, and a 1 year old named Ella. I have always, always loved the name Grace. I previously couldn't use it for 2 reasons, (1) My best friend (who lives 3 hours from here) used it for her 3 year old, (2) When I was pregnant with Ella, my cousin's fiancee was pregnant, and told us she was naming the baby Grace before we had names picked out, and our girls were due a week apart. However, now I really want to name this baby Grace. This will be our last child, and the name just feels right. I have talked to my best friend, and she has no problem with us using the name, and actually said she would be honored. However, I don't know how to address this with my cousin's fiancee. We hardly know each other, only see each other maybe twice a year, but we are both very active on Facebook, as my Ella and her Gracie are the same age. So how do I mention that I want to name this baby Grace without offending her? Grace has been at the top of my list since high school, and this is my last chance to use it! Any advice is welcome! Thank you so much!

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I woud go for it! You love the name and rarely see the cousin/finacee.  I would likely give her a little heads up -- maybe send a personal msg on FB? Surely she won't mind if you are not that close.

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I would use Grace, especially since you are still hankering for the name for this little girl! If you are worried about offending her just tell her the truth...that you didn't use it for Ella because she was going to. But that you loved it since   highschool and are going to use it this time.
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If you're not sure how to approach it with her, an e-mail or Facebook message might be the way to go. If you telephone her or speak to her in person, you might get flustered. At least, if you type a message, you can edit it as many times as you need to in order to make it clear.

It's not as though you need her permission to use the name; it would be a courtesy to let her know though. If she's a reasonable lady, I can't imagine that she would be upset about it.

 

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I think all of the advice posted to date is excellent.  Go ahead with using Grace, but give your cousin's fiance a heads up.  I think Grace sounds wonderful with Jackson & Ella!

Good luck!

 

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