Woman Refuses to Change Baby Name After Sister Argues It 'Clashes' with Hers

Mar. 15, 2025

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She continues: “My sister is not currently pregnant but wanted to name her future daughter Ann or Anna as another way to honor Leigh-Ann. She thinks it would be stupid for her kids to be named Lee and Anna with a cousin named Leanna.”

While the woman agrees that the names might be “confusing,” she adds, “we had no clue that she wanted to do another honor name for a future kid.”

“Going into this we knew that Lee and Leanna are pretty similar names but I thought they were different enough that it wouldn’t be too weird or confusing,” she shares.

Both women were close with their stepmother and, therefore, the woman writes, “I don’t think she should be the only one that gets to use an honor name. At the end of the day, she can still name any future kids whatever she wants. And I have the same right.”

“For example, we were out shopping with her and Lee and Lee picks out some kind of stuffed animal. Lee dropped it the Wal-mart parking lot on the way back to the car,” she writes. “My sister quickly picks it up and hands it to him saying, ‘Careful buddy, she might want to steal that too.’ "

She continues: “I’m pretty sure she was trying to imply that we stole a version of his name or something but the whole interaction was pretty weird in my opinion.”

Commenters overwhelmingly agree with the poster, with one writing, “You can’t own a name. Please name your child what you want. Don’t back down. Sister seems like a nightmare.”

“I also think sister is being ludicrous and entitled to think she has the right to name TWO kids after stepmom (or whoever) yet [original poster] cannot name even one kid after stepmom,” adds another.

source: people.com