Urgh my favourite names are ours :(

[LittleMum]

Sucks really, I'm a Katie and husband is Matthew, they're my two fave names! Would it be too weird to call our next child one of them?
Already got a dd called Louise which was literally the only name we both liked, couldn't think of one for a boy (luckily didn't have to worry lol)

 

[BadMamaJAMA]

You do have great names!

I certainly don't think it's weird to name a son after his father. I've known women named after their mothers, but they typically use different nicknames - i.e. Mom goes by Elizabeth, daughter goes by Liza. So you could have a little girl named Kate.

Some ideas would be to gender-switch them... Maybe your daughter could be a Mattie/Matilda?

Or you could try to blend them together somehow... MaKatie? Kathie?

I dunno.. it's a tricky situation.

 

[LoraLoo]

Love Matthew my youngest was almost called it but we opted as a middle name. How about something like Katherine for a girl and could still use Kate or Katie? X

 

[Varenne]

My name is my favourite name but I'd never use it for a daughter...I'd feel a bit self conscious or like I was being egotistical, plus I'd want to give her her own identity.

What about similar names, like Katrina and Marcus, or maybe use your names as middle names...

 

[pippi_89]

Er....

Kaitlyn
Kadie
Katia
Kathryn

Matteo
Matthias
.........?

or like pp said, you could do a Will Smith and gender swap

Matthia and Katon?

 

[JJKCB]

what about:

Kaitlyn
Matilda

a little boy with the same name as his dad isn't that odd really

 

[Mummymoo_x]

I know someone that called her daughter after her own name.. I think its fine to do that if you like the name