A mum-to-be has left in a panic after discovering that her pregnant sister has chosen a name for her unborn baby, which is almost identical to the name she had picked out for her own child.
The woman and her sister have never discussed names, but for several years she's had a girls name picked out, which she always planned to use if she fell pregnant with a girl.
However, her sister - who is due a lot sooner than her - recently announced the name of her baby girl, which bears striking resemblance to her chosen name.
"Me and my sister are both pregnant with girls and we haven't discussed baby names with each other at all. She's much further along and today announced her babies name will be Cara," the mum-to-be wrote on Mumsnet.
The mum-to-be went on to reveal that she had chosen the name Zara for her daughter's name, followed by the name of her late grandmother - which happens to be the same middle name chosen by her sister.
"I'm now confused on what I should do as me and my partner have chosen Zara for our daughters name. Her baby's middle name is going to be after our Grandmother who died last year and that was my plan. It's a situation where all I can think is what are the odds," she continued.
"I've had my daughters name made up in my mind for the last few years and I've never imagined naming my daughter anything else so I don't even have a back-up."
The woman is now nervous her sister will think she's copied her and is concerned it will cause a whole load of drama, but she's reluctant to change the name considering its one she's wanted for a long time.
"The middle name I'm happy to change to something else but would you change the first name in my situation?" she asked fellow Mumsnet users.
One user replied: "It's not actually the same name (and even if it was you could still use it). Personally I would keep the name but let my sister know soon about your long standing plan of Zara so it doesn't come as a surprise further down the road.
"I'd keep it light and cheerful, but be clear you are letting her know and not asking for permission."
Another added: "In your situation I would be tempted to change the first name to something that doesn't rhyme, like Zoe, but keep the middle name.
"All my male cousins on one side of the family have the same middle name (my Gran's maiden name) and it's a non issue. My mum actually wishes she'd given it to my brother too because he's the only one who doesn't have it."
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