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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Zahna Eklund

'My dad is giving his new baby the exact same name as me - it's like I'm being replaced'

Baby names can be a tricky subject to navigate with family members, especially if two of your loved ones are pregnant at the same time and both want to call their little ones something similar, as it could descend into arguments despite neither party having "dibs" on any moniker.

One woman, however, has had a much stranger experience when it comes to the names used in her family after she learned that her dad and her stepmum plan to name their impending arrival Lilly - which is the same name as hers.

The 18-year-old explained that her full name is Lilianna but she always goes by Lilly and has done for her entire life, so it feels awkward for her to now share a name with her half-sister, even though her dad is convinced it's totally normal.

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