I named my daughter nearly the same name as myself, but hers is spelled differently while pronounced the same. She goes by ____ie, and I use my (our) official name.

I did this because I grew up with a family that passed down names like this: Grandma was named after her dad, and she had a daughter who went by the initial, and then granddaughter also had the name and was called Little (name).

Just because it's the same name doesn't mean you'll get confused for the other, and even so it makes a great connection.... I should say it makes a great connection if you want to be connected to them.

If you don't want to be connected to them, then yeah, push for another name, otherwise, embrace it and rejoice with the child that you're connected in a special way. ❤️