The full ending is in Comment 2, and it might flip your verdict completely 
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for our daughter.
My ILs had been surprised when SIL had her daughter and announced the name. Most people had expected her daughter to be Emily because she talked about that name a lot. Seraphina came from nowhere with her. When we announced our daughters name, the actual name, after she was born, we did get asked why we had chosen not to use Seraphina and my husband told them we had decided to go with something else during the pregnancy because we felt it was for the best. No specific reason given, at least not that he brought up around me. But his mom and his other sister and one of his brothers did make comments to SIL about it being her fault. They said it was pretty clear our change came because she used the name we intended to use. SIL ended up fighting with her mom because it was always clear I was never SILs favorite…
For years, a woman dreamed of naming her daughter Seraphina, a name etched in her heart since childhood and known to all her loved ones. But when her sister-in-law (SIL) unexpectedly bestows it on her own newborn, the plan unravels. Choosing a different name to avoid  family overlap, the woman faces SIL’s accusations of stirring drama and turning the family against her. What was meant to be a personal choice spirals into a battle of motives and hurt feelings.
People & Society
This Reddit saga, simmering with family tension, explores the emotional weight of names and the sting of perceived slights. The woman’s decision to pivot from Seraphina, rather than share it, triggers a firestorm of blame, raising questions about intent and fairness. Was her choice a petty jab, or a reasonable boundary? Let’s dive into this tangled family drama.
‘AITA for deciding not to use my favorite girl name for my daughter like I always wanted because my husbands sister decided to use it for hers?’
