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Personally, I wouldn't use a family name just because I like/love the name, especially if I wasn't close to that family member. However, I would consider using the name of a person I love and I'm very close to even if I didn't *love* the name in and of itself; I actually do love the name because I love the person, if that makes sense. However, if I thought using any name of a family member would hurt another's feelings or cause jealousy, etc., I probably wouldn't use it. It may be best just to start from scratch and not use any family names at all.

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