There are tons of reasons a name may be off limits
for you- an ex friend/bf's name, it's used by someone you know, rhymes with something bad/funny, etc. Name the name and why you
can't use it!
I use to want to name my son Luke (great g-pa's name) but I dated
a guy named Luke in college and also my brother used the name. (that's ok bc they wanted Kate for a girl too
i don't have any names i am absolutely stuck on but i did like the name Savannah but dh objected b/c that was the name of a famous porn star that committed suicide so that name went out the window.
i like the name Kyle but that was my exboyfriends' name so that is not happening either.
I really wanted DD's middle name to be Kalamazoo. It's where I went to college and really became the adult that I am. DH was flat against it, but I maintain that it's a way cooler middle name than Gabrielle, which I don't even really like anymore.
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I really wanted DD's middle name to be Kalamazoo. It's where I went to college and really became the adult that I am. DH was flat against it, but I maintain that it's a way cooler middle name than Gabrielle, which I don't even really like anymore.
That's awesome! Dana Kalamazoo has a ring to it- you should just start calling her that and maybe it will catch on!
For me, I really wanted to name Eva, Lorelei but DH thought it sounded "hick". I also loved Charlotte with the nickname Lottie after my grandmother but both DH and my mom hated it (and it was her mom!).
Graham, b/c it does NOT go with our last name. I keep saying it, hoping it will, but I just don't think it does. Plus, MN is 1 syllable, last name is 1 syllable, it just doesn't flow well at all.
Hopefully, this one is a girl, cause I can't find any boy names I like.
I loved AJ from when I was a teenager. Then I met DH, whos name is Anthony so it totally worked out. But my little sister is having a boy in April and naming her son after her fiance... it will be AJ. I don't care though, because we are done having kids.
ETA- I totally forget! I LOVE the name Vayda and I really wanted to use it for Syd, but DH didn't love it. My sister got a kitten a month ago and named it Vayda. UGH!
I wanted to name DS Elijah but we have a friend who has a son named that and he is a BRAT so DH refused to use that name. I also mentioned Michelle for DD's middle name not knowing that FIL cheated on MIL with MIL's best friend Michelle. I knew he cheated with MIL's best friend but didn't know her name was Michelle.
I love the name Lucy for a little girl, but my DH's grandma is Lucy and she is an evil evil woman! I also liked Callie for a girl but my sister named her DD Kayleigh and they are way too close when you say them!
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Olivia or Oliver. Our last name starts with an "O". OO is just too much for me. Any other letter- ok. But not two O's. Brings up too much of a Bond thing- OO7.
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Zachary, Alexander and Benjamin. My 3 all time favorite boy names. DH comes from a very large extended family and his cousins have used all 3 of those names on their children. Plus now w/ DD2 being Alexandra, we couldn't have an Alexander too anyway
Good thing we keep having girls LOL. Though I also love Sophie and DH's cousin named their daughter that..
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When I was pregnant with DD my Grandfather died and his middle name was Lee. I wanted Elle's middle name to be Leigh but I thought that it would be to confusing when her full name was read out. "L-E" it would make her name sound like Ellie. People already pronounce Elle, Ellie. Its annoying but I figured it would happen.
I loved AJ from when I was a teenager. Then I met DH, whos name is Anthony so it totally worked out. But my little sister is having a boy in April and naming her son after her fiance... it will be AJ. I don't care though, because we are done having kids.
ETA- I totally forget! I LOVE the name Vayda and I really wanted to use it for Syd, but DH didn't love it. My sister got a kitten a month ago and named it Vayda. UGH!
My sister named her DD Vayda! I have only heard of one other person mention possibly using that name (and it was here on the Nest, well on the Baby Name board!).
I used to love the name Emma, but my parents have a dog named Emma.
DH thinks Katherine sounds funny, but I love it... for a boy I really like Greyson/Grayson... but I have an ex Grey and we're still friends with him so another no go...
Jacob (nn Jake). I love the name, but I dated a guy for 2 years with that name and DH would never let me name a child the same name as any of my exes.
Luke. DH's high school best friend had a little brother with this name and apparently this guy was too annoying to DH for us to ever consider giving our child that name.
Graham, Van, Tanner. We have friends with all 3 of these names.
Marley for a girl. Say it with my last name and you will LOL. It just will not do. Oh, and also so many people now associate the name Marley with the dog so....nah.
Graham, Van, Tanner. We have friends with all 3 of these names.
Marley for a girl. Say it with my last name and you will LOL. It just will not do. Oh, and also so many people now associate the name Marley with the dog so....nah.
Marley and your LN did make me LOL. She'd marry young just to drop that name.
Graham, Van, Tanner. We have friends with all 3 of these names.
Marley for a girl. Say it with my last name and you will LOL. It just will not do. Oh, and also so many people now associate the name Marley with the dog so....nah.
Marley and your LN did make me LOL. She'd marry young just to drop that name.
Graham, Van, Tanner. We have friends with all 3 of these names.
Marley for a girl. Say it with my last name and you will LOL. It just will not do. Oh, and also so many people now associate the name Marley with the dog so....nah.
Marley and your LN did make me LOL. She'd marry young just to drop that name.
Before we thought of Benjamin, I tossed out the idea of naming him Nathan (which was going to be my daughter's name if she were a boy). I have always liked the name and think 'Nate' for a little boy is just precious. DH said no because he "Doesn't like names that begin with the letter N.". It is one of the most bizarre things he has ever said to me. In the long run, I'm glad he felt this way because Ben's name suits him perfectly and he really isn't a Nathan.
I like the name Jeremy for a boy, but that was my BF when I met DH. I also love Henry, but DH absolutely hates it and since he had two dogs named "Hank" and "Jake" growing up we seriously can't use it now that we have a Jacob.
For girls, I absolutely LOVE the name Carys, but our last name is Davis and that just sounds horrible together.
Um, yeah. The Bump be too crazy for pics of my kid.
Sam for a boy but we have a family member with a dog named Sam so I absolutely refuse. I know it is terrible but I keep hoping that the dog is not around by the time we have a second child so it can be added to the list.
DH's name is Micah, so I've always wanted to name our baby Mikayla if it were a girl! Unfortunately, my 2yr old niece's name is A'Kayla, so I figure that would be way too confusing since we call her just Kayla for short! lol
Olivia or Oliver. Our last name starts with an "O". OO is just too much for me. Any other letter- ok. But not two O's. Brings up too much of a Bond thing- OO7.
This is our problem, too! I love the name Oliver, but our last name is Over____, and that is just a tongue-twister.
I also love the name Maren (Maw-ren), but dh can't stand it (says it reminds him of Marlin the fish). Felicity is also a beautiful name, but once again, dh vetoed it!
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i don't have any names i am absolutely stuck on but i did like the name Savannah but dh objected b/c that was the name of a famous porn star that committed suicide so that name went out the window.
i like the name Kyle but that was my exboyfriends' name so that is not happening either.
That's awesome! Dana Kalamazoo has a ring to it- you should just start calling her that and maybe it will catch on!
For me, I really wanted to name Eva, Lorelei but DH thought it sounded "hick". I also loved Charlotte with the nickname Lottie after my grandmother but both DH and my mom hated it (and it was her mom!).
Graham, b/c it does NOT go with our last name. I keep saying it, hoping it will, but I just don't think it does. Plus, MN is 1 syllable, last name is 1 syllable, it just doesn't flow well at all.
Hopefully, this one is a girl, cause I can't find any boy names I like.
I loved AJ from when I was a teenager. Then I met DH, whos name is Anthony so it totally worked out. But my little sister is having a boy in April and naming her son after her fiance... it will be AJ. I don't care though, because we are done having kids.
ETA- I totally forget! I LOVE the name Vayda and I really wanted to use it for Syd, but DH didn't love it. My sister got a kitten a month ago and named it Vayda. UGH!
hudson, jackson, sawyer all sound ridiculous with our last name.
i love the name Parson, but it's an ex's last name.
We really wanted to name DD Kacey, but my cousin's name is Kaycie, so we decided against it even though we never see her.
Olivia or Oliver. Our last name starts with an "O". OO is just too much for me. Any other letter- ok. But not two O's. Brings up too much of a Bond thing- OO7.
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Zachary, Alexander and Benjamin. My 3 all time favorite boy names. DH comes from a very large extended family and his cousins have used all 3 of those names on their children. Plus now w/ DD2 being Alexandra, we couldn't have an Alexander too anyway
Good thing we keep having girls LOL. Though I also love Sophie and DH's cousin named their daughter that..
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My sister named her DD Vayda! I have only heard of one other person mention possibly using that name (and it was here on the Nest, well on the Baby Name board!).
I used to love the name Emma, but my parents have a dog named Emma.
Jacob (nn Jake). I love the name, but I dated a guy for 2 years with that name and DH would never let me name a child the same name as any of my exes.
Luke. DH's high school best friend had a little brother with this name and apparently this guy was too annoying to DH for us to ever consider giving our child that name.
Graham, Van, Tanner. We have friends with all 3 of these names.
Marley for a girl. Say it with my last name and you will LOL. It just will not do. Oh, and also so many people now associate the name Marley with the dog so....nah.
Marley and your LN did make me LOL. She'd marry young just to drop that name.
See? I told ya. lol. It's pretty funny.
oh yes, yes it is!
I like the name Jeremy for a boy, but that was my BF when I met DH. I also love Henry, but DH absolutely hates it and since he had two dogs named "Hank" and "Jake" growing up we seriously can't use it now that we have a Jacob.
For girls, I absolutely LOVE the name Carys, but our last name is Davis and that just sounds horrible together.
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I love Molly, but our dog's name is Milly, and that would be too confusing (for us, our dog, and our little girl!)
This is our problem, too! I love the name Oliver, but our last name is Over____, and that is just a tongue-twister.
I also love the name Maren (Maw-ren), but dh can't stand it (says it reminds him of Marlin the fish). Felicity is also a beautiful name, but once again, dh vetoed it!