Cried because I wanted to name my son after a demon...

AliveaG

Okay. First things first. I don't even know what I'm having yet. & genuinely I am fine with either gender. But IF I could choose, I'd like a boy. So I was watching Supernatural with DH & we fell in love with the name Azazel. Only to find out that he is a serious time bad dude. We aren't over religious by any means but I'm not looking to name my child after a fallen angel. I cried for hours over THIS because not being able to have the name made me want it so much more... Anyone else suffering from lusting over names they can't have?

kelsojohnso

I'm a huuuuuugggeee Beatles fan and I've always thought I'd name my son Lennon.... Hubby HATES it and it's not going to happen... I was devastated... But we don't even know what we're having yet! (We do agree on other cute boys names though so it's not a total loss)

edavis926

My parents were initially going to name me Kali instead and I have been set on using in if I had a girl pretty much my entire life. Brother's dog's name..

AliveaG

& then to top it off, I've always loved Azalea for a girl. Like the flower. Not the strange pop star. Then hubby likes awful names like Avadora, which I think could be okay but I don't want people to call her Dora.

bgriest

I have wanted to name my first (and maybe only) son Landon ever since I was like 14.

14 years later and we're having a boy and my fiancé is dead set against it!

nsaid4u

kelsojohnso said:

I'm a huuuuuugggeee Beatles fan and I've always thought I'd name my son Lennon.... Hubby HATES it and it's not going to happen... I was devastated... But we don't even know what we're having yet! (We do agree on other cute boys names though so it's not a total loss)

@kelsojohnso Lennon is great, too bad......how about Lennox (i actually know a girl name Lennox, could work for boy or girl). just a suggestion cuz I thought of it when I was reading Lennon.

kabnpauj

I heard a porn star's name and I loved the name..but hubby refused. It wouldve been ok if I didn't hear fr thearn star but since I did, it'll be like I name my daughter after a porn star. so we decided not to.

alinic916

I always wanted to name a girl Brooklyn. My husband absolutely hates it. But we agreed on the names. Still sad though.

lanaloulittle

bgriest said:

I have wanted to name my first (and maybe only) son Landon ever since I was like 14.

14 years later and we're having a boy and my fiancé is dead set against it!

I have always wanted to name a daughter Adelaide. Hubby agreed... Until we were actually pregnant then told me he isn't a fan. Luckily there are other names I love, but seriously dude! (And we don't know what we are having yet so I've still got time haha)

tate62610

Yeah I'm super annoyed my husband hates Connor so much.

DeeGreer

Landon and Lennon were some of my top picks too. we agreed on my third favorite finally but now we can't decide on the spelling. Justus or Justice.

katnor

My husband and I also watch Supernatural. When we were pregnant with our first, we heard the name Castiel on there, fell in love with it, and ended up naming our son Castiel. Can't imagine him having any other name, he IS Castiel to me. May seem weird but now it just seems like an occurrence that they share the name, not that we heard the name on the show. I don't think many people would associate the name with a demon so if you really love it but are scared of the association, I'd say still go for it if you both love the name. There are so many names all types of people and possibly evil characters on shows share but very rarely do people associate them together. I say go for it if you love the name:)
As far as wanting a name I can't have...I love the name Seraphina and Eveline for a girl and can't get my husband on board with either!

KLHauck12

I think there is a difference between the first place you heard a name and naming your child after that person specifically. If you both love the name, I say don't worry about a character having that name. My husband and I love the name Vivian. He first heard it in Pretty Woman and I heard the nickname of Vivi in the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. In a later book, the author hinted that the character was sexually inappropriate with her child which I felt ruined the character (b/c before that she was just realistically flawed or the negative things weren't her fault) but I won't let that ruin my love of the name!
Besides, while I enjoyed that first book/movie .. but it was the NAM, not the character, I fell in love with! So wouldnt have ever considered it to be naming my child after her - even if that later book hadn't happened. I just consider it to be the first place I heard the name!

JustHyr

katnor said:

My husband and I also watch Supernatural. When we were pregnant with our first, we heard the name Castiel on there, fell in love with it, and ended up naming our son Castiel. Can't imagine him having any other name, he IS Castiel to me. May seem weird but now it just seems like an occurrence that they share the name, not that we heard the name on the show. I don't think many people would associate the name with a demon so if you really love it but are scared of the association, I'd say still go for it if you both love the name. There are so many names all types of people and possibly evil characters on shows share but very rarely do people associate them together. I say go for it if you love the name:)
As far as wanting a name I can't have...I love the name Seraphina and Eveline for a girl and can't get my husband on board with either!

I'd normally agree with this.  But Azazel is different from Castiel.  Castiel is a name created by Supernatural.  It has no significance beyond the show.  Azazel is an actual demon name based on religious text.  It's a really cool name but it definitely is and will always be a demon name.  

MamaOwl15

I swore if I ever had a son, I'd name him Caspian after Prince Caspian in the Chronicles of Narnia. My husband had always wanted to name a son Orion, so our oldest has that name. If this one is another boy, I want to name him Caspian, but I don't think my husband is on board.

allessandra511

Don't feel too bad, I love the name Azazel too. I heard it on X-Men though and he was always a bad guy. I think it is so unique and awesome. We'll find other names lol

ETA: and for me, the name Robert as even a middle name has been trouble. Its my ex BIL's name and I don't want to think of him all the time lol. But it's a very dear deceased friend's middle name and I would love to use it.

J1D

Normally I would never say "Google search" in a pregnancy thread but in this case I would suggest a quick Google search of the name. I didn't know about him being a character on a show but I know the name from other sources and it's always a demon, or an evil character of some kind I think unfortunately naming your child Azazel is kinda like naming him Hitler or Lucifer. That being said- it's your baby! Do the goggle search and see the connotations and if they don't bother you, name your kiddo whatever you want. Your baby, your business. But a lot of people will probably freak out. I'm sorry the name you like has so much baggage

wassuphoes

Hi, dirty luker here.
What about Azriel? Angel of Death, but overall considered good/positive, and used as a hebrew name throughout the ages. Limited searching via Google has not suggested any particularly negative connotations, a few fictional characters, but nothing overly popluar.

https://www.behindthename.com/name/azriel

sierranicole1997

I have loved the name Faith-Lynn Nicole for a long time and my bf hates it because of a girl in school that use to annoy him . ! Its driving me crazy trying to pick a name and if its a boy we had Hayden Dwayne picked out but now Mr picky pants doesn't like that name . !

lucky10liz

I had the name Henry picked out for the longest time.. my hubby and I were talking baby names at his house and my sister-in-law overheard. She ended up picking that name for their little boy. So now I feel like I can't use it! She stole my name! My hubby and I have since agreed on a new boy name, but it still miffs me every time I think about it...  ~X(

kindlycrystal

I have always liked Aerin or Clara for a girl, but my husband does not like either. To be fair, though, he loves Eilonwy and I'm not really a fan. It's pretty and unique, but most our family can't even spell it, let alone say it.  :-$

mishala12

We agreed on Olivia Ryan, so for a boy I wanted Oliver Ryan or Ryan Oliver. Hubby HATES Oliver. Now I only want it more. I've actually thought about just sneaking it on the birth certificate.
Hopefully we get a girl so we don't have to fight about this anymore haha

anorthro

lucky10liz said:

I had the name Henry picked out for the longest time.. my hubby and I were talking baby names at his house and my sister-in-law overheard. She ended up picking that name for their little boy. So now I feel like I can't use it! She stole my name! My hubby and I have since agreed on a new boy name, but it still miffs me every time I think about it...  ~X(

If she used the name knowing it was your top choice she shouldn't be too surprised if you use it

mishala12

@lucky10liz oh man would I be mad! Thats a big fear of mine. How did you not round house kick her?!

hbrooks09

Haha speaking of the show Supernatural if I have a boy his name will be Jensen after Jensen Ackles! I just love that name!

dchiapella

lucky10liz said:

I had the name Henry picked out for the longest time.. my hubby and I were talking baby names at his house and my sister-in-law overheard. She ended up picking that name for their little boy. So now I feel like I can't use it! She stole my name! My hubby and I have since agreed on a new boy name, but it still miffs me every time I think about it...  ~X(

Happened to me, too! Years ago when my husband and I were still dating we picked the name Luka for that "someday." I had a pregnant friend and we were talking boys names... low and behold... that was a while ago, well before we found out we were pregnant and I still can't bring myself to use the name AND we cannot agree on a single boy's name. 

dchiapella

hbrooks09 said:

Haha speaking of the show Supernatural if I have a boy his name will be Jensen after Jensen Ackles! I just love that name!

I keep bugging hubby about using the name Castiel. 

1stComesLove421

My mom was wanting to name my sister Lauren Nicole, my sister isn't married and doesn't want children so I had wanted to steal the name idea... Then my husband made friends with a new couple and the wife's name is Lauren Nicole. Totally don't want everyone thinking we named our child after her, it just takes away from the special meaning.

I also really liked Riley, but I got a dog one year and named her that thinking it would be forever before I had a child!

vigibson87

What did you name your little one? I did name my son Azazel and he is perfect, he is also a strong believer in God