Names---sharing or keeping it a secret (clicky poll)

mbs427

Sometimes I feel like we're going to keep a secret until our baby is born...since everything else will be known (baby's sex, repeat c-section, etc.). 

But now I'm leaning toward sharing the name (once we decide which name we like)...

Curious to see what you all are doing... [Poll]

willamina28

I'm sharing so no one steals the names!

mbs427

willamina28:

I'm sharing so no one steals the names!

That's one reason I'd want to share...especially since so many of my cousins and friends are having babies now.

jessr510

We're totally keeping it a secret again.  We have the same situation as you-knowing sex, repeat c-section- and keeping the name a secret last time was a lot of fun because people were crazy excited to hear it!  And I don't like hearing other people's opinions on our choice of name.  They keep their mouths shut when it's already decided... At least they did for us, but we chose a family name.

companion cube

We'll probably share the name, but I'm not writing it in stone until I meet the baby. So the real name might end up being a surprise. 

jessr510

mbs427:

willamina28:

I'm sharing so no one steals the names!

That's one reason I'd want to share...especially since so many of my cousins and friends are having babies now.

It's funny, but I actually have known people who got their names stolen after they shared it because other people heard it and liked it so much... I would never do that to anyone, so I think that's pretty wrong. 

willamina28

jessr510:

mbs427:

willamina28:

I'm sharing so no one steals the names!

That's one reason I'd want to share...especially since so many of my cousins and friends are having babies now.

It's funny, but I actually have known people who got their names stolen after they shared it because other people heard it and liked it so much... I would never do that to anyone, so I think that's pretty wrong. 

 

I've thought about this as a possibility. But I'm pretty intense, they would know better than to steal my names ::bwahahahaha evil laughter:: 

No but seriously for some reason no one ever likes my names: 

Adeline and Greyson

jessr510

companion cube:

We'll probably share the name, but I'm not writing it in stone until I meet the baby. So the real name might end up being a surprise. 

Just a though, if you share it early, you might wind up with a ton of personalized items at your shower and then you'll feel bad if you decide you want to change it... I don't know if you're the type of person who would feel bad in that situation or say "eh, whatever!" but I thought I'd point that out.

I apparently have a lot of opinions on naming... Sorry if I'm coming off as rude!  That's not my intent! 

jessr510

willamina28:

jessr510:

mbs427:

willamina28:

I'm sharing so no one steals the names!

That's one reason I'd want to share...especially since so many of my cousins and friends are having babies now.

It's funny, but I actually have known people who got their names stolen after they shared it because other people heard it and liked it so much... I would never do that to anyone, so I think that's pretty wrong. 

 

I've thought about this as a possibility. But I'm pretty intense, they would know better than to steal my names ::bwahahahaha evil laughter:: 

No but seriously for some reason no one ever likes my names: 

Adeline and Greyson

I like them!  They're not the kinds of names DH would like, so we won't be stealing them, haha!  My friend's gf has a son and she told her cousin she was going to name him Gavin, so her cousin had her boy a few weeks before my friend's gf and named him Gavin.  So K named her son Dylan instead... That's just wrong.  If I thought someone pg at the same time as me might be considering the same name, I might share with just them to let them know we've chosen ours... We'll see if that situation arises! 

williaw

willamina28:

I'm sharing so no one steals the names!

This. And I'd also like to get stuff embroidered early on.

*kendrick*

We haven't decided yet. We also haven't decided if we will find out the sex.

Possibly flame-worthy confession: The big reason I wouldn't want to share sex is to avoid the influx of clothes or frilly stuff if it is a girl. I didn't even think about personalized stuff with sharing the name. I would not be into that at all, either. But, those reasons seems like a ridiculous reason to not share. I am a grateful person, really!

stbmittleman

I'm going to tell some people. I'm not telling my cousin who is 2 months ahead of me or anyone that might share a name with her until we both know the sex of the babies and she picks her names because I'm afraid she will take whatever name we pick. I'm not super worried about having two kids with the same name in our family. I just know how certain members of our family are and they will say that WE took the name from her. I'm already anticipating those family members saying I'm copying my cousin (or trying to steal her thunder) by getting pregnant (even though I've been married longer and am older).

wmramsel

We will tell some people, but I think its rude when people you barely know start giving opinions about name choices.  I will probably field questions from more distant people.

Oleg&Liz

 

No but seriously for some reason no one ever likes my names: 

Adeline and Greyson

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When I was looking at names during my last pregnancy I did like Greyson a lot. I am hoping that bump posters don't count tho as far as name stealers.

I was going to share our chosen names, which of course we don't have yet, since we aren't going to find out the sex. I am actually kinda wanting feedback regarding opinoins on names. If I really like a name I won't care if they're are a few people who don't like it anyway.

 

 

willamina28

jessr510:

willamina28:

jessr510:

mbs427:

willamina28:

I'm sharing so no one steals the names!

That's one reason I'd want to share...especially since so many of my cousins and friends are having babies now.

It's funny, but I actually have known people who got their names stolen after they shared it because other people heard it and liked it so much... I would never do that to anyone, so I think that's pretty wrong. 

 

I've thought about this as a possibility. But I'm pretty intense, they would know better than to steal my names ::bwahahahaha evil laughter:: 

No but seriously for some reason no one ever likes my names: 

Adeline and Greyson

I like them!  They're not the kinds of names DH would like, so we won't be stealing them, haha!  My friend's gf has a son and she told her cousin she was going to name him Gavin, so her cousin had her boy a few weeks before my friend's gf and named him Gavin.  So K named her son Dylan instead... That's just wrong.  If I thought someone pg at the same time as me might be considering the same name, I might share with just them to let them know we've chosen ours... We'll see if that situation arises! 

OMG I would be sooo pissed, probably would never speak to them again. I wouldn't care if the person lived far away or if it was someone I knew I wouldn't see or barely know. But geez that is bad, cousins!

willamina28

Oleg&Liz:

 

No but seriously for some reason no one ever likes my names: 

Adeline and Greyson

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When I was looking at names during my last pregnancy I did like Greyson a lot. I am hoping that bump posters don't count tho as far as name stealers.

I was going to share our chosen names, which of course we don't have yet, since we aren't going to find out the sex. I am actually kinda wanting feedback regarding opinoins on names. If I really like a name I won't care if they're are a few people who don't like it anyway.

 

 

 

Steal away! Bumpies don't count! 

ohashlet

We're making a short list of a few we love and bringing them to the birth center with us. We won't name the baby until we meet him/her.

willamina28

ohashlet:

We're making a short list of a few we love and bringing them to the birth center with us. We won't name the baby until we meet him/her.

 

I voted on your names, some of them are super cute, my fav is Taloulah Belle. Where did you come up with these? Very different!

ohashlet

willamina28:

ohashlet:

We're making a short list of a few we love and bringing them to the birth center with us. We won't name the baby until we meet him/her.

 

I voted on your names, some of them are super cute, my fav is Taloulah Belle. Where did you come up with these? Very different!

 

Thanks! Taloulah is the forerunner right now for us. My name is Ashley, which I've never liked. I was one of 5 in mt graduating class, and it was just so popular. I like feminine and very vowel-y names that aren't *too* weird.

I also highly recommend NameBerry.com. It helped me find most of my middle names. HTH!

pawcall

I voted special snowflake.  We'll share our top two or three, but we're not going to lock into a name until we see the baby.

pawcall

Also, I am probably in the minority here, but I don't see the big deal with "name theft."  My brother-in-law and sister-in-law are having a baby a few weeks before us.  I don't know what names they're considering, but if they used the name that we wanted to use - guess what - name-twin cousins.

I think people make too big a deal out of these things, honestly.

ohashlet

cdobry01:

I voted special snowflake.  We'll share our top two or three, but we're not going to lock into a name until we see the baby.

 

Go Team-Meet-Baby-First!

broccolitree

We're not finding out the gender, so unless we name the kid Jordan Ryan or something we can't really decide fully.  We're doing a short list and deciding after we meet the sprout.

pawcall

ohashlet:

cdobry01:

I voted special snowflake.  We'll share our top two or three, but we're not going to lock into a name until we see the baby.

 

Go Team-Meet-Baby-First!

Funny story about this.  My sister is half vietnamese and half puerto rican.  her husband is from guatemala.  When they were having their first, they decided to name her Leea if she looked more Asian, and Adriana if she looked more Spanish.  We never told them this, but our parents HATED the name Adriana and made a pact to tell her it was the most Asian looking baby EVER - no matter what she looked like.

Meet my "Asian looking" niece, Leea:

 

ohashlet

cdobry01:

ohashlet:

cdobry01:

I voted special snowflake.  We'll share our top two or three, but we're not going to lock into a name until we see the baby.

 

Go Team-Meet-Baby-First!

Funny story about this.  My sister is half vietnamese and half puerto rican.  her husband is from guatemala.  When they were having their first, they decided to name her Leea if she looked more Asian, and Adriana if she looked more Spanish.  We never told them this, but our parents HATED the name Adriana and made a pact to tell her it was the most Asian looking baby EVER - no matter what she looked like.

Meet my "Asian looking" niece, Leea:

 

 

BAhAHAHHAA

Doodle2011

Adeline made my short list but DH vetoed it, grrrrr.

I am kind of wishing I had kept the names we are considering a secret, because my mother is turning out to be quite opinionated, and it's annoying to hear her dis the ones we like.

WestCoastMommy

We made the mistake of sharing our baby name ideas with DS#1. We were so sick of hearing everyones opinions about our choices. This time we will wait until the end to share what we have decided.

danamh83

I haven't thought about it.

KeriMac

We didn't name our daughter until the day after she was born!!!  We had a list of final choices, but we wanted to see her before we decided on a final choice.  We decided to sleep on it because I was in labor for 46 hours and I felt I couldn't make the decision when I was that exhausted!!

We kept the names a secret because we didn't want family "weighing in" on our choices.  We will do the same thing this time. 

alliecarrie41

there is no such thing as "stealing" a name... it's first come first serves.

i am just not telling anyone so i won't have to listen to any opinions.

MichelleL1118

We're not sharing names... but mostly because we have no plans to share the baby's gender.  We'll probably tell both the gender & the name as part of a Christmas present to our families.  I don't want any unsolicited opinions from my ILs, or my own parents for that matter.