Naming the baby - the names we love.

EJensify

If any of you read my blog, you know that naming the baby is my biggest source of stress right now...that Mr. J and I just can't pull it together and give the kid a frigging name.

Our biggest mistake thus far has been putting the names to a vote, because our favorites are the ones that nobody else really seems to be liking...and we are back to square one all over again. 

I guess that we shouldn't care what others think, but at the end of the day I can't help let it affect me a little. 

Is anyone else having this much trouble naming their kid??

 

pinkflipflops44

Yes! I have a husband who likes names I suggest, suggested a few of his own that we added to our list.. but will not commit!!!!

I am hoping he will be like oooh well of course let's name her..... when she is born.. But who knows.

At this rate.. her name MAY be Isla June.. but umm it may not? And if it is not? I have no idea what it will be.

MereMM7

It is really so hard! DH and I had such a hard time agreeing on names, plus we are team green, which i feel makes it harder b.c you can't really commit to thinking all boys or all girls. But we have finally decided on a name, and our plan is to tell.....no one. We dont want anyones reactions or input swaying us away from our name! So goodluck, and don't worry about everyone else,its your baby

NothingLikeBarbie

Same ol' advice, but name the baby what you want and don't let others opinions affect you.

I had to take my own advice, because VERY few people IRL like the name we picked out for our son. Most hate it. We love it though, so screw them!

momma4jax

Thats sorta what we did.. We asked what people thought and we LOVED the name Finnegan and NO ONE liked it, my mother hated it, my best friend said she wouldnt call him Finn (which is what his nick name would be). It really pissed me off.. and we decided to just switch it all together, and picked Ian, but i still love Finnegan, and now DH is stuck on Ian... so my advice! GO WITH WHAT YOU LOVE!

 

side note-  i Love the name Silas too!! lol 

NothingLikeBarbie

momma4jax:

Thats sorta what we did.. We asked what people thought and we LOVED the name Finnegan and NO ONE liked it, my mother hated it, my best friend said she wouldnt call him Finn (which is what his nick name would be). It really pissed me off.. and we decided to just switch it all together, and picked Ian, but i still love Finnegan, and now DH is stuck on Ian... so my advice! GO WITH WHAT YOU LOVE!

 

side note-  i Love the name Silas too!! lol 

Thanks! Finnegan is a kickass name, as is the NN Finn. I also love Ian, it was on my list!

momma4jax

NothingLikeBarbie:

momma4jax:

Thats sorta what we did.. We asked what people thought and we LOVED the name Finnegan and NO ONE liked it, my mother hated it, my best friend said she wouldnt call him Finn (which is what his nick name would be). It really pissed me off.. and we decided to just switch it all together, and picked Ian, but i still love Finnegan, and now DH is stuck on Ian... so my advice! GO WITH WHAT YOU LOVE!

 

side note-  i Love the name Silas too!! lol 

Thanks! Finnegan is a kickass name, as is the NN Finn. I also love Ian, it was on my list!

 

I totally agree that Finnegan is a kick ass name!!! no one else thought so Silas was on my list, and DH said ehhh... (we watched ALOT of weeds LOL) 

McAllie5

NothingLikeBarbie:

Same ol' advice, but name the baby what you want and don't let others opinions affect you.

I had to take my own advice, because VERY few people IRL like the name we picked out for our son. Most hate it. We love it though, so screw them!

Love, LOVE the name Silas!

OP: Go with what you love. Who cares what other people think? It's your baby and maybe when you see your LO you'll feel what the name should be. 

amatistajoy

I actually like ALL the names you picked. We must have really similar tastes. I don't think you can go wrong with any of those names, so choose the one nearest and dearest to you and DH

dahansen85

We don't even have a shortlist.  I am such a planner - I never ever would have thought I would be 5 weeks away from my due date and be this unprepared for baby naming!

mrbear83

we have our name figured, but DH keeps going back and forth b/w the first adn middle as what we want to call him. 

Eros

We made the same "mistakes".  We had such a hard time narrowing it down that I invited family and friends to vote on our name list.  I figured it was a good anonymous way to see what people liked.  But then friends and family started telling me what they liked/hated about certain names and I got frustrated (even though I brought it on myself).  I feel like I'm overthinking the whole thing, but I want to make a responsible decision for our little girl.  It's so stressful!  Luckily, I think we have it narrowed down to 3 for the hospital (Amelia, Mila, and Audrey).  Hopefully when we see her we'll just know. 

kammmmay

Naming your child is hard. A name is the main thing people associate themselves with and grow their personality around. I have noticed this a lot, but people with the same name tend to act the same. Maybe it's just a coincidence that my husband and I tend to see, but who knows. 

And your name can totally change someone's opinion about you, especially when it comes to getting a job. It's a big decision, so take your time. Don't stress out too much. The perfect name will come to you, maybe even after you see him.

sugarangel77

half my family (brothers/step mom/father)  hates our name but we decided we dont care. I wish we never shared but i dont know how to keep a secret

 we both have liked it from last summer without fail and we have no other choices....

If i had to have a backup name it would be Henry or Colton which I dont really like.

go with YOUR GUT. what do you want to call him when your alone? When im in the car and i talk to him, I always call him DES.... and it feels right.

EJensify

amatistajoy:

I actually like ALL the names you picked. We must have really similar tastes. I don't think you can go wrong with any of those names, so choose the one nearest and dearest to you and DH

My favorite isn't even on the list because I got tired of hearing people tell me it was too "hearty" of a name for a baby. 

Yeah, well, he'll only be a baby for a whille...most of his life, he'll be a full grown adult, when did we forget that? 

I'm in love with the name Aristotle...with Ari as a NN...

kammmmay

EJensify:

amatistajoy:

I actually like ALL the names you picked. We must have really similar tastes. I don't think you can go wrong with any of those names, so choose the one nearest and dearest to you and DH

My favorite isn't even on the list because I got tired of hearing people tell me it was too "hearty" of a name for a baby. 

Yeah, well, he'll only be a baby for a whille...most of his life, he'll be a full grown adult, when did we forget that? 

I'm in love with the name Aristotle...with Ari as a NN...

I like that name a lot! 

mcwhittaker

EJensify:

amatistajoy:

I actually like ALL the names you picked. We must have really similar tastes. I don't think you can go wrong with any of those names, so choose the one nearest and dearest to you and DH

My favorite isn't even on the list because I got tired of hearing people tell me it was too "hearty" of a name for a baby. 

Yeah, well, he'll only be a baby for a whille...most of his life, he'll be a full grown adult, when did we forget that? 

I'm in love with the name Aristotle...with Ari as a NN...

It's a bit hearty... but if you love it why not?

Ari is a cool nick name!

My husband and I chose on our own we didn't ask anyone's opinions. Personally, I like her name, it flows well but it wasn't my first choice. My husband is in love with her name... and so we have a name, because I love that he loves her name.

Chances are if you put names up to vote, the one you love most won't be in the running...do you want to name your child a name that neither you nor your husband love? 

ErininNYC

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meghanchrisaz

My husband won't really discuss it.  We've got one name on the table..but I'm not sure he really likes it. 

 

mzsparklepdx

I loved the name Zoe before we even TTC and early on it just clicked that it was her name.  But DH wanted to look at other options, so we went through the name books and asked for suggestions from family and friends.  Luckily everyone loved Zoe and we never did come up with anything we (or more particularly I) liked, which is just as well because I had been calling her Zoe when I talked to her for months 

We haven't told anyone what her middle name will be because we didn't want any flak.  I'm sure my mom is going to hate it and say it's a hippy name.  lol  Which is a big reason we like it!

kacelle

You have a lot of great names on your name list; no wonder you're having so much trouble narrowing it down!  I love Julian.