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Kie310Kie310 member
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So last night my husband and I started just talking about names that we like. For a boy I never knew what first names I would like, but I know I want his middle name to be Peter after my grandfather.

So, my husband (who is a huge comic book geek) started throwing out all kinds of names as a first name. He ended up on Parker.

He wants to name our son Parker Peter. He thinks this would be so "great!". I don't know how he just doesn't see that this is silly... I tried vetoing this name & yet he keeps coming back to it....

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  • preciouskargopreciouskargo
    haha  GL with that one...  I hope you two find another name that you both love.  Fortunately, you have plenty of time before anything is written in stone. 
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  • Kie310Kie310 member

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    haha  GL with that one...  I hope you two find another name that you both love.  Fortunately, you have plenty of time before anything is written in stone. 

     

    LoL - I know - I blame myself for starting the conversation -- I was just REALLY hungry & wanted to have a conversation I knew would kill plenty of time while waiting to be served!!!

    We both really like Cole Peter too --- so I'm hoping we head that way

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  • NC_MommaNC_Momma
    Isn't peter parker spiderman?
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  • LittleMamaBLittleMamaB
    lol. awesome.
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  • Kie310Kie310 member

    imageNC_Momma:
    Isn't peter parker spiderman?

     

    Yup -- that's why he wants to name our poor son Parker Peter. He thinks it's funny.

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  • LittleL17LittleL17 member
    Lol. My husband wants to name our son Levi Garrett-it's a brand of tobacco. Yeah, sweet. Huh?
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  • Kie310Kie310 member

    imageLittleL17:
    Lol. My husband wants to name our son Levi Garrett-it's a brand of tobacco. Yeah, sweet. Huh?

     

    Oh good - my huband isn't the only crazy one

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  • kristen6kristen6 member
    Kie, that is hilarious!  I'm surprised my own husband has not suggested something like this.  Didn't Nicolas Cage name his kid Calel after Superman? 
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  • ElloPoppetElloPoppet

    My friend's ex named their child Logan after Wolverine. What's sad is she really could've named the kid James Logan (as James is Wolverine's actual first name) and it would have been more accurate AND not have seemed as silly, as the father's name is James.

    I'm actually surprised Jimmy didn't name the kid Han or Luke...

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  • Kie310Kie310 member

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    Kie, that is hilarious!  I'm surprised my own husband has not suggested something like this.  Didn't Nicolas Cage name his kid Calel after Superman? 

     

    Oh yes, that name came up too - every comic book name that ever was came up last night. It started with Logan (for wolverine) but he thinks it's too popular right now --- I told him Parker is too.

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  • Kie310Kie310 member
    imageElloPoppet:

    My friend's ex named their child Logan after Wolverine. What's sad is she really could've named the kid James Logan (as James is Wolverine's actual first name) and it would have been more accurate AND not have seemed as silly, as the father's name is James.

    I'm actually surprised Jimmy didn't name the kid Han or Luke...

     

    Oh goodness - my husband thought of that one too!!! Ugh. Though for us James is off the table, it's his Dad's name & like 3-4 other kids on his side of the family, I didn't want another Jimmy running around... What are guys thinking....

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  • Tinkx123xTinkx123x
    At least it isn't the other way around (peter parker) that would ensue some teasing for sure!
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  • Kie310Kie310 member

    imageTinkx123x:
    At least it isn't the other way around (peter parker) that would ensue some teasing for sure!

     

    He tired, I was like "heck no."

    What I'm trying to get him to see is that the child's initials will be PP. (well, PPZ, but that not as sad at PP) That argument didn't work.

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  • theredvixentheredvixen
    Hold out if you can. I lost my battle. If we have a boy he is being named Roland from Steven Kings dark tower series. It took DH over a year to wear me out  (we had discussed names before even TTC) but eventually I lost the battle. Sad Oh, well I will call him Ro for short and I think that is kinda cute. I can't go with a good middle name and call him that because it is tradition in DH's father's family to have the middle name be Eugene, I mean all boys middle names are Eugene. *sigh*
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  • JrzyMeeba1JrzyMeeba1 member

    Our family name is Marciano, so my husband, when we started dating five years ago, threw out that he always wanted to name his son Rocky.

    Rocky Marciano.  Seriously?  It took me a good three years to dissuade him of this idea.  He has finally agreed that the child would be subject to way too much teasing.

    Thank goodness.

    Good luck with this one, Kie.  All I can do is to suggest that whenever you're in a social setting with mixed gender, bring it up so that all of the women in the room can agree with you about how silly it is.  Asking his guy friends will be of no help, I promise.  LOL

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  • preciouskargopreciouskargo

    Eugene??  Some traditions should just not be passed on. Someone has to stop the madness...

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  • Kie310Kie310 member
    imageJrzyMeeba1:

    Our family name is Marciano, so my husband, when we started dating five years ago, threw out that he always wanted to name his son Rocky.

    Rocky Marciano.  Seriously?  It took me a good three years to dissuade him of this idea.  He has finally agreed that the child would be subject to way too much teasing.

    Thank goodness.

    Good luck with this one, Kie.  All I can do is to suggest that whenever you're in a social setting with mixed gender, bring it up so that all of the women in the room can agree with you about how silly it is.  Asking his guy friends will be of no help, I promise.  LOL

     

    Ugh - husbands!! That's a good idea - you're right, no girl in her right mind would agree with him!!!

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    Eugene??  Some traditions should just not be passed on. Someone has to stop the madness...

     

    at least it doesn't have to be the first name... but I agree - it has to stop somewhere!!

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  • cchill01cchill01 member
    haha, at least you have time to change his mind.
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  • sapgirl76sapgirl76 member

    If it makes you feel any better, if we have a son he will be Henry "Hank" Scorpio, named after a one-time Simpsons character (You Only Move Twice- the one where Homer goes to work for Hank Scorpio, who's kind of a Bond-esque villian, yet is the Best Boss Ever.  You know the one.)  This was totally DH's idea.

    Also, I'm really amused by Parker Peter :)  

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  • LittleL17LittleL17 member
    Oh, so I like the name Parker as well. Here's what my husband said: "If he's fat, kids will call him Porker". Nice!
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  • Ivana_StolichnayaIvana_Stolichnaya member
    My husband had no ideas for names this whole pregnancy.  I liked two names...Olivia and Kaitlyn and he vetoed Olivia within about 2.5 seconds.  He liked Kaitlyn but was hesitant for awhile about settling on it until about a month ago.  I also picked Marie for a middle and he went for that once he found out his favorite grandmother's middle name was also Marie.  I'm happy, he's happy...Name issue solved.
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  • Kie310Kie310 member

    imageLittleL17:
    Oh, so I like the name Parker as well. Here's what my husband said: "If he's fat, kids will call him Porker". Nice!

     

    Well that's not nice -- but a good argument for me...

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  • theredvixentheredvixen
    imageKie310:
    imagepreciouskargo:

    Eugene??  Some traditions should just not be passed on. Someone has to stop the madness...

     

    at least it doesn't have to be the first name... but I agree - it has to stop somewhere!!

     

    Your telling me! I would put up a little more of a fight about it if DH's dad hadn't passed away and DH's brother wasn't against the idea of children altogether.

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  • AFBTBAFBTB
    lol! Sounds like something my DH would do. He's a big comic book nerd too!
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  • Meli0604Meli0604

    My fiance and I have discussed names even before thinking about having a baby. We agreed on Angel Elias YEARS ago (Angel is my fiance's name, Elias is my brother).

    Now suddenly my fiance decided he wants to name our son Leonidas. From the movie 300. My fiance is a marine and the spartans were the "first marine corps" - give me a break!! There is no way I'm naming my son Leonidas. Sometimes I really wonder if men ever stop being little boys lol.

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  • Kie310Kie310 member
    imageMeli0604:

    My fiance and I have discussed names even before thinking about having a baby. We agreed on Angel Elias YEARS ago (Angel is my fiance's name, Elias is my brother).

    Now suddenly my fiance decided he wants to name our son Leonidas. From the movie 300. My fiance is a marine and the spartans were the "first marine corps" - give me a break!! There is no way I'm naming my son Leonidas. Sometimes I really wonder if men ever stop being little boys lol.

     

    Oh no. That is soooo a Veto.

    I like your original name!!

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  • LittleL17LittleL17 member
    imageKie310:

    imageLittleL17:
    Oh, so I like the name Parker as well. Here's what my husband said: "If he's fat, kids will call him Porker". Nice!

     

    Well that's not nice -- but a good argument for me...

    Yeah, he's really worried about what their nickname is going to be. I mean, I guess it's a good thing to think about... Huh?

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