DH's choice in names

jlfhurley · September 2009

So ladies, my dh is very enthusiastic about becoming a dad. However his name choices are killing me and its only week 6. He has suggested things like Theo, Alosius (?), and today's name of the day is Stacey. Boy or girl doesn't matter. He wants to name our child that so he can go around singing Stacey's mom has got it going on. Flattering but no. Any other dh's out there giving strange suggestions?

Jamie

WildcatPrincess · September 2009

DH loves Cordelia for a girl. I like traditional and all, but that's just old fashioned!

cutie420311 · September 2009

DH swears he is holding out for the Holden if it's a boy. I don't hate, but I don't love it either.

sophie206 · September 2009

My DH is stuck on "Leonitus" for a boy. Something to do with it sounding like a gladiator's name or something, sigh.

dafodils_lament · September 2009

My Dh is in charge of a boys name. I have had a girls name (family name) picked out for many years and he agreed that we could use that so I told him he gets to pick out the boys name for fairness but I do get to veto anything too out there.

He and a co-worker came up with Cooter Billy-Bob, my DH is a bit redneck and I am ok with that fact but not that name. So then he goes what about Jorge Jesus, I asked him which one of us was hispanic (we are both white as white can be).

So now he was thinking Bart as in Bart Simpson. I wish I could get him to take this a bit more seriously so heres hoping if I can't that its a girl.

And Ketch · September 2009

One of my co-workers has a little boy named Theo - I think it's cute!

DH really likes Dante, always has. I think it would sound horrible with our last name and have nixed it. But, I like Beatrice, which he hates, so I told him we needed to get 2 dogs and name them Dante and Beatrice.

Erika6504 · September 2009

sophie206:
My DH is stuck on "Leonitus" for a boy. Something to do with it sounding like a gladiator's name or something, sigh.

LMAO! DH also suggested that one! It went along with his other suggestions of Achilles and Maximillian.

kelcat · September 2009

My DH was stuck on Cyrus for the longest time (this started way before we even thought of getting pregnant). Finally a couple weeks ago I convinced him that go for a different name, Gunner. Still different, but at least I like it too.

BNBB08 · September 2009

Haha, now I have "Stacey's Mom" stuck in my head!!! But, DH and I have been coming up with names we both really like except he HATES my #1 name for a girl, Lainey, which makes me sad

So I guess I have the opposite problem.

Ashley858 · September 2009

I cant remember exactly what names he picked out but we could not agree on anything. it was so frustrating. he was picking what i believe to be old fasion, i hate his names he hates mine. Its so stressful!!!!

aimeelv · September 2009

My brand new nephew (who is due TODAY!) will be named Theo. I think that one is cute!

Just remember, you still have several months to come up with and agree on a name. We didn't decide Zachary's name until after he was born. We went into the hospital with a list of about five maybe-names, and decided that he was definitely a Zachary.

carole&clark · September 2009

DH tells me he has a girl name all picked out but he won't tell me what it is unless we find out it's a girl. I am scared about that because:

#1, his grandmother died last year and he just loved her and while she was a darling woman, she had a HORRENDOUS name and I have a feeling he is wanting to name the baby after her

#2, I told him long ago I wanted to name a girl after my great grandmother, who practically raised my mom and had a beautiful name. Unfortunately I already told my mom I wanted to do this and she cried and is all excited and wants it to be a girl so bad now. DH didn't hate the name when I told him but he wasn't thrilled.

And neither one of us can find any boys names we like. The one name we liked does not go with our last name at all.

gypsywitch · September 2009

UGH...yes. If its a boy he wants to name him Gavin. I HATE that name. He doesn't want our kid to have a dime a dozen name....but gavin is jsut eeew.

ac_in_dc · September 2009

Since we met in Vail, Colorado, and spent a lot of time at the Red Lion (bar) the first weekend we met, my friends are teasing us that our firstborn should be Red Lion Trost if it's a boy (Trost is DH's last name).

Or, we could name it Montana if it's a girl (since that's where we went on our honeymoon) Stick out tongue

And Ketch · September 2009

ac_in_dc:
Since we met in Vail, Colorado, and spent a lot of time at the Red Lion (bar) the first weekend we met, my friends are teasing us that our firstborn should be Red Lion Trost if it's a boy (Trost is DH's last name).

Or, we could name it Montana if it's a girl (since that's where we went on our honeymoon)

One of my nieces is Montana, nn Tana. NMS at all but it fits her personality.

SteelCityBride · September 2009

DH doesn't have any names picked that I think are awful or "out there", but he just likes really plain, common names. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that, but I was looking for something a little bit more meaningful. Specifically this is only for boys names. We've had our girls name picked out for a long time now, we just can't agree on any boys names. Or rather, neither of us really likes any boys names. Here's hoping it's a girl... at least if it wants a name... Stick out tongue

kt&charles · September 2009

dh is stuck on dorothy for a girl...so we can call her DOT. I dont like it, too old fashioned for me.

Also he loves Ivan for a boy...but it makes me think of a guy i knew with one eye....weird.

chazlewo · September 2009

DH and I both like vintage/uncommon British names, but he has teased me with a few of his choices for boys... specifically Simon Theodore Wink

jlfhurley · September 2009

Oh, how sad he doesn't like it. I love Lainey!

thomas&lynn · September 2009

BNBB08:
Haha, now I have "Stacey's Mom" stuck in my head!!! But, DH and I have been coming up with names we both really like except he HATES my #1 name for a girl, Lainey, which makes me sad So I guess I have the opposite problem.

My DD's name is Alaina and I love the nickname Lainey (even if we never call her that lol). Who knows, maybe you could sneak Alaina by him and then call her Lainey

sucrets4 · September 2009

Tiberius, Copernicus, etc. It goes on and on.

He's not really serious, but he talks about it all.the.time. Our last name is pretty bland, though, so he wants something "not boring" as he says.

DASHSKIDADDLE · September 2009

My DH has suggested off the wall names too before we got pg. We will probably start thinking more into names in the 2nd tri.

DH's mom and sister on the other hand have already thrown some crazy names out. I tell them I will keep it in mind lol. yeah right. Luckily DH agrees with me on their crazy ideas.

cassianddavid · September 2009

I'm impressed that most of your DH's are actually trying! Mine doesn't care whatsoever. I've asked him what he thinks about names and he always tells me he likes them. I ask him what he likes and he doesnt care at. all. Don't get me wrong, I am glad he is agreeable, but it would be nice if he cared one way or another about names or had some ideas of his own.

missdanib · September 2009

sophie206:
My DH is stuck on "Leonitus" for a boy. Something to do with it sounding like a gladiator's name or something, sigh.

DH likes Maximus for the same reason.

rebeccaschippers · September 2009

yes. Agnetha. Siobhan. Sinead. Agamemnon. Andromeda. Hildegarde. Henrietta. Harold. Thor. Igor.

Perhaps I'm fairly boring, and I'm sure these names will work for someone... but I think he's doing it for 2 reasons: 1) he wants me to come up with the perfect name for him to approve, and 2) the baby is just not quite real to him yet...

spring_time · September 2009

We are no longer speaking about boy names until we find out we need to. It inevitably turns into a fight.

BelleIsa · September 2009

So far for a girl, DH is pretty insistent on Sophie, even thought we know TONS of people called Sophie.

FOr boys he throws out stuff like Homer, Xerxes, Zeus. I'm sure this is because the baby isn't really real to him yet. I think once I start showing he'll be more serious about names.

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