mother doesnt like name.. :(

Summer2122 · March 2011

DH and I are so stuck on our future daughers name.. we have a list we will take to the hosptial and narrowed it down to Ava, Addison, Grace, Olivia and Charlotte.

but i came across a name and fell in love and it just feels right..

and my mother hates it.. which makes me sad..

Adelaide. which to me is a less popular addison, and a cute nickname of Ada which is like Ava.

thoughts?

Spookster · March 2011

Its a great name, your mom isn't having the baby now is she?

Ceridwen21 · March 2011

Your mom already named her baby. Adelaide is cute!

HannahO28 · March 2011

Spookster:
Its a great name, your mom isn't having the baby now is she?

this.

Spookster and I are on the same page today.

ames71 · March 2011

1. Your mother already got to name her children. She has no say in this one.

2. Adelaide is a billion times better than the overused Addison. Huge bonus: Ada as a nn is excellent. I love Ada.

plunderb · March 2011

ames17:
1. Your mother already got to name her children. She has no say in this one.
2. Adelaide is a billion times better than the overused Addison. Huge bonus: Ada as a nn is excellent. I love Ada.

Agree 100%.

Summer2122 · March 2011

thanks, i guess she just made me feel like i was crazy and she kept calling her Adeline.. my sister wasnt so into it either.

i just loved the meaning (noble, kind) and that it is after St. Adelaide who did work with the poor.

There was something that just drew me to it, and it seems like a good resume name. * which i know is crazy but I think of names like that.

i just dont want my poor daugher to feel like afreak for having a wierd name..

sunflower8710 · March 2011

LOVE Adelaide! Its actually our #2 choice that DH and I agree on, but spelled his great grammas way, Adelheid.

My mom didn't like any of our names either. But we aren't thinking much of it... It is your child, reflecting your style. Your mom will love LO no matter what.

forensicmama · March 2011

I love Adelaide! Ignore your mother. She isn't naming your child - and she shouldn't! Also, Ada is such a sweet name! Please ignore your mom and go with Adelaide. Addison, Ava, Grace and Olivia are soooooo common any more. I definitely prefer Adelaide.

Maybe Charlotte could be the mn. Adelaide Charlotte!

azuremama · March 2011

I like Adelaide and Ada. Neither seem weird to me. You should go with what you like. My mom doesn't like some of our name choices either. My experience, though, is that when they meet a super cute baby, they will get over any reservations they had about the name.

forensicmama · March 2011

Summer2122:
thanks, i guess she just made me feel like i was crazy and she kept calling her Adeline.. my sister wasnt so into it either.

i just loved the meaning (noble, kind) and that it is after St. Adelaide who did work with the poor.

There was something that just drew me to it, and it seems like a good resume name. * which i know is crazy but I think of names like that.

i just dont want my poor daugher to feel like afreak for having a wierd name..

What?! Adelaide isn't a weird name at all. It's elegant, classic and beautiful and so refreshing. I always bring it up on this board. It's a lovely name!!! Just because your family is giving you a hard time and trying to be the one to name your child (which they have no right to) doesn't mean that it's a weird name. It means that they need to mind their own bees wax.

clee2009 · March 2011

FWIW my mother hated the name as well. She is also almost 50. Her generation didn't stray from "uncommon" names so when she hears a name she has never heard of she often doesn't like it.

Your mother will get used to it and if you love it go for it!

iLikeSloths · March 2011

I love Adelaide! It's my favorite out of the names you have listed. Don't worry about pleasing your mother. It's not her child or decision. Plus, she'll get used to it and I'm sure it will grow on her after her granddaughter is born.

calhoun53009 · March 2011

I love Adelaide! My name is Heidi, which is a more English form of Adelaide/Adelheid. It's your baby... as long as you and your husband agree on the name, it doesn't matter what anyone else says. Once your daughter is born, your mom will attach the name with her new granddaughter and will forget all about not liking it. GL!

PhilsWife07 · March 2011

Adelaide is the clear winner. The others are completely worn out. Your mom will get over it.

Carbaby411 · March 2011

LOVE. I love Adelle slightly more.

mlf625 · March 2011

Your mom will get over it when your cute baby is attached to the name. Adelaide is my favorite of your choices (well, tied with Charlotte, I love that as well). If you love it, use it.

melknee78 · March 2011

Well, I love the name Adelaide (see siggy) and think it would be a wonderful name. When we first told my MIL DD#1's name (Eliza) she continually called her Elika because she said she could not pronounce Eliza but once the baby was born, she had no problem.

alohamora · March 2011

ames17:
1. Your mother already got to name her children. She has no say in this one.
2. Adelaide is a billion times better than the overused Addison. Huge bonus: Ada as a nn is excellent. I love Ada.

I agree with this.

essey1234 · March 2011

Stop telling your mom or dad the names you are picking. One of them will always hate it and then it might sway your mind or you will always remember their reaction.

Whatever you pick they will eventually love and more than that it is your baby. She had her chance to name hers already

Ali080605 · March 2011

I love Adelaide - it is a derivation of Alice.

Our family was kind of weird about my DD's name - Isla - but once she arrived they all fell in love with her and her name.

Don't let your mom's opinion sway you.

hales.21 · March 2011

Reason numero uno why no one will know what names we are thinking until our baby is born.

RyeRye789 · March 2011

Adelaide is my DH's #1 pick. He's been set on it since way before we were married or thinking of children, and I have to admitt, while I think it is absolutely beautiful and a front runner for us now, it took me some time to love. I hadn't heard it before.
Maybe your mom will be the same way. If it's a name she's less familiar with and she's more used to all the Addisons, it might just take some time. I really think that Adelaide is one of those names that gets more beautiful every time you say it.

Keri Marie · March 2011

Love Adalaide! It will be the name of her new favorite person soon, She'll learn to love it.

ReniaB · March 2011

I like the name Adelaide, so much better than Addison.

With that being said, if you're thinking about using the nn Ada, why not just name LO that???? Ada is a great standalone name.

Summer2122 · March 2011

thanks everyone for confirming I am not crazy for loving this name.

I think your right, it just needs to grow on my family. I going going to test it on the inlaws this weekend, I know many people prefer not to share names ahead of time, I love hearing feedback though.

I dont know what it is that draws me to the name so much, something just feels right about it, but I wouldbe sad to think she would grow up and not like it.

I was drawn to it for its meaning, the fact that it is an older name but that it has not had a major comeback like Grace or Emma. I love the variety of nicknames for it as well.

I just hope if I keep calling her Adelaide I can sway DH away from Addison!

BabyAHayes · March 2011

sunflower8710:
LOVE Adelaide! Its actually our #2 choice that DH and I agree on, but spelled his great grammas way, Adelheid.
My mom didn't like any of our names either. But we aren't thinking much of it... It is your child, reflecting your style. Your mom will love LO no matter what.

LOVE Adelaide and is out #2 choice too!!!!

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