Ever have a name you LOVE but can't use it?

MothyrGrimm · March 2011

We LOVE the name Brynn, and always have even before conceiving... but it rhymes with our last name Grimm. (Yea I know most people don't post last names, but it's already my username. lol) In all our full girl name would be Brynn Elsie Grimm. Love Brynn Elsie... but darn our last name! Any one else broken hearted over a name they love but can't use?

StrawberryAlarmClock · March 2011

Charlotte. Our last name sounds like Shaeffer.

alliejo725 · March 2011

Mae.

I've always loved it, but it now rhymes with our last name, and has a bad personal connection in DH's family to boot.

MothyrGrimm · March 2011

Boo to name rhyming! Sounds like it happens a lot... Dh even went as far as say "screw it she'd get made fun of not us!" Of course jokingly, but it really kills us to agree and have to nix it when we are so horrible about liking each others name suggestions.

brideandbreve · March 2011

Theodore.

I'm a history nerd and I love Theodore Roosevelt and I've read all about his life and awesomeness, and I'd love to name a son Theodore Patrick and call him Teddy, but we can't do that with our last name.

Without being oh-so-obvious, let's just say that there is a popular snack of little yummy teddy bears that come in different flavors, and Teddy [Our Last Name] - being almost 100% identical to the name of the snack (minus an "S") - could lead to some teasing.

gervaisj6 · March 2011

Yes! I love Violet Ann. But our last name is Gervais...and initials would be VAG....no thanks! So maybe violet marie....

Quizzle · March 2011

DH and I love the name Harrison for a boy.

Unfortunately our last name is the same as a certain actor.

Henry is also ruled out for us, because of the same reason.

apple_green · March 2011

Our last name ends with a Y, so nothing like Lucy, Macy, etc. It's too rhymey...

Sunshine is mine · March 2011

yup! i wrote on someones thread earlier! I LOVE the name Willow sooooo much! and I've loved it before I ever knew it was Will Smith's DD's name. I thought for sure before I was ever married that I would name my DD Willow

guess what? Our LN is WILLIS!!!!!!!

Willow Willis.... Crying

fraglette · March 2011

Charlotte - my nephew is Charlie and it'd be a little too repetitive (we have a REALLY small family)

Violet - would lead to really bad initials for our daughter.

Duncan, Daisy, Desmond, Sawyer, Porter, Cooper, Connor - too sing songy/or rhymey

GeneGoddess · March 2011

Yes. The only MN I was planning to use (long and historic family name) for my first boy is one letter off (last letter) from DH's last name. Like Robert/Roberts. And since our kids have a hyphenated last name (His-Mine), I'm just not that cruel.

I even warned DH about it before we married and suggested he take my last name to fix the problem! No go, though he was trying to convince me that we should BOTH change our LN to his great great grandmother's maiden name because he liked it (???). It's a boy this time...so now we're stuck on the MN as there are slim pickings in our families. Sorry, but Dwyer and Lionel are just not our style.

HannahO28 · March 2011

almost all names that end in "N" don't work with our last name. The only ones that I love that I've had to nix are Gideon and Arden.

I also love Milo and the NN Theo but LN starts with an O and it runs together too much.

And my husband hates the name Matilda, so that's off the list. Such a shame.

sweetface83 · March 2011

Emily (niece's name, which would be our baby's 1st cousin)

Ciara (MH's niece's name is Tiara*pronounced Tee-air-uh* and I'm not a fan of the rhyming with her cousin)

Esme and Mae (both rhyme with our LN)

Adrienne/Adrian (we're from Philly so you can imagine how hellish life can be with ppl screaming "Yo Adrienne" all the time)

PhilsWife07 · March 2011

Paul and Joseph. I love the names but Paul was my maternal grandfathers name and Joseph my maternal great grandfather. Normally family names are a good thing but in this case, they were both alcoholic a-holes who abused their wives. Not an homage I want to pay.

LindsayMay06 · March 2011

"B" names don't really sound good with our last name. It begins with a B and ends in -in and is two syllables. Names like "Brooke" sound too abrupt and something like "Brooklyn" (not necessarily something I would use but still) sounds terrible. So far we haven't really liked any names that don't go.. Thank goodness lol

BostonGayGal · March 2011

Silas

Cecil (boy)

Cecily (girl)

Esther

iLikeSloths · March 2011

We're not pregnant or even TTC yet, but I've already begun thinking about this. :-)

Our last name starts with a D and ends with an L. Unfortunately, a lot of names I like have D's or L's in them that just don't sound right with our last name. Adele, Adelaide, and Adair are a few examples. Names that end in -elle like Gabrielle sound a little strange too. I also like several boy names that start with D, but I don't like alliteration so that rules those out.

slukd79 · March 2011

Anneliese. Rhymes with our last name.

starbuckker · March 2011

I love the name Holly but we can't use it or any H name because my fiance's last name begins with "Hol...".

BeenThere22 · March 2011

MothyrGrimm:
We LOVE the name Brynn, and always have even before conceiving... but it rhymes with our last name Grimm. (Yea I know most people don't post last names, but it's already my username. lol) In all our full girl name would be Brynn Elsie Grimm. Love Brynn Elsie... but darn our last name! Any one else broken hearted over a name they love but can't use?

I would be more careful--I now know your last name, birthday and anniversary. Just sayin'. I really wanted to name Grier, Clementine but DH nixed it

cmeinla · March 2011

gervaisj6:
Yes! I love Violet Ann. But our last name is Gervais...and initials would be VAG....no thanks! So maybe violet marie....

Same for me except the last name. Mine was Violet Annabelle.

NothingLikeBarbie · March 2011

I REALLY want to name a daughter Aurelia, but my neice was just born and her name is Amelia. Way too close sounding, her mother would get so upset at me.

kbratton2king · March 2011

I know I'll get major flack for this but I've liked the name Caden for like 5 yrs. Def would NOT use it now obviously!

TheBatPrincess · March 2011

I LOVE the name Arianwen, but my sister's name ends in "wen" and my name ends in "wyn" so I think it would be too repetitive! Plus my FH is from Canada and he pronounces it funny! LOL. I also love Siegfried but I know most people wouldn't pronounce it right and it is kind of long, I might still for a middle name though, it sounds so romantic! lol. I also love Peony, but I can see a lot of "pee on me"s for that name...eeek!!

Kattey · March 2011

fraglette:

Charlotte - my nephew is Charlie and it'd be a little too repetitive (we have a REALLY small family)

Violet - would lead to really bad initials for our daughter.

Duncan, Daisy, Desmond, Sawyer, Porter, Cooper, Connor - too sing songy/or rhymey

Would you have to NN her Charlie? We considered Charlotte (DH Grandma's name) and thought "Lottie" was cute for a NN, but maybe I'm just weird.