The names you love but can't use

lissaholly · July 2011

I have 2 names that I love but will never use. One DH vetoes and the other is for the son we are not planning on having (this is the last kid.) Crosby Llyod, Clementine Elle. What are your unusable, but loved names?

aewood97 · July 2011

I know a clementine and love it! Not such a fan of crosby lloyd. I want to name a girl Matilda, turns out to be a great-great grandmas name also. DH hates though! I also think it might be gaining popularity.

RedCardinal · July 2011

Here are some names I love but DH vetoed::

Girls

Nola (was going to be DS2, but he turned out to be a Nolan)

Greta

Enola

Rose (for a fn)

Eliora

Colleen

Boys

Faolan

Cormac

Finn

Sorley

Arlen

Jack

Warren

Evander

plunderb · July 2011

DH has used one of his limited strong vetoes over Oona.

Amanda&EricB · July 2011

I wouldn't say I *love* these names but I do like them and at times am sad I can't use them.

Tyler- my nephew is Taylor, and we have a somewhat close friend named Tyler.

Evan- my cousin (the only one on my dad's side) and his wife had a baby in January and named their son Devon. There are only three grandkids on that side and at this point (including my LO) there will be 4 great grandchildren. I can't name my kid something so similar to one of the others.

kcnurse77 · July 2011

Names I wont be using because I just had my last child

Boys:

August

Everett

Clive

Roman

Malone

Girls:

Nola

Bianca

Fiona

Rose

Simone

tusshie2004 · July 2011

Zion, DH sad no to it. I love the name. I love the meaning. I'm half black so it holds a special place in my heart. I may not be able to use it for my next DS, but I can use it for my characters when I write my stories. XD

My girl name would be Stryder. I love it, but some people might not. It might be up there with Nevaeh. Plus, I'm a die hard Lord of the Rings fan! DH would say no to Stryder too.

=]

Lesley0228 · July 2011

aewood97:
I know a clementine and love it! Not such a fan of crosby lloyd. I want to name a girl Matilda, turns out to be a great-great grandmas name also. DH hates though! I also think it might be gaining popularity.

It actually moved backwards on the top 1000 from 750-something to 800 last year. Its a pretty love/hate kind of name so I think the odds of at least one spouse hating will keep it from getting too popular. At least thats what I tell myself because I love DDs uncommon name.

I love the name Seraphina, but DH has a serious ex named Sarah and thinks its too similar.

lageorgiapaperie · July 2011

I love the name Pearl, but can't use it b/c I named my cat Pearl

backinpgh · July 2011

I had my heart set on Josephine, DH doesn't like it. I also like the name Whitney but I have a cousin named Whitney so that wouldn't work out. Also like the name Sheriden but there is a sketchy neighborhood of the same name in my city so it has a bad connotation.

curlylocks3 · July 2011

Boys names:
- Charlie (he vetoed it so strongly that I named cat #2 that, so now its really unusable)

Girls names:
- Tessa (its my SILs name and I know everyone would think we had named the baby after her, so its off the table)

adam+katie · July 2011

Ben, already taken in DH's family. I also love Casey, Henry and Parker, but they are all no goes with H.

stahlop · July 2011

Charlotte (apparently DH knew a mean bully in school with this name)

Amelia (DH had a rabbit named Emilia and it's too similar)

Both names are a little too popular for my tastes now though.

DawnJM25 · July 2011

I love Meredith for a girl, but our last name begins with an M and I don't like all the M sounds. I love Simon for a boy, but there is another Simon in the family. Bummer!

kms34 · July 2011

Shiloh (sounds bad with our LN.)

Marlo (DH hates it)

Graeme (all DH can think of is graham crackers, our son's favorite food)

Charlie (cat's name....stupid cat!)

Edison (DH would think it's weird)

jenniejay · July 2011

I love Georgia but DH has an Aunt Georgia and his family is really close. Under other circumstances this LO would be Georgia for sure.

I also love Ammelia, but DH has an ex girlfriend with that name so its out too.

mcgee · July 2011

We're done, so I won't get to use any more names. Sad When we were considering a third, we'd narrowed our girl name last to Anne/Annie, Charlotte, Erica, Victoria, and Elizabeth and our boy name list to Samuel, Thomas, James, Everett and Henry.

With my first two, I loved Eleanor and Beatrice for a girl, but DH vetoed those saying they were too "old lady." I also loved Philippa, which he said was "too British."

I love Molly for a girl, but I'd never use it, even if we did have another girl, because we're Mike and McGee, and we have a Meredith. Plus an Alexander. I wouldn't want another M name.

myantonia · July 2011

Love, love, love Colleen. But, with DS named Colin, that's just a no-go.

It had to be one or the other and DS came first!

Crystal42311 · July 2011

I like the name Owen but my Aunts last name is Owens and they are a little on the weird side so my DH doesn't like the name. For a girl I like the name Arianna and Zoe but again not liked by DH

BrideBuddies · July 2011

I always liked Mitchell, but that's my cousin's son's name.

My guilty pleasure name is Jefferson because it has a strong family meaning to me.

aewood97 · July 2011

Lesley0228:
aewood97:
I know a clementine and love it! Not such a fan of crosby lloyd. I want to name a girl Matilda, turns out to be a great-great grandmas name also. DH hates though! I also think it might be gaining popularity.
It actually moved backwards on the top 1000 from 750-something to 800 last year. Its a pretty love/hate kind of name so I think the odds of at least one spouse hating will keep it from getting too popular. At least thats what I tell myself because I love DDs uncommon name.
I love the name Seraphina, but DH has a serious ex named Sarah and thinks its too similar.

your matilda is a doll!! I really do love the name and would also use tillie as the nn. I do like seraphina too! Maybe your DH can get over the sound-a-like;) They go well together!

StefandTodd · July 2011

Josephine Faye (familial drama...Josephine completely off the table...sad for H and me both).

I also love Agnes. H vetoed.

Fancy3Face · July 2011

Emma and Emmelin-My niece is Emily

Clara-I have a cousin named Clare and a niece named Kara

sprinkle pop · July 2011

I adore the name Jacinda for a girl but DH says it reminds him of the girl on the Real World London so he vetoed. I'm not giving up.

LauraLovesJon · July 2011

I love the name August for a boy, but dh hates it Sad

Lesley0228 · July 2011

aewood97:
Lesley0228:

aewood97:
I know a clementine and love it! Not such a fan of crosby lloyd. I want to name a girl Matilda, turns out to be a great-great grandmas name also. DH hates though! I also think it might be gaining popularity.

It actually moved backwards on the top 1000 from 750-something to 800 last year. Its a pretty love/hate kind of name so I think the odds of at least one spouse hating will keep it from getting too popular. At least thats what I tell myself because I love DDs uncommon name.

I love the name Seraphina, but DH has a serious ex named Sarah and thinks its too similar.

your matilda is a doll!! I really do love the name and would also use tillie as the nn. I do like seraphina too! Maybe your DH can get over the sound-a-like;) They go well together!

Thanks! Your LO is a little cutie. Pearl is a favorite of mine, as well. If we ever get pregnant with DD #2, I may try to push Seraphina. DH and I both like uncommon vintage names, so usually he's pretty open (heck, the man loves Opehlia and Clementine) but it shot Seraphina down fast, so we'll see.

NechamaChayim · July 2011

Avram for a boy

Sophia (I wouldn't use it now because it's so trendy but I liked it before it became popular and my DH has always hated it)

Hadassah for a girl (middle name)

Menachem for a boy (middle name)

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