NAMES! Opinions, how you decide, when you decide

Diimari15 · January 2016

Personally I like to chose names within our heritage with meanings that are dear to us. While we are leaving the sex a surprise for the delivery room we have decided that if it is a boy the name will be Coulter Whinn B. Meaning 'from the backwoods' and 'friend' from Celtic and Welsh decent respectively, If a girl the name will be Rowan Ida B. Rowan being a very spiritually representative tree, strong and fair, Ida has other meanings but we stole it from the German Frida meaning peace, though Frida is a bit to old-timey for us (also even though it is the 'frid' that carries the meaning I believe it to be our prerogative as parents to pick and choose.)
My parents decided in the delivery room, as did my husband's which caused arguments on both parts, some of you will be finding out the sex and will probably decide then but I'm just curious how and when you make your decisions.

bsckgb7 · January 2016

Our girls name is a name from my name and a name from his side of the family. We are disagreeing on a boys name as he wants both the first and middle name to be family names on his side.

mumblefrog86 · January 2016

We knew what we were having last time so we didnt discuss names until we knew if it was a boy or girl. Once we found out we wanted the middle name to mean something so we chose my DH's moms middle name (she passed in 2012). For this baby we are doing the same thing waiting till we know boy or girl and picking a name from there. If it is a boy I want to use my dads middle name he passed in 2014 if It is a girl we will probably use a grandparents name.

Diimari15 · January 2016

There is a tradition on my husband's side of the family of using the Father's first name as the first son's middle name, my family in every aspect has a strong 'let the child decide their own destiny with only our support and love.' With that theory and some other extenuating circumstances he decided to side with me on this one.

l9i · January 2016

We will not be finding out the sex and have names picked out for either, we have for awhile. For us, we have a tricky last name so it's tough to come up with names. Knowing we'd have kids eventually we'd bring it up every know and then and eventually landed on names we both liked.

Diimari15 · January 2016

I can see what you mean, my maiden name is very English, two normal words put together, and also being of minor Native American decent it is very strange to now have an extremely German last name (holy consonants batman!) So having a name with good flow is also very important to us, though difficult considering there are 2 vowels in the whole 8 letter surname.

jamiesc58 · January 2016

We pick a name together that we like for the first name. The middle name is something we come up with from family names.

Fremdschamen · January 2016

I had short lists of names before we even had kids (name geek here!).

Thankfully, my husband is relatively easygoing, so it was not difficult for us to choose my daughter's name (Cecily Lucia). We just loved the name Cecily, and Lucia is both Scandinavian (my heritage) and Italian (his heritage). We found out later that Santa Lucia is the village where my husband's great grandparents grew up, and we also realized later that while Cecily means "blind", Lucia means light, and St. Lucia is the patron saint of the blind. I like the balance in that!

For this baby, if it is a girl, she will be Iris Aurora. I love the name Iris, and it means rainbow, which is suiting because she will be a rainbow baby. Aurora means dawn. In Roman mythology, Aurora watered a valley with tears for her lost son, bringing it back to life. I really connected with this story after my miscarriage, so the name holds a lot of meaning for me.

If it is a boy, he will be Lochlan Theodore. Lochlan is the name Scottish people (my mom's heritage) used for Norwegians (my dad's heritage). Theodore is just a name we both like.

Knottie04212328 · January 2016

We are going through a baby book. Making a list in the names we like. Hopefully we will come up with something. My husband doesn't want to decide on a name under after we find out the gender.

karaszoo1 · January 2016

Our 17 mo old son is a III - Even before we got pregnant my hubby siad if we ever have a boy I really want him to be a III .i agreed.
This time if it's a girl she gets names from my side
Isabelle Ann N.
(Great gramma first name and my fav aunt and cousin and sister's middle name - all strong women)
If it's a boy we just picked d something we liked
Jaxson Gunnar N.(Jax for short ) we just like the first name and gunnar after a fav ufc fighter, the army (both our Dads grampas etc served) and my first rottweiler.
Judge away .iII do not care. my kids my names lol and our last name is so basic....lol
My oldest son's middle name is his dads middle name which is his great grammas maiden name.and his first name is a Gaelic name to represent heritage.

Cosupi4 · January 2016

If it's a girl, we'll name her Emma May Christine. Emma bc I've wanted a daughter named that since I was a little girl and when I met my husband I told him that and he fell in love with the name. May is my husband's grandmother's name. She passed away just before our wedding and was special to both of us. Christine is my mom's name. If it's a boy, I have no idea. Lol we have a list of first names to work with but no ideas on middle names.

My son's name is Samuel William. Samuel Is from the bible. William is my dad's name. We knew that would be the name if we had a boy, so as soon as the u/s tech told us it was a boy we started calling him Samuel.

lolasugi · January 2016

I want a name that will be relatively easy to pronounce for both English and Japanese speakers and that also has a meaning we like. I'm American, hubby is Japanese, and we live in Japan, so the first priority is that the name is not "strange" in Japanese. Names in the U.S. have a lot more flexibility, but in Japan, a name that is too unusual or difficult to pronounce really throws people off.

emmeline714 · January 2016

If I have a girl her name will be Eliana which means my God has answered which we found in Jamaican book since DH is Jamaican and both DH and my name start with and E and Mia as a middle name and that's means mine which is Spanish which my side is Spanish for a boy we are still deciding we have chose a few I like Ezekiel and Ezra but still writing a list everyone keeps telling me I'm having twins and if I do than I'm going to have to find more lol only u/s will be when I will know

Ps twins runs in both families

shelbiboston · January 2016

Our girl name is Lucy Elizabeth. Lucy means "light" and Elizabeth means "my God is abundance". Elizabeth is also DH's grandmother's name. Our boy name is Sawyer. We haven't figured out a middle name. This may be cheesy and corny, but Sawyer is a character we love on the show Lost. And Lost is the base of how me and DH started dating. It sparked our first conversation, which led to us hanging out and watching it together, and so on. Lucy also relates back to that, too, since the show is centered around light vs dark. It's just special to us.

ZedPM3 · January 2016

We've had names picked out since before we got married. Our boy name is a nod to DH's heritage and family, and the girl name is just a name we really like. Our last name is unusual and it's hard to find names that sound good with it so we figured we'd start early.

Ceventa · January 2016

My husband and I both have very old, traditional names. So when it came to choosing a name for our son we decided to stay within the same vein of names, rather than picking something more modern. We went with William Alexander and decided on it about a month before the birth. With baby #2 we will probably take the same approach, for now I'm just going to wait until we find out if it's a boy or girl before I get my heart set on a name.

amandazap · January 2016

Similarly, we are going with somewhat cultural names for lo as we are Italian. We are finding out the gender so it will make our decision easier. For a girl the options are: Sophia Grace; Liliana Grace, Olivia Grace, or Olivia Sophia. For a boy we are dead set on Anthony David. (David for my father who just passed).

ThisisNumber3 · January 2016

My first two have family names (both first and middle). Now with #3, we are kinda out of family names that we like, so I'm not sure where we go from here. Probably will just find a name that follows the "theme" "sound" of the other two.

cm716 · January 2016

We pick at the hospital. After arguing for 9 months we had finally tentatively settled on cosette. As soon as dd2 came out we both looked at each other and said that's not her name. So we waited a day or two and settled on Ella, which we both love.

After that we decided we won't discuss named beforehand because we have to see their little face before we can actually decide.

lalalorelai · January 2016

amandazap said:

Similarly, we are going with somewhat cultural names for lo as we are Italian. We are finding out the gender so it will make our decision easier. For a girl the options are: Sophia Grace; Liliana Grace, Olivia Grace, or Olivia Sophia. For a boy we are dead set on Anthony David. (David for my father who just passed).

I love your girl names!! I suggested both Liliana and Olivia but H vetoed both. He's more okay with Lilian so I might try to push that!

charmedlifex3 · January 2016

We're totally set on a girl's name. We're finding out the gender before we worry about settling on a boys name. The girl name is both of my grandmother's. Plus I love the name "Claire Ellen"

There aren't any family boy names we really love, and I hate the name DH loves for a boy.

Fremdschamen · January 2016

I love Claire Ellen, @Allisun85. I always wanted to name my kid Claire or Clara when I was young. Unfortunately neither of those names work with my husband's last name.

mermaidbina · January 2016

DH and I have such a hard time agreeing on names. We will wait till we find out the sex in a few months, then start discussing. I have a list of names I like and keep adding to them. It took us months to decide on DD name!

TerraMae80 · January 2016

My husband and I are pretty good with agreeing on names, it's the rest of the family that tends to have their opinions. With our first we announced the name on the baby shower invites. We figured no one could really say anything after that. This time around we love the name Wyatt, still working on the middle name. My son has his father's middle name, Wayne so we are a little stuck for number two.

Our son's name is Noah Wayne
For number two boy - Wyatt _____ (got any ideas?)
girl - Hannah Mae (Mae is one of my middle names)

lalalorelai · January 2016

TerraMae80 said:

My husband and I are pretty good with agreeing on names, it's the rest of the family that tends to have their opinions. With our first we announced the name on the baby shower invites. We figured no one could really say anything after that. This time around we love the name Wyatt, still working on the middle name. My son has his father's middle name, Wayne so we are a little stuck for number two.

Our son's name is Noah Wayne
For number two boy - Wyatt _____ (got any ideas?)
girl - Hannah Mae (Mae is one of my middle names)

******qbf*******

I immediately thought of either Wyatt Joseph or Wyatt Alexander. I love the name Wyatt!

Diimari15 · January 2016

It's kind of amazing how so many are going with family names. I understand it, but it's just an interesting poll

my family has a lot of very generic overly popular names in my book, and me being an Aquarius like to be a bit different. Names like Mike, Jeff, Brian, Julie, Mary, Dave, And John just don't so it for me lol.
It seams like a lot of people have also had ideas from childhood of names. It's funny I looked back at my name ideas for #1 and was not as attached to them this time around. I think there's a feeling that comes with a coming little one that gives an essence of personality, or a change in ideals in what you aim for that may sway your decision. Back then my ideas were very future-oriented and based on regeneration and renewal, where as now I value the idea of existing peace and tangible emotion.

BritMC18 · January 2016

My criteria for both gender names was that I wanted an uncommon, but not "you-nique" name for the first name. It was also important for me that the baby's first name be a tribute to someone who had an impact on my life. The middle name for a girl was always going to be Louise - for my grandmother. The middle name for a boy was always going to be Ivans - for hubby's grandpa.

For a girl, we are more than likely going to use Willa Louise. Willa Cather is unequivocally my favorite female author, and it's such a strong name. And it fits my criteria, uncommon, but not "you-nique".

For a boy, we're probably going to use Rhys Ivans. I did break with criteria a bit, as Rhys isn't a "tribute name", per say. Hubby is of Welsh and Irish ancestry and the name Rhys is the traditional Welsh spelling of "Reece". Again, an uncommon, but normal name.

We did have the Panorama genetic testing done and it says we're having a girl! We're waiting for an ultrasound to confirm before we share the news with friends/family. That being said.... I guess we'll be going with Willa.

juleswalsh · January 2016

We are going with names of people who have impacted us. Girl- Gracie Jean
Boy- Bennet Dean

nonniebird · January 2016

BritMC18 said:

My criteria for both gender names was that I wanted an uncommon, but not "you-nique" name for the first name. It was also important for me that the baby's first name be a tribute to someone who had an impact on my life. The middle name for a girl was always going to be Louise - for my grandmother. The middle name for a boy was always going to be Ivans - for hubby's grandpa.

For a girl, we are more than likely going to use Willa Louise. Willa Cather is unequivocally my favorite female author, and it's such a strong name. And it fits my criteria, uncommon, but not "you-nique".

For a boy, we're probably going to use Rhys Ivans. I did break with criteria a bit, as Rhys isn't a "tribute name", per say. Hubby is of Welsh and Irish ancestry and the name Rhys is the traditional Welsh spelling of "Reece". Again, an uncommon, but normal name.

We did have the Panorama genetic testing done and it says we're having a girl! We're waiting for an ultrasound to confirm before we share the news with friends/family. That being said.... I guess we'll be going with Willa.

Congrats! I love the name Willa Louise. Sounds very classy and strong.

How long after you did the blood tests did you get your results back from the Panorama? I just went to the lab today....can't wait for results!

smmrsunshine · January 2016

Right now I am 9 wks. If it is a boy, I think we are going with Elias Bradley. (Eli for short!) Bradley is my hubby's 1st name and it is family tradition to use the father's first name as the son's middle name. If it is a girl, I have no idea! He loves the name Raelyn, but the more I say it, the more I don't like it! We also sort of like the name Brielle, but I don't know that I could actually name my daughter that. lol I love the name Audrey, but my hubby doesn't like it! Good think we have several months to figure it out! ha!

ThisisNumber3 · January 2016

Any thoughts on the name Zoe or Chloe? MN would probably be Marie.

@smmrsunshine - My parents suggested Raelyn for a long time but we just couldn't get attached to it. We do like Reagan and Reese though for a girl.

serah496 · January 2016

We are making long lists. And soliciting suggestions, silly and serious. Even though we want to know the gender, I am asking DH to help me come up with three full name options for boy and girl that we have available. That said, we won't decide until we meet LO.

juleswalsh · January 2016

@ThisisNumber3 I love both names! I'm a teacher and intend to associate names with students I have had. (Which makes the whole naming thing very difficult!!) I have had the best students with the names Chloe and Zoe. Only one of each in the past 5 years so neither are super common!

BritMC18 · January 2016

nonniebird said:

Congrats! I love the name Willa Louise. Sounds very classy and strong.

How long after you did the blood tests did you get your results back from the Panorama? I just went to the lab today....can't wait for results!

@nonniebird - we started getting the genetic results back after ~5 days and got the gender results back exactly a week after the appt.

HeyStVincent · January 2016

My husband and I kept a running list of all the names each of us liked. We occassionally went through and cut out the names that one of us really, really hated. I left some of the ones I initially hated that he really, really liked. Some of those names did grow on me as the pregnancy progressed, so don't completely rule out options based on a gut reaction!

In the end (after really trimming down our list) we had about 4 or 5 names left. We didn't choose the one we were going to use until several hours after she had been born. At the time of her delivery, our OB was filling out whatever they have to fill out and asked for her name. We told him we didn't know yet. He told us that the was the most common baby name these days.

1faceinacrowd · January 2016

We started talking baby names as soon as we started TTC (maybe even before...). We will be finding out what we're having but we've already had discussions about what we want for names either way. The only disagreement we're having is the girl name...so hopefully it's a boy! Haha.

brittanyns5 · January 2016

Johanna Hacinta for a girl. Johanna being from my uncle John who passed recently and Hacinta is a middle name that runs in his family.
We still haven't decided he wants his family name to carry which is Sanford Roy but it would make ours a fourth which is so many and they all go by Roy which is really confusing to me. We have talked about Walter Ray. Walter from his grandfather that passed and Ray is what my dad goes by. Idk we will see haha

JNew0816 · January 2016

We have a boy and named him Braydon Maddox. We wanted a unique name because we both have super plain names, but the name became really popular after he was born. This time, if it's a girl, we like the name Ariel (Arielle?)Paisley. I like Rowan Finley if it's a boy but hubby isn't convinced yet. Plus, I have reddish hair, hubby and DS are redheads, so it would be funny to have a redheaded Ariel

bananers · January 2016

We learned early on to not even discuss names until we know the sex of the baby. We have a hard time agreeing on names so at least this way we can eliminate 50% of the arguments.

DS is Theodore Claude. Claude was DH's grandfather, who passed, and Theodore was just a name I liked because it's traditional but not super common. We call him Theo, which is both adorable on a little boy (IMO, anyway), and can grow with him to adulthood. And if he ever runs for president he can always go by Theodore.

If we have another boy, I think naming is going to be REALLY hard, since it took us so long to agree on DS's name. But I still want a middle name with meaning and a first name that is "normal" but not too common. For a girl I really like Penelope Louise (Louise is a family name). I'd call her Penny.

These are all just ideas rattling around in my brain since DH and I won't discuss until we find out the sex. He might very well hate Penelope anyway. : P

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