Does the name fit?

helleebellee · May 2016

Do you ladies feel like the names you picked fit? Anyone having reservations about their name choices?

Autumn is a month old now and I still have a difficult time calling her by her name. 99% of the time I call her baby. It's not that I don't like the name Autumn, I do and always have. In fact, I have suggested it for each girl, up until this one. I didn't even try it this time because the dh had always shot it down. The only reason I mentioned it was because I could see it working on a red head and it sounded to me like the dh was trying to find a name that would fit a red head child. Plus, we were getting ready to leave the hospital and the lady who does the paperwork kept pressing for me to get it done. Anyway, we had the kids vote between Autumn, Alice, and Leona. Autumn Leona won.

Here we are, a month later, and I'm still trying to figure out what to call her. Autumn doesn't feel right, so I tried calling her Leona, and that didn't quite work. I even mashed the names together and called her Auttilie a few times (same as Ottilie, which I love, the dh not so much). They just…I don't know…don't work. I don't feel too pressured yet to start calling her by any one name, but that time is coming, fast.

Please tell me I'm not the only struggling with names….still.

mbirdie · May 2016

It was difficult for me at first just because she had been "baby girl" for so long while I was pregnant, it was hard to switch over to a name. My DH and I weren't set on a name when she was born but had a front runner and when we went through the list that was the only one that didn't seem like it was wrong. It definitely wasn't like the moment I saw her I knew what her name should be. I have no name regret though and listening to other people call her by name has helped me get used to it.

WBORDERS · May 2016

I have a hard time calling LO by his name too. I usually say baby. I always called him baby when I was pregnant so it's strange to call him by his name. I don't think it's name regret though, just something to get used to saying.

momofmanyinthemitten · May 2016

I've been having a hard time too. We didn't settle on a boy name until 2 days before I went into labor, and I even asked for boy name suggestions from hospital staff while I was pushing. It's getting easier because the kids are good about calling him by name, but when doing paperwork, I often have to think for a minute before writing his name.
When DD2 was born, she was supposed to be an Anna, but DH and I took one look at her and knew it just didn't fit. I'm so glad we changed it to Sylvia. It fits her so well.

korpatch · May 2016

SweetBriarBee said:

Do you ladies feel like the names you picked fit? Anyone having reservations about their name choices?

Autumn is a month old now and I still have a difficult time calling her by her name. 99% of the time I call her baby. It's not that I don't like the name Autumn, I do and always have. In fact, I have suggested it for each girl, up until this one. I didn't even try it this time because the dh had always shot it down. The only reason I mentioned it was because I could see it working on a red head and it sounded to me like the dh was trying to find a name that would fit a red head child. Plus, we were getting ready to leave the hospital and the lady who does the paperwork kept pressing for me to get it done. Anyway, we had the kids vote between Autumn, Alice, and Leona. Autumn Leona won.

Here we are, a month later, and I'm still trying to figure out what to call her. Autumn doesn't feel right, so I tried calling her Leona, and that didn't quite work. I even mashed the names together and called her Auttilie a few times (same as Ottilie, which I love, the dh not so much). They just…I don't know…don't work. I don't feel too pressured yet to start calling her by any one name, but that time is coming, fast.

Please tell me I'm not the only struggling with names….still.

This totally sounds like an article I read! They started calling there daughter by a different name and ended up changing it legally when she was 1.5.

everyone loves his name a lot, but I did have troubling calling him it for a while. He was just "Buddy, Buddy". Then we would insert his first name in front of that. I don't know if it also helped that we knew what we were calling him since week 13... I almost feel like that was a mistake because I imagined him one way, and he popped out differently.

redselig · May 2016

SO and I had a list of names that we liked, some more than others. We said we wouldn't name the baby until he was born and only then would we determine what he 'looked' like. It took us a day of looking at him to settle on Adam. But we call him all sorts of different things: Adamski, bimbo, baby, buddhino (he looks like a little Buddha after eating). I'm still not good at calling him Adam but I think that will come with time.

amaniupendo · May 2016

It took probably six months to get used to DD's name, maybe more. We named her after my then-recently deceased grandma (basically the best woman who ever walked the earth) and it seemed like large shoes to fill and unnatural to say. Now it's the perfect name.

ashleymarie1027 · May 2016

Our son is named after my grandfather (who passed away about 4 years ago) and I am finding it awkward to refer to him as "Stanley" (because I keep thinking of my grandpa) and its especially awkward when talking to my dad or aunt! However, the more I say it the more natural it becomes. We also call him SAM cause those are his initials.

JayeSkylar · May 2016

I love Roo's name. His namesake is Wolverine. But I'm very strange about calling people by their names. It's strange to hear his name come out of my mouth or other people's for that matter but it's getting better

jmoew1 · May 2016

Hardly ever call my baby Wyatt, I do on social media for family, but this is the only name we could agree on. I think it will be easier when he is older!

RoseShadow873 · May 2016

JayeSkylar said:

I love Roo's name. His namesake is Wolverine. But I'm very strange about calling people by their names. It's strange to hear his name come out of my mouth or other people's for that matter but it's getting better

So his name is Wolverine?

JayeSkylar · May 2016

RoseShadow873 said:

JayeSkylar said:

I love Roo's name. His namesake is Wolverine. But I'm very strange about calling people by their names. It's strange to hear his name come out of my mouth or other people's for that matter but it's getting better

So his name is Wolverine?

Lol no. His name is Logan. But my boyfriend only liked it because it's Wolverine's real name.

myla14 · May 2016

Yep, my LO's name feels on the formal side for a baby but I'm not in love with any of the associated nicknames. No regret, just tends to take me a minute to say his name. My SO didn't like my favorite name, possibly that would have been easier for me, who knows.

rebelone · May 2016

The only other name I think that would suit our baby is "Junior" because he looks so much like my husband. Sometimes I actually do call him Junior, or little man.

proudparent2b · May 2016

We aren't telling family LO's name until after he's born because I'm afraid that his name might not match him.

Brandi81012 · May 2016

proudparent2b said:

We aren't telling family LO's name until after he's born because I'm afraid that his name might not match him.

So when are you due?!?!

jasmuin · May 2016

You sound exactly like us. We had a list of names but none that seemed right. Hubby and I ended up picking our top three names and letting our 5 and 7 year olds pick their favorite. Our little girl is Savannah and I still call her baby. She is 2 weeks today and it's slowly growing on me.

WiseUsagi · May 2016

I love Peter's name. I call him by his name or Pete all the time. My hubby calls him by his name occasionally but mostly it's "little buddy".

I want to throat punch family members that call him Petey though.

NMort · May 2016

I have done this with every single one of my four babies after they were born! I questioned, second guessed, and "tried out" other names on them. The spelling of my oldest's name really bothered me at first, but after seeing it over and over, it grew on me and now I love it. My son's name is not very common and often gets mistaken for a similar one. That bothered me for a while, but now it totally fits. My second daughter is the one I struggled with the most. We didn't know what we were having. We had a set boy's name but not one girl's name we were in love with. We had it narrowed down to three names, and after she was born only one of those seemed "right". However, once we got home from the hospital, I questioned her name over and over for months. I just didn't like it anymore. But now, almost three years later, her name is perfect! It matches her personality to a T! Of course it has only been natural for me to question my fourth baby's name these last few weeks. I love her name, but the nickname for it just doesn't seem to fit. And calling her by her full name still doesn't seem right either. Now I'm thinking we should've named her Isabella instead of Isabelle, but I KNOW that in due time her name will become her and be absolutely perfect...leaving me to look back on all of this questioning to see how silly I've been!

K&Elizabeth · May 2016

Thomas' name is growing on me as I get to know him more. The name was really important to my husband, so I went with it even though it wasn't my face. I think my biggest hang up is it seems like a weird name for a baby- more suitable for an adult. Good thing he'll be and adult for longer than he's a kid!

momofmanyinthemitten · May 2016

K&Elizabeth said:

Thomas' name is growing on me as I get to know him more. The name was really important to my husband, so I went with it even though it wasn't my face. I think my biggest hang up is it seems like a weird name for a baby- more suitable for an adult. Good thing he'll be and adult for longer than he's a kid!

Thomas was my first choice boys name, but our last name starts with an s, so it was hard to pronounce (along with any other names that end in a "sss" sound).

dayj11 · May 2016

I love my sons name Owen Peter. It was so hard to come up with a name we agreed on. And it was sentimental to me because my dads step fathers name was Robert Owens. He raised my dad and was the best grandpa. I wasn't partial to Robert so I chose Owen. I got hubby to agree because I was able to find it on a list of Irish names. We didn't realize until we brought him home that we now have two kids whose names rhyme. Ronan & Owen - Oops. We now think we should have thought about that more or caught it.
I call him Owen. My father in law however insists on calling him Peter or Pete.

mannylynn88 · May 2016

I have a hard time calling Autumn by her name. She seemed so small when she was born(even though is was 6lbs 3oz and 17inches long), I have always called her peanut. My husband calls Autumn by her full name which is Autumn Grace.

ladylolly89 · May 2016

DS is Dietrich, and while I love the name, it just seems so grown up for a baby! It probably doesn't help that I don't know anyone else with the name at all. I can't even think of a nickname that makes sense yet; I usually call him Baby. Sometimes I think we should have switched his first and middle and named him Alastair Dietrich. I think it'll grow on me though.

korpatch · May 2016

@ladylolly89 those are two of my favorite names!!!

SherlockedMom · May 2016

Our baby is Bridget Frances. I wanted to name her Frances, but my husband hated it....so I've been calling her Bridget Frances just to get that Frances in there : ) But, I call my other 2 girls by their first and middle name all the time....so that's nothing new. The name fits her.

However, my husband has a hard time with it for some reason and keeps calling her Gretchen! LOL

wildtot · May 2016

We decided on Wyatt Connor early on. Everyone keeps saying "that's a strong name!". My DH likes westerns and Connor was the only middle name we both agreed on. My Hispanic side of the family are the only ones questioning the name and making up nicknames. I think his name will fit more once he grows a mustache

Ready4theParty · May 2016

With DD1 I had a hard time with her name for a while after she was born. After about four months I finally got used to it, and three years later I couldn't imagine any other name for her.

My friend has always given her kids really abstract names with Norwegian spellings. Once I heard her tell a family member that she has never questioned the name because over time that kid will always look like that name.

cjbwifey2010 · May 2016

I felt like that initially, but I think it's because it's a new Baby and we now have 2 boys. I was so used to being Noah's mom, that being Oliver's Mom too gets me all messed up. Don't get me wrong, I love the name. He isn't always as peaceful as his name suggests (lol), but I think it's because it's just so new. I love hearing others say his name. It just took me a while to get used to saying it myself.

SunnySurprise · May 2016

I call LO by pet names much more than I call her by her actual name. And even then, it's usually the nickname to her full name. The name we picked is more suitable for an adult than a baby, which is what we wanted. For now the cutesy nickname just seems to roll off the tongue more easily. But I still think her name fits her! She'll grow into it well.

Introducing her by her full name felt so weird at first, but the more I use it the more natural it sounds. For me it's mainly because we didn't share her name beforehand, so we called her a lot of pet names during pregnancy. I got so used to calling her Cookie, that she owned Cookie right out of the gate, while she still had to make Lorenza her own once she arrived. And I also think that we spent so much time discussing a variety of names for this person we hadn't met yet, that once we met her it took us a while to associate said "hypothetical" name with this actual human. But this is fading now at 3 weeks PP, it's becoming her name more and more. Especially since DH is much better than I am at calling her by name and I just adore how he says her name....

That said, no, I have zero naming regret. I'm absolutely loving the name we picked!

Cwyatt2571 · May 2016

My LO is named after his dad and two grandpas.... it is very weird to call him by his name. But i mostly call him baby. I was the same way with my daughter though, i think it just doesnt seem real for a while and thats why there names sound weird

dancingsphinx22 · May 2016

I like the name we picked, but I don't know if it fits yet. I couldn't think of a girl's name when I was pregnant, so we went with DH's choice.

She looks Asian, like her dad. He's Filipino. I was thinking we'd give her a Filipino name, but DH was against it.

LO's name: Alessandra Marie.

DH calls her Alex. I don't call her anything yet, besides "My bambina" when she's upset and I'm trying to calm her.

Maybe "Aly" when she gets older (how do you spell that? Ally? Allie?)

She doesn't look like Alex or an Ally though...

Naming is hard!

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