Names?!?

morethanamama · June 2018

Sooooooooo we picked two sets of names! I'm actually so excited to have that figured out. Thank you for all the input, ladies! Milo is definitely one of them

comealongponds · June 2018

@foxbaby2016 have you settled on a FN yet? Might help narrow down the options. It sucky your family is pressuring you to use a name you don’t really like. I think everyone thought our twins were going to have their grandfathers FNs as their MNs but DH didn’t want to use his dad’s name so we warned everyone in advance that they would not have family names. I don’t think MIL believed us until she saw it written on the birth certificate forms lol. I digress, here’s some “Lynn” sounding names....

Linnea
Catelyn/Catelin (CAT-lynn)
Evelyn
Cailin
Gwendolyn
Jocelyn
Rosalyn

Sarafuss · June 2018

@comealongponds I love the name Jocelyn. Good suggestion!

As a side note, I can’t imagine pressuring my kids to use my name in any way when naming their children. I get that it’s tradition for a lot of families but to actually say you should name your baby after me? I would hope I wouldn’t do that to my kids lol.

foxbaby2016 · June 2018

Thanks ladies! And no, we really don't even have a first name picked yet but we have a few on our short list....we are clearly struggling.

And I agree with you guys, it does suck that our families are pressuring us. I have a strained relationship with my MIL so I feel like it's going to be "a thing" if I don't use Lynn. As far as my family goes, I have a big, loud and very opinionated family so I'm not surprised. The only person that hasn't mentioned it is my mom but I feel like her feelings will be hurt if we choose not to use her name because it's been mentioned so many times.

@michelleag05 thank you for the link! I'm going to look through it now,

Love all of your suggestions!

kbernal2021 · June 2018

All this talk about names with Lynn made me realize I hadn't been on this board to announce ours

hillbillywife · June 2018

@kbernal2021 love it!

comealongponds · June 2018

@kbernal2021 I’m glad I’m not the only one with the letterboard pre-filled and waiting for details!

kbernal2021 · June 2018

@comealongponds I mean who wants to go through all those letters and numbers AFTER birth lol

babybump1994 · June 2018

Slight rant here...
DH and I had the name Olivia Kate picked out for our DD since we found out the gender months ago. A close friend just had her baby yesterday and STOLE our name!! Their entire pregnancy they had the name Alexis picked. I know Olivia is super popular right now but to use the exact combination we were set on?! Now I'm panicking a bit because I just don't want to use the same name now.

moguippy · June 2018

@babybump1994 did they know this was the name you had picked out? Or is it just a freak coincidence?

flockofmoosen3 · June 2018

@babybump1994 use the name you picked out and then refer to your DD as Olivia #1 anytime you talk to your friend, and her baby will be Olivia #2.

Srsly, don't let her "steal" the name you wanted. Use it. Sorry she did that tho...it is really inconsiderate of her.

nimmle · June 2018

Ok, I've reached a point where I really wish I had a stronger feeling about one name over the other, but I just don't. So I'd love to poll you ladies and see what you think. We are between the following two names:

Ryan Samuel
Zachary Aiden

Thoughts?

hillbillywife · June 2018

@babybump1994 ditto @moguippy did they know that was the name you were set on? I “stole” my bff’s favorite baby name of all time ever when my DD was born. BUT I had no idea it wasn’t her favorite name. I even asked her for ideas and what her favorite names were and she wouldn’t tell me. If it’s just a fluke crazy coincidence don’t let it get under your skin. If it was on purpose still try to let it go. Names can’t really be stolen. They don’t belong to any one person. I’m sorry you feel stressed about this though. It’s never fun to have to change plans last minute. I agree with others though- If you love it, don’t be afraid to use it still.

Sarafuss · June 2018

@nimmle both are great choices. Just on personal preference, I would go with Ryan because I've always liked that name. I think the only downsides I can think of for Zachary are people shortening it to Zach (not sure if that's an issue for you) and also people spelling it incorrectly Zack vs. Zach. But those aren't a big deal really. I think I would just wait to see him and see what feels right. That's what we are planning to do for our baby girl. Because I can't commit!

morethanamama · June 2018

@nimmle Ryan is my choice too! I have many good friends named Zach though. I agree with @Sarafuss though about the spelling and the fact that he will rarely be called his full name but I don't see it as a huge deal!

babybump1994 · June 2018

She knew it was my chosen name! She ordered me a onesie with the name in it and apparently a second for her LO. I know I could still use Olivia but it's just ruined for me now!

@nimmle +1 for Zachary!

And846 · June 2018

@nimmle i love the name Ryan

ashbub714 · June 2018

@babybump1994 that’s so frustrating. I’m sorry you’re left not wanting to use the name you picked now

@nimmle +1 for Ryan

foxbaby2016 · June 2018

@nimmle +1 for Ryan

How do you ladies feel about the first name Noa for a girl? Considering the name Noah is so popular for boys right now.....

kc1293 · June 2018

@foxbaby2016 I LOVE Noa for a girl. DH and I considered it with our first child (before we knew the gender), but he's really close with his family, and there is already a Noah.

dluv0676 · June 2018

I am going with Caius James...was thinking Alec Blaise but I really love the uniqueness. (Pronounced ky-us)

comealongponds · June 2018

@dluv0676 I love Caius and Alec! Excellent choices

ckmb_1250 · June 2018

Does anyone have good/bad opinions about the name Otto ( middle name Lee )?

We both said we liked the name yesterday, but I also worry about making a last minute decision this late!

noideawhatshesdoing · June 2018

@ckmb_knottie I like it. Not sure where you live, but it would be an unusual name around here. And I like unique things.

morethanamama · June 2018

Otto is unusual but I have seen it popping up on IG for some reason, so I bet it's a little hipster in some parts of the country

I like it and I guess I am biased because I just love the blogger I follow who named her second boy Otto.

runsomewhere · July 2018

10 days till my due date and we still haven't picked a name. We decided to wait till we meet her because we just can't pick right now.

I've mentioned names I like on here but recently I've added Eliana and Amaya to the list. Thoughts?

Sarafuss · July 2018

@runsomewhere I can’t remember the other names on your list but of those two I like Eliana the best. Very pretty!

hillbillywife · July 2018

I like Eliana @runsomewhere! So pretty!

flockofmoosen3 · July 2018

@runsomewhere SAME for us! I also thought of Eliana the other day and added it to my list (so I also love it), but since baby is due in 2 weeks we are also just going to wait until she is here to name her. Can't wait to see what you pick!

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