how annoying

[MeeG]

Did everyone else go thru this as well?

i found out iwas having a girl so i narrowed it down to two names and chose chelsea cause ive always loved that name i had it picked out from the start and one of the few names me and my ex agreed upon.... but i still have have people suggesting names to me! saying no i dont like that name what about blah blah and it makes me angry gaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!:banghead: i dont mind people telling me names they like but telling me not to calll them that cause they know someone with that name, i feel like screaming at them i dont care what u think... there not going to change my mind anyways.. sorry guys jus needed to vent:)

[shed]

Exactly. Which is precisely why even my best friend and my mother have absolutely no idea about what bubby's name will be.

They wouldn't even be able to guess it.

It will be presented to them as a fait accompli, when he arrives.

No input or feedback required for us. We have decided what OUR baby's name is and that is that.

[MumsieMel]

Thats exactly why we dont tell people our favs.

We have a list of 3-4 for each sex but keep the top one as a secret! :thumbsup:

[sugar n spice]

I find that sooooo annoying has happened in both my pregs so this time round they know what it is for a girl - actually surprisingly they all loved it ( we too have picked chelsea for a girl) and when we pick a name for a boy it will be a secret so many people are like oh i dont like that how about this and that it so got me:mad:

[mum2bubba]

Yeah there were a few people that said things about the name Hayley "its too commen" or "I don't like it because of blah, blah, blah" I think I will only tell a few people about our next choice (I've already told a few people including here on bubhub) and only one person has says they don't like it, I think from now on I will keep my mouth shut until I actually get pregnant and have another baby.

Btw, Chelsea is very pretty but "I" couldn't use it coz its a name of a suburb near where I live and you know people these days (although "my" girl choice theres a suburb with that name about an hour away so who knows...)

[mumtok&z]

Yep same thing happened to me but it was my MIL who done all of it. Coming from a malaysian family and being muslim i wanted a name that sounded malay and meant something good in Islam. It is really important to me and DH understood so he went with what i wanted but MIL always complained that she wouldn't be able to pronounce it and used to say "where did you find that name", things like that. It really used to offend me. I know if we ever have a girl she will fuss over the name i want aswell. Oh by the way my kids names are Khairi and Zakaree. Theyr'e not that hard and no one else has a problem with them, most people love their names. I think she just pronounces them wrong to continue being a pain.:banghead:

[SassyMummy]

Nobody really whinged about the name "Chanel"...but it took DP and I along time to settle on that name (He wanted Morgan, I wanted Scarlet).

After I had DD, and named her Chanel Elizabeth, so many people told me how grateful they were that I didn't end up naming her Scarlet. Mostly family members. They would go on about how she would have been called "Scarlet the Harlet" and such (why would kids even know the word "harlet"? It's a word that only elderly people use!).

Even though it wasn't DD's name...it p*ssed me off because if I get pregnant again, I'll definately be trying to use Scarlet again (probably won't though...stupid DP...lol).

[mrsbutterflygirl]

We have been really lucky... we told our imidiate family what names we had picked and everyone liked them! so we were happy... we havent told anyone else what we are having because we have told them that it is a girl and we would like something to be a surprise. :)

[Beany]

I, too, have held back from telling anyone the name I have picked out for the baby. My husband's family are bad enough now with their constant name throwing every time they see me but if they knew I had decided on a name, they'd get really rabid.

They won't know the name until the birth certificate is signed, sealed and delivered. By then it'll be too late to stick their oars in.

[JnA]

I told everyone that asked that we would be calling the baby their name.

eg
John asks: What are you going to name the baby?
we answer: John
Mary asks: What are you going to name the baby?
we answer: Mary
etc


By the time the baby is born and you have already named them, no-one would dare say to your face.."I don't like that name", or whatever.. (unless they weren't worth the time in the first place. )


Best of luck.

[reAllytee]

Yeah we even had trouble after bubs was born with my lovely MIL whinging in the birthing suite an hour after he was born that the middle name we had chosen wasnt right :mad: :banghead:
We had chosen the shortened version of DP's Grandfathers name which is what everyone knew him by & he had even said we were going to use it but she went on & on & on. So in the end DP relented much to my horror :mad: Whats done is done now. Funny thing though is when we call Boof by his full name everyone tends to use the shortened version of the middle name :rolleyes:

[Beany]

If my husband relents and changes the name to suit his whinging family's wishes, I swear to God I'll throw a used maternity pad at him.

[SilverStarfish]

Like many have said, we didn't tell anyone what our choices for names were. "Yes, we have picked names. No, we are not telling anyone so don't ask" seemed to put off even the most determined detective :detective: - said with a smile.

[Miss Tazar]

nice visual Beany - gotta see that one!:D
We had lots of 'discussion' about our bub's name - Rubimai (pronounced Ruby May)
We love it and it has a very special history behind it. My Mum's middle name is Ruby - and she has always hated it and I always loved it - hence, I couldn't resist it - the teenager in me still exists. My DP's Mum died when he was young and her middle name was May, and throughout his life DP has felt vert close to his Mum. Hence we came up with Ruby-May, then to make the name unique to our little girl we changed the spelling and removed the hyphen.
However, every man and his friend seems to think they have the right to pass judgement. Luckily the name is so special to us it all washes over us.
Cheers Roxi