How do you choose a name?

[catemer]

even though we are just at the TTC stage, my DP and I are already throwing names around. The only problem is we both really like a name and then we go 'oh no we can't have that I knew someone by that name whe. I went to school' or 'nope ther's someone at work with that name' etc.

How did you pick a name? Did you worry that you already knew someone with the same name?

I would love to call a little girl Ana after my grandmother. Her name was actually a really weird name that I could never pronounce as a kid so it's just her initials togethr. But we know and work with a few Anna's. Is that a bad thing?

[RoseKathleen]

I think that choosing names was the HARDEST part of the whole pregnancy! :D

It is good to have a number of names to toss around for a couple of months before the baby is born. We chose DS's name about 3 years before he was conceived! It was the #2 name for me, but 7 months into the pregnancy I finally gave up on trying to convince DH to have my preferred name! We discovered we both liked the name when we heard a mother screaming it at the top of her voice in the middle of a shopping centre! LOL!

DD's name was chosen from the birth notices in the paper.

I think naming a child after someone, but not EXACTLY the same name is wonderful. I wanted to name DS after my father - he goes by his middle name so there would be no name confusion. But his name just didn't go with our surname.

Nicknames were also very important to DH - I would suggest a name and he would immediately rhyme it, "Shelley? Smelly Shelley?"

Initals were important to me - I didn't want bub to have the same initials as me or DH. And spellings were important to me too. I have forever had to spell my name so I wanted names for my kids that people have a good chance of getting correct the first time.

I also test the name by yelling it out the back door! :laughing:

The final test however is when the baby is born. You may look at this screaming red head baby and decide Gracie is not the correct name for her! My sister had to change her mind at her second son's birth because he just didn't look right for that name when he was born. I always had two names for each gender ready, just in case!

[Out To Pasture]

We had problems picking names. All we knew was we wanted a name that was Celtic/Gaelic since my DH is from Scotland. I sometimes think boundaries can help narrow down a selection.
Keiran is Celtic, and we both really loved the name.

This time we picked Mollie which is the Celtic spelling. We also have the name Owen this time round.

[SassyMummy]

Lots of arguing really. lol.

I don't care if people I know have that name - chances are I've had to have heard the same somewhere before, so I must have come across someone with that name.

But actually agreeing on a name was hard. In the end, I wrote a list and said "I will consider any of these names." He put two together and I said, "Yep, that'll do," and so that's how DD's name was chosen. lol.

[mum2bubba]

I had no problems chosing names, what I did have a problem with was fob agreeing to any of them.

[TheWillowTree]

Hehe yes the more relevant question would be how do you get your partner to agree on the name you've chosen? ;)

[Hamilicious]

Keiran is Celtic, and we both really loved the name.


DH is Keiran and it's so lovely to see the same spelling :goodvibes:

We just threw names around... we knew they were right when DH said them out loud one day - they just felt right. And now whenever I hear our boy's name I smile and get really excited, so it must be the right name! Girl's name was easier as we'd both always loved it.

[davally]

DH and I have different ideas on names but with DS I suggested his name and DH mulled it over in his mind for a while and now tells everyone how fabulous DS' name is (like it was his idea). We never reached consensus on a girls name.

This time round, DH is mulling over a boys name I am in love with (which should mean it's a goer) and once again girls names are proving difficult. I guess we will work it out eventually.

[laurenangelica]

It's hard to think of names that don't already belong to someone you know, so I say go with whatever name you like unless there's someone you hate who's ruined it for you. Otherwise you could also try looking at names from other cultures, it's unlikely you know an Adele (French), Aisha (Arabic) or an Alina (Armenian). :)

[summastarlet]

Hehe yes the more relevant question would be how do you get your partner to agree on the name you've chosen? ;)

I agree!!! DH and I cannot agree on any names! So frustrating..I think baby will be nameless for a few days at this rate!!

[Hokey Pokey]

Was so hard naming our 4th girl and will be even harder if we have a 5th girl, LOL :confused:

[Lexie and Zekes Mum]

It is hard and DH and I took a while to agree with DS. Both our kids names were chosen and decided on just after the 18-20 week ultrasound (when we found out the sex).

DD was either Isabella or Alexis (Lexie) because they were two names I loved forever. Isabella became to popular (for my liking) so Alexis it was :)

DS... this was a hard one. I disliked the name Ezekiel. I thought it was two strong for a baby but it was Dh's choice and I pretty much had no say, he didn't like anything I suggested. Ezekiel is a character from Warhammer 40000 (a game/models your paint). The name grew on me, well the variation Zeke did and at 16 months old it suits him perfectly :)

Goodluck choosing a name, don't forget you have 90 days (I think) after their born before you have to register a name ;) go with your instinct and something you can imagine calling them forever

[scarymarygoldfish]

I had no problems chosing names, what I did have a problem with was fob agreeing to any of them.


:laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing: Same for me!!