I really need baby name help.

[momtoS]

dh and I were talking boys names last night. (we haven't got to girls names yet....but they are usually easier for us).

I liked Gabriel.....he doesn't like it


He liked William.....NOPE I really don't like it.

No to:

Jonathan
Sam
David
Matthew
Adam
Bob

I really liked the name Gabriel and I can't think outside of that....can some MDC mom help me?

[Max'sMama]

Sometimes you just have to give up the name that you love. Compromise sucks. I love the name Pete. My husband detests it. So, we will never get to use the name even though I really really want to name a boy that someday.

He probably feels the same way about William.

Good luck.

[philomom]

No parent should name a child something they hate. Hated names were thrown out automatically by both of us.


William makes a great middle name.

Now, back to the first name. Did you like the religious meaning Gabriel or are you stuck on the lovely sound of the word? Thinking on that answer may help you come up with some substitutes that your hubby would say "yes" to.

My short list for you..

Nathaniel
Morgan
Arden
Allister
Ellison

[Lauren82]

How about:

Silas
Henry
Judah
Charles
Jasper
Lucas
Elijah
Tristan

[SumnerRain]

Sometimes guys just need to stew on a name a bit too. We were butting heads and at a stand still, especially about the girl name, which I was stuck on. The boy name was easy, I mentioned I liked the name Jackson and he said "I can live with that", Liam was #2 on my list, but he hated it at first. Then I said "What about Jackson Liam" and he said he liked it a lot. Later he said he loved the name Liam. LOL

Girl name.... LOVED LOVED LOVED Callie when I heard it on Gray's Anatomy, but I think it is too cutsie for an adult. Did some research, learned Callie's name is Calliope. Tried out other names that could use the nn Callie, but I was stuck on Calliope. Mentioned it to hubby and he said no way, no how, NEVER. There was a character on his video game, God of War with that name. Tried out other Callie names and nothing did it for me. Started talking to him about Calliope in Greek Mythology, other NNs we could use, and Saint Calliope. It grew on him and now he loves it. The mn just came to me and he loved it too after trying out a ton of others, so our girl name will be Calliope Celeste. AND as a bonus, my mom hates both of our names... woohoo, two birds, one stone. lol (joking)

So maybe just back off a bit and let him work things out and maybe you will both find a name you love.

[nicky85]

Boy's names we have considered: Charles, Joseph, Daniel, Kent, Jace, Luke and Keith. You might try thinking of books, movies, or family/friends who are important to you. We got our son's name from an ancestor my husband admires. Kent is a family name on my side that started out as a surname and morphed into a first name years back. Keith is a name that has been popular in both our families. We both love movies and have found inspiration for other names in some of our favorite movies. We've been able to agree on Leisl (Sound of Music), Brett (Maverik) Sabrina (1995 Sydney Pollack version) and Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock version).

[Siennaflower]

Gavin
Logan
Andrew
Jack
Silas
Brendan
Micah
Nolan
Connor
Preston

[maxwill129]

Dh and I agreed on a couple of names for our boys. We put them on the list. Then we agreed to each pick ONE name that the other did not to put on the list. I picked Samuel and he picked Jacob. We put the list in our bag for the hospital...and didn't talk about it until he arrived. My husband held our son in his arms and said "He looks like a Sam." So we did end up using the name I loved and he hated, but he now loves the name and thinks it fits our little Sam-I-Am perfect!

[Kelilah]

I feel your pain. Husband vetoed my #1 favorite girl name (Ivy) and now every girl name I come up with just feels like a pale substitute. Oh well. I'm sure whatever we name our kids, we'll love them, and that's what matters!

[Liora]

We have trouble with boys names too. Our method has been to list the ones we like on the fridge and just let them marinate. Seeing them in print really helps and it is surprising how a little time changes your (and his) view on a name.

[HeatherB]

My first is a Gabriel, so I understand the love for the name! Thankfully, DH and I both agreed on it. Have you discussed nicknames? I know my DH has really liked a NN for my favorite girl's name even though he doesn't adore the full name. It's made it much more of a possibility for him, though.

Other names we've used, considered, or know...

Judah
Gideon
Iain (Gaelic of John)
Malachi
Micah
Luke
Jude
Elijah
Zachariah
Benaiah (friends just named their baby this and I it)
Ephraim
Isaac

Hope you can come up with something you both love!

[Lisa1970]

Name the baby Gabriel. I am serious. I am all for loving and supporting our husbands, but sounds like one of you is going to be unhappy, let it be him. But, I doubt he will be unhappy as men just are not as name attached as women are. So unless that name is the same name of the guy who beat him up when he was in grade school or something else big like that, just use the name.

[Cutie Patootie]

I'm all for the name grows on our dh's. My last baby is named "Linus". My dh did not like it. Then..."eh, I guess it's okay." Then..."I don't mind it." Then..."Let's name him Linus, he is definitely a Linus". It just took a while of subtle talking, but he came around. Linus is 21 mos now and every few months dh says how glad he is that we named him Linus and how much he loves it.

Also, have you tried the www.nymbler.com? You can put in the names you like and the names your dh likes and it will show you names that match your tastes together. Very cool!

[tracymom1]

DS is Gabriel. It was the ONLY name DH and I agreed on!! For this time around I think we will revisit some names on our original list... Jude, Owen, Lucas, Lewis and George.

I would say wait until the babe is here and then decide. You never know just what he will look like!

[donutmolly]

Eh, I love lots of names that Dh does not care for -- naming our kiddos usually results from Dh vetoing lists of names that I come up with. For example, I am in love with Paloma for a girl's name this time -- Dh does not like it, and I'm pretty sure he never will.

It sounds like you just need more suggestions, not that Gabriel is the name you've dreamed of naming your son all your life -- my suggestion is to get a good baby name book and go through the whole boy section and make a list of all the names that interest you. DD3's name is Lavender -- which is perfect in so many ways -- but I never would have come up with it by thinking up names off the top of my head. It was in the name book, and it went onto the list of 50ish names that caught my eye. Dh didn't veto it, and after a few weeks, we decided it was THE name. I think that Dh should love the name of his child too!