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[PhilsBabyMama]

Great name! I was also pretty sure this baby was a girl, only because the pregnancy has been so different from when I was pregnant with my son. I had a ton of girl names I liked, but am really lost with boys names. I love the name Jameson and the nickname Jamie (I might be a little in love with the fictional Jamie Fraser of the Outlander books!) but I'm afraid people will hear Jameson and automatically think cheap whiskey! :/ I really despise all the names my husband suggests. We had such a hard time naming our first son. The only name we could agree on (Maddox) out of the 100,000 Baby Names book was the one we went with. Now I'm not sure what we'll do this time around.

[Loogiejane]

Everyone....tell me...this name...Emet. If you saw that name how would you pronounce it? I capitalized the syllable of emphasis 

EH-met

EH-mitt

Eh-MET

And sidenote? Someone please slap my DH for me. We have our girl name down. But any boy name I come up with....at first he likes it, then weeks later he writes it off. UGGGGGGHHH!!!!! CMON DH!!!!!

[timesway]

its pronounced eh meht (sortve.. its cornish isnt it?

[BabySmurf]

I would say the first one - EH-meht.  If your DH is anything like mine, you might have better luck waiting until much closer to the birth to *really* start talking about it.  With DS I kind of knew what his name was going to be, but I also knew that if I tried really hard to convince DH it would never happen.  So it was one of the names I "dropped" but didn't put pressure on.  About a week before DS came DH and I were talking about names, and lo and behold when *he* thought of the name, it was perfect, lol! I don't know if you would have the same luck I did, but I know my DH will choose the opposite of what I do if he thinks I am pressuring him.  I don't even think he knows that he is passive aggressive. 

[jessmn]

I can't remember if I said what we're going with, but we decided on:

Baby A: Owen Arthur

Baby B: Wyatt Alan
 

Owen is my great-great-great grandpa's name, Arthur is my husband's middle name and his grandpa's name, Wyatt is just for fun (although Wyatt Earp is from Iowa, where I'm from), and Alan is both of our dad's middle names.

We wanted names that would be easy to recognize but not too common. We didn't want matching names (my twin brother and I are both J's) but I like how they go together and the middle names start with the same letter. We gave Baby A the first name we agreed on since he's coming out first, and Baby B the second name we agreed on.

I like knowing what their names will be, although we don't call them that yet. And as horrible as this sounds, if something were to go terribly wrong, we wouldn't have to decide which name to give which baby (I would feel like we're playing favorites in some way).

We've been telling people who ask, otherwise we'll reveal the names at our shower!

[Loogiejane]

Originally Posted by timesway 

its pronounced eh meht (sortve.. its cornish isnt it?

Emet, pronounced EHmet is Hebrew. It means "truth". My concern is people would pronounce it like Emmitt. I *thought* DH liked it but according to him today he mostly only likes it for the meaning, not the way it sounds. I can't argue that it doesnt necessarily roll off the tongue. Nickname would be Emmie. Which sounds a little feminine for a dude but I kind of that like that, that it's different. 

My #1 boy name since I was in my early 20s, ha, has been Azariah (uh-ZAR-ee-yah not AZ-uh-ree-uh) and I guess the nickname would be Azi/Ozzy but DH only likes it for the nickname. 

We're also trying to name after our dear friend who passed away last year. His English name was Eric and Hebrew was Melech which means "king". Emet could be an E name. Melech could be a good middle name if we were choosing a random first name that we liked that had nothing to do with our friend. So like Randomname Melech. 

This is the first time I've discussed my name choices on the boards, and was trying to avoid it but I'm getting frustrated so I figure whatevs. 

[pastormama]

I love those names - but I've also studied Hebrew!  So I guess it depends - in Brooklyn, you probably won't have trouble with recognition and pronunciation.  Here in Nashville - you would have problems!

[aHikaru]

i don't pick a name until after the baby is born, with DD I finally decided on a name when she was 2 months.... 

so far I am seriously thinking of Cash or Arrow

[FarmerMomma]

Love Azariah. I love Z names.
Love Cash and Arrow too. Very cool. Also good to name a 2 month old.

Still thinking Walden here. Have told a few rlfs. They seem to get it.

[Loogiejane]

Originally Posted by FarmerMomma 

Love Azariah. I love Z names.
Love Cash and Arrow too. Very cool. Also good to name a 2 month old.

Still thinking Walden here. Have told a few rlfs. They seem to get it.

Thanks...only prob here is our babe will have DH's last name that starts with a Z. So I don't want to get too Z heavy.

I like Lazer too. It's a yiddish diminutive of the Hebrew name, Eliezer. DH isn't so into Lazer though. Plus, Lazer plus DH's last name sounds too similar to Lazer Cats, a la the SNL sketch.

[aHikaru]

Originally Posted by Loogiejane 

Thanks...only prob here is our babe will have DH's last name that starts with a Z. So I don't want to get too Z heavy.

I like Lazer too. It's a yiddish diminutive of the Hebrew name, Eliezer. DH isn't so into Lazer though. Plus, Lazer plus DH's last name sounds too similar to Lazer Cats, a la the SNL sketch.

ooo... our last name starts with a Z as well, i love it... I was initially thinking Max Ezra Z., but decided to get rid of Ezra since it held no personal meaning... Max is my dad's name and am kind of obligated to use it :/ but I really love Cash Arrow Z. :( I guess Max Arrow would work, i guess I should talk to my dad about it... grrr :p DD has two first names and one middle name, so I guess it'd be ok for this one to have two first names and two middle names, but It'll be smart for us to wait until baby is born... any thoughts?

[alysee]

Oddly enough it was easy to pick the name of our baby girl. My hubby and I are pop culture nuts and loved the main girls name from Scott Pilgrim, Ramona. I also loved the Ramona books as a child so it stuck. We went with an easy middle name, Elyse which is my real name. So it'll be Ramona Elyse last name. I happen t love R names with our last name, so I have a feeling we are going to have a theme with subsequent babies.

[eepeepee]

Ramona Flowers!  I'm jealous; I was pulling for Ramona, too, but the hubby vetoed it pretty early on.

[Loogiejane]

I also like Ramona! If I chose it it would have been more Rimona (ree-mona) which means pomegranite in Hebrew). 

[Kate&Joey]

Originally Posted by Loogiejane 

Thanks...only prob here is our babe will have DH's last name that starts with a Z. So I don't want to get too Z heavy.

I like Lazer too. It's a yiddish diminutive of the Hebrew name, Eliezer. DH isn't so into Lazer though. Plus, Lazer plus DH's last name sounds too similar to Lazer Cats, a la the SNL sketch.

Question:  for those of you who have different last names from your DHs (or DPs), what will the baby's last name be?  I initially just figured it would be DH's last name, but then he mentioned the baby having two last names.  My SIL never changed her name so my niece is First Name - Middle Name - SIL's Last Name - Brother's Last Name.  No hyphens. 

Is that too much?  I'm afraid that if you don't hyphenate Your Name - DH's Name, then your name gets "lost" anyway.  Since my last name and DH's last name are both short, I wouldn't mind the hyphen.  But then this baby would have a different name from all of us.  As of right now, there are three last names in the household already!  DS still has XH's last name...although I really want to change it.

[FarmerMomma]

I'm kind of in a pickle about last names too. DS has my last name which I've fought hard for. And now hyphen, I don't know? We both have long names. Boyfriend and I don't even live together. Would a hyphen name encourage more involvement? Do I care? Is it my job to encourage it. Am I just in a grumpy mood. If men had babies would the names ever be hyphened? Feminism has come such a long way (not) that you can have your name but not your kid even sometimes if you have full custody. Must nap soon.

[jessmn]

Originally Posted by Kate&Joey 

Question:  for those of you who have different last names from your DHs (or DPs), what will the baby's last name be?  I initially just figured it would be DH's last name, but then he mentioned the baby having two last names.  My SIL never changed her name so my niece is First Name - Middle Name - SIL's Last Name - Brother's Last Name.  No hyphens. 

Is that too much?  I'm afraid that if you don't hyphenate Your Name - DH's Name, then your name gets "lost" anyway.  Since my last name and DH's last name are both short, I wouldn't mind the hyphen.  But then this baby would have a different name from all of us.  As of right now, there are three last names in the household already!  DS still has XH's last name...although I really want to change it.

I didn't take my husband's last name. We thought two last names and hyphens would be too much (I wouldn't want that as an adult, and have met people who have regretted doing it to their kids) so we are going with:

first name, middle name, my last name (as a second middle name), husband's last name. So the babies will have one last name, but my last name is still in there, too.

[Loogiejane]

Originally Posted by Kate&Joey 

Question:  for those of you who have different last names from your DHs (or DPs), what will the baby's last name be?  I initially just figured it would be DH's last name, but then he mentioned the baby having two last names.  My SIL never changed her name so my niece is First Name - Middle Name - SIL's Last Name - Brother's Last Name.  No hyphens. 

Is that too much?  I'm afraid that if you don't hyphenate Your Name - DH's Name, then your name gets "lost" anyway.  Since my last name and DH's last name are both short, I wouldn't mind the hyphen.  But then this baby would have a different name from all of us.  As of right now, there are three last names in the household already!  DS still has XH's last name...although I really want to change it.

Our baby will have DH's last name. Dh is very anti-hyphen. I also love how he conveniently forgets things...such as many moons ago I said how I'd like to have my last name in there somewhere, maybe even as a middle name, or a second middle name, and he was fine with it. Just recently he claimed to forget that conversation. 

I see how you would feel the name could get lost. For me, it's less about the kid using the name and more about him/her just having it there, as a connection to not just DH's name but mine too. Not until I got pregnant did I realize how much it feels weird that I'm the one growing this child and going through a labor and birth and then the kid gets someone else's name. Doesn't seem fair. But that is just me. I also have friends who hated their last name and couldnt wait to get married to change it and don't associate with their maiden name. I am just very much connected to my first middle last name as my name. But anyway yeah, we might do 4 names, we'll see. 

[aHikaru]

Originally Posted by Kate&Joey 

Question:  for those of you who have different last names from your DHs (or DPs), what will the baby's last name be?  I initially just figured it would be DH's last name, but then he mentioned the baby having two last names.  My SIL never changed her name so my niece is First Name - Middle Name - SIL's Last Name - Brother's Last Name.  No hyphens. 

Is that too much?  I'm afraid that if you don't hyphenate Your Name - DH's Name, then your name gets "lost" anyway.  Since my last name and DH's last name are both short, I wouldn't mind the hyphen.  But then this baby would have a different name from all of us.  As of right now, there are three last names in the household already!  DS still has XH's last name...although I really want to change it.

my DD and this baby will have my last name because I love my last name so much and hubby lets me name the babies :)

[Loogiejane]

So there's another name DH and I could use for a boy and I struggle deciding how much I like it. His grandfather, who he never met, who his older sister was named after, his name was Shia. Not sure of the spelling. It may have been Shaya or Shaia. But it is pronounced "Shy-uh". How would you read it aloud? Would you read Shia like she-uh?

I don't like that I automatically think of Shia Lebouf. Other than Shia Lebouf, when you hear the name Shia what do you think of it? Like.....does it sound Russian or Polish to you? For some reason it sounds Russiany to me, even though I do not think it is. I really think it's a derivative of Yehoshua which is a name he never went by though. He went either by Shia or his nickname, Sy. His business was Sy's Butcher Shop :P

Maybe it is me being particular but I must use a name that I do not feel is very common. Of course DH is the total opposite and doesn't care if a name is unique or not. (Hi...did I mention DH suggested the name Ernie? Let's not even go there). So, when you hear Shia/Shya/Shaya, do you take it as an uncommon name? 

Just looking for outside perspective here. 

Also, no nickname for Shia :( 

I still like Azariah, but DH doesn't love it. 

Ok, responses appreciated!!