GRR, Let us pick the name!

[dooney]

DH and I have pretty much settled on Kalten, probably Kalten Lucas. Kalten is a character in David Eddings books that we both really like. Whenever someone asks if we have names picked out, I tell them Kalten and invariably I get "Colton?"
"No, Kalten. K-A-L-T-E-N"
Then I either get, "oh, i like that!" or "oh" with the I-don't-like-it-but-I'm-being-polite face, and then they try to "help" me come up with another name! Like "how about ______?" I don't want to add to the Parkers or Carters or Hunters of the world, I like the name we picked.

What do you think? Is Kalten a bad name? DH's (extended) family said all his life his name is going to be confused with Colton and he will hate it. I'd switch the names around (Lucas Kalten) but I really don't like the name Luke.

PS FIL is also a big Eddings fan and he likes it.

[Jude Rose]

your title says it all. It's a great name and noone else's opinion matters.

[mom2mimi]

I made the same mistake while pregnant with my first, whom we named Emily. One girl I worked with had the audacity to tell me that she had only ever known ugly girls named Emily. : So my advice to you is either don't tell people or be prepared to hear the unwanted opinions of others. Once Kalten is born and you tell people his name for the first time they won't be able to say a darn thing while looking in his sweet little face! That's the plan I'm going with this time. I have only told people I really know won't say anything rude or hurtful.

[lanielayne]

I would do as you have planned. A friend of mine named her daughter Garner. The first time I heard it I was thinking "Um Okay". But now I totally adore the name!

[Gray's Mommy]

Actually, I like it! I think it could get mixed up with Colton though-but most kids will correct someone if they say the wrong name. I know my son does "My name is Grayson, not Gray" Go with the name you !

[PiePie]

it's your and your dh's decision, no one else's. (from the title of your thread, i think you already know this.)

[elmh23]

As long as you and dh like it, know one else matters.

With dd we knew if it was a boy, he'd be named Jasper Matthew. Everyone was praying it was a girl. This time, we're taking a list of names and Jasper is on it still. Everyone is still pretty much hoping we choose another name. Oh well, we like it!

[kewpie-o]

Popping in from another DDC. I think Kalten is a really cool name and suspect he will appreciate that his parents wanted him to have a unique name that he doesn't have to share with 5 other kids in his class. Then again, I'm a big fan of somewhat unusual names....right now I really love Marlowe, Scout, and Tallulah for a girl. Not too sure on boy names yet, because DH keeps shooting down all my suggestions. :

One of my friends asked me what names we're tossing around and I told her that I really like Tallulah, or "Lulu" for short. She quickly made a face and said, "I don't like that! It sounds like an old lady's name!" People are so rude! I am much more guarded now with who I tell.

Oh yeah, elmh23, I LOVE the name Jasper!

[MikoMum]

It's a great name, don't sweat it!!! I actually knew a Calten, same pronuncition, I think. He was a cool theater student when I was in college

[dooney]

Thanks everyone, I just needed some backing up on this. I'm not going to change my mind to please some in-laws I might see once a year, it just drives me crazy when people try to come up with names for us, like ours isn't good enough.

[Aliviasmom]

I agree with the pps. It's YOUR decision! It's just like having a confusing last name. So the kid will have to spell his name, so what? I have to spell my dds first AND last name every time. I think it's cool.

[Sara Ann]

I like it, too!

[Joyful Mama]

i think it's a great name.

there's a reason we don't tell ANYONE any of the names we're thinking of. when DS was BORN and NAMED already, mom was like "um, i'm not sure about it..."

[stretchmark]

My son's name is Kalden. People had never heard of it before and it took some getting used to.

I also don't tell people the names we are thinking of.

[Pandora114]

*crashes DDC*

Dude, at least it's better than Sparhawk! He's one ornery beast!

Or umm..Coulda called him "Belgarion"

Or "Belgarath" (oy that's asking for trouble)
Beldin?
lol Kheldar is a nice name too, but that really *IS* borrowing trouble too...

[beckyand3littlemonsters]

I think its nice name and like others have said its no ones buisness but yours and your dh's what you call your baby

[appleseed]

Everyone hated DD's name (Juliet) and begged us to name her something else... well she's here and her name fits her perfectly and no one cares any more. People always think they know best- I always say, if they get annoying "Well, if you want a little (insert name here) you can have a baby yourself, right?"

PS- I like Kalten a lot

[dooney]

We actually joked about some of the other Eddings names. Althalus, etc. Kalten's the only name we liked (though for a while I really didn't like the character, but he changed!)

Haha Beldin. Just wait til he reads who he's named after!