No Name! - Page 2

[karen1968]

Originally Posted by deuxceleste

I know you're waiting to tell if your Tarzan and his name "fit..." Just curious if you have a backup!

Off the top of my head, no we don't! But somewhere back on my pregnancy calendar, we have a "short list" of three or four names.

Actually, if the name we chose doesn't fit, I'm kind of assuming the right name will make itself apparent. That may be wishful thinking!

Part of our problem with choosing names, though, is DH's career as a teacher. Too many names have a bad connotation with him. *sigh*

[philomom]

Alan, Garnet, Bennet, Chase, Garret, Holden, Ferris, Hugh, Wesley

[Mizelenius]

Originally Posted by karen1968

Hmm, I know some people don't choose a name until after the baby is born. And often a name comes with the baby, if that makes sense.

I am glad we didn't do this . . .we'd picked out the name Fiona for our first, which I've always loved. When she was born she had these little rosebud lips and I wanted to change it to "Rosebud." I am so glad we didn't because she is completely a Fiona and no way a Rosebud! (What was I thinking???)

[miche28]

Well, we have a couple we like, but are worried that our families may not be able to pronounce (Italian and Portuguese) and it has to sound good in French and English (I speak French to the kid(s!)).

Thomas (this one is easy to say, but we got lukewarm reviews and stopped telling people after that)

Xavier

Oliver

I also like:

Sebastien
Gabriel
Julian

but DH does not.

[Mavournin]

We finally agreed to a boys name this weekend.

Girls names are proving harder and harder. I have one name that I really love. Dh HATES it. I'm not committed to using it if he agreed, but I somehow just need him to say it's not my favorite, but if it becomes really important to you, you can. (He won't even agree to it as a middle name) I'm generally really secretive about names, but I did tell my mom about this name and she initially balked, but now says she really likes it and thinks we should use it. Ahh!!

[BennyPai]

Dh vetoed:
Oscar (I associated w/ Oscar Wilde - dh associated w/ Oscar the grouch)

We agreed on:
Liam or Atlee
(I worried about Liam's growing popularity, but was so in love...)


Alas, we had another girl.

[Turkish Kate]

Well, coming from an Irish family, all the names that pop into my head immediately are Irish. However, I find myself married to a Turkish man, and well--and Irish first name just doesn't go with a Turkish last name. The Turks can't spell or pronounce them. So, drumroll, please. Here was the name that I'd had tucked away for years and years, just waiting for a boy . . . .







Sean Logan.




Good luck!

[mamadelbosque]

Hey there, we're planning on naming our son Andros after the island that we met on in the Bahamas. So far most people seem to like it (or at least, they're being nice, figure we'll call him Andy for short =)

[deuxceleste]

Originally Posted by miche28

Well, we have a couple we like, but are worried that our families may not be able to pronounce (Italian and Portuguese) and it has to sound good in French and English (I speak French to the kid(s!)).

Thomas (this one is easy to say, but we got lukewarm reviews and stopped telling people after that)

Xavier

Oliver

I also like:

Sebastien
Gabriel
Julian

but DH does not.

PORTUGUESE!!! I'M PORTUGUESE!!! And that is EXACTLY what I'm having trouble finding. HELP!!

[deuxceleste]

Originally Posted by Mavournin

We finally agreed to a boys name this weekend.

Girls names are proving harder and harder. I have one name that I really love. Dh HATES it. I'm not committed to using it if he agreed, but I somehow just need him to say it's not my favorite, but if it becomes really important to you, you can. (He won't even agree to it as a middle name) I'm generally really secretive about names, but I did tell my mom about this name and she initially balked, but now says she really likes it and thinks we should use it. Ahh!!

Yeeeessss... he has a middle name picked out, which is Irish and I'm not thrilled with it, and all of a sudden yesterday he asked me if he could DEFINITELY have it as a middle name! OH GOSH! So I told him yes... he said "No stipulations?" I said unless it sounds REALLY stupid with a first name. For example, Bryan Ryan or Ned Ted. KWIM?

[jmhammond]

I LOVE Liam. We are in the opposite boat, boy name, but no girl name...

HTH!

[pfamilygal]

My eldest is pushing for "Batman" for a boy and my second thinks "Pink Princess Kitty" rocks for a girl.

[BirthingGoddesses]

names, names... All of my 4 thus far have *told* me their names. Before they arrived. Just listen, and ask your baby! I bet you will hear the answer and know it to be true. They have all had meaning / or history for us - so...

Annabelle Elizabeth-Louise - they are over 10+ "-belle'' 's in our family. She told me one night, I woke up and *knew* she was annabelle. The middle is my middle/and my great grandmothers first name, and my mother's middle name.

Elijah-Skye Paul. He told me Elijah - and later Skye. My husband and I are both Scottish {him mostly - me some}, and his family comes from Skye Island, off the coast of Scotland. Paul we chose after a dear friend/father figure to my husband.

Violet-Rain Tinkerbell - well- she was Tink from the moment I conceived her I told Annabelle I was pregnant - at 6 weeks - and she said "is the baby coming out now?" and I said "No, she is still little - like Tinkerbell" So - it stuck. We all called her tink- through out my pregnancy. At the end - we started to realize it was her name, but how could we do that? She might have a hard time being taken seriously, ya know? So- I said to my dh - "well- 1st, lets make sure that she is a girl indeed, then let's see what she looks like"... Well- born under water in the caul, we lifted her from the water, and the amniotic fluid glittered in the water behind her, she had a beautiful purple aura, and we both said "wow! look! she really is a fairie!" So it stuck. The purple aura was so vibrant so she told me Violet-Rain. We made tink her middle name so she might conceal her silly fairie-ness later if desired, but we call her Tink all the time. We tell strangers she is Violet- because we have to explain/they just don't believe us when we tell them her name is Tink.

btw - We really love James Barrie/peter pan , its not a disney thing }

My son we expect mid-march has told me his name: Sebastian-Snow, and later chose his middle name to be that of his grandfather : Gene-Elliot. So:
Sebastian-Snow Gene-Elliot.
Dad is going to be thrilled! We aren't going to tell him - he will find out when he sees the birth announcement!

[EvolvingMama]

Names I considered before settling on one:

Silas
Jonas
Henry
Oliver
Shea

Sophie
Chloe
Violet (if our U/S was totally wrong and we end up having a baby sister, my son likes this one the best )
Nora

The last poster talked about her babies "telling" her their names....this one told me his name, as well, in a dream and I woke up and just said, "That's it!" His name is Hayes, which is the name of my dad's great-uncle who died almost 100 years ago! Cool.

I want to work in other family names, and have been telling people his name is Hayes Frederick (my mom's dad was Frederick). However, recently it occurred to me that it would be cool to have a secret name that no one hears about until his birth. I am Southern (originally) and like the tradition of a 2-name first name for both genders. My dad is Paul and will be coming out for the birth with my mom, so I am going to name him Paul-Hayes Frederick P. and just call him Hayes. I think it will be such a touching connection with his grandpa, who will be so surprised!!!!!

Now...if Hayes turns out to be Violet, then.....I will have to figure out the middle name thing!

Good luck!