Let's discuss baby names more

[rex]

I have known what I wanted to name my daughter (if I have one) for most of my life.

I don't want it to be the most popular but I don't care that much.

I do want a nickname.

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Dec 30, 2012 19:50:43 GMT -5 @msstarry said:

I love this topic.

How did you / will you go about choosing the name for your child(ren)?

Did you care about popularity?

Did you want nicknames / not want nicknames / not care either way?

How long did it take you to decide (if your children are already here)?

Usually we use family names &/or Saint/Religious/Catholic names with meaning

Yes, I try not to pick names my friends have used nor top 10

I like them in general (DH & I went by NNs)

DD1-- wasn't finalized until the hospital after she was born
DD2--I think hers was picked out prior to conception...lol
DD3--General idea pretty early (variation of Mary) but actual name took until I was probably 7 mo pregnant
DD4--I'm 6 mo along & we've discussed it 2 or 3 times fairly briefly. Nothing feels right exactly yet. We've vetoed each others names quite a bit.

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How did you / will you go about choosing the name for your child(ren)? We wanted a name that everyone knew how to pronounce and knew how to spell, but it wasn't in common usage. All our family's names are that way. Somewhat old-fashioned names I guess.

Did you care about popularity? Yes. Popular names were axed immediately. I love Emma, but wayyy too popular. My BFF's name is Jenny, and I hated having to say "Jenny A" all the time, I bet it drove her absolutely bonkers to have 3+ jennys in her class.

Did you want nicknames / not want nicknames / not care either way? We preferred names that were not easily nickname-able. For example, why bother to name your child Thomas when everyone will always call him Tom.

How long did it take you to decide (if your children are already here)? I started keeping a list when TTC, so for 18 months before DS was born. We settled on the boy name pretty early on. I heard the name someplace, told DH who said "I LOVE IT" and it was decided. We haven't found a girl name where we're both like "yes that's the one."

[zeewifeandmama]

Naming our children was tough.

For us, it had to have a positive Arabic meaning ( and pronunciation) and be able to be pronounced easily in both cultures. Both to appease both families and because we didnt want their names to be too " crazy" or difficult to pronounce.

For our daughter we took the easy way out and used part of both of our first names to " create" a name ( no craziness it was already a legit name). For our son we chose the name of a prophet that is recognized in both cultures/ religions.

Popularity nor nicknames came into play at all.

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I knew if I ever had a boy he would be named after my dad. When we found out we were having a boy I teared up bc we were having my " little Charlie". DS' middle name is also DH's and is my MIL's maiden name. One day at the Dunkin Donuts drive through when I was like 24 weeks I looked at DH and said " Charles Thomas is perfect."

[everam01]

Dec 30, 2012 19:50:43 GMT -5 @msstarry said:

I love this topic.

How did you / will you go about choosing the name for your child(ren)?

We had family names picked out for boy and ones we liked for a girl. We ended up with twin boys so we have baby B a name that complimented the one we already chose.

Did you care about popularity?

Not really. I don't mind popular as long as it's not a trendy/made up name. My boys have very popular names.

Did you want nicknames / not want nicknames / not care either way?

Don't care. One name doesn't have a logical nickname. We planned on a nickname for the other but it didn't fit him once he was born so he goes by the full name.

How long did it take you to decide (if your children are already here)?

Baby A = easy, baby B took a bit of deciding

[MrsDarcy]

Dec 30, 2012 19:50:43 GMT -5 @msstarry said:

I love this topic.

How did you / will you go about choosing the name for your child(ren)?
First name was just one we came up with and liked. His middle name starts with an R to honor my H's grandfather. We didn't like his R name.

Did you care about popularity?
Yes and no. I wanted a name people have heard of, but not one that was super popular.

Did you want nicknames / not want nicknames / not care either way?
His name doesn't really lend itself to nicknames. I didn't want a planned nickname though.

How long did it take you to decide (if your children are already here)?
We didn't know what we were having. We had our girl name ready for a while, but the boy's middle name took some time.

[lmb5109]

How did you / will you go about choosing the name for your child(ren)? Our wedding planner was named Arianna, as soon as she introduced herself to us, DH looked at me and said he wanted to name our daughter that. Her middle name is after my paternal grandmother

Did you care about popularity? It really isn't popular, the only Arianna we found was Arianna Huffington from the newspaper.

Did you want nicknames / not want nicknames / not care either way? We love nicknames. We have Ari, AriJune, & AJ

How long did it take you to decide (if your children are already here)? DH had DD's name picked out before we even got married. We agreed on a boys name when we got pregnant the first time, Jacob, so I can call him Jake.