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Hi Bees,
I'm sure that lots of you remember picking out favorite baby names years and years before you even got married, whether they be family names or just names you absolutely loved. I'm curious - how common is it for new parents to actually use the names they'd "chosen" years and years before having kids?
My husband and I seem to have already decided on 2 girls' names (both with extensive family significance), and part of me feels like I'm jumping the gun since it will most likely be another 3-4 years before we even begin TTC.
I've heard some moms say that they couldn't decide on a name until they saw their baby's face for the first time. I guess I can understand that.
Like I said, I'm just curious. And now I feel like spilling what our two "chosen" girls' names are: Claire (prospective first daughter), and Alma (should we be blessed with more than one girl).
:)
My best friend since I was 5 always named her barbies and dolls the same name, Aurora. She also said she would name her first girl that, but then lo and behold her first baby comes around and she abandoned that in the delivery room and named her after her aunt instead b/c she said she didn't look like an Aurora. Then her next baby they planned to name something else but then changed back to Aurora, this time b/c my friend said she looked like an Aurora!
@june42011: Oh my goodness, I was in LOVE with the name Aurora when I was little (thank you, 'Sleeping Beauty'!). Believe it or not, it's a name that still pops up when I think about my prospective children.
Before I got married I had a name I loved. My husband didn't agree though, so we ended up picking names together after I became pregnant.
When I was a kid, all of my dolls were named Octavia. I'm not sure why, but I loved it as a kid. As an adult, I'd never name my child Octavia. I am stuck on the name Annaliese. I would just HATE if she got called "Ann" or "Anna." It would be my worst nightmare...so I'm not sure if Annaliese is a possibility or not!
I never really did this, but my DH did. He wanted to name his daughter Lillian, after his grandmother whom he was very close too. When DH and I met, my sister was pregnant. She ended up naming my niece Lilly. So now that we're married he can't do that because it would obviously be strange to essentially name them the same thing.
we arent years away, infact we will ttc this month
but we have had names picked out for about a year or so. I wonder if we will keep them? Im interested to hear if anyone had a name picked out then changed it after the baby was here
None of the names my husband or I picked before I was in my second trimester made the cut. I think we didn't decide for sure until I was in my third trimester... And even though there's a couple names I have loved since childhood, my husband hates both of them, so they're out forever. :/
We've had our names picked out for months, way before we were engaged even.
DH and I picked out names months before we were married and we're planning on using the girl's name when our munchkin comes in April. Only change is we'll be using a different nickname than we originally anticipated.
We have names picked out but we were planning on ttc within 1-2 years. I hope we don't change our mind because it's kind of hard to decide on the ones we have chosen. Unless the names we have, all of a sudden become super popular... but I doubt that will happen. Oh, or if a close friend of mine choose one of the names.
Baby names came up one night during a pool party with our friends, I threw a few names that I love out there but he shot them down. 
And one name that I LOVE is his niece's name. POO!! I feel like when we are ready for kids figuring out names is going to be the hardest thing for us!
I totally have a baby name list on my computer in an unnamed file. He would probably freak if he saw it, since we're not even engaged yet :)
My brother and SIL just had a baby boy in November, and it took them about three weeks to decide on a name!
We have another 9 years or so before we start (thank you grad and post grad degrees) but we've agreed on a list of names. Though I bet we'll change our minds a bit- my parents did with my brother (that and my great-grandmother HATED the name Derek so they had to go with their other name).
As far as I can tell, the only downside is if you get too attached to a name and then for some reason "can't" use it - like, if a sibling or close friend ends up using that name. I've read on the boards and in advice columns about people getting REALLY upset when that happens.
I picked out 2 girl names that I fell in LOVE with and it sucks to get attached to the names especially since I had 2 boys! lol.
Ugh I know what you mean! I had one name that I wanted to use for a daughter. It's the only name I have EVER wanted to use (my last and middle names-- not trying to be snotty but they are pretty! hehe), and my b#%$@ of an aunt used the first name I wanted for my little cousin who just turned 2 (it was her maiden name too lol) even though she said she NEVER wanted to use that name. I don't mind that our daughters will both have the same name (I think it could be the start of a sweet family tradition), I am still using it, but she is totally the type of person that's going to try to tell me I can't name my daughter that. Watch me.
However, I have a list of four names (2 boys and 2 girls) with middle names, so hopefully, since we only want two, we should be set! Mr. LR will probably be more opinionated when it comes time, but right now, he seems to like them!
FI and I have a ton of girls' names we love, and no boys' names. What do you want to bet that down the road when we're ready to have kids, we have boys?
FUNNY STORY!
I have been planning my wedding since I was a little girl. I always drempt of the day I would get married and would my gown would look like, and I even planned out baby names and the "perfect husband." Ever since I was little I have been keeping a diary and the other day I was going through boxes of my old diaries and found this entry I wrote when I was 9.5 years old.
You guys are really going to get a laugh out of this.
Dear Diary,
Since I now that I am going to marry (name omitted) I have planned our wedding and our kids. We are going to get married on a boat, and our wedding colors will be forest green and banana yellow. We will have three kids, and their names will be TAMALYN, TOMALYN, and CHEYANNE.
Love, Heather
I guess this goes without saying that my tastes have changed since then,
@heatherrobyn: LOL! That is adorable! And Tamalyn AND Tomalyn... too funny!!!
@LadyJDAG: my niece's middle name is Alma, after her great grandmother :)
We have kids names picked out, and they are unisex so we could use for boy or girl, but we're not having kids, so I guess it was all for nothing...
@LadyJDAG: love the name Clare because thats my name :-)
Ive always loved the name Charlotte so we plan to name our daughter that. We also plan to name our first son Benjamin Douglas (Bennie for short) after his Grandpa and my Uncle. I hope we stick with the names we love!
We have had our girl name picked out for years upon years, its funny becuase even my mom even says "when you have little isabella, im gonna do this, etc..." its funny.
There were definitely names that I liked prior to ttc/conception, but I didn't have a specific one picked out.
When I met my son all those other names I liked kind of flew out the window, it was like a little light bulb came on and I seriously thought "why didn't I think of that before?"
I've only picked out one name, and hubs doesn't get a choice. If we have a boy, his name will be Henry because that's what my grandpa called me. I was his sixth granddaughter, and he desperately wanted a grandson, so he decided I would be his tomboy. Plus, he couldn't pronounce my name so I was dubbed Henry. I think it is a great way to honor my grandpa's memory and the relationship I had with him.
I've had a number of favorite names over the years, especially for girls... Audrey, Charlotte, Hannah... Unfortunately my husband disliked all of those! But the name we've sort of come together on is beautiful, and now I can't really picture naming my little girl anything else! :-)
@MsGolightly: Haha! I have a list on my computer too!
My name preferences have changed over the years. When I was little, my Barbies always had very fancy dramatic names like Arabella, Victoriana, Evangelina, etc. lol. Those are no longer even a consideration.
I love this thread!
Hehe. I don't really have any names picked out since I figure we'll really decide when we meet our wee one, but my husband does. We were talking with some friends and the topic of names came up, and my husband says "I want Alexander for a boy." and then he looks at me like "did you catch that?" It was hilarious.
We're quite a bit aways from TTC, but we have some names we both like. We have one girl name in particular that we both like that I can REALLY imagine being our daughter. It's weird lol Like whenever I see the name, I think "that's my future daughter's name" or if I'm day dreaming about having kids, if it's a girl, she has that name. It's like she exists sometimes even though she doesn't lol (I'm not crazy, I promise!) We've had a harder time coming up with boy names we both love though so I think that's why I don't have the same attachment to any of the names.
When the time comes, we'll see if our names stick.
My fiance and I have already talked about names. Our tastes are really different, so it'll be interesting to see what we come up with when we finally do have kids. If we have a son though, he does have a family name. It's a huge tradition in his family. Sometimes I'm not too sure about it, because I won't get the chance to choose my son's name, but it's so important to him. Anybody in a similar situation?
I am a teacher and hear names all the time. So once my hubby and I hear a name we like, we write it down for future ideas. haha
We are in love with the two boy names Benjamin and Noah.
We have nothing for girls. haha
Mine fluctuate for the most part- I will fall in love with a name, and then eventually I will fall out of love with it. Usually because it becomes really popular, or because someone else close to us will use it, or because someone expresses not liking it.
When FI and I started dating, my 3 favorite names were Jackson, Ezra, and Ophelia (bonus points if you can guess the references for all 3 names 
)
Since then, Jackson was used by a family member, and FI's mom protested the use of the name Ezra. And I've falled out of love with the name Ophelia.
So, currently the only "set" name I have is one girls name, and I am pretty well set on it: Everly Irene.
I'm terrified b/c Everly/Everleigh is starting to get a tiny bit of popularity b/c an actor named his daughter that. Seriously, if it explodes and becomes really popular and someone steals it, I'm going to be very unhappy.
I liked Aurora Dawn was I was little--and if you know name meanings, it basically means "Dawn Dawn." LOL
These days I like older, more time tested names. Hubby and I have discussed them, and we're pretty much on the same page. Each name we've come up with has popped into our heads for one reason or another, and usually has a connection to a famous person who had that first name.
We'd like 2 children, so chose 2 boy and 2 girl names. The question is whether or not to share them with others. We don't want to hear someone say "But that's old!" Or "Why that one?"
Like 7 or 8 years ago I had a coworker who had a baby girl and named her Mikaia (I think she spelled it differently). I thought it was so cute and said if I have a girl someday I'm naming her that. Well after I got pregnant years later I looked up the name and guess what? It just so happens to be a female version of Michael in Hebrew and has the same meaning (who is like god). FI's name is Michael. Perfect. He instantly loved it and we did name our daughter that!
I have a long list of girls and boys names that my husband and I both like. We're going to start TTC in June so when we do get pregnant we'll just (hopefully) pick something off the list. But there's one boy name and one girl name that I absolutely loooove. For us it's about what is not popular or common. I work at a daycare and we ave several girls and boys that all have the same names. I think there are about 4 boys with the name Jayden and 3 or 4 girls with the name Makyah(sp) and SEVERAL with the name Caitlin or Kaitlyn. I don't want my son or daughter to be one of those!
@LadyJDAG: Your names remind me of The Time Traveler's Wife. Only it's Claire and Alba.. Close though :)
@Mz.MM: TTC stands for Trying To Conceive :)
When I was a kid, I loved the name Penelope. I name my a doll, my fave Barbie, and even a plant Penelope. I still think it's a lovely name but I have no urge to name my child that.
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