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We didn't give people time to suggest names, we had one picked out before we found out the sex and we started telling people right away.
My friend made the mistake of posting on facebook that they're trying to pick a name, and everybody of course enjoyed giving her names. But then she felt like she didn't want to use any of them b/c she wanted to be the one to pick the name.
@artbee - We already picked a name a while ago, but didn't want to tell everyone. So even though people know we have settled on one they still are making suggestions!
Not pregnant, but I've already had people tell us "If you have a boy, you're going to continue FI's tradition, right?" Wrong. Sorry FFIL, My kid will not have your name. FI is obviously a Jr... And there will not be a third. We are most likely going to use FI's first name as possible baby boy's middle name, but that's as far as we'll go.
My great grandmother who was 91 at the time suggested the name Molina Sue.... REALLY? Shes a StL Cardinals fan and wanted my daughter to be named after their catcher! LoL Its not even Molina that is so horrible! She wasnt happy when I named her Emersyn; she said "Like the electric company" LoL Oh well!
@eeniebeans: That's annoying! Has anyone suggested the name that you picked?
Oh I forgot, people do make suggestions. I mentioned this on another thread... my last name is the same as a popular 90's tv show, so they say I should use the names from the people on the show. Hopefully they're just joking though.
We are not telling people a name for that exact reason. Since I have told people that we are keeping it secret because we don't want to hear all the opinions...this has also kept people from offering suggestions.
@artbee No- so far no one has suggested the name that we picked. Its not a super-popular name though so I'm not surprised. If they did suggest it I might feel obligated admit we are using it.
Not TTC yet, but DH's family is big on name recycling. So I'm assuming it is expected that a son would have John at the very least as a middle name, since they already skipped that name with DH.
DH's uncle was obsessed with the name "Nathan." He insists that all of the Nathans he has met have been supersmart, and that clearly it's causal.
We have been thinking about baby names since we got married. I have already told everyone that if we have a boy we will name him after my hubby. My mama has shot down all of my potential girl names. So if we have a girl, we may need suggestions.
No one has really suggested anything crazy to me. It's a daily convo at work, a lot of people suggest very classic names. Either way, whether I like the name or not, I kinda wish people would stop making suggestions. But when I really don't like the name I have no idea if my facial expression gives it away, it's awkward to shut someone's idea down! I've stopped having the conversation with my MIL. Everytime we mention a name we like she starts to call the baby that. Somehow she doesn't get that just because we're exploring names doesn't mean we've come to a decision. Ugh.
@eeniebeans: too funny! My dad told me he likes Emily and that Emily would be a cool name for a girl. (We like Emma and how Emma sounds with our last name)
I think a lot of people expect, if I have a girl - we'll know the 19th - a name like 'Lily'. I do like the name Lila, but I know about a million Lily's as well.
I really love the name Clementine and was very vocal about loving this name before I was pregnant (we probably won't use it). I have a friend that calls my unborn 'Mandarin" :/
@trugem: Personally, I wouldn't tell anyone the names that way they can't say anything when it's done and over with. Plus you don't have that "they (SIL/cousin/etc) stole my son's/daughter's name!"
We have a couple in mind we like but it's kind of secret from our families.
@beekiss: I will probably run thru my final list with my mama, but I won't say anything to anyone else right now because I have so many pregnant friends right now. I still may go for the name because I think it sounds great.
Not pregnant.Had to get that across first.I get this from my mom "Well there is a tradition in the family you name your first born after a person in the family"Oh course my mom suggests her name.I wouldn't mind the traditionBut i have one problem.Well, The names I like are Lance and Regina.They dont go well with anyones names.I mean maybe Regina But Lance.Oh no. Lance doesn't go well with Lee,Scott, or Versel. Nothing. Oh well I will get take care of it when it happens.
I would use peoples middle names as a first But. Versel is older sounding, Scott is SO brothers name,And Lee sounds weird to me as a first name.I won't do mary because I don't like the "Oh haha virgin Mary" or I don't want anything religious.And a list ful of names I can't use because of my large family.
Sorry if this is a bit much
@trugem: If you love the name, go for it! I think your mother will be thrilled to have a grandbaby to love on and will get used to the name!
Before we knew the baby's sex, we had a girl name and a boy name picked out. We had a middle name for a boy, but not a girl. Then we found out it was a girl, and we got a ton of suggestions on her middle name. Nothing really bizarre, mostly grandparent's names and stuff, but the decision was mine and DH's and nobody else really had any input.
We have a boy and girl name picked out. (have to when you're Team Green) No one has suggested names except my sister gave me the girl 1st name I like, which I never would have liekd beforehand. As for other ppl, none have suggested anything. If they did, I'd tell them we have our names already and come September, you'll see which one won!
People suggest names?! that's nuts! We won't be telling ANYONE the names we choose. Both because we don't want their opinions, and we want to surprise people.
Ladies who think that you won't get suggestions whether or not you share the name in advance? Oh, I used to be one of you. We only narrowed our lists (boy and girl--team green) down in advance and picked one after the baby arrived. We told no one any of the names (well, I did poll you ladies!). We still got suggestions beforehand that were mostly super popular girl names. Then? THEN! After the baby was born and named and home from the hospital my FIL asked my husband if we had even considered naming her after his mother. Hubby gave a politically-correct answer but, no, we didn't consider Robertine.
Thankfully most of my friends and family know that I am not going to name my child anything popular so they are suggesting names that are a bit more unusual. I have an older son named Darian so I think it is a given that you will not find my baby's name on the top lists. Personally I am open to suggestions from people since we have not decided on a first name yet. Right now we are kicking around Westley. Neither of us have fallen in love with any name yet but we have months so we are good. :)
Not pregnant, and even though we aren't planning on having kids, we already have a unisex name picked out. Haven't told anyone (except the bees) and don't plan to
Pretend you're going to use a name that you secretly think is awful. Tell all your family, then they can stop making suggestions, and if someone does steal it, no great loss. :)
My seriously crazy exMIL suggested Sha-Von or Sha-Bon (forget the spelling, it looked more like Siobhan) because it was her name in Irisg or something. I almost snorted when she seriously suggested it, I disliked her to begin with and did not want to name by baby after her.
We didn't tell our names.
Well, we've had people inquire and my husband is one of those people to jump in and give her full name, while I'm the more "We haven't decided yet." He looks at me like I'm crazy because we HAVE decided but I think it's fun to listen to people ramble about how their pet's name would make the perfect name for our child lol.
We had people suggest all kinds of names both crazy and classic, but we just kept telling everyone that we already had a few names picked out (which we declined to share) and that we were keeping the gender a surprise so we would have towait and see.
people generally are just trying to be helpful, conversational or 'involved' and don't realize that their unsolicitd advice/suggestions can be rather annoying :P
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For all the ladies who are expecting babies (or even those who aren't), you know how much unsolicited advice you get! I am interested in the names people have suggested to you, and why they aren't (or are) what you have in mind. This is not a thread to name-bash... I am just interested in what people are throwing around for suggestions.
Two of my no-go examples that people insist would be a perfect name for the baby:
Emily- because I had a cat named that growing up.
Lilly- because we have had 4 acquaintances name their baby this in the last 2 years.