Letting someone else choose a name
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Topic: Letting someone else choose a name
Posted By: 11111
Subject: Letting someone else choose a name
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 8:01pm
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Ok so I have been thinking about this a bit lately as all my Dh and his bro's and sis were named by someone other then their parent's. Now we have done the samething with our girl as DH and I could not agree on any name. We did not just ask anyone we asked my best friend who I have known scince I was 11. We have had mixed comment's about this and was wondering if anyone else would do this or are we just totally weird??
Oh and by the way she chose one which we would have never thought of and we both love it. just incase you are wondering the name is Emily we chose the middle name as its is MIL middle name. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 8:05pm
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Nothing wierd about that, although I dont know anyone thats done it.
Plenty of people use family names, or are expected to, and I know that name chosing in diff cultures is done by other family members. Great name BTW! |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 8:07pm
Emma!! if you get a min can you please correct my spelling on my topic blame babybrain ------------- Deborah Mum to:
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 8:17pm
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LOL, can do!
We let Maya pick a middle name, she picked Chloe. I could actually live with Chloe as a first name but Willie isn't so keen and we had already picked Chiara. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 8:23pm
Thankyou Emma you are a   ------------- Deborah Mum to:
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 8:29pm
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It's not something Id personally do but to each their own. Nice name though
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 8:38pm
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My grandparents named me, I was a whangai baby so that was a little different I gues.. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 8:55pm
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What a lovely name Debs. I think that is a great name and I dont see anything wrong with that. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 8:56pm
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Your grandparents have great taste. I love the name Melissa for a little girl! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
.Mel wrote:Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 9:56pm
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My friend is Tongan and they followed the Tongan tradition that it's the baby's aunty (it's dad's eldest sister) who names the child. Thankfully she chose a name that my friend liked!
Love the name Emily by the way! ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 10:01pm
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Emily was my second choice to Hannah - if she didn't look like a Hannah
I think it's a lovely idea, getting someone you love and trust to choose the name. Little bit risky if you hate the name and you don't wanna hurt their feelings.... ------------- 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 10:02pm
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Like the name, very pretty. I just couldn't let someone else name my baby though! I almost died when soemone else named my car, lol, and insisted n callig it this name that I hated. Sorry, random and offtopic. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: hooper
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 7:38am
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My Dads mum named me, not to sure if i would do it but i think it s cool to have the input of friends and family.
Like the name too. ------------- Desiree 
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Posted By: first
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 9:27am
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I found the in Africa many of the parents I worked with got a pastor or someone else really special to name their child. some Did give five or six names to chose from while other just left it completly up to the person they had picked.
I think it is a lovely way of doing it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 11:23am
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Its not weird at all, but I wouldnt want someone else naming my child. To me its a personal decision between my DF and myself
Love the name Emily thought  ------------- |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 2:38pm
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Well I guess it's more like she suggested the name and you both loved it?
If you had asked for her to name the baby, and you really didn't like the name - what would you have done then? Just curious ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 6:59pm
I am not sure cause we never really did not think we wouldn't. I guess we would have talked to her about it, but most name's she would have picked we prob would have liked cause she know's me really well and know's we like anything that is older like our boy's name's are. ------------- Deborah Mum to:
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Posted By: SarahP08
Date Posted: 03 April 2008 at 3:45pm
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Apparently we'll be given a list of names based on the stars on the day baby is born and then my partners sister chooses the name. If we don't like it we can change it though or use it as a middle name.
I still have a few favorites. |
Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 03 April 2008 at 3:59pm
i think its nice for your friend, an honour really, and seen you both like the name thats great  emily is a nice name.
sarah_pullen- that sounds fun
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 03 April 2008 at 6:38pm
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I think its a lovely idea, and a beautiful name same as my niece so i'm bias.
I don't think it matters how you choose the name for your child as long as you are happy with it. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |