Baby Names - Arrrggghhh!!!!
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Topic: Baby Names - Arrrggghhh!!!!
Posted By: mummyofprinces
Subject: Baby Names - Arrrggghhh!!!!
Date Posted: 30 December 2008 at 6:46pm
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Anyone just want to club their partners over the head for not loving the names you love.
We have a boys name sorted, with not arguments or discussion. We had it picked before TTC, but a girls name.... In my head this baby has a name if its a girl and DH doesnt like the name but I cant imagine her being called anything else. Arrrggghhh, the pregnancy hormones dont help either. Many a meltdown over the last few weeks about girls names I can tell you. So, some suggestions would be fantastic. Hubby wants something "nice" (thats helpful right  ). I want something thats not too common but has stood the test of time. ANY suggestions will be welcomed at this stage. -------------   
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 30 December 2008 at 6:49pm
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I find that if you mention the same name in a few days or weeks they have usually forgotten they didnt like and go ..
Hmmm I like that 
Im much fussier than DH when it comes to names ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 30 December 2008 at 7:09pm
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I have noticed that names I mentioned a couple of months ago (that incidently I have gone off) he has brought to the table even though he flat out said no when I suggested them. LOL! -------------
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 30 December 2008 at 7:14pm
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Yep typical man.
I still HATE the names my DH likes and yes I did mention them but i was joking! ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 30 December 2008 at 7:27pm
exactly! for this one he suggested a boys name that i wanted last time and he said no way !:( ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
melnel wrote:Posted By: solitairediamond
Date Posted: 30 December 2008 at 7:29pm
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Lol my DF was exactly the same!!! I just re-mentioned names and he loved them the second time round after hating them originally haha! Good luck!
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Posted By: linda
Date Posted: 30 December 2008 at 7:57pm
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We've just been through this. Both parents have to agree on the name so if you can't agree on your first choice maybe list some others?
I went through a book and listed all the names that I liked. Then DH did the same. We then marked the names we both liked and narrowed the list down from there. We now have four names to work with and just have to decide what will be the first name and what will be the second name. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 30 December 2008 at 8:07pm
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Linda -
I went through a book and listed all the names that I liked. Then DH did the same. We then marked the names we both liked and narrowed the list down from there. DH and I did that but in the end didn't even go with any of the names we picked from the book lol! I love old fasion names because you don't hear them much and they can be very pretty. You can be original without being weird. I picked Hazel and Esme for the girls so Jess got to pick the middle names which I have to admit I was initially worried about but in the end he picked Lily for Esme and Ada for Hazel so it kept with the old fashion theme and flowed really nicely..... I can't even remember really where we heard the names!  -------------  
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 30 December 2008 at 10:04pm
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Hah Mel. DH and I were the same when I was pg last time. Couldnt agree on a name if our lives depended on it lol. Here are some sites I found helpful.
http://www.nymbler.com/ - Nymbler http://www.thinkbabynames.com/ - Think Baby Names http://www.babynames.com/ - Baby Names ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 10:06am
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We had a similar thing......before ttc, there was a boys name and a girls name we both loved. Since falling pg though, I went off the boys name and wanted to introduce others to the table....DP said no way!
Anyway needless to say, this is one of the many reasons we're so thrilled to be having a girl haha..... we have already named her cos we can agree on it!
edited to add- our babys name is irish so perhaps you could find other names that have a common thread to the original one you liked? That was the only way I had of bringing other names to the table....ie in our case, finding other irish boys names as the original one was. -------------   http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 10:25am
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We have our names sorted, but ooooh I wanted to kill him at times when every boys name I suggested he said "no" or "yuck" or some equally infuriating comment.
Finally I told him that he could either be more helpful and offer suggestions, OR keep the names HE liked for when HE gave birth . that worked, he was a lot more agreeable after that ..... ------------- 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 10:36am
We have done this three times!!!!!! Oh well, 15 weeks still to argue about it. We are very limited as our surname being Nel, we cant have any names starting with A... otherwise she would be Abigail (that we can agree on LOL). I cant burden my child with A.Nel for the rest of his/her life. -------------
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 10:40am
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ah, Kelly is a great name, it means gorgeous, funny , clever and the best
haha, no, juuuust kidding , so what names do you like ? eg from what era ? older names ? Sarah ?, but you could change the spelling to Sera ,...do you like english names or Irish names or chinese names ? -------------
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 10:51am
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I remember when I said that I liked Leah the first time and he was like - oh my god no way! So a few weeks later we did the lists again and again it was on my list and he said out of all the names he liked Leah the best...wtf!! Men......sometimes they aare really stoopid! -------------  
 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 11:19am
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I love Ruby, I need to let go of it so I can be open to other names.. I know that. Its my own fault for calling her Ruby in my head.. that said it could be a boy in which case I should probably stop calling bubs any name other than a non gender specific nick name.
Actually, if I am honest, I am the one being difficult. It would be a lot easier if he would just give in and like Ruby, then I wouldnt have to do anything. LOL. Of course thats just between us, I will not tell him that! -------------
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Posted By: whitewave
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 1:25pm
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Mel, I was also going to suggest choosing similar names if there is a reason why you like Ruby. For example, another gem-like name? Or maybe you can compromise with Ruby being a middle name.
My DH was exactly the same when I was thinking of names, every name I suggested he didn't like but when I asked him what he liked he came up with stupid or nonsensical names e.g. Adolf or Stalin... But the first time I suggested Campbell as a boy's name, his first response was "I don't hate it" so I worked on that. At the 20-week scan, we found out it was 'probably' a boy, I just started calling him Campbell and said to DH if he wanted something different he'd better come up with something better! He warmed to it pretty quickly and now also calls him Cam or Campbell. If bubs pops out a girl though, it'll be Brooke (another name he "didn't hate!") I told DH he can choose Cam's middle name, but I'm having the same problem so I think it'll be my choice! |
Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 4:36pm
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We never agreed on a boy's name so I just told everyone I was going to name him Tobias (my choice, DH didn't like it), I figured he would change his mind after watching me labour (and I also thought I could refuse to push until he agrees haha).
We both didn't find a girl's name that we both liked and could go with our last name until I thought of Jody a fews days before she was due. All through the pregnancy the baby was called Boc though. Maybe I will get my Tobias next time... -------------   
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Posted By: linda
Date Posted: 31 December 2008 at 8:44pm
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We narrowed it down to Nicholas, Danial, Lewis or Elliott. Amazing when you tell people the options everyone has an opinion but are nice with it. As for family, they just don't hold back! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 01 January 2009 at 11:13am
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Boy do I know what you mean here! Charming aye? And it 's NOT an awful name, it's an irish name and they are the only people who we've told that don't like it. I was so hurt. Anyway sorry for the thread hijack and the rant. Lindas comment about family not holding back struck a cord with me. I just got upset again thinking about our unsupportive my father and SM are.....! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: pomikiwi
Date Posted: 01 January 2009 at 7:31pm
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My DH is the same, he doesn't like any names I pick so when I ask him to go through the book or list down names he likes he picks silly ones, then wonders why I get mad, lol!
I thought we were sorted for names but after talking the other day we're back to square one, buggar! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 05 January 2009 at 10:05am
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Melnel wrote -
I love Ruby, I need to let go of it so I can be open to other names.. I know that. Its my own fault for calling her Ruby in my head.. Haha DH was originally opposed to Hazel and Esme for first names but I had already started naming them that in my head I even knew which was which so once I had done that it was too late I couldn't possibly have called them anything else. DH eventually caved and now loves the names. I think once you start thinking in your head RUBY then thats it your mind is already made up without realising it fully. -------------
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 05 January 2009 at 11:31am
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I know, I think I will be devastated if I have to name a girl anything else!!!
DH dared to say he wasnt sure about the boys name anymore... ARRRGGGTHHHHH. He was totally serious. Hmmmmm. -------------
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 05 January 2009 at 12:27pm
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gah , Men ! ..tell him he can name the goldfish . -------------
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 05 January 2009 at 1:16pm
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I loved the name Elliot for a boy and was gutted as DH said it was "Gay". WTF? It's not gay at all!!!! So, for a boy the only one we could agree on was Oscar but none of that matters now as I was right and she's a girl he he he.
So, after many nights of DH saying stupid things we agreed on Madelyn Rose. I got more input into the first names as she will be taking his last name. We're married but I was too lazy to change my drivers license and credit cards over so I kept my maiden name lol. He gets the last name, I get the first names! Fairs fair in my opinion. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/"> 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 05 January 2009 at 1:36pm
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oooh, that is a good idea! lol i might use that tonight -------------
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Posted By: ClareB
Date Posted: 05 January 2009 at 3:13pm
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Thanks for this topic I have been having some difficulty there are soo many to chose from!! My husband is suportive though he has become fond of a faimily name that I mentioned as a joke I dont know if I could sadle a boy with the name Leonadus back to the book lol
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 09 January 2009 at 7:20pm
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i think our baby is going to have the very common name "noname"!!
we are pretty sure baby is a boy but just can NOT agree on a boys name!! and evrytime we agree on a girls name ( fairly often) i loose interest in it!! DH also does the whole " nah thats gay!" or "um helo amber its gng to b a white baby! that name wont suit!" aaarrgghh! at the mo a girl will b Nakita but give me a few days and il b over that name!
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Posted By: Keoedy
Date Posted: 12 January 2009 at 6:56pm
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My hubby didn't like the names I picked either but hey who is carrying the baby for the 9months, so I just said "well i like it" and eventually he lost allenergy to fight with me and gave up lol. Now we are expecting our 3rd and he isn't even daring to disagree lol
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Posted By: kriss
Date Posted: 12 January 2009 at 7:15pm
We picked our name before TTC and i'm lucky that DH loved it as much as I did 
Good luck name hunting! Ruby is really sweet btw melnel ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 12 January 2009 at 8:08pm
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Still no closer.
I went through the name book AGAIN, but nothing strikes me. DH feels we settled on our boys name to quickly and didnt really think about it so we are going through the boys names now too... he isnt necessarily saying he wants to change it, just wants to make sure there isnt something else he likes better... Honestly *rolls eyes*! -------------
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Posted By: McPloppy
Date Posted: 12 January 2009 at 8:18pm
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Our son chose our daughters name, Sophia (lucky we liked it) and if it was a boy he chose superman (lucky she was a girl) We could not agree on boys names, he wanted Hunter and i liked Owen...but we new we were having a girl so we told people if it was a boy we would call him Enis Lester LOL we loved the expressions on peoples faces trying to be polite...LMAO
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 12 January 2009 at 8:33pm
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Ruby is a lovely name, I just have to find a way of making DH see that.... Lol, Superman! -------------
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Posted By: PixieL
Date Posted: 12 January 2009 at 9:06pm
| My husband is Asian. I suggested Ruby but in his language it means vagina. Every name I come up with seems to have some kind of bad meaning in his language and every name he comes up with has a bad meaning in English! (How's 'Dog-my' for a girl!!!!) Arghhh! |
Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 12 January 2009 at 9:10pm
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ROFL LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! That's the funniest thing i've heard in ages. Even DH had to laugh at that!! How unfortunate LOL.
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 12 January 2009 at 10:50pm
LMFAO Pixie!!!!! Thats classic  ------------- Our Angel July 08 Gone but not forgotten
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 8:27am
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Well Ruby just got taken off the table! -------------
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Posted By: Keoedy
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 1:40pm
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9 or 10 its all too long either way. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Spirals
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 9:16pm
Hmmm...I had exactly the same response from my mum. I just laughed and said "well, you named your children whatever you watned to at the time - now it's my turn to do the same" |
Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 9:43pm
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We deliberately refused to tell any of our family what names were on our shortlist so they couldn't complain about them, we figured we'd just present the name as a fait accompli once bubs was here
(Turned out it didn't matter cos they all *say* they love it... so either they really do like it or our plan worked!) ------------- 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 13 January 2009 at 9:51pm
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DF and I were pretty good with the name chosing. I had a heap of girls names I liked and he liked most of them aswell but boys names were hard, as I wanted something that wasnt common. So I saw on a American formum someone called their little boy Cayden and I liked it but we dropped the y. Adams middle name is Alexander so we added that as Cadens middle name and it works well.
If this one is a girl, Im going to have fun figuring out a name! hehe if its a boy Im dreading finding a name we both like thats not common lol ------------- |
Posted By: ClareB
Date Posted: 14 January 2009 at 10:00pm
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I think the faimly name has finally been put to rest
(I hope) for Adrian but we'll see three months time can change that. I like Weegee's idea of not telling any one what the names are and just doing it!!
I will institute it asap thanks!! http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/">
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Posted By: kandk
Date Posted: 16 January 2009 at 5:08pm
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My MIL asks me every time I see her if we have decided on names yet! I keep telling her that we haven't, even though we have a girl's name picked, and almost a boy's name. My mother on the other hand wouldn't dream of prying!
The only awkward bit is that DH wants to name a boy after his grandfather (which coincidentallyis the same name as my grandfather too!), and it's not a name that is growing on me yet. He is really keen on it though, and I haven't come up with anything better. Let's just hope we have a girl!
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Posted By: Lexidore
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 4:22pm
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I know nobodys posted in here in awhile but just wanted to add in my 2 cents lol. When we were looking at names i would mention a name and my DP would think of any possible way that a kid could mock the name and blurt it out to me... it infuriated the hell outta me because there was some names i really loved and he just thought like a child and mocked them! Lol bloody males huh! ------------- 
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 4:41pm
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McPloppy wrote -
and if it was a boy he chose superman Haha! Thats so funny one of my friends as a joke suggested to DH that since we were having twins if they were boys they should be superman and clarke kent. The scary thing is that DH actually thought that was a brilliant idea and was convinced for months that they would be boys and they would either have superman and clarke kent for middle names or (get this) Danger and Trouble for middle names! Needless to say I was not impressed. In the end he chose Lily and Ada for middle names and I was actually surprised he picked names that flowed so well with the first names I had picked. So we have Hazel Ada Prestidge and Esme Lily Prestidge  -------------
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Posted By: Lexidore
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 4:45pm
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My DP (and all his friends) seem to think Rambo is a magnificent name for a boy -------------
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Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 8:52pm
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While preg with DS we had one name for each gender picked... just before the 20w scan I suddenly went off the girls name and had NO idea how to tell him as it had been SO hard to come up with the names (for a boy I REALLY liked Aiden Douglas, but his dad hated it, Brandon was our compromise, and for a girl we put our 2 best friends names at the time together Mon(da) and (An)ieka = Monieka, but then I started watching Friends )
Luckily bubs was a boy so that was an easily sidestepped issue lol! This time round we knew what letter of the alphabet it had to start with (MIL passed away earlier this month, so a girl was always going to have her initials, and bubs is most definitely a girl) but man is it hard to find a 'J' name that flows with our 2 chosen middle names of Annie Alaina!! I went onto an online baby names site and pulled out all the names starting with J that I liked, and gave it to DP, who promptly crossed half of them off.. luckily my fave (Jaelynne) wasn't one of them... he kept telling me he would look at it again 'tongiht' for the last almost 2 weeks, until I gave him an ultimatum today lol, I told him he had until the end of today to pick a name or I was going to call her what I wanted! So he searched name meanings and decided my name was the best after all, as the meaning just suited the situation perfectly... he changed the spelling slightly tho to suit him better, but I dont mind cos its the name I like! so after WEEKS of poring name books and websites and magazines for inspiration (lol) our baby girl will be Jaelyn Annie Alaina G____ We even have a back-up boys name of Austin Leslie in case the sonographer missed the vital piece of anatomy lol! ------------- Brandon - 05/12/2003  
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 10:29pm
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nah, that hamburger was pretty prominent (once you put the pink arrow up )
DF thought Ryan MacGuyver was a good name for a boy. I thought cancelling the wedding and running away was a good idea then too ..... -------------
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Posted By: salz
Date Posted: 26 February 2009 at 9:23pm
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Its been a while since the last post but I have the same problem my DH and I are totally different with our taste in names. We did the book thing too where we marked the ones we liked we were lucky to mark 5 each and of course we didnt really like each others choice, as you want to name baby something you feel quite passionate about not just something you both finally agreed on. I have since learnt that my baby is coming a bit earlier so have less time to try and find a name, I really want baby to have a name within the first 12 hours of its life. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 26 February 2009 at 10:32pm
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can we see the 5 names on both sides ?.....so we can make an informed decision -------------
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 28 February 2009 at 10:34pm
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An update from me, we have put the books down and are now in denial!
Family members are trying to be helpful with lots of suggestions, but we are just not thinking about it! Might just have to be Baby Nel for a few days! -------------
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Posted By: LadyLizard
Date Posted: 02 March 2009 at 10:00am
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My DH was the one who suggested Ruby to me, it was his grandmothers name, and he likes it. He is also a teacher and has never taught a child called Ruby, so has no associations with the name.
I wasn't so keen at first, as our surname starts with R and I thought Ruby R____ sounded like a porn star name, but I actually really like it now. despite that it means vagina in another language!!! Obviously we still don't know what we are having though... R.Nel icould sound quite simliar to A.Nel though couldn;t it? Sorry to be negaitve. ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: M2K
Date Posted: 02 March 2009 at 2:28pm
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I might start calling my vagina Ruby, it sounds so much nicer!!
If men can name their willies... why not
Ruby sounds like a sweet innocent name but its a classic name as well (for a females name I mean, not for its interpretations!) ------------- 
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Posted By: M2K
Date Posted: 02 March 2009 at 2:31pm
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Rambo for a boys name hahahahahaha!!
classic, men seem to think that tough names will equal tough boys! What if it belonged to a shy kid! My partner mentioned Zeus! (no thanks!) -------------
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 02 March 2009 at 3:02pm
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We told everyone that we were calling him Boris. After a while people actually started to believe us!!!
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Posted By: Lexidore
Date Posted: 02 March 2009 at 3:05pm
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DP and I were talking last night and we were thinking how funny it would be to tell people we had called the baby a really crazy name for a couple of days and see how they reacted. We came up with
Pocahontas Fujiyama Mufasa Ichiban (hopefully nobody is going to be offended and have chosen those names themselves HAHA) We of course will have already named baby a proper name but will tell friends and families these are the names we came up with. hahahaah i know we are lame lol -------------
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 02 March 2009 at 3:16pm
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Nah, R Nel sounds more like arnold to me.... but it doesnt matter cos DH has said a big fat no to Ruby anyway.
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Posted By: LadyLizard
Date Posted: 02 March 2009 at 3:31pm
I dont' think thats lame, I think its funny! My BIL did that, but he made up a list of 5 really weird girls names and 5 boys ones and asked all the parents to vote for their favourites. The whole thing was a set up and really funny because the parents couldn't hide their true feelings. ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: CarrieMum
Date Posted: 02 March 2009 at 8:06pm
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Im frustrated with my DH regarding the name issue too!! We know our baby is a boy so you would think that's 50% easier but no!!
Ever since my bus ride home from the 20 week scan, when we found out our baby was a boy, I've thought of him with a certain name. It just kind of came to me. DH doesn't hate the name but he's not 100% keen on it either. I have made heaps of lists since to try and find something else but we can't agree. All the names he comes up with don't go well with our surname. I've now said that if he doesn't come up with something else good soon I will just go ahead and call our boy the name I like!! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Lexidore
Date Posted: 02 March 2009 at 8:16pm
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Haha thanks Lady Lizard!! I like that idea that your BIL did too hmmm lots of ways to have fun lol.
Carrie i know how you feel!! I really like the name Landon (for a boy) but DP will not budge to even put it on the maybe list!! We actually got in a bit of a fight about it last night, thats when i knew i was being silly since we are not even expecting yet!! Lol but i just really like the name. I dont think a lot of other people like it though -------------
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Posted By: LadyLizard
Date Posted: 03 March 2009 at 2:40pm
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I know another friend on another forum who called her DS Landon.
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 03 March 2009 at 2:55pm
| We already have 3 girls names picked and we not preg. The one DH chose is the one he likes best but I dont think it does as well with our last name, but he doesnt think its a prob. Have NO idea about boys names tho- didnt when we had Isla either! |
Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 03 March 2009 at 7:52pm
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Kellz we had names picked out before we were pregnant.. neither of us like them anymore! -------------
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 03 March 2009 at 8:05pm
| Lol! The only boys name I had really liked I now cant stand,..just as well Isla wasnt a boy! We wont be finding out the sex with our next baby, but dunno if thats gonna make it better or worse when it comes to picking a name. We named Isla a few months before she was born, and it was nice to be able to use her name, although we kept it to ourselves and told no-one til she was born. |
Posted By: AzzaNZ
Date Posted: 04 March 2009 at 4:46pm
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We had a boys name straight away... and then of course she was a girl.
I *always* wanted to name my little girl Isabella but DH said "it sounds like a feminine hygiene product". We had random family members giving their horrible opinions too. Anyway, we compromised and said we'd call her "India". So along she comes, DH spends 4 hours staring at her and then says "I think she's actually an Isabella". I just rolled my eyes. |
Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 04 March 2009 at 6:53pm
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LOL! I had a dream last night thats what DH did. Men. -------------
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 04 March 2009 at 7:53pm
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I used to work for Home Detention so we had a lot of degenerates coming through the system anyway there seemed to be a huge number of people on home detention with really out there names. My personal favourite was a guy with the first name (no I not kidding) MEGATRON!!!!! as in Transformers robots in disguise -------------
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 04 March 2009 at 7:54pm
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AzzaNZ - I love the name India!
I also love Isabella but it is a hugely popular name at the mo so I think you made the right choice -------------
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 10 March 2009 at 2:13pm
*ahem* *cough cough* i knew! lol but i draged it out of you! lmao!!! Kelly you can name my baby then because we have NNNOOOOO IDEA!!!! |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 10 March 2009 at 10:02pm
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Amber ! does the pink ticker mean that little bean is a pink bean ?? -------------
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 11:13am
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So guess what, naming number 2 is just as frustrating... LOL DH refuses to even talk about it.. we still have plenty of time righ!
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 11:33am
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We're stuggling with Boys names - we had a name that DH had suggested and I liked too but now he's gone off that one - and he doesn't want a name that reminds him of work - rules out every boys name over the last 30 years but that's ok sure we'll find one.
Only 8 more weeks to find out the flavour then 20 weeks to come up with something. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 7:37pm
We are still no closer to a girls name than we were 8 and a half months ago..... I still LOVE the name I like, DH recons he 'hates' it, but doesnt love (or even strongly like) any name himself!! GGRRRR!!  ------------- 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 8:20pm
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LOL Emmi, DH and I were literally still disagreeing about a girls name on the way to theatre, we argued all through the labour and when we got into theatre we were asked my the anaethitist if we knew what we were having, I said no but either way its name is Jake because we cant agree on a girls name LOL
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Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 8:47pm
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Hahaha, we havnt even agreed on a boys name (was a little pointless when we found out shes a girl...) but maybe we sould focus on finding a boys name and call her that! -------------
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Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 9:37pm
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DF and I came up with a boys name as soon as we found out I was UTD and we both agreed on it then and there. We were both convinced it was a boy so didn't even look into girls names. Then we had 19wk scan and low and behold.... A GIRL! SoI had to jump on the baby name sites to try and come up with something. I wanted a name that was girly but not too girly and a little bit different but not too unusual IYKWIM. I also wanted to make sure it was a name that wouldn't be embarrassing when she is 80 lol. I literally couldn't find any name that I liked until I came across the name Isla and joked to DF that I'd name her that cause it is an anogram of my name (Lisa). I was only joking but after saying it a few times I was hooked. DF hated it at first but I wasn't going to budge... my little girl was going to be named Isla and that was that. After a few weeks of me going on about 'Isla' he warmed to the idea and finally ended up loving the name! And I think she really suits it too. Her middle name is Grace. My wee neice wanted her middle name to be Grace cause that is her best friends name lol, I thought it sounded cute so agreed -------------  
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Posted By: Zaylah
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 7:03am
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We're really struggling too - trying to find 3 girls names! Although I must say I'm glad that we aren't having boys (well lets hope triplet A shows her bits well enough to confirm today that she's definitely a she!) because we only have one boys name we both like! And he would have 'chuck' and 'norris' as the other two names if he got his way
Before we were preg, we were set on 'Isabel Lilia' and now neither name is on the list. We seem to be swinging to names ending in 'y', and I really don't want three names which are too similar so finding it hard! Emily is pretty much definite as one name, and Ashley is our closest second (yes I know, both end in 'Y'!). But we are both struggling on a third! I quite like slightly unusual names like Autumn and April, but not allowed them. Oh well, have a while to think about it now... ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: KiwiAtHeart
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 8:15am
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Zaylah you could always spell Ashley 'Ashleigh' -------------  
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 9:30am
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Zaylah almost at 24 weeks! Go triplets, Go! I do not envy you trying to decided on 3 names at once.... Emily and Ashley are both pretty and not too similar I dont think. Better keep that boys name up your sleeve just in case! -------------
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Posted By: AzzaNZ
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 9:54am
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We battle to find one name, we'd be in serious trouble trying to name 3 babies at once!
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Posted By: Madiandmini
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 1:16pm
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Hehe when preg with Madison we named her Madison at 20 weeks, went off it at about 30weeks then named her it at 42weeks!!
LOL
This bubba I want to call Hunter, so hopefully it is a boy! FX Heres the top NZ baby names for '04-'09 http://images.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz_images/news2010/pdf_documents/top_100_baby_boys_names_new_zealand.pdf - top100 boys names in NZ http://images.tvnz.co.nz/tvnz_images/news2010/pdf_documents/top_100_baby_boys_names_new_zealand.pdf - top girls names in NZ ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 1:59pm
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Yup so far our fav boys names have been in the top 10 for the last 100 years, traditional boys names are popular. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 4:39pm
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OH I like Hunter.... but I like Madison too -------------
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Posted By: blossombaby
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 8:01pm
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we have mega name problems!! can't agree on anything and dp doesnt atucally help with suggesting!!
I have a girls name that i am in love with .. but when i tell any1 that asks what names we have and tell them i don't ask what they think of it!! it pisses me off when people go 'oh i don't like it' i feel like saying i never asked if you did u idiot!!! but we ahve not a single boys name we kinda of even agree on/like!! doesnt help baby is a surprize eitehr cos that would at least cut half the names out and we would just be looking 4 a single sex name!!! i like uncommom/old fashion names - not the made up type however! i think name calling is harder then the labour will be ...... |
Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 03 May 2010 at 10:43pm
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lol, ahhh the naming arguments , we had many of those when I was pregnant with Ty.
I liked lots of names for boys, Ryan , Tyler, Leo, Heath ,Seth , Jacob, Zayde, Luca ,. And you know what Dh liked ? only two names, Ryan and Tyler , and then I told him it was Tyler. For a girl we liked Amelia ,and while I still love the name , I now have 3 children who have a Y (and an L ) in their name,so if we have a girl next time ,it was going to be Alyse , but DH said the other night , like he was some kind of GENIUS "what about Alysia " Bless . Zaylah , what about Olivia , thats a pretty name too , Emily , Ashley and Olivia or , like Ashleigh suggested , Emily , Ashleigh and Olivia -------------
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Posted By: Smelly_Kelly
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 9:53am
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Dont know if these names have been mentioned before - I havent actually read through the entire thread LOL
We are having a girl and naming her Molly, I also like Lilly, Lola any Betty (i love old fashioned names) For a boy i liked Jack but its faaar too common now, I also like Toby, Charlie, Oliver, and DH likes Zavier. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 10:00am
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Jaelyn was a 'made up' name... but it seems to keep popping up in random places, sometimes with different spelling... it is a real name though, has a meaning and everything lol...
If she'd been a boy, she would have been Locklyn or Austin (my oldest is Brandon, so I like names that sound like that, but didnt want the 'on' on the end repeated) ------------- Brandon - 05/12/2003
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Posted By: SnuggleBear
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 10:08am
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we like oliver or xavier if its a boy and anna-marie, charlotte, genevieve or sophia if its a girl...any of those names stand out for you mel? ------------- Ds1 - 20 months old Ds2 - 4 months old |
Posted By: snugglebug
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 11:47am
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Lisa when I have been looking through the baby name sites I have seen Jaelyn a lot and it definitely has a meaning :) I think it goes back a fair way too ------------- Me 28, DH 29 DS born 20 Nov 2010 (4 years old) #2 due October 7 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 1:16pm
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I like Mason and Roman for a boy but DH has vetoed... still nothing for a girl... DH likes Blair for a boy.. Im not sure.
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Posted By: Zaylah
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 1:54pm
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SK - I LOVE Molly!!! It would never be agreed to though, and he has a little 2nd cousin called Molly. She is so cute - 3 years old and gets called 'Molly Dolly' by family, adorable!
The next closest name we have is Charlotte - I don't feel like it's quite right though, and I do remember a few years ago that I wasn't keen on it at all. Oh it's all too difficult! Got a middle name almost sorted though, either Noelette or Noella I think - my dad passed last year and his name was 'Noel' so we both really want to use his name somewhere. I've never been keen naming the first name of a child after someone though, not sure why. So will definitely be a middle name and not a first name. Dad always wanted me to use the name 'Heather' which is nice, but so not us! Sorry dad... ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Madiandmini
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 2:12pm
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Thanks Mel I think Roman is beautiful too!
I think ladies our strategy here should be find a name we looove, and then ease our men into liking it too!! Or one better, let them 'think' they thought it up!! Hehe I am so mean, my DF is so useless at any decision making though LOL ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 2:27pm
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Zaylah my Aunty is Noeline its a popular female version of Noel ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Jelly
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 3:04pm
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I remember when we were trying to find a boys name and I had already started calling bubs Caleb in my head I would ask DP what he liked and every time he mentioned a name I would say "Or Caleb!" Only took a week before DP was calling him Caleb too ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 4:09pm
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Bugger, I had a little notebook and everytime I came across a name I liked I put it down, DP had one too but never wrote in his, he kept looking at mine and going "Nope, don't like any of these names!" He was dead set we were having a boy that would be named after him.
So Joshua... Something possibly another something and last name. I suggested Malcolm or John for one of the middle names but he said NO! Yet couldn't suggest any names himself
In the end I twisted his arm into finding out the sex at 20wks and then a couple of days later I just texted him saying we're going to call her Lily Anne Maria. And he texted back saying it was perfect! 
Zaylah I would love to name 3 babies!! There is just so many names I like it would be great!
Noella is pretty!! I like the sound of Noeline too but reminds me of Noelene (sp?) What about Ivy? I am dying to name the next kid Ivy, although I prob won't like it by then! Molly is cute too! For some reason I really like Eli for a boy, but DP said no  . ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 4:10pm
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Oh forgot to add, Bugger - I can't find notebook now!
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Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 4:11pm
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lol Madiandme, thats exactly what I did to DP... I had my heart set on Jaelynne but he didnt like it... do you know how HARD it is to find a nice, but not common name for a girl starting with J!?!? (She had to have the same initials as DPs mum who had passed away the week prior to the anatomy scan) So in the end I wrote down any girls name that I didnt NOT like, but made sure Jaelynne was at the top lol! Then I told him he had until Sunday 5pm to make a choice (since HE wasnt coming up with any name ideas!) or I was going to call her whatever I damn well liked!!
He went online and checked out what all the names meant and decided Jaelynne was the perfect name given the events of the previous month, but changed the spelling slightly, so now he thinks HE chose the name but in the end I still got the name I really wanted!
Lisa, when I say it was a 'made up' name, I had NEVER sen it before, until we had come to a decision that it was going to be her name... I just took the 'J' and added my '2nd mothers' name to the end (Lyn) and Jaelynne was what I came up with... my oldest bought home a school notice yesterday, and one of the kids whose name is under the principals award list is called Jaylyn... lol! We used MILs name choice (she never got the daughter she'd always wanted, but had a name that she wanted to use the whole time she was having kids) as a middle name too as I wasnt sold on the idea of using it for a girl, and I'd also picked my own choice of middle name taken from both sides off the family, so her full name is Jaelyn Annie (my choice) Alaina (MILs choice) and Dps last name I am SCREWED if I end up with another girl... I put SO much thought into Jae's name, that I have nothing left for another girl lol!! ------------- Brandon - 05/12/2003
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 4:25pm
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I'm finding its Dh that keeps changing his mind he's come up with a couple of names I really like - so far James and William with Henry as a middle name.
I loved James for ages - but now DH has gone off it - I've decided not to go on about liking William until the anatomy scan and then give him my little list and get him to choose. Girls name is already decided thank goodness. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 4:34pm
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I woke up this morning with the next girls name ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 4:47pm
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Oh do share!
I saw Paige written somewhere today and remembered for a while that was the only name DH and I could agree on but he went off it. Might bring it back to the table.... -------------
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Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 5:43pm
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Yeah share Nic!! -------------
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