We've told our immediate family and my best friend. Everyone else we just say we haven't narrowed it down yet. I just don't wanna hear the opinion of every single person.
negative, we will not be sharing our names with anyone. Everyone always has an opinion and we don't care to hear them on the names we want for our boys.
Well it did kind of start out as a joke. We were watching Dr Who the whole way from the beginning of 9 through present, and talking names somewhere right before 11 came around. Throwing back and forth "Wouldn't it be hilarious to name our baby The Doctor or Allonso Dalek Last-Name and then I said "If it's a boy we should name him Tardis Gallifrey" and then DH says "Ummm....I kind of like Gallifrey as a middle name." and I realized I did too.
I think it shows our obscene geekery without being obvious (Like naming a baby Gandalf Albus or something)
I don't mind that as a middle name! Our friends are naming their baby girl Oswin. That I hate.
As for us, we won't be telling our list or what we pick. I find it slightly irritating when people act like it's a big secret but at the same time I pick that over annoying comments. Our plan is to say we haven't really discussed it until April and then just say we have a shortlist. We were discussing names tonight though and took our list of 10 and each sorted them. We have the same top contender but it's not set in stone or anything yet.
ETA: I believe Oswin is also from Dr. Who. I swear, it's relevant.
The doctor's current companion is named Clara Oswin. Why the heck wouldn't they just go with Clara??
Post by lexisophie55 on Jan 17, 2015 12:07:43 GMT -5
If we had some sort of name inkling - we would not be sharing. We didn't share with DS either. Of course, we were not set on a name until he arrived and then my husband had to make a decision.
I don't mind that as a middle name! Our friends are naming their baby girl Oswin. That I hate.
As for us, we won't be telling our list or what we pick. I find it slightly irritating when people act like it's a big secret but at the same time I pick that over annoying comments. Our plan is to say we haven't really discussed it until April and then just say we have a shortlist. We were discussing names tonight though and took our list of 10 and each sorted them. We have the same top contender but it's not set in stone or anything yet.
ETA: I believe Oswin is also from Dr. Who. I swear, it's relevant.
The doctor's current companion is named Clara Oswin. Why the heck wouldn't they just go with Clara??
amelandre Because they're dumb? I have no clue but that's even more ridiculous now that I know that. Clara is beautiful. I don't think we'll use it but it's in our top 10.
Post by brittneysandra on Jan 17, 2015 13:14:27 GMT -5
We aren't sharing our names with anyone either! Which is making some members of our family aggravated ..(MIL).. So we changed the term to Its a "SURPRISE" instead of "SECRET"..its gone over much better! When strangers ask we are like "Oh no we have no idea yet".. Idk why they would wanna know! .. Ive considered saying some ridiculous name and seeing their expressions..just for fun!
We aren't sharing our names with anyone either! Which is making some members of our family aggravated ..(MIL).. So we changed the term to Its a "SURPRISE" instead of "SECRET"..its gone over much better! When strangers ask we are like "Oh no we have no idea yet".. Idk why they would wanna know! .. Ive considered saying some ridiculous name and seeing their expressions..just for fun!
I like the idea of phrasing it that way. I might do that.
Post by freddyisready on Jan 19, 2015 19:19:22 GMT -5
We share with anyone who asks. Most acquaintances will ask: "do you have a name for each sex picked out?" Um, yes. Just because we are Team Green doesn't mean we aren't prepared.
Our names are classic though: Alice Genevieve or Xavier Mack (Mack is a family name). The only stupid comments have been "Xavier? No nicknames for that, huh?" Our nn's are Ali or X.
Considering we don't have a girls name yet...our boy name is a good secret. We aren't telling anyone IRL but I'll probably be a bit aw-ish here when DH and I finally decide on a girl name because it's driving me nuts!!!!
That's exactly why I shared our #1 girl name in this thread, haha. We've had a handful of boy names almost from the get-go, but for the longest time we really had nothing for a girl and it was making me a little crazy. I wish you luck deciding on one, I know it was a huge weight off for me!
Our family and close friends know the names we've chosen. When my customers ask, I just tell them we're still deciding (I don't want their imput, we've already made our decision). Both sets of names have special meanings for us.
In case you're wondering...
Benjamin Michael ~ Benjamin was supposed to be DH's name, but for complicated family reasons, it wasn't used and his brother picked his name. Michael was DH's brother's name. He passed at the age of 16 (when DH was only 10) from brain cancer. We always thought we'd go with Michael for a 1st name, but DHs cousin used it for her son a few years ago.
Megan Elizabeth ~ ok so for the longest time, years and years, I was going to name my 1st girl Madeline, after my grandma, who passed in March. The more I thought about it, I decided to changed my mind because the name is soooo popular now (I still think it's a gorgeous name). Anywho, so before my gram passed, she said if she ever had another girl, she would have named her Megan. I think it's a great way for me to still honor my gram and I really like the name. Elizabeth is my middle name, and in all honesty, is the only name I like that fits with Megan.
Post by sunshyneshay on Jan 19, 2015 19:53:28 GMT -5
Basically everyone knows he will be Milo, after my great grandpa. I don't know anyone due before me so I'm not worried about anyone "taking it" and if anyone doesn't like it I don't give a rats ass cause that's his name. My grandpa and great aunt are so happy we are naming him after their dad. My FIL is pissed he won't be Scott III, but my dad is Scott as well and that's just too much.
We're not planning to tell anyone until the baby is born. We haven't had anyone get upset by this though. We waited until DD1 was born to share her name so maybe people expected as much.
I mostly don't want unsolicited opinions from friends and family and doubt people will mock our name choice after the baby is born. The funny thing is my husband and I like classic style names (not necessarily common) and our families go for very unusual/unique names.
Gallifrey as a name is hilariously awesome. I hope you don't take offense that I find it funny. I just really love Dr. Who and would never think of that as a name
Well it did kind of start out as a joke. We were watching Dr Who the whole way from the beginning of 9 through present, and talking names somewhere right before 11 came around. Throwing back and forth "Wouldn't it be hilarious to name our baby The Doctor or Allonso Dalek Last-Name and then I said "If it's a boy we should name him Tardis Gallifrey" and then DH says "Ummm....I kind of like Gallifrey as a middle name." and I realized I did too.
I think it shows our obscene geekery without being obvious (Like naming a baby Gandalf Albus or something)
As a fellow shameless Doctor Who fan, I love it. I agree with PPs that for middle names I think anything goes. And I think that's a great way to incorporate something that you enjoy--I actually like the sound of it as a middle name, too.
I don't know of a good way to let our geekery be a part of our LO's name, but we did name our puppy Tennant, after David Tennant.
Well it did kind of start out as a joke. We were watching Dr Who the whole way from the beginning of 9 through present, and talking names somewhere right before 11 came around. Throwing back and forth "Wouldn't it be hilarious to name our baby The Doctor or Allonso Dalek Last-Name and then I said "If it's a boy we should name him Tardis Gallifrey" and then DH says "Ummm....I kind of like Gallifrey as a middle name." and I realized I did too.
I think it shows our obscene geekery without being obvious (Like naming a baby Gandalf Albus or something)
As a fellow shameless Doctor Who fan, I love it. I agree with PPs that for middle names I think anything goes. And I think that's a great way to incorporate something that you enjoy--I actually like the sound of it as a middle name, too.
I don't know of a good way to let our geekery be a part of our LO's name, but we did name our puppy Tennant, after David Tennant.
Also, have you seen these onesies?
Yes I have! Sister and BIL swear they are going to order us one. If not we're getting it ourselves. I would love to have that for baby's "going home" outfit.
We didn't share the name until we were 100% sure. Like a lot of others, we didn't want any unsolicited opinions. We had a few names in mind for a girl, but really no finalists for a boy. If it would have been a boy, I have a feeling we would have waited until the baby was born. All of the people pestering us to find out the name are lucky we're having a girl!
These are all super cute, any reason you wouldn't go for Beatrice as a fn? That's my favorite from your list - now I'm curious what the mn is for a boy.
Not specifically anti-Beatrice-as-a-first-name, though I would be scared of people calling her "BeBe" or "Trixie" *shudders* I just liked the flow of the other two better.
Ummmm the middle name for the boy is Gallifrey. Like from Dr. Who Please don't kick me out of the BMB I like it here.
amelandre, we are going to get along. My daughter's name is Beatrice. We call her Beate (pronounced Beedie). We chose it based on characters from Much Ado About Nothing (especially if you've seen Emma Thompson's version) and The Wire. If someone ever called my daughter BeBe or Trixie, I'd kick them in the shins. Usually people default to "Bea."
Post by katietopaz on Jan 19, 2015 22:26:25 GMT -5
Oh, and to answer the original question - we haven't settled on a name yet, but we've been narrowed down to two for a few weeks. We are not sharing our top two names with anyone, even our parents or close friends. We're having a hard enough time deciding on our own, I really, really don't want any kind of opinions (even minor facial expressions if we said the names) from anyone, though I wouldn't mind opinions from my lovely M15ers. Close friends of ours shared their top two girl names, and everyone had an opinion. They regret it, and even told us they'd recommend not sharing until we decided on one.
If we manage to land on a name before the baby is born, which I'm really hoping we can do since I think we're leaning toward one, we may share it. I'm not sure, though.
Connor and Micah are our two boy names. We're a little at a loss for how to decide at the moment, we both love both of them.
Basically everyone knows he will be Milo, after my great grandpa. I don't know anyone due before me so I'm not worried about anyone "taking it" and if anyone doesn't like it I don't give a rats ass cause that's his name. My grandpa and great aunt are so happy we are naming him after their dad. My FIL is pissed he won't be Scott III, but my dad is Scott as well and that's just too much.
Milo is the one I'm leaning toward most. I have a feeling dh will veto it, though. Milo is the name of a chocolate drink in his home country and I fear the association is too strong for him to see it as the fabulous name that it is.
I won't know for a while, though, because dh isn't ready to talk about names yet. Our other two boys didn't have names when they were born.
As for sharing, I don't share my list except with one close friend who I know will say nothing negative about any of them.
I have heard it is a popular drink somewhere! It's a great name, hopefully you can convince him!
The only thing I am worried about is that my great grandpa went by Mike instead of Milo, and I think my great aunt will try to call baby "Little Mike" or something like that and it will not fly with me. His name is Milo, and that's that!
Post by stargazerlily on Jan 20, 2015 10:22:38 GMT -5
Our daughter will be Sandra Jane, nn Sandy. Sandra was DF's mom's name (she died when he is 10) and Jane is my mom's name, it was important to us to incorporate those names and we had them picked out (along with family names for a boy) before we knew she was a girl. We like being able to use her name when we talk about her, and we've received positive reactions from almost everyone - I think maybe in part because we always tell people WHY this name, how meaningful it is. The only person who has said anything negative is DD, but she's coming from a jealous/insecure place that we're trying to help her work through. I keep pointing out to her that she got to pick out her own name (she changed her whole name to one she wanted when I adopted her) but that we get to pick this one lol.
I was sharing our top choices, but we keep going back and forth on which one we like, and I got sick of the suggestions. My mom has been texting me every few days with new ones, and they are NMS at all. I told her she should get some new animals to make use of these great names! I think once we do decide (if ever) we will share with people close to us, but after all the suggestions, I'm leaning towards just keeping it quiet.
We never really shared our names with our first 2, and probably won't this time. I'll share with the board and other internet friends, but probably not IRL. I don't really want too many opinions along the way.
We aren't sharing the name with anyone other than immediate family before he is born. I never thought I would do this but after already experiencing all of the unsolicited opinions and advice, I think it is for the best. Ours is a family name that's a little different (but definitely not yooneek) and I don't care to hear about how people think my Great Grandfather's name is weird. People truly don't hold back with the comments when you're pregnant.
Now that we've officially decided on a name (Natalie Kristina... Kristina after my MIL), we're starting to tell people if they ask. But we weren't telling people while we were trying to decide because we didn't care for anyone's opinions.
Post by sunshinedaisies on Jan 20, 2015 13:48:56 GMT -5
We are telling if people ask. We had originally wanted to keep the name a secret until birth, but since we refer to him by name all of the time, we almost slipped a ton when talking to family, so we figured we'd rather tell on our terms than accidentally do it. So we shared with family at Christmas.
We also made it clear that we were not looking for feedback or suggestions - it was a done deal. We told our families that the only appropriate response was "oh cute!" Or "we can't wait to meet him." Otherwise, we did not care about anyone's opinions. People have been respectful - the only negative comment we got was from DH's grandmother, who is 93, so we didn't take much offense (especially since everyone else laughed and rolled their eyes).
Post by ksmith0803 on Jan 20, 2015 13:58:51 GMT -5
We are telling. I'm 100% good with our name choice so other's opinions don't bother me. We're naming him Reed Andrew. The biggest complaint I've gotten is the spelling. While I'm not crazy about it either, DH is requesting that spelling so I'm ok with it.
Post by mayflowers on Jan 20, 2015 15:04:22 GMT -5
We haven't shared but I've shared our top couple with a couple of close friends who know not to spread it. We aren't totally decided but even if we were we wouldn't announce it.
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