TTMA Names

[chknma]

We have always known our boy name...would have been a Jr.....
Twice team green and this third time going in team pink....girl names have always been tough for us

DD1 and DD2 both have old lady classic names with shorter nicknames

I have a list, but nothing is love yet

DH has a favorite...Annie...but it just doesn't feel like a full name next to Dd1&2

DD1 likes Rosie....like at least 2 of her dolls...DD1 has an AG doll named Sparkle so clearly she doesn't get a say ;/)

[icedtea]

katie0919, I have a few friends who don't share names, and I totally get it. So many people have opinions! A close friend isn't sharing hers, and it's driving her mom crazy.

[txcatlady]

Jan 16, 2017 15:59:23 GMT -5 icedtea said:

katie0919, I have a few friends who don't share names, and I totally get it. So many people have opinions! A close friend isn't sharing hers, and it's driving her mom crazy.

We're considering not sharing ours with family either. Mainly because we haven't decided yet and don't want any bias or anyone to get attached to a name we end up not picking. We're considering my dads first name as the middle name and if we end up not doing that I'd rather he didn't know ahead of time lol

[icedtea]

txcatlady, I'm starting to wish I didn't share them. No one is really being a jerk (though my dad needs to hush at times), but I'm worried they'll get attached to a particular name and be disappointed if we go with another one.

[elmo1414]

We don't share names with family and friends either. I remember sitting around with family when we were pregnant with DD and people were coming up with names and someone else would make fun of it .... nope nope nope. No one else gets any say!!!

[BabyStandish]

We don't share names with family or friends either. I just don't want to hear it. I've added a few names to our spreadsheet. I'm trying to get at least 20 names for each sex to bring to the hospital. I'm a little sad that we probably can't use Eleanor since one of my friends is either using that or Evelyn for her baby girl and it sounds like she's leaning to Eleanor. So probably crossing that one off soon.

[hpnegirl]

katie0919 we're not sharing this time either. It's driving my MIL crazier than she already is, and i find it hilarious. After all the comments we got with DS1, I'm not dealing with it. She's going to be pissed that we didn't use Jo.seph, since that's FIL's name and what she wanted us to use for DS1's middle name. She wants us to use it this time and it's not my style. We're not using a name from her side of the family at all, actually, and I'm not dealing with her reaction to that until his name is officially his. (We got a lot of grief for giving DS1 a middle name that was not from family or after someone, because, obviously, that's the only reason people choose names 🙄😒)

[setsuna17]

Jan 16, 2017 8:29:32 GMT -5 icedtea said:

Resurrecting this thread since we're all getting closer and maybe starting to think names again. H and I have agreed she'll have his last name (my choice) and have a short list to bring to the hospital:

Freya
Magdalena
Charlotte
Savannah

I wish I just knew what we wanted, though. I hate feeling like there are loose ends! Anyone else having name discussions?

Please pick Freya so I can live vicariously through youuuuu

[setsuna17]

We are still naming this little one our grandfathers' names: Koa Jackson. DH is a surfer and his family is from Hawaii, so it fits, I think.

[PirateCat]

setsuna17 that's a lovely name and I love that they are your grandfathers' names. I tried to get H on board with Leonard, which is his grandfather's middle name (H has his grandfather's first name), but he's not that into it.

[river]

We're not sharing names with people, either. My brother and SIL didn't either, and I was not a fan of my niece's name when they finally told us (about eight hours after she was born, to keep us in suspense). But now, of course, I can't imagine anything fitting her better. So I'd rather people just deal with it.

We have middle names settled - boy's will be my husband's, girl's will be my mom's. We have three girl names we love, so it's just a matter of landing on the favorite. I'm going to start saying them out loud to get a feel for them. We have boy names that like, but neither of us are sold on them. I'm picky - I don't want it to be too popular, don't want them to share a name with any of our friends' boys (lots of boys), don't want a matching initial, either with the girl or with our last name. Fortunately we still have a few months to decide. Or find one.

[icedtea]

Haha setsuna17 I'm hoping! H needs to be convinced. I think his favorites are Charlotte and Magdalena.

[sagen]

icedtea are you a Perfect Circle fan, just curious. Magdalana reminds me of their song, I like it!

[icedtea]

sagen, I don't dislike them but I don't know their music much. That's cool!

[shandorfml2]

We've had our kids names picked out for years, before we were married. Our first (angel DD) is Anastasia, our DS is Caden and this little girl will be Willow. We just knew we'd have a girl, boy, girl and we were correct! Middle names are harder....right now we have Penelope, Amelia, Elizabeth and Mae on the short list.

If we were having another boy, I really like Xavier and Jude.

[lupincat]

shandorfml2 Willow Elizabeth is really, really pretty!! But I am personally biased for Elizabeth

[shandorfml2]

river it's so annoying dealing with people and their opinions. we've always been open with our kids names, because...we'll that's their name, and it ain't changing! My Dad laughed when I told him this baby was named Willow. He made a joke "why not blue spruce?!". Ugh. whatever Dad. deal with it.

[icedtea]

shandorfml2, love your names!

My dad has had some crap to say about Magdalena, but I just ignore him and tell him he has no say, before changing the subject. He'll moan about whatever, but I know he'll follow our wishes once we're here. He really wants us to use Savannah. I told him he could call her that if he wants lol.

[sleepymonkey]

Jan 17, 2017 10:17:00 GMT -5 icedtea said:

shandorfml2 , love your names!

My dad has had some crap to say about Magdalena, but I just ignore him and tell him he has no say, before changing the subject. He'll moan about whatever, but I know he'll follow our wishes once we're here. He really wants us to use Savannah. I told him he could call her that if he wants lol.

That makes me think of my grandmother. Her mother named her Beatrice but her father wanted to name her Ethel so he would only call he that. It ended up that most of her family called her Ethel but her friends all knew her as Beatrice or Bea.

[icedtea]

Jan 17, 2017 10:21:05 GMT -5 sleepymonkey said:

Jan 17, 2017 10:17:00 GMT -5 icedtea said:

shandorfml2 , love your names!

My dad has had some crap to say about Magdalena, but I just ignore him and tell him he has no say, before changing the subject. He'll moan about whatever, but I know he'll follow our wishes once we're here. He really wants us to use Savannah. I told him he could call her that if he wants lol.

That makes me think of my grandmother. Her mother named her Beatrice but her father wanted to name her Ethel so he would only call he that. It ended up that most of her family called her Ethel but her friends all knew her as Beatrice or Bea.

Ha! I think I would be pissed if H did that. But if my dad wants to have a "special" name for her, whatevs. 

[shandorfml2]

Jan 17, 2017 11:00:40 GMT -5 icedtea said:

Jan 17, 2017 10:21:05 GMT -5 sleepymonkey said:

That makes me think of my grandmother. Her mother named her Beatrice but her father wanted to name her Ethel so he would only call he that. It ended up that most of her family called her Ethel but her friends all knew her as Beatrice or Bea.

Ha! I think I would be pissed if H did that. But if my dad wants to have a "special" name for her, whatevs. 

My Dad did similar with my son, he will call him by his first name, but often calls him "Scotty" (Scott) his middle name.