6+ months later...baby names

[ursula]

How are you feeling about the baby name you selected for your July 2014 baby?

At the last minute while filling out our discharge paperwork at the hospital, my husband told me that I could name this baby after my grand mom (the name wasn't even on our list because he had veto'd it with DD1), so I quickly changed the paperwork and renamed Reese, to Jillian Reese. 

If I had had more than 5 minutes to think about it, I would have named her Jillian Jean. I keep calling her that in my head and have to remind myself that her name isn't JJ but JR. 

It annoys me, but it's too late to worry about it. 

[lea]

Love his first name. Middle name has grown on me. I love it because it's the same as my dad's so it's meaningful but I had REALLY loved the original FN/MN combo we had until DH decided he didn't like it.

Already do not like the name DH wants to use if we have a third boy but feel I have to concede that he let me use my dads middle name this time and it's only fair if he uses his family name next time blah blah. The first name he likes is also too similar to DS1's for my taste so I'm hoping he won't love it so much in a couple years. Or we will have a girl and it will all be a moo point since there's like 3 girl names we both love.

[anotherdreamer]

I'm really happy with their names.

Some people have said that one of my DDs may resent the other for having a "prettier" name, but I don't think so. They're both pretty, in different ways. And since my girls are very different, I think it's even more fitting that their names are so different.

It did take me awhile to adjust to their names. It took me longer to adjust to DS's name than theirs though.

[bigrock74]

We're happy with his name, Spencer David. Some people say that Spencer is a wimpy name, but we love the name and like that it's not so popular. His middle name is my Dad's middle name.

A few weeks before Spence was born, my friend suggested having a back-up name just incase we didn't think he "looked" like a Spencer. I thought it was a good idea but Mike wouldn't even consider it.

[bigrock74]

Jan 26, 2015 10:35:18 GMT -5 ursula said:

How are you feeling about the baby name you selected for your July 2014 baby?

At the last minute while filling out our discharge paperwork at the hospital, my husband told me that I could name this baby after my grand mom (the name wasn't even on our list because he had veto'd it with DD1), so I quickly changed the paperwork and renamed Reese, to Jillian Reese. 

If I had had more than 5 minutes to think about it, I would have named her Jillian Jean. I keep calling her that in my head and have to remind myself that her name isn't JJ but JR. 

It annoys me, but it's too late to worry about it. 

Love her name. I think Jillian Reese goes well together!

[Liv]

I love the name Juniper even more now. I was initially worried about going for something so "unique." I also like that we gave her a middle name that honored my grandmother, who had bright blue eyes, a quick wit, feisty personality, and a creative mind. I can see a lot of her in Junie already. But in my mind sometimes I call her Juniper Louise, which I think would have been adorable. And then we would have avoided a double-botanical name, Juniper Lily. Haha.

[emilillies]

Jan 26, 2015 11:24:31 GMT -5 bigrock74 said:

We're happy with his name, Spencer David. Some people say that Spencer is a wimpy name, but we love the name and like that it's not so popular. His middle name is my Dad's middle name.

A few weeks before Spence was born, my friend suggested having a back-up name just incase we didn't think he "looked" like a Spencer. I thought it was a good idea but Mike wouldn't even consider it.

Not wimpy at all! We always called my brother Spence. He was an awesome badass

[bigrock74]

Jan 26, 2015 11:27:18 GMT -5 Liv said:

I love the name Juniper even more now. I was initially worried about going for something so "unique." I also like that we gave her a middle name that honored my grandmother, who had bright blue eyes, a quick wit, feisty personality, and a creative mind. I can see a lot of her in Junie already. But in my mind sometimes I call her Juniper Louise, which I think would have been adorable. And then we would have avoided a double-botanical name, Juniper Lily. Haha.

I love Junie! It's just so cute!

[emilillies]

It was the only name we could ever agree on. We wanted something "unique" and less common. Most people I've spoken to say they have never heard it before but they love it. It's more common in Canada, apparently. bigrock74 maybe you've heard it?

eta dd because stalkers

[bullybutt]

At first I was having seconds thoughts on her name and worried that it might not fit her, but it certainly does now. Ex was pissed off that I named both of my kids but IDGAF. They both fit their personalities and their appearance. Reid Stone and Natalie Raine. If I could change anything, it would be their LAST name.

[bigrock74]

emilillies
I've never heard that name. It's very nice and Olivia is a beautiful name.

[lucanjo14]

We are very happy with LO's name. When I was pregnant I wasn't 100% sure because the first name is the same as my husbands and I thought it might feel weird with them having the same name. But we call him Joey instead of his full name so it feels different and fits him. Also like that he has the same middle name as my dad.

[mamanorris]

I love DS's name but I don't love the nn options with it. Lennon can be shortened to Lenny or Len but I hate both. If I could go back I might have given him a name with better nn options.

[bigrock74]

Jan 26, 2015 11:48:38 GMT -5 mamanorris said:

I love DS's name but I don't love the nn options with it. Lennon can be shortened to Lenny or Len but I hate both. If I could go back I might have given him a name with better nn options.

I know someone who named her son Lennon. The nn they have given him is Leo.

[surfmama106]

DD is Lelaina Mary (pronounced "le-lay-na"). We call her both Lelaina and Lainey. I love her name so much because it's beautiful and unique just like she is! But with that said it can get you a little tongue tied. Some people have a such a hard time with it that I usually just say "we also call her Lainey for short". I do realize that since its not common we'll always have to spell it/pronounce it for people but I'm ok with that. Still love the name and love it for her!! 100% happy with our choice.

[mamanorris]

Jan 26, 2015 11:55:31 GMT -5 bigrock74 said:

Jan 26, 2015 11:48:38 GMT -5 mamanorris said:

I love DS's name but I don't love the nn options with it. Lennon can be shortened to Lenny or Len but I hate both. If I could go back I might have given him a name with better nn options.

I know someone who named her son Lennon. The nn they have given him is Leo.

I might have to try Leo out! I like it much better than Lenny.

[hurricanerek]

I like all of the names you ladies chose! We adore Camille's name and I'm thankful we actually decided on a middle name at all. It took us 8 months to pick out Fiona. I am worried that these names are on the rise but I feel like we are ahead of the curve at least.

[Leapinglizards]

I love my name. Hannah Jane sounds like a girl with some fire and DD definitely has that

[soon2bmrsn]

I think I love DD's name even more than I did when we named her. Amelia just suits her.

[isolemnlyswear]

I'm super happy with Cecilia's name. I kind of wished I would have given her my middle name instead of my sister and mom's. She is Cecilia Marie which I do love... but if I would have given her my middle name she would have been Cecilia Christine.

I say this because DH and I have gone back and forth on how to spell her nickname. People call her Cece. But how should you spell it? CeCe? Cece? Ceci? CC? If I would have named her Cecilia Christine she could have done CC as it would have been her initials...oh well

[anotherdreamer]

Jan 26, 2015 11:19:52 GMT -5 @iheartmyshiba said:

Jan 26, 2015 11:08:24 GMT -5 anotherdreamer said:

I'm really happy with their names.

Some people have said that one of my DDs may resent the other for having a "prettier" name, but I don't think so. They're both pretty, in different ways. And since my girls are very different, I think it's even more fitting that their names are so different.

It did take me awhile to adjust to their names. It took me longer to adjust to DS's name than theirs though.

WTAF is wrong with people? Why would someone say that?


I wanted to go with someone traditional that didn't really have a nickname so people would call her by her actual name. So what happened? DD's first name is Madeline and we call her Maddie. Name fail. But I like them both.

Side note: I think you have up until 12 months after birth to change a baby's name without having to go through mega court name change stuff. I saw an article a while back about a woman who decided she didn't like what they named their child so she changed it.

I know, have heard it a few times though. We named DD1 Jane, and DD2 Guinevere (Guin). They think Guin's name is prettier.

People spell Guin's name and nickname wrong all the time. My own mom is constantly writing Gwen (when it's Guin, like in Penguin lol). Not a huge thing, but a little annoying.

[Deleted]

I love his name Landen James.. He is named after DH's deceased brother. They both have the same initials and the same middle and last name. We call him Lando for short! It's a silly name I don't think he'll have a nick name for him when he's older. Someone tried to call him LJ the other day but I really don't like that!

[GrrArgh]

I still love her name. I still worry about having picked a hebrew name outside of NY/NJ where her name would be more common, but I hope she embraces it. If not, I made sure she has a nice normal middle name (Celia) and some more american NN options (eve, evie, vi, etc) to choose from later in life.

[littlemissmarla]

Zoey fits our DD perfectly, she's a little quirky, weird and so smiley! I feel like that's the type of girl who would be named Zoey!

[dawnfire]

If anything, I love Elias's name more now that he's here to own it. I know it's a good fit when I think about his name and it makes my heart swell with love.

A funny story, though. We went to a birthday party on Saturday, and one of the guys there asked what Elias's name was. He's an older gentleman, and a bit hard of hearing, so couple that with all the kids running around and he thought we said "Goliath." Once we got it straightened out, I said Goliath would be a pretty tough nickname for him!

[jnnfrrose6]

It took us 2 days after DD was born to decide her name, but it's definitley the right one for her. We knew her middle name would be Pauline after my mother, maternal grandmother, and paternal great-grandmother, but it took 2 days in the hospital "trying out" our top choices for her first name to "feel" right. I can't imagine her being anything but Bridget now.

[oldwheeze]

I love William Francisco. It is so robust but still classic. We call him Willie, but my mom hates it. I don't care what anyone else calls him, but he's Willie to me. Other nn's he's been given: panchito, will, Wilbur, wee.

I also have a running list ready for future baby.

[stellabunny]

We named our daughter Emma. Second most popular name in the nation, most popular in our state. But, it's the only one we both always liked. Middle name is Dorothy after our grandmothers, so if she gets tired of being one of many Emma, she could go by her middle name when she's older. It may be common, but it's timeless and classic and we have a bitch of a last name, so I feel like we had to do a nice, simple first name.

[Liv]

Jan 26, 2015 19:17:26 GMT -5 Cdnfroggy said:

I still love Arlo's name, but after lurking on the BNB so much I sometimes worry it won't age as well, but 99.99% of the time I love it-it really suits him!

I love Arlo! I think it suits a little boy or a grown man just fine

[honeybee434]

I still love Scarlett, but it kinda makes me sad there aren't really any cute baby/little girl nicknames for her name now. It seems like a big name for a little baby now that she is here. But, I think as she gets bigger I will feel like it fits her more.