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The naming question!
Grrrr how annoying is it when you can't agree on a name. I'm 16 weeks tomorrow and really wanted to choose a name by the time I have my scan (10th Dec) cos we're definitely finding out the sex! We bought a baby name book at the weekend but it's just incensed my oh's desire for ridiculous names.
We decided on a boys name ages ago that we both love but can't agree on a girls. I like ordinary names and some of my choices would be...Kate, Rosanna, Hannah, Leah, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Imogen, Rhianna, Leah, Jennifer, Charlotte, Jasmine...I love all those names and loads more too but my oh likes ridiculous names like Athena!!!!! And basically any name that would sound ridiculous being called out in the school playground.
This baby is going to be a girl just to annoy me :x
We decided on a boys name ages ago that we both love but can't agree on a girls. I like ordinary names and some of my choices would be...Kate, Rosanna, Hannah, Leah, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Imogen, Rhianna, Leah, Jennifer, Charlotte, Jasmine...I love all those names and loads more too but my oh likes ridiculous names like Athena!!!!! And basically any name that would sound ridiculous being called out in the school playground.
This baby is going to be a girl just to annoy me :x
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Oh says he's gonna run off to register the birth and choose the name while I'm still in hospital recovering! x x x
Make sure you check out what the initials will spell as I went to school with a girl whose initials were M.A.D - was even worse as her birthday was the 1st April!! x
Good luck to you all x
This one is going to be Ollie for a boy but no names for a girl just yet.
Sara 25 +1
I'm not a big fan of traditional names but I also cannot stand the trend of made-up names and the just plain bizzare.
My son is called Spencer Drew. Spencer after my hubby grandad and Drew was my maiden name. I like that his name has special meaning for both of us.
I'm already planning names for the next one! If we have a boy I like Riley or Carson with either John or George as middle names. If we have a girl I like Arianna Violet, Arianna mean dawn in Welsh, hubby & I both have Welsh heritage and Violet is my mum's middle name.
It is so hard chosing something for someone else that they have to put up with for life!
Good luck x
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Take care
Denise
I have hears of boys being called 'Beckham' and 'Blade'....just personal choice but I think they are awful and show a bit of slfishness on parents' behalf - or am I being a snob?
I really want Jennifer Jade or Rhianna Nicole but I would settle for anythin fairly normal! I also love Kate, I think its a really strong name!
For a boy we're decided on Gabriel that was easy but what about girl?!?!! x x x
To Laura- DO NOT go with a name to please ANYONE else. I called my son Brandon as chosen by his father and I wasn't fussed at the time and I still don't like it six years later. As someone else said it DOES remind you of that person too.