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Do you have baby names that you LOVE, but can't use for whatever reason? You know those names that some one else already picked for their child, or celebrities that have named their baby your favorite name.
We had Penelope on our list when we found out we were expecting. I thought that was funny because a celebrity recently named her daughter Penelope. Also, I *think* we have decided on a name if we have a girl (not Penelope!), but who knows it might change between now, and birth, if we are even having a girl.
Eh, I'm not they type to worry about not being able to use a name because someone else has it. If we have a boy, he will be named Matthew. That was DH's confirmation name, and that's the name he chose. I don't care that one of my cousins had a baby a couple years ago and named him Matthew (after his father). I hardly see her anyway, so why deny DH what he wants?
I love the name Thaddeus but DH has completely vetoed it. He said it sounds snobby and pretentious.
My youngest was almost named a VERY Irish name, and I had many family members openly admit they didn't like it. It's in the running for sure if at least one of these babies are boys. But I won't be finding out gender, and we'll have name lists, but wont share them... and the lists are just there to be there. I wont name the babies until I meet them.
I like Olivia but my mom's BFs daughter named her daughter that a couple years ago. I could still use it because I don't see her that much but we decided against it for now.
I really like the names Liam and Merrick for boys but my husband doesn't like them.
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Character names we love and cannot use... Vaughn, Grant, Alanna, Mara, Galen, Aidan, Isaac,
My mother in law is getting a divorce from her sixth husband and had a series of abusive relationships where my DH was beaten and abused so no names of any of MIL ex's... Anything Ken, Kenneth, Kendra, Benjamin, David, any way these names get me because I don't know them enough to not recommend them.
Any names having to do with our ex's... I really wanted to name my son Joseph, except my husbands ex just married a Joe. I heard her call him Joesph once and it turned my stomach. Bye bye name.
We need a Hebrew first name, so that eliminates lots of name choices I might otherwise have liked. I'm also the last one of my close friends and family of the same generation to be having a child, and that they've often chosen Hebrew names limits the list of options further still. Long ago I had decided I liked Asher Isaac for a boy... but I now have 6-yr-old and 2-yr-old nephews named Asher and Isaac, LOL.
My mother's BF's granddaughter is named Abigail, which is the name I think we've settled on for a girl. I feel a little bad that my mom's only grandchild may have the same name as her best friend's grandchild, but I just can't extend the circle of forbidden names out that far. There would be nothing left of my very short list of possible names!
From working in a daycare and teaching, yes there are several names I will not use because I've had a terrible experience with a student.
I'm not a teacher but I am a Pediatric and Post-partum nurse and a lot of my patients have either made me love or hate a name.
Olivia is still my top favorite girl name and I haven't even mentioned it to DH because I'll be heartbroken is he vetoes it for some reason. We haven't really started discussing names yet but I'm sure when we do plenty of names will come and go out the window!
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I love the name Addalyn for a girl, but one of my good friends just recently named her daughter that. I like Aidan for a boy but I have a few friends who's kids have that name.
I have always loved the name Isabella. A very good friend lost her child two weeks before my son passed and her name was Isabelle so I don't think I could use the name as I am sure it would be too painful for her.
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We decided when we got pregnant with my son that if it was a girl, we were going to name her after my mom. He ended up being a boy, of course, so we just have been holding on to that name. Figured it was safe since my sister says she is done having kiddos. Except...she just went through a bad divorce and decided to change her kids' middle names (long story). One of them she is going to change to my mom's name! So, I feel like it is off limits for me to use and for her to use it, kwim?
Our first is named Alaina, and her middle name was originally going to be Claire, but we changed it close to birth because we liked it too much and wanted to save if for another girl if we had one. That being said, DH's cousin's wife was talking to us about it over Christmas before we had DD. She was due 3 months after us and whaddya know...she used Claire for her daughter. I was PISSED!
So if this baby is a girl, I love the name Delaney but DH hates it. If it's a boy we already have the name picked b/c DH's name will be his middle name. Grrrr I hate name stealers.
There are names i would like to use but wont because friends have already used them, although i have had the name Courtney on my list for AGES! my dd1 was going to be called Courtney but at 8 months we changed our minds, but i had it on the list for Lucas and my friend was pregnant at the same time as me but due a bit before.. she said "what are you going to call your baby if its a girl"?.. which i reply "Courtney!" she then said "oh thats nice" and what you know she popped out a girl and called her Courtney and i ended up having a boy lol so now it will seem like i am stealing her name.. but whatever
Kaydance was our girls name for the longest time (still havent had one) a couple months after ds#2 was born my husbands cousin named his daughter Kaydenn. As her and my kids are pretty close we've kinda crossed that name off the list.
For a boy we're also thinking Jacob. One of DHs friends has a son named Jacob but I couldn't care less.
For a girl I really like Ava, Katherine, Elenie, Madison, Julianna, Emilie, and Ally...but the husband says no to every single one of those.
I really like the name Avery a lot but I have a cousin named Avery and I dont want that to be weird. My cousin is a boy but I like the name for a girl which is why I think it might be weird for my cousin.
I really wanted DD's middle name to be rose. It is my sister's middle name and she named her DD Emily Lynn with Lynn being my middle name. However DH vetoed it because his dad married a Rose and nobody likes her. Still makes me sad though since it was a family connection for me.
I have always loved the name mary jane and the nickname mj comes into play but I thinks its gonna be emjay if its a girl sticking with what ii originally wanted just a slight variation
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