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View Poll Results: What are names to you?
A pain! Just something for SO and I to argue over while pregnant. 0 0%
Fun for a little while. I like finding the perfect baby name but once it's decided I don't think about names anymore. 4 10.53%
A hobby. I enjoy hearing new names and keep a list of my favorites. 11 28.95%
A passion. I love names and am constantly on the look out for new ones. 13 34.21%
An obsession. I constantly think of names...pregnant or not. I visit baby name sites daily and I have practically memorized the SSA list. 10 26.32%
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July 22nd, 2010, 05:54 AM
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July 22nd, 2010, 06:59 AM
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A hobby I enjoy hearing different names, keeping a list of my top picks. I've only got "into" baby names since becoming pregnant, I didn't have much interest before. Naming this little one was hard, but we have her name picked out now, and a backup name if she doesn't look like original name!
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July 22nd, 2010, 08:42 AM
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Anna you know we're all insanely curious what you picked, right?? lol

It's a passion of mine. Always has been.
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July 22nd, 2010, 08:55 AM
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Passion for me... though I'm due in 4 weeks and don't have a name for this baby!!! It's driving me insane!
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July 22nd, 2010, 08:58 AM
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July 22nd, 2010, 09:02 AM
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Passion for me
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July 22nd, 2010, 09:12 AM
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Anna you know we're all insanely curious what you picked, right?? lol

It's a passion of mine. Always has been.
Kylie, a few of my friends and my sisters know I post on here. I don't think they would check up on me - but who knows.

The reason we aren't telling is because we don't really want negative opinions, in an ideal world...everyone will tell me it's a beautiful name. Plus we don't want personalised stuff, like I say we have 2 girls name in case she doesn't look like the name we picked out.

My mother was going to call me something super prissy but decided against it because I simply didn't look like one. She said Anna suited me perfectly though.

I will tell you, it isn't Isla, but I do love the name so much, and I want you to use it for your little girl!

8 weeks or so, to go! You will have to check in on me in September As I will you in November my fellow hostess. (Congrats!)

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July 22nd, 2010, 09:15 AM
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Thanks Anna! Btw, I'm really pulling for Ruby for your little one
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July 22nd, 2010, 10:10 AM
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For me it's a cross between a passion and an obsession...probably more of an obsession I have been known to seriously stress over names.
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July 22nd, 2010, 10:19 AM
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It's a hobby for me. I've always liked hearing new names and I keep a little list of my favorites.
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July 22nd, 2010, 10:47 AM
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It's a passion/obsession. Although I don't really care about the SSA list but I do have a general idea of where a lot of names are on the list.

I just can't help it- I love talking about names and thinking about them. I have been like this for years, even before I ever got pregnant with my first.
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July 22nd, 2010, 10:51 AM
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It's a passion/obsession. Although I don't really care about the SSA list but I do have a general idea of where a lot of names are on the list.

I just can't help it- I love talking about names and thinking about them. I have been like this for years, even before I ever got pregnant with my first.
Ditto 100%
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July 22nd, 2010, 12:07 PM
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Glad I'm not the only one with a wee bit of an obsession
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July 22nd, 2010, 01:32 PM
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Obsession I am TTC and I am stressing about names already, I also love looking at the SSA but I don't mind using popular names.
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July 22nd, 2010, 07:24 PM
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I'm right there between a Passion and an Obsession. I can honestly, and without exaggeration, say that there isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about names or seek them out. Ever since I can remember I've always been interested in names...wether it was on a child, adult, or animal.
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July 23rd, 2010, 01:08 AM
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It's so cool to find other people like me out there. I haven't met anyone like "us" in real life. This forum *the baby name forum* was how I even found JM! It was so amazing to me that there was a whole forum to just talk about baby names- like a dream come true!
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July 23rd, 2010, 05:57 AM
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I voted:
A hobby. I enjoy hearing new names and keep a list of my favorites.

But two years ago I would have voted:
An obsession. I constantly think of names...pregnant or not. I visit baby name sites daily and I have practically memorized the SSA list.

Since having Isabel, and knowing we're not having anymore children, it's become more of a hobby. I check in on this forum and browse from time to time, and I don't frequent other baby name sites like I used to. If we were still adding to our family it would probably still be an obsession
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July 23rd, 2010, 06:03 AM
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This forum *the baby name forum* was how I even found JM! It was so amazing to me that there was a whole forum to just talk about baby names- like a dream come true!
Same here!
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July 23rd, 2010, 01:01 PM
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I voted passion .. but I am definitely somewhere between passion and obsession .

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I just can't help it- I love talking about names and thinking about them. I have been like this for years, even before I ever got pregnant with my first.
Haha, this is me, too! I'm baby-less, and yet Ive always loved thinking about/making lists of baby names. I'm always the one asking strangers what their baby's name is !!
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July 23rd, 2010, 07:46 PM
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I fit in w/ the borderline obsession people.

My love for names goes all the way back to when I got my first cabbage patch doll and had to pick a name for her. After that I was hooked! Always curious about peoples names. I don't think I'll ever change.

I also found JM by searching for baby name forums.
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