We have two girl names picked out and we will decide when we see her what suits her best. Things were very similar with our first child. We went into the labour and delivery with our girl’s name decided. The boy’s name? That’s a completely different story.
You see, my husband is the most challenging person to “play the name game with” (when it comes to boys names). He simply does not like 3/4 of the names out there and the names he does like are a little odd. For example, he doesn’t like various names I’ve suggested like: Arlo, Harrison, Thomas, Parker or Nathaniel. But he likes names like: Grenville, Pascal, Blade, Beauregard and Felix!
I don’t know about you but I think he has the most peculiar taste in names.
However, the kicker is that his all time favourite boy name is Kermit. Are you envisioning a green frog? I know I am. I am NOT, under any circumstances, naming my son Kermit! That’s just plain cruel!
So, there you have it. We are a little less than five weeks away from meeting this little person and if it’s a boy… we’re in a whole lot of trouble because our boy name is still undecided.
Did you have issues when naming your children? Any advice on how to deal with my husband’s “suggestions”? I would love to hear about your tales of the name game!
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hi! when I pregnant with my dd we had a list of 14 girl names and not one boy name…good thing I had a girl right?! lol well it turned out we didn’t use any of the girl names on the list and just happened to find the name Hannah a couple hours after she was born. we are due with our second (edd jan 2012) and I bet we are having a boy just because we can’t agree on names.
I would say that I am closer to your name camp then your hubby’s camp (he sure thinks outside the box!). Not too traditional but easy for most people to understand. I say let him make the longest list possible of names he likes and perhaps he will come up with a name you like. The best brain storming ideas come when you just allow any idea to be written down, prevents writer block.
As for me, my problem is hubby is way too close to traditional names (girl suggestions was josephine) so getting him to think outside the name box is hard.
Good luck!!
This is tooooo funny! My husband and I only had one name that either of us liked for our first child. It was for a girl. No disagreements, no choices and no boy, thank goodness.
For the second we had one girl name and one boy name but I wasn’t crazy about the boy name. We had a girl, thank goodness ;)
@Cecette
Thanks for your comments and suggestion! I think we may have to do the “big list” thing. I’m getting desperate here!
Congratulations on your pregnancy!
@natalie
I tend to wonder if deep down we, as parents, know whether it’s a boy or girl.
We didn’t have a boy name the first time around and fortunately had a girl. Could it be the same thing this time… only time (and a wonderful, easy, labour *wink, wink*) will tell.
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