Did You Share Your Baby Name?

Michelle at Parenting.com

Oliver & Company

6/26/2009 at 10:38 am

I love the name Oliver! I think it's really cute -- though it does remind me of a certain orange kitty. (Not that that's a bad thing.) I think when I have kids, I will probably be DYING to tell my friends & family what the names are, but will try my hardest to keep 'em a secret for exactly the reason you've outlined above -- Baby Name Underminers.

Anonymous

No to the name

6/26/2009 at 2:51 pm

We didn't tell our daughter's name before she was born. But it was kind of fun because we found out the sex and told everyone, but the name was like our secret until the day she was born. People were really excited to hear what we named her. And really, who is going to say they don't like your baby's name when they are holding that sweet little bundle. We named her Zoe Madeline.

re Oliver

6/26/2009 at 4:01 pm

I have a similar story: Ever since I was in my early 20s, I have loved the name LEXI and have sworn and informed family and friends that someday it was going to be the name of my future baby girl. Few years later, one of my best friends used it, not as a formal name, but as a nickname for their baby girl. I was very sad and dissappointed but also happy in a way coz they thought of me when they started using it. Fast forward to now (8 years later), my 1.5yo little cupcake has a beautiful and very unique name that matches her and her little personality. I still like the name LEXI but i love my daughter's name. And i love that i can take the full credit whenever people make a comment on how unique and pretty her name is. By the way, a simple "We (or I) haven't decided" should be answer enough to those curious minds when you want to keep you baby's name private.

Annette

Keep the name or choose another....that is the question.

6/26/2009 at 5:14 pm

I had a similar experience. I had known since Highschool that my first daughter would be named Alexis (Lexi for short), so when it came time to choose baby names I told my husband that he had the final say on the boy's name since he had none in the girl's. He was very pickey about the names and rejected most of the names i liked out of hand, but he finally found one he loved, Israel. I loved the name too, but when family and friends heard it they either loved it or absolutly loathed it! unfortunatly more loathed it than loved it. it worked out well that we ended up with a Beautiful baby girl, but now that we have been considering having a second child, i am unsure if we should keep the name Israel for a boy or choose a new name.

Tina

Shared my Babies name

6/28/2009 at 5:37 pm

I did share my daughter's name with some friends and family, and what I got was complaints and new suggestions. I did not get her name from a baby book, the Bible, or a family name. I loved the name Taah since the first time I had heard it from a friend's daughter telling her mother that was the name of a new classmate. People complained about the spelling, about it not being a family name, and about it not being a Bible name. You know what? It was a name I loved and thought that it would be fitting for my daughter. To tell you the truth, I could not imagine calling her anything else.

When my daughter was born my

6/29/2009 at 1:26 am

When my daughter was born my husband and I decided early on her name was going to be Hailey anne and we told mostly everybody and they loved it. well 8 months into the pregnancy my husband heard the name addyson and loved it and said thats what we were naming her. well we told my parents and my dad is a doctor and my mom is a nurse. well they didnt like the name and made fun of us because it is the name of a disease. and they made fun of it for a while even with their friends they made fun of it, but we stuck to it and they got used to it. so this time around we have decided not to tell anybody our choice of names.we dont need to be made fun of again. besides its nice to have that little secret.

We were trying to decide

6/29/2009 at 8:55 am

We were trying to decide between Natalie and Natalia, middle name Marie or Maria. We told my family, and my dad got stuck on Natalie Marie. The whole time I was pregnant he was thinking of his grandbaby Natalie. When I told him we were leaning towards Natalia, he said I like Natalie. Then, when we decided to name her Natalia, he said he didn't think he could remember that... I still think he forgets sometimes.

Woodape

We named our son Jack as

6/29/2009 at 9:22 am

We named our son Jack as soon as we found out he was probably a boy in our first ultrasound. We didn't care if they liked it or not...we didn't ask. He came out and ...yep he was a boy...so it stuck.

Christine

It can be heartbreaking

6/29/2009 at 9:57 pm

Since I was oh lord so little I had a name picked out for my first daughter. My cousin, who was also my best friend, was also in love with the name and we decided that it didnt matter we could both use the name. Well when I was pregnant with my first I shared the name with my husband, he wasnt thrilled. Then he told his father who wasnt real kind about the fact that he didnt like it and came up with a mean nickname. I was so hurt. I kept looking for names but could never commit to any and eventually gave up trying for either girl or boy. I figured I would know when I needed to. And sure enough that day came and looking at my not even 5 minute old daughter her name came to me, Madison, like I had known her all my life, but oddly enough it wasnt the name I had picked out all those years ago! And yes I do realize that I never said what that name but Im saving it for my next daughter. He he Im not telling father in law either, and he will rue the day he ever uses that awful nickname!

Dea

we know what to name the boys

7/1/2009 at 9:07 am

I knew ever since i was a teenager if i have a son I will name him Sam. For some reason, I love that name (the fact that my first crush's name coincidentally is Sam make me more sure). Fast forward few years, met my husband, got married and found out he was very close with his late granpa and his name was Sam also! perfect combo. When we told his mom about the name she was so touched and cried..now I am pregnant with 2nd boy and it took me just 2 months to find our favorite name based on my husband's late paternal grandpa LEON and tweak it to LEO since coincidentally he is going to be born in August with the star sign LEO.

Lacey

No name sharing until we know the sex...

7/2/2009 at 2:33 pm

My husband and I have decided not to share the name we've chosen until we know the sex. We just think it's an appropriate time and it gives us time to enjoy talking about what it will be like to have a ____ or ____ before friends and relatives throw their two cents into the mix. Honestly, though, my husband and I won't care what other people think of the names we've chosen. It's no one's decision but our own. Btw, a guy I work with has a son named Oliver. I think it's a great name! :o)

MrsEBG

oliver

7/27/2009 at 12:21 am

I love the name Oliver. I like the meaning of it. http://www.babyhold.com/list/American_Baby_Names/Oliver/details/ especially how it says it mean dignity. That is really cool. Sorry everyone hated it. :-(

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