I’m due with baby #1 on Thursday (ahem) and we are stuck on names. We don’t know the gender, but for this entire pregnancy we have been calling the baby [name]Hamish[/name]. It started as a joke, but now everyone calls the baby [name]Hamish[/name]. Our families don’t love it (Pleeeeease don’t name the baby [name]Hamish[/name]!). We have no Scottish heritage. My husband says he got it from Back to the [name]Future[/name] III (which, turns out, was wrong anyway). But now when it comes to boy names, we are stuck on [name]Hamish[/name]. The baby just IS [name]Hamish[/name]. So we’re considering using [name]Hamish[/name] as a middle name. Are we going to regret this later? Is it going to sound jokey and dumb? We’ve also considered using [name]James[/name] as a nod to [name]Hamish[/name], but [name]James[/name] is ranked so highly it’s not one of our first choices.
No one would ever name their baby Peanut or Bean or whatever other nicknames parents use. Should this 9-month nickname stay in pregnancy?
(If the baby is a girl, then we feel no obligation to hold on to [name]Hamish[/name].)
[name]Hamish[/name] is a fantastic name - and the story behind it is something he will always feel good about, and I think you will enjoying remembering how it came about too. I’d definitely keep it in the middle spot. I love it when a baby starts to really ‘feel like’ whatever name you’ve been light-heartedly calling it. That’s so sweet, almost as if it’s choosing its own name. That’s why [name]Fred[/name] is on my list. Completely understandable that you might not want to keep it for a girl though 
I think [name]Hamish[/name] is a lovely middle name. It’s [name]John[/name] [name]Watson[/name]'s middle name. Go for it.
I think [name]Hamish[/name] rocks. For a first or middle. Be bold! For a boy that is. . .
I don’t know if I would do it, my cousin’s doctor named her baby [name]Velda[/name] and they called it that through her pregnancy, but she picked the name [name]Mackenzie[/name] and no regrets… I feel like I would regret it if it were me, but if you love the name then I think it’s fine. [name]Hamish[/name] is an alright name, it’s not my style though. I like [name]James[/name].
I like the name [name]Hamish[/name]. It’s a cute story, too.
Go for it! [name]Hamish[/name] is a great name, either as a first or middle.
maybe you could go
[name]Elliot[/name] [name]Hamish[/name]
[name]Michael[/name] [name]Hamish[/name]
or for a girl
[name]Hallie[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Hayley[/name] [name]Eve[/name]
go with ur heart
i really like the name [name]Hamish[/name]. I’d totally go for it!
Maybe [name]Seamus[/name]? It’s similar and related (sort of) and is only #838 on 2011’s popularity charts.
We called the baby [name]Iggy[/name] throughout my first pregnancy. All the time, like every other sentence. And we had no problem transitioning to his real name when he was born. I wondered if we might slip and call him [name]Iggy[/name], but we never did.
[name]Iggy[/name] was the name for the fetus who we hadn’t met yet, whereas [name]John[/name] was the name of our baby son right there in front of us.
If you don’t want to name the baby [name]Hamish[/name], don’t do it, and don’t worry about it. You’ll switch over easily enough when you’re holding the baby in your arms.
I like [name]Hamish[/name] and I think it would be adorable on a little boy (I like nn Hammy too). Its also an endearing story. I’d be a little too conservative to use it as a first name but even I see no problem using it as a middle name. Its a real name unlike bean, peanut, bulge. I would not compromise and use [name]James[/name] or [name]Seamus[/name], [name]Hamish[/name] would be fine in the middle.
I knew a couple who this happened to, everyone called the baby the nickname for 6 months. When the baby was born they gave her her rightful name and it was amazing how quickly the nn became a thing of the past. Not saying I don’t like the name [name]Hamish[/name], but please don’t feel like you are stuck with it if you don’t love it.
If this helps you…[name]Seamus[/name] is a version of [name]James[/name], it´s the same name. [name]Hamish[/name] comes from an English spelling of [name]Seamus[/name] in the
vocative case: Sheamuis, pronounced just like [name]Hamish[/name] (Sh is pronounced like h). Vocative case is when you are calling someone by name, so if you were speaking Gaelic a boy named [name]Seamus[/name] would be called something like [name]Hamish[/name] in sentences like ´[name]Hamish[/name], time or dinner´ but [name]Seamus[/name] in sentences like ´[name]Seamus[/name] is a good boy.´ Anyway, I hope this helps you. I like all three as names!
Thanks, all! [name]Hamish[/name] isn’t really our style, but we don’t dislike it. Really, liking it or not liking it has become moot. It’s just that every thought or prayer or conversation about this baby has been addressed to [name]Hamish[/name].
I feel like I have at least a few days after the due date still, and maybe it’ll be more clear when we meet the baby? I appreciate the thoughts!
I think [name]Hamish[/name] is perfectly acceptable in the mn position, especially with that great story behind it. That being said, I really think it will be clear for you when you meet the baby. [name]Don[/name]'t stress about it.
I don’t think [name]Hamish[/name] seems like a joke name or anything. It’s a great name. [name]Julian[/name] [name]Hamish[/name] was the first combo to come to mind.
I think you sound very interested and set on the name. This will be your child so you should choose what you and your partner want the most. As he gets older, if things change there are always nicknames