I think most people would agree that it’s helpful for a couple to talk about what is/isn’t important to them in a baby name BEFORE you start throwing around names, tossing out vetoes, and feelings start getting hurt!
I was hoping my fellow berries could help me brainstorm some of the things you might like to talk about with a partner that would be really helpful towards understanding each others perspectives and preferences from the outset?
For example…
How do you feel about YOUR name? What do you like about it? What don’t you like about it? Do you feel differently about it now than you did when you were a kid?
What else?!
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I think you’ve got a great starting point already! Talking about your own names and what you like or don’t like about them will give you a good indication of how they feel about things like popularity, name length, honours etc.
You could ask if they know what their name means, do they know why it was chosen? You could also discuss the names of relatives, or celebrities. (Did you hear about X’s new baby? What do you think of the name they chose?)
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You could ask if there are any family names that are important/any honour names they would like to use. Is there a naming tradition? (first born has parent/grandparent name as a middle or first)
If they want to use a name because of a meaning, (strong, beautiful, etc) or if they are more interested in the sound or spelling of a name.
What character names they like and why?
What kind of names have stuck in their heads whether its good, bad, or just a different name they hadn’t thought/heard of before.
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