[name]Just[/name] wondering everyone’s thoughts on the naming process in itself. Did you see a name and have a “lightbulb moment” when you KNEW that was your baby name, or did you see something that you liked and it kind of grew on you more and more over time?
I feel like I’m waiting for that “[name]Ah[/name]-ha” moment (to quote [name]Oprah[/name], lol) but there are a few names that the more I hear them the more I like them!
Was the naming process for you easy and you knew right away, or did you go into the delivery room without a clue!?
I don’t know. I’ve loved multiple names for both sexes to the point that I’d be happy using any of them. The only trick for me was getting my husband to agree to something. I really have been a stickler for having a name ready to go when we found out the sex.
With [name]Arabella[/name], DH was less than enthusiastic about any girls name and its the only one that he was willing to entertain. Once we found out she was to be a she, it just became her name. There was no going back and he began to warm up to her name. Boys names though, I had no clue. [name]Every[/name] one I loved, [name]Steve[/name] (DH) absolutely shot down.
Fast forward to a year later when we were about to find out [name]Jude[/name]'s sex, we went in knowing what the full name would be either way. [name]Steve[/name] had an a-ha moment for a boy’s name while talking with some of his friend whose wives were either newly pregnant or they were trying and everyone was talking names. That’s the only time it happened for either of us, really. Girls names have never provided an a-ha moment but boys names have. We even know what another boy would be and we aren’t even close to going down that road. I guess even each pregnancy can be different when it comes to naming the child.
I have always loved my daughters name, my husband looked over my shoulder at me making a very short list of names I liked and he indicated “Yeah, I like this name”… I was floored, thinking that he would probably think it was clunky, or fuddy-duddy. Nope! My husband says he likes my, as he puts it, “Great Aunt/Uncle Whoever” style in naming… giggle
The other name was very important to my husband… I have grown to love the name as much as my other daughter’s, so that one was a slow process.
No, I didn’t ever have an a-ha moment, and I kept waiting.
I thought i would know as soon as I saw my baby’s face what the right name was. It didn’t happen. So, I picked a name I loved and the baby grew into the name.
The name I had picked out if it’s a boy was [name]Levi[/name]- I absolutely love it and it was my great-grandfather’s name, but my husband had a negative association to someone he knew named [name]Levi[/name], so that was out!
So far the only boys name we can really agree on is [name]Rhys[/name], and the more I hear it, the more I like it!
Our girls names are already chosen and we’ve already narrowed it down to [name]Violet[/name] or [name]Georgia[/name] (my maiden name was [name]George[/name]) so if we find out next week we’re having a girl it will definitely make the name game process mush easier!
I did with my son, as soon as they announced Its a Boy at the Ultrasound I just knew his name had to be [name]Jack[/name]. With my DD, she was 8 hours old and I still was flipping between [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Katherine[/name] ([name]Kate[/name]) and [name]Claire[/name] until my dad said I really dont know any Claires and will you just name her that already? Since my DH was leaning toward [name]Claire[/name] as well we agreed and that was it! I am in the same boat again this time and would [name]LOVE[/name] an A-Ha moment!!!
I had an ah-ha! moment before I conceived. I heard the name on a Holocaust documentary and said, “If we have a daughter, that’s what her name will be.” I still explored other names even as the pregnancy was nearing an end, but we knew.
ninanoo now i am curious about this name you heard!
i want my ah-ha moment! before i was pregnant there were names that really stuck out but now i am pregnant it suddenly feels a lot bigger naming a person not just a concept! its fun to put together namelists and stuff like us berries do but when you’re pregnant its funny how many of your old favourites you start doubting!
also things like OHs opinions and honoring family members start playing a role sometimes it can seem more stressful than fun!
i am also very sensitive to other peoples criticisms which makes things difficult! im a people pleaser and with names theres no pleasing everybody!
as a funny other note, i named my cat [name]Claudia[/name] this year (she’s one in november awww!) and me and OH joked about the name Keithlene or Keithalene (kathleen with keith or kathaleen but keithaleen!) which they were talking about on the radio when they were discussing unfortunate names and for some reason i feel in [name]LOVE[/name] with keithaleen! i knew i could never ever name a real live baby that so i sorta wanted to name [name]Claudi[/name] that but she’s [name]Claudia[/name] but for some reason i look at her and still think man she could’ve been a great keithalene!
whatever i choose for bubs i want it to be the name that stands out not out of two shining names because knowing me i’ll always think what if i used the other name??
I had an [name]Ah[/name]-a! moment with a future son’s name. [name]Martin[/name] (OH) was insistent on [name]Zachary[/name] and I loved [name]Isaiah[/name]. When I found out his liked [name]Zac[/name] more than [name]Zachary[/name] I mentioned [name]Isaac[/name] and we both fell in love.
Girl’s names, I’ve never had a real moment with. I started to have one with [name]Delilah[/name] and [name]Martin[/name] shot it down. So his pick is growing on me.
