As above?
Probably should elaborate more.
I am really quite miffed when you tell family your name that you love for a potential third baby and they just push for another name instead. I know I am probably being really over sensitive but yeah I felt the need to rant. 
Yes. As long as I don’t hate it it’s fine 
Yep
(this is for my particular family circumstances, though)
How do you deal with negative feedback? I just wish I hadn’t said what names I like or that I plan to use!
If it was my absolute favourite, yes I would. I’ve got some bad responses to [name_f]Sarai[/name_f] but my love for it outweighs that
Yes
No worries, rant all you need. I would certainly use a name family members hate (with exceptions, of course) if A) we love it too much not to and B) it holds significant meaning for us.
if I really, really loved it, and the reason they hated it wasn’t because of a negative association then yes I would
if I was already on the fence or they had a real reason not to use it (as opposed to just not liking it) then I wouldn’t
I’m with you in that I wouldn’t say anything beforehand, but there is always one who figures something out if you’re around them enough, at least in my experience.
If I really loved it, I’d use it.
Exactly this. [name_m]Just[/name_m] an opinionated family. Trying to push what they feel would be cute on a girl or which goes with surname more with absolutely no consideration with how the name sounds stylistically with my other children’s names.
They don’t have any negative association with the name. It’s more like what the name envokes? . So what imagery comes to mind for them I think.
I just find it a bit disheartening. To the point where I just kinda wish for another boy now. So no one can give me their view 
If I were in that situation, each time it’s brought up, I’d request they stop discussing it for the time being. I’d tell them that we’ve taken their opinions into consideration, and it is now up to my DH and I to decide what we will do. When LO comes along, they will love whatever name you give him or her because they will have an actual, living, breathing person to attach that name to, not just the idea of the name.
I hope things go better in the meantime in this situation.
Thank you. I think you are absolutely right. I will put a shut down to the conversation!
I’m not even actually pregnant yet anyway but they are all getting excited for the buzz of it all! So naturally they end up asking about names then giving unsolicited opinions 
I think they are much more opinionated on girls names as my mum and dad have more grandsons between them ( 3) than grandaughters (1) so I think they’d love another grandaughter.
I shall just refrain from mentioning names from now on.
I think there is another significant issue too, in as much as my partner is very hot and cold with the name choice too but he isn’t offering any alternatives that I like and he named our boys ( mostly) so I don’t think that’s helping much either.
I guess I don’t actually have to worry about any of this yet anyway it’s just a bit disheartening when family don’t share the same excitement over a name.
I certainly know the feeling. We’re always here to lend an ear when you need it.
yes, i probably would. [name_f]My[/name_f] mum is a teacher so she has some sort of association good or bad with A LOT of names and whenever i say them to her she’s like ‘no way i had a kid in my class called that and they were naughty’ or whatever. At the end of the day it’s your child and you’re the one who is going to be saying their name the most!
I can see why she may have so many name associations with being a teacher. Tricky.
I say start discussing some names that you know they won’t like that maybe you don’t like either, but don’t tell them that. Essentially leave them totally confused and don’t give them too much power or let them know if your true plans.
But to answer the original question… if they brought up a valid point about the name then I would consider it and make my own decision. [name_f]Remember[/name_f] that they haven’t thought about it as much as you and probably don’t realize how much you love it and that it is hurtful.
I would be bummed about this too, I don’t think you’re being oversensitive!
I don’t have children yet but if/when I’m ever pregnant I will do my very best to tell no one in my family until the baby has arrived, for this exact reason. I worry that them expressing that they dislike a name would eventually lead to the name losing its appeal for me.
If you have a good sense of names they dislike more than the one you mentioned to them, you could float some of those by them and then maybe by the time your baby arrives they’d be relieved that you used this one after all! (This plan could backfire for sure if you aren’t super clear on what names they really hate.)
I don’t mind sharing the feedback.
I’ve been pretty vocal about my love for [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f].
[name_f]My[/name_f] mum thinks it sounds like a puritan name, which was used a lot in the southern states in [name_u]America[/name_u]? ( We are British and in the UK) 
I have no idea what she is talking about.
My dad said it sounds like ‘the baby’ will arrive on a broomstick. Which I actually thought was quite funny…
My partner is also meh about it but he is literally meh about every name other than the names [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] and [name_f]Molly[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] but only as a middle.
[name_f]Molly[/name_f] however! Was the name of my cat growing up! And I really dislike it. Both my mum and partner love this name and was really pushing for it and it was making me so mad.
Sorry this all sounds pretty petty I’d imagine
When I was pregnant with my first baby, we told my parents right away when we decided on a name. We were both completely in agreement that this was The Name.
My mother hated it. The visit turned into both of them on their phones searching names I’d looked at a dozen times already. They went through name after name after name. I was really upset when we left. [name_f]My[/name_f] father did tell my mother several times that they’d had their turn in naming their babies already, and this was our turn, but she wouldn’t budge. [name_f]My[/name_f] grandmother was negative about the name too, as it wasn’t a name from our culture, and they expected a Greek saint name instead of what we chose. [name_f]My[/name_f] aunt was the most hurtful though, when I told her she replied “where did you find THAT?”
We used it anyway. I have no regrets. After he was born, there was no more commentary about his name, and I actually no longer talk to any of them, so I don’t know if they would have been negative about all of the names I’ve chosen, or if they just especially disliked that one. They weren’t thrilled with my second child’s name either, but they were a lot less vocal.
At the end of the day, this is your baby. They made their choices, this is your turn to make yours. You should choose a name you love and one you can see yourself saying multiple times a day. You shouldn’t settle to please them, imo. If you love the name, that’s enough. They don’t have to love it. But they should be respectful. If they had a negative association toward the name, I can understand that. But to just tear it down because they don’t like it, doesn’t seem right to me.