https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 11:46:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-122735 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:33:58 +0000 dc yoga bee 122735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: Whoa!!!! Now, I *really* hope you both love it! Olivia combines your love for the classic, with his bit of different-ness. You like names like my hubby, and I like names like your hubby, and I know DH would like Olivia b/c he says Addison, Aiden, Noah (not noah i love noah), Emma or too out there. Which I do NOT agree with. Whereas I would strike Caroline, Catherine, or any other classic name super quickly. The key is I can't get my "out there" name (your DH can't), but he can't have his complete classic name (you). And now I have written a novella on something I know nothing about lol. Just a feeling! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-122728 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:25:33 +0000 sorrycharlie 122728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hehe - I'll see what he thinks of Olivia tomorrow! (I'm dog-sitting at my parents). Funny thing is that name's been on my mind today for no particular reason! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-122720 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:18:53 +0000 dc yoga bee 122720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Alyse and Allison. Hmmm doesn't sound as much of a tongue twister as Addison. Or Elise to mix it up a little bit. McKinsey, Olivia???? I have a feeling you both might like Olivia for some reason! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-122667 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:51:08 +0000 mediagirl 122667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I know, I completely understand. One thing I used to do (that I can't do anymore or I'll drive myself bonkers since we already HAVE a name) is google a name one of us liked and type in "names like Kate" or "names like Emma." That might help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-122665 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:50:22 +0000 Shutterbug 122665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maya seems like it could be a good compromise for Mia </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-122660 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:49:23 +0000 sorrycharlie 122660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: aw, love those! Grace was another top pick but he vetoed because his aunt is named grace (a close aunt). he's a weirdo.</p> <p>my cousin is named Lauren, but I'll definitely see what he thinks of Hannah, Olivia &amp; Claire! </p> <p>it's kind of crazy how often you can peruse the baby books and not really 'see' certain names until someone else mentions them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-122656 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:47:44 +0000 mediagirl 122656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: Hannah, Olivia, Grace, Lauren or Claire?</p> <p>I love Clair and Lauren was my middle name but we're not going with either of those. I think all of them, including the ones you're thinking of are beautiful. </p> <p>LOL Addison and Alison!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-122655 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:45:53 +0000 sorrycharlie 122655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hunni: hmm maybe you could help me come up with some good ones that he'd like then - that would be awesome! i like addison, but feel like with my name (think christmas card) it sounds like i'm lisping :/ i also love the name Alice, but won't use it because of the same reason! darn my parents :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-122650 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:41:13 +0000 dc yoga bee 122650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: hehe I like the same types of names as your DH! I LOVE the name Addison...and Emma. But, I also like Willa a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-122577 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:12:01 +0000 sorrycharlie 122577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hunni: I like 'classic' I guess you could say - some of my top choices were Eleanor (vetoed), Willa (vetoed), Caroline (vetoed), Kathryn (Kate) (vetoed)..he is not a fan.</p> <p>the only girl name he's ever volunteered is Addison, which I vetoed because my name is Alison - and just, no. lol. and he suggested Maya when we first started dating. So I guess you could say he likes Maya &amp; Emma? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-122574 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:09:42 +0000 dc yoga bee 122574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heart name Mia!!!!!</p> <p>Reagan, Nicole, Madison um what kind of names do you like? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-122567 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:03:24 +0000 sorrycharlie 122567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>bumping this! I was totally right at the argument was dumb - we're having a girl! but now we can't agree on any girl names. DH tends to latch onto a name and not like anything else as much.</p> <p>--currently, he's big on Emma. He likes Mia (which I LOVE).<br /> --He does not like any of my other top favorites, such as Caroline, Kathryn (Kate), Willa.</p> <p>Any name suggestions I can throw out there later tonight? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67530 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:42:08 +0000 pastemoo 67530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: :P either way, at least you get your method down. we had so many almost fights about girl's names, but we're having a boy, still don't know the name, but it's 1/2 as many difficult talks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67525 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:19:37 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 67525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We would each make lists and then strike off each other's absolute non-negotiables. For example, I love the name Beatrice, but Mr. Jacks HATES it! We didn't even try it on for size... It was just gone. But names like Zenobia that he loved but I wasn't sure of... I kept trying on for size until we were sure that it isn't the name of our baby. </p> <p>It's this way that we've gotten to our now fairly short list which contains names that the other suggested that we are both surprised we like. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67514 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:03:23 +0000 sorrycharlie 67514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>me? well, I just kind of wrinkled my nose the first time he read them to me. then I pointed out some good ones he wrote down that I liked. funny enough, neither of us have put any thought into girls names, assuming we'll have a boy! this whole disagreement might be for naught ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67508 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:35:44 +0000 pastemoo 67508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What did you do? How did it go? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67467 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:23:21 +0000 MissKitten 67467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>SO and I just went through this this afternooon. We just decided on a boys name as he walked out the door to work. We ended up grabbing a baby name book and highlighted names we liked. We wrote them all down and then he would cross of 5 he disliked, then I would. Eventually we ended up with 3 names and both loved the 3rd. Crisis adverted. =P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67466 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:08:47 +0000 loveisstrange 67466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've been having this issue too. We've gone through a TON of names so far and only just recently stumbled upon the one that we might use. DH is afraid to commit to something. He seems to think he's just going to have some kind of epiphany and think of a name. :\</p> <p>As of right now, she's going to be Charlotte June but who knows if we'll actually end up naming her that when it comes down to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67450 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:26:14 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 67450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're lucky in that we've agreed on a boy's name (DH's father just passed away in November, so that was an easy name to choose). As far as a girl's name goes, we're totally stuck. But that's okay, lol....I'm not even pregnant yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67370 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:49:29 +0000 pastemoo 67370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: This is totally going to happen to us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67358 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:42:41 +0000 tequiero21 67358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i told him to come up with a list of 5 boy names, and i had to pick one. i've got to come up with a list of 5 girl names, and he'll pick one. your hubby is picking nontraditional names, i'm assuming. my hubby wants to pick out COMMON names. so with our common last name, that would be TOO common! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67357 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:41:41 +0000 mamimami 67357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a very hard time with this! Our baby didn't have a name until he was like a week old. The other day we were talking about names for next time and he told me, "reprogram your brain and think of NICE names, not horrible names." ouch! LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67354 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:39:53 +0000 chopsuey 67354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: I liked Eleanor too! DH did not. :P<br /> we just vetoed names we didn't like. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67353 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:38:42 +0000 mrbee 67353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: We didn't have either of our kids' names until we were about to check out the hospital! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67350 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:33:23 +0000 pastemoo 67350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: You have some time. Some parents can't decide until baby is delivered! Just... don't go along with a name you HATE. You can let some you don't like as much on the list, and then raise other names higher on the list. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67345 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:28:17 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 67345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband and I have the hardest time agreeing on names! I really hope we have a boy first because we actually found a boys name we both like. Girls names, not so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67342 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:26:19 +0000 heffalump 67342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got lucky and we agreed. But if you don't like the names just tell him you don't love them. You have the right to love your babys name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67340 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:23:26 +0000 pastemoo 67340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ETA: We don't always both have a list. I find I am more willing to make a list than he is. It still works. He can veto names of jerks/people he knows and really doesn't want to accidentally name the kid after, but he cannot cross a name off the list that he doesn't like/ We have a chalkboard with names that got the "yes" vote. We've been through 1000s of names. We like 4, but haven't decided that it is definitely one of those 4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67337 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:21:04 +0000 sorrycharlie 67337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: @mediagirl: I totally have a list too. We were reading the book out loud a few days prior, which worked out SO much better than the lists! ;)</p> <p>@pastemoo: love that! that makes the person who is being vetoed feel a little better, I think :)</p> <p>@autumnlove: I LOVE Eleanor. My DH vetoed that, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/complete-amp-utter-baby-name-disagreementaw-shoot#post-67335 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:18:45 +0000 pastemoo 67335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had fights and fights and fights, too.<br /> Finally we said.... no vetoing, just agreeing. So... each time we have a list, we have to say yes to at least one name.<br /> At the end, we can kick names off the list. It's much more positive. </p> <p>We actually have 4 names that we both almost like at first. PROGRESS! </p>