https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:32:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2345196 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:57:08 +0000 josina 2345196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For a long time LO was going to be Levi, and at 7 months we veto'd it and then it was between Ethan and Kipton.<br /> My mom was in the room right after delivery and started calling him "Kippy" so that ended that name! Ethan it is. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2345001 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 07:49:54 +0000 winniebee 2345001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tyler was almost Owen. </p> <p>Ryan was almost Dylan. </p> <p>Their names seem to fit so well now though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344932 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 06:17:08 +0000 bloved 2344932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. DS's name was a family name we had decided on before we even got pregnant. We had not decided yet on a girl's name.</p> <p>I am only 15w pregnant right now with the next one but it is hard bc we don't really have any front runners for a boy or a girl! At least we still have a while to narrow things down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344894 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 01:19:41 +0000 lemondrop 2344894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>#1 would have been Colin or Calvin or Connor<br /> #2 would have been Elliott or Ethan </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344878 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 00:04:54 +0000 birdofafeather 2344878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For DD1, Lark was the runner up. For DD2, we were pretty set on the first unless she came out looking totally different. We decided her middle name after she was born by writing them down on the whiteboard at the hospital. We could have gone either way really! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344870 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 23:17:44 +0000 Corduroy 2344870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For DD, no. For DS, yes. I actually liked the backup a little better but DH was never sold on it. Apparently after delivery when we were finalizing the name DH was trying to tell me he was going for the backup name and I cut him off and said the first choice name. Oops. Not sure why he told me that 4 months later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344866 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 23:15:44 +0000 yellowbird 2344866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a few for both kiddos.</p> <p>My daughters runner ups were seraphina, Clara, and Emma</p> <p>My sons runner ups were Sebastian, Julian, and Nathaniel </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344862 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 23:03:08 +0000 Purpledaisy 2344862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! We only had one name that we loved and agreed on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344859 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 22:51:23 +0000 Astro Bee 2344859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had it narrowed down to four names before I went into labour. Then by the time DS was born we had it down to three. His first two days he was "little buddy" until we decided on a name just before checking out. We then conpleted his paperwork (I think here you gave 30 days to do everything, but it is easier if you start the process at the hospital). We wanted to try them all out and see what seemed right for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344610 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 16:57:49 +0000 Boogs 2344610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just for LO2. Still not sure we picked the right names for him lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344529 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:33:17 +0000 sapphire 2344529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! We knew what we wanted while TTC :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344528 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:31:23 +0000 anonysquire 2344528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For Zuma no. For pirate, prince. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344465 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:37:41 +0000 snowjewelz 2344465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really, we always know which one it would be. We do have another girl's name but always thought it'd be for the next girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344451 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:25:04 +0000 lovehoneybee 2344451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were TG for #1, and Evan was the only boy name we had (but we had 3 different middle names). We had 3 girl names.</p> <p>No backup for this one, at least for her first name. It's non-negotiable for D. Her middle name isn't set yet, though, and if I can't settle on one before she's here I'll be going in with several, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344438 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:15:49 +0000 wrkbrk 2344438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MUI831: Haha! We always joke that that's how we will use our names - that said, we already have four dogs so we will have to wait several years before adding. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344437 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:15:19 +0000 MoonMoon 2344437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, we had enough trouble coming up with one name, which we did after he was born and we found out he was a boy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344425 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:08:20 +0000 autumnlove 2344425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I liked Mia, Olivia, Nori and Naomi. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344418 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:04:43 +0000 Mae 2344418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, she was almost Penelope (Penny). She does not look like a Penelope to me now :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344400 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:57:16 +0000 MrsBrewer 2344400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! If she didn't look like a Jana, it would have either been Jocelyn or Julia! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344389 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:51:51 +0000 sorrycharlie 2344389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>kind of - we had an option but we never felt like they fit! our other brainstorm for Olivia was...actually, I can't even remember anymore. Charlotte might have been a Chloe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344380 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:46:37 +0000 lamariniere 2344380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For DS we didn't have any serious backups. For DD, we had several, we didn't pick a name until the day after she was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344373 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:40:43 +0000 clover 2344373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, with DS I loved the name too much for backups and now with DD we could barely come up with one name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344372 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:39:17 +0000 rattles 2344372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were TG both times. The runners up were:<br /> DD1 - Clara Christine, Samuel Charles<br /> DD2 - Gemma Felicity, Benedict George </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344366 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:34:55 +0000 LuLu Mom 2344366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We ended up using our backup name when we got pregnant with DD2! it took as awhile to "finalize" between Everly &amp; Meredith. We were very torn, which is strange because they are so different, she's an Everly not a Meredith so we got it right :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344362 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:33:25 +0000 Foodnerd81 2344362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were team green so had two boy names going in, but didn't love either of them, but only one girl name, which we loved. But we still wanted to meet her before finalizing the name and waited an hour or so before texting it to family (first text was "it's a girl! Name coming soon"). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344356 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:29:21 +0000 NavyRN2012 2344356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! We could barely choose the name we chose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344354 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:23:39 +0000 jlm22 2344354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: Sam &amp; Lila are two of my favorite girls names! They are used by my cousin though. Good back up plan for dolls though! ha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344334 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:01:07 +0000 Mommy Finger 2344334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: Have you been talking to DH????? He is begging for a dog but I'm not there. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344326 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 12:54:18 +0000 skipra 2344326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes for both. With our second we didn't use either option though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-runner-up-name-for-lo#post-2344318 Wed, 04 Nov 2015 12:50:07 +0000 wrkbrk 2344318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MUI831: Get a golden retriever! ;) That's our plan for our unused name(s). </p>