Hellobee Boards Topic: Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:37:05 +0000 LuLu Mom on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1210981 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:22:42 +0000 LuLu Mom 1210981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No I was only 3 1/2 when she was born, so I can't imagine they giving me any say! I asked my nieces for suggestions when I was pregnant with E and if it were up to them she would have been "Tinkerbell, Dora, or Cocoa (her dog's name), or Danica. Danica is my other niece's name who was the "baby" of the family before LO was born. HAHA not going to work. Penny Lane on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1207301 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 18:16:05 +0000 Penny Lane 1207301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ nope, i was only 2.5 when my sisters were born, and when my brother was born I was 6, and my parents were arguing enough between themselves about his name, they didn't need my opinion too! MarieJ on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1207274 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:56:41 +0000 MarieJ 1207274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, I'm the youngest and my parents didn't ask my older sisters for name suggestions thankfully! mjane on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1207262 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:48:56 +0000 mjane 1207262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have two much older siblings and everyone (parents + siblings) had to agree on the name. This means that they didn't pick a name until the last minute and I didn't get a middle name because they had already ruled everything out :/ But I'm glad they all had a say in it! artsyfartsy on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1206639 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 07:26:12 +0000 artsyfartsy 1206639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope. I was only 7 though. I probably would have picked Sally. That was my favorite girl name when I was little for some reason. I don't think my little sister would have liked being Sally. My mom picked out her name but we all agreed with it, even though it's a very common name and my older sister and I have very unique names. yin on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1206580 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 02:00:19 +0000 yin 1206580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I didn't have a say in my younger sister's name. We were all rooting for an American name. My parents decided on a very Chinese one. With DS1 we asked for suggestions and also what he thought about potential names we picked out. His input helped a lot. He recommended Bill one morning. So cute. Surprising how much a 2.5 year old understands. Pepper on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1206560 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 01:04:38 +0000 Pepper 1206560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am 5.5 years older, and I didn't have a say! My mom tried for 3+ years to get pregnant with my brother, so she probably had the name picked out well in advance. I do remember that they were going to use the name Michelle if he was a girl. I was soooo excited for him to be a girl, because I pictured having Michelle from Full House as a sibling, lol! shopaholic on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1206549 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 00:52:07 +0000 shopaholic 1206549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup. I basically named both of them. My parents asked for name suggestions and I'd list some until they liked them! lemondrop on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1206536 Sun, 10 Nov 2013 00:06:11 +0000 lemondrop 1206536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, I was 4, so I probably would have named him after our dog. My husband asked C what we should name his little brother- Ball. indi on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1206465 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 22:51:20 +0000 indi 1206465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was 3 when my sister was born. My mom had picked out her first and middle names, but I apparently liked her middle name only and couldn't say the first, so I just referred to her as Middle the whole time. She came out and they went with my choice. :-) Running Elley on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1206239 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 19:48:36 +0000 Running Elley 1206239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When I was pregnant with E we asked our 7 year old nephew what we should name him and he was determined that we were supposed to name him "Boy Boy." We didn't reveal E's name until he was born so everyone called him Boy Boy until then. It was cute :) Running Elley on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1206237 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 19:47:15 +0000 Running Elley 1206237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope! I was 2 when my sister was born. I was 10 when my mom had my little brother but he was the only boy in the family and it had already been decided that any boy would be a junior. Mrs. Lemon-Lime on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1206235 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 19:43:57 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1206235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes! I picked his name. I am 7 years older. immabeetoo on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1206232 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 19:40:38 +0000 immabeetoo 1206232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My older sibs picked my name! kjpugs on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1206109 Sat, 09 Nov 2013 16:51:40 +0000 kjpugs 1206109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was 1 and a half when my sister was born so no say. Next sister though I was five. I was given no say but told people her name would be Wendy- like from Peter Pan. My mom said I would just go up to people and tell them that and she had to tell people that she was NOT using Wendy. When she was born I told people her name was Snow White. (Clearly, it wasn't.) Glad they didn't go with my "suggestions!" Mae on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1202900 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 17:21:16 +0000 Mae 1202900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm the younger sib but I don't think my parents asked my brother's opinion! He was 7 when I was born. Mrs. Pen on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1202874 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 17:10:44 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1202874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup! I was 15 when my mom had my youngest sister and the rest of us were old enough as well - so my mom narrowed it down to two names and we all voted! Alivoo01 on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1202865 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 17:06:42 +0000 Alivoo01 1202865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope. I was 4 when he was born. Mrs. Champagne on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1202773 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:34:30 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1202773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ nope, I was only 1 and then 3 when they were born though! My BFF wanted to name her sister Annie, so they gave her the middle name Anne :) SugarplumsMom on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1202770 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:33:17 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1202770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup. My bro and I are 8 years apart and I definitely had a say. He was supposed to be named Richard, but I didn't like any of the nicknames, then it was Ronald, but I kept saying it was like Ronald McDonald. Lol. They had to think up a different name. Serves them right for asking an 8 yr old! autumnlove on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1202757 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:29:29 +0000 autumnlove 1202757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @cmomma17: HAHA, why?! heartonastring on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1202754 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:29:19 +0000 heartonastring 1202754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep. I was 7 when my half-brother was born and I picked his name! GrapeCrush on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1202745 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:27:44 +0000 GrapeCrush 1202745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ no. I was 1 and 2 years old when they were born. KT326 on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1202741 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:26:13 +0000 KT326 1202741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My sister was 6 when I was born. She wanted to name me Sally so she could call me silly Sally. My parents didn't use it though :happy: cmomma17 on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1202739 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:25:55 +0000 cmomma17 1202739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @autumnlove: My stepdaughter wanted to name our LO Justin, as in Beiber. We passed :) Dandelion on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1202738 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:25:04 +0000 Dandelion 1202738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I suggested my younger brother's first name...I didn't think my parents would go with it, but they did! I was 9 when he was born. autumnlove on "Did you have any say in your younger sibling's name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-any-say-in-your-younger-siblings-name#post-1202730 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:23:09 +0000 autumnlove 1202730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My friend didn't get a younger sibling until she was 9 or 10 and her parents let her pick her sister's name! Lauren...nice name!