https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 04:31:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832624 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:13:15 +0000 MoonMoon 1832624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: ack, I didn't mean to make you feel bad, I was just kidding! We all have names that we'd never consider for our kids. I know that many of my personal favorites are not popular, I take no offense. I also did not want our parents' input on our LO's name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832618 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:05:40 +0000 Cherrybee 1832618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: Very good point, someone here is bound to have a daughter called Cybil now I've said that! Me and my big gob again!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832605 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:44:11 +0000 MoonMoon 1832605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: oh sad, my name is Cybill, I've always loved it! :crying: </p> <p>(kidding, kidding, my name totally is not Cybill :silly: ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832592 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:32:20 +0000 Cherrybee 1832592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My MIL suggested some terrible names!!! Tee hee, I'm still laughing at Cybil! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832587 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:28:06 +0000 HeartAbandoned 1832587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We settled on names before we told our families we were pregnant. We haven't announced them yet - we're waiting to know the gender, then we'll say, "Our baby's name is _________". I think that has prevented the option for suggestions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832511 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 14:19:50 +0000 makemake 1832511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They wouldn't dare. :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832478 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 13:34:58 +0000 chopsuey 1832478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents chose the kids' Korean names. My mom suggested a name for DS. Lucky for her, it was my #1 choice :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832407 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 12:12:49 +0000 artsyfartsy 1832407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom did not like T's name. She suggested a name from Duck Dynasty. I said heck no. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832359 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:21:32 +0000 MrsBananaGrabber 1832359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>"Suggest" is putting it lightly. We're only TTC right now (which our parents don't even know), but my mom has been advocating for names she likes since before we were married. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832337 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 10:52:22 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1832337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was adamant we name our DD1 Violet. Not a bad name, but she wouldn't back down! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832336 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 10:50:46 +0000 rins72 1832336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had our girl name picked out pre-conception, so they didn't weigh in on that. We're undecided on a middle name. My mom has made a couple of suggestions and given input on our choices. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832260 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 09:27:29 +0000 Ms.Pumpkin 1832260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Apparently my Mom had written down some possible names, but never shared them with us. After we had settled on the name, she said that her #1 pick was so similar that she was pretty happy.</p> <p>I have to say that I'm glad she didn't share them with us, as it was really nice to go through the naming process together as a couple with DH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832255 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 09:22:29 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 1832255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My FIL actually told is to change DS2's name to one that honored his personal (Hindu) saint when he was born with so many complications. I said if the saint wanted to look after him he'd do it even if they didn't share a name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832230 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 08:42:05 +0000 birdofafeather 1832230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: same. We never opened it up for discussion. Period. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832152 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 03:40:25 +0000 nana87 1832152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom and I talked about names about a year before lo was conceived/before ttc bc dh and I already had names picked out. She liked our pick but also suggested some other names, but it was a pretty light conversation since it was all hypothetical then! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832146 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 02:16:31 +0000 Sapphiresun 1832146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. Our baby actually wasn't named for a week after she was born, so by that point everybody was throwing out names, haha.</p> <p>But I thought it was fun during pregnancy, just as a discussion. Didn't mind at all if people made suggestions. However everybody thought we were just hiding our chosen name when we said we hadn't decided and wanted to meet him or her, and get to know our baby a bit before choosing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo/page/2#post-1832142 Sat, 23 Aug 2014 01:39:05 +0000 lamariniere 1832142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad had ideas (horrible) my ILs didn't say anything at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo#post-1832115 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 23:51:56 +0000 autumnlove 1832115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tons of suggestions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo#post-1832107 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 23:37:31 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1832107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom casually said, "What about the name William?" But never pushed or pressured us in any way. I love the name William and thinks she has great taste in names. We had decided on Noelle's name before we even found out the sex so she didn't need to offer up suggestions for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo#post-1832051 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:18:31 +0000 anonysquire 1832051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They suggested first names after they told me that they would be embarrassed to tell their friends my name choices. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo#post-1832049 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:16:28 +0000 MrsStar 1832049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mil kept trying to give me suggestions before we found out the gender. Once we knew the gender and told close friends and family the chosen name, sil decided she hated the name, and mil increased her name suggestions tenfold "because sil hates the name and it needs to be changed..." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo#post-1832035 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:01:17 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 1832035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but a long time ago my dad told me not to name anyone after him. My brother and I were both named after our grandparents (middle names only), so I think he was worried I would feel pressure to use his name, which he doesn't particularly like. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo#post-1832028 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 21:55:11 +0000 mrbee 1832028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Champagne: That's very yuuuneek!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo#post-1832025 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 21:54:37 +0000 lucy123 1832025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were pretty open for awhile that if we had a girl her name would be Elly Madison, so once we found out we were having a girl no one even questioned it or suggested anything else! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo#post-1832018 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 21:50:58 +0000 spaniellove 1832018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My ILs sure had a lot of negative opinions about our names! My dad was neutral. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo#post-1832016 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 21:48:32 +0000 wonderstruck 1832016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, both family names and just names they liked. Even after we announced our final choice. Drove me freaking CRAZY. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo#post-1831960 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 21:00:06 +0000 Weagle 1831960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They didn't for #1. We kind of asked for input from my parents this time around, but we're not going with any of their suggestions. We like a lot of the same names, but my mom tends to like trendier names than I do. My dad likes pretty much anything we like :)</p> <p>I totally forgot that FIL really pushed a certain name on us with #1. We originally planned on using it, but he annoyed me so much that I changed my mind. I guess I blocked that out. They didn't get asked at all this time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo#post-1831955 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 20:57:01 +0000 Mae 1831955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom would send a lot of suggestions early in pregnancy. She worked at a school so she came across a lot of names and every day or two she'd send me her "name of the day" but never really expected me to pick one. Weirdly, my dad never said a word until we'd already told them that we'd narrowed down to a top 5 options and then my dad started sending me really weird name suggestions. Like Colvin. For a girl. lol. I felt bad because like... we were kind of past the new suggestions stage. Then both my parents pushed hard for Olivia, which was in our top 5 but didn't end up being our ultimate choice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo#post-1831947 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 20:50:09 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1831947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom suggested a lot. Mostly very yuuuneek ones which is strange. "Mike spelled Myk!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-suggest-names-for-your-lo#post-1831934 Fri, 22 Aug 2014 20:41:27 +0000 Boheme 1831934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but my parents helped us narrow it down because they loved a couple in our top 5. That helped make things easier! </p>