https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:58:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2066761 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 14:40:23 +0000 sapphire 2066761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, thankfully!<br /> We aren't sharing our name until birth for this reason though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2066072 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:51:47 +0000 mrsjyw 2066072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope :) They leave it all up to us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2066068 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:50:48 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 2066068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: we go back and forth on it! My nn has nothing to do with real name, so part of me wonders if she will just call him Yoshi forever, haha. I'm fine with that I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2066052 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:46:11 +0000 mediagirl 2066052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes and they were really obnoxious ones. Like, my mom suggested we name her the girl version of my brother's wife's father's name. What? Why? Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2066050 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:46:00 +0000 autumnlove 2066050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: my husband likes the name Yoshi! :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2066035 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:40:48 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 2066035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom keeps calling our son coming in July, Yoshi. I can't remember if we mentioned this name to her before or what, but it stuck with her and that's what she's calling him! lol</p> <p>I told her recently (after she was already calling him Yoshi) we might name him Josiah, and then maybe use Yoshi as a nn. "Jo/Joe" names family names with us and she got all emotional. (Well, from what I could tell online.) But I hope she doesn't get her hopes up b/c we are still so undecided.</p> <p>ETA, Oh, and my in-laws keep saying we have to give him an "international" name, but I'm just like, whatever to that. If my FIL had his pick, I'm sure he'd pick some frilly Italian name. (And I'm part Italian American, and I don't even like Italian names.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2065944 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 09:54:43 +0000 ValentineMommy 2065944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely not. My parents would have no idea where to even begin, and since we like random names, it would be pretty difficult. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2060627 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 11:47:24 +0000 LuLu Mom 2060627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, neither set of parents have ever suggested names to us. My sisters and nieces however send over LISTS of names, my oldest niece (8 years old) had 25 and she had only hit the Bs she said she would get back to me with the rest ;)</p> <p>Edit: our name is actually on my younger sister's list however I'll have to make it clear to her that she "did not name our baby" because she will take full credit, when it's actually a name we had picked out for DD1 that we didn't use (proof is in the baby book ha.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2060612 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 11:43:40 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 2060612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom wanted us to name baby girl Natalie, after her mom who died 11 years ago. We considered it and my husband liked it, but we decided to use it as a middle name because 1) I had a very close friend in middle and high school named Natalie who ended up not being very nice to me and 2) Liam's middle name is after his paternal great grandfather, so having Grace's middle name after her maternal great grandmother is fitting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2060596 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 11:35:47 +0000 Mommy Finger 2060596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm guessing they would if we asked but we wouldn't ask and thankfully they've never offered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058565 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 10:23:10 +0000 Corduroy 2058565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I asked my parents and in laws for suggestions on both LOs names. They dont want to know the name in advance and they understood we wouldn't be responding to the suggestions (positively or negatively). </p> <p>My parents took until the week I delivered to give me suggestions for LO1. Um... too late. We're still gathering names for LO2 and seriously stumped so I hope they come up with something soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058528 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 09:03:10 +0000 lamariniere 2058528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think my dad was worried we would go with some crazy Youneek name and made a few suggestions, but I don't remember what they were. He kept saying "remember, if he's the president you want a name that sounds normal". My dad clearly has high expectations. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058480 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 08:02:06 +0000 ineebee 2058480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents are very careful not to input their own ideas. For English names (first name), they just wanted to see the list we have so far and enjoy saying the names outloud (so cute). For Korean names (middle name), we're practically begging them for ideas! Even then, they're being really noncommittal so that we still get to choose what we like best. Love them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058475 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 07:41:16 +0000 Applesandbananas 2058475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>MIL named LO :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058473 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 07:35:21 +0000 rachiecakes 2058473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad suggested Emily or Noel (he knew the J version was our boy name but my brother is Noah)<br /> My aunt was pushing Joshua. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058409 Sat, 07 Feb 2015 01:22:36 +0000 anonysquire 2058409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom still is txting me names. And when I say they are nice or that's cute she gets really upset and hurt that I'm not changing our boy name to one she picked lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058361 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 23:12:44 +0000 kjpugs 2058361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My MIL but only out of jealousy. She got mad that my SIL used MIL's ex's name as her sons middle name. Aka she gave her son her dads name as his middle name!! Totally normal but MIL is crazy and insecure. She pushed her name and her maiden name on us but we used FIL's moms name and my moms name haha. Sadly I actually like the names she suggests, just not the negativity of them being associated with her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058280 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:50:15 +0000 AggieDaze 2058280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents didn't... they are typically super careful about not influencing us/sharing opinions on topics that could be touchy. </p> <p>We didn't discuss names with other family members (MIL, etc) until we'd made our choice. Probably for the best for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058271 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:40:53 +0000 pui 2058271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom told me a few names she likes, but very abstractly (like she was telling me about boy names she likes when we knew we were having a girl). My mom told me repeatedly that we should name the baby whatever we want. Apparently she got a lot of bad (and unasked for) feedback on the names she picked for us and didn't want to be that person. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058267 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:38:11 +0000 simplyfelicity 2058267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad suggested Paul Drake Lastname this week...ummm...what? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058253 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:23:16 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2058253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom suggested names that were very trendy and/or yoooneek. For example, "mike spelled Myk!" Gahaha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058219 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 20:42:17 +0000 birdofafeather 2058219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. We never opened up the conversation! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058206 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 20:18:34 +0000 autumnlove 2058206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: :silly: hahaha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058199 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 20:13:09 +0000 bisous 2058199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No-just made it very clear which names they did not like on our list! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058172 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:45:39 +0000 Eko 2058172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom just wanted a little girl named after her! My dad didn't have any suggestions but enjoyed saying no to any we had. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058159 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:34:10 +0000 snowjewelz 2058159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope.. Plus we already had s girl name and was just waiting to confirm gender! I think both sides know that her name is purely our decision, esp if we didn't ask! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058153 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:27:43 +0000 Tanjowen 2058153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nobody offered any names, but about halfway through our pregnancy, my mom called me and told me she had a dream we named our son Owen. We couldn't agree on a name at that point, but loved it as soon as she mentioned it!</p> <p>Before that, I would go to the movies with my sister and we would sit through the credits and go through all the names, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058131 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:06:58 +0000 buttermilk 2058131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No parents have offered any suggestions yet and I don't get the sense that they will. They seem to think it's totally our call which is nice! </p> <p>I'm a bit nervous they won't be thrilled with our choices tho, especially my grandma. How do you guys deal with that? I mentioned Arlo the other day and my grandma was like "Oh no." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058107 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:45:44 +0000 blackbird 2058107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. They suggested stripper names for us! Like Starr </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-parents-offer-suggestions-for-baby-names#post-2058060 Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:01:32 +0000 Charm54 2058060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, usually when we are all sitting around we start brainstorming names ... They sometimes have out there suggestions, but often times pretty good ones ! </p>