https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:33:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/giving-lo-the-same-name-as-somebody-you-dont-particularly-care-for#post-952842 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:46:13 +0000 Synchronicity 952842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's unfortunate because FI likes the name (and he doesn't like many!)... </p> <p>I know that in the end, unless FI was 100% on board, I would never chose the name! I just wanted to see how others felt about the topic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/giving-lo-the-same-name-as-somebody-you-dont-particularly-care-for#post-952834 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:43:14 +0000 Modern Daisy 952834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just put it on my list and tuck it away for now. I found taht I definitely went through phases when TTC about names I liked, then when it was 'real' the downsides to those names became a lot clearer to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/giving-lo-the-same-name-as-somebody-you-dont-particularly-care-for#post-952830 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:42:14 +0000 Adira 952830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that if your FI isn't on board with the name, you won't be able to use it, regardless of where you got it. And Tobias makes me think of Arrested Development. :P</p> <p>I know I couldn't use names of people that I didn't like or that annoyed me, so I don't blame your FI for feeling this way! You may have to find a new name, or re-introduce Tobias back into the mix once you're pregnant and see if his feelings have changed. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/giving-lo-the-same-name-as-somebody-you-dont-particularly-care-for#post-952825 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:41:29 +0000 bookwormmama 952825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't use it, but if your husband ends up ok with it I guess it could work.</p> <p>Just an FYI that's the male character's name of a VERY popular YA distopian novel. The movie comes out early next year. I'm not sure if that matters to you, but it's something I know I would try to avoid because people would assume that's where I got the name, especially since it is uncommon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/giving-lo-the-same-name-as-somebody-you-dont-particularly-care-for#post-952792 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:35:43 +0000 Synchronicity 952792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Damn! Why couldn't he have been a lovely co-op student?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/giving-lo-the-same-name-as-somebody-you-dont-particularly-care-for#post-952789 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:35:09 +0000 lovehoneybee 952789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I probably wouldn't use it, but DH and I vetoed any name that had any negative connotations for either one of us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/giving-lo-the-same-name-as-somebody-you-dont-particularly-care-for#post-952783 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:34:10 +0000 birdofafeather 952783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope. once a name has a connotation like that, i wouldn't be able to use it and DH wouldn't either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/giving-lo-the-same-name-as-somebody-you-dont-particularly-care-for#post-952773 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:32:57 +0000 Synchronicity 952773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>FI was training a co-op student for a few months who annoyed the hell out of him. When I met him I thought he was an OK kid, but I didn't have to work with him daily for hours on end ;) I guess he just had a couple of "quirks" that drove FI up the wall when they were stuck together for 8+ hours a day. </p> <p>The issue is that I fell in love with his name! The name is Tobias.. not very common around here (I've never met another Tobias before), and I can't get it out of my head. </p> <p>FI thinks it would be weird to use it because of this co-op kid... he thinks his boss would likely joke about it (very small company), and this co-op kid might think we named our child after him. Keep in mind that we are still in the waiting to TTC phase... it will likely be 6 months to a year before we even begin trying! </p> <p>Thoughts?? Would you veto a name because you or your SO had an experience like this? </p>