https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 17:32:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2468559 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 09:37:19 +0000 ShootingStar 2468559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Champagne: LOL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2468427 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 02:20:44 +0000 Applesandbananas 2468427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Champagne: I like this idea!</p> <p>For DS, we just had names almost immediately, I can't really remember much back and forth. We had two first names we were crazy about and two family middles names we loved and that was that. Fast forward to LO2 and the girl name we picked we're halfway okay with, we want a different middle name but can't agree and we used the boy name we loved so we are totally at square one there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2468277 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 19:56:59 +0000 erinbaderin 2468277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@YogiRunner: Remember that you only need 1! Instead of thinking about vetoing most of them, think in terms of narrowing it down to just a few options. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2468276 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 19:56:11 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2468276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>New plan is to teach my son to say the name I want and hope DH thinks it's so cute he goes for it. 😂😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2468275 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 19:51:10 +0000 erinbaderin 2468275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just threw names back and forth. Anything one person wasn't a fan of was off the list, and we kept kind of a mental tally of ones we both liked. We tried to keep it to a top 3, although both times we've had a clear front runner, but didn't decide 100% until baby arrived.</p> <p>And we didn't tell anybody what we were thinking about, because we didn't want somebody's opinion to ruin something we loved. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2468271 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 19:41:17 +0000 babycanuck 2468271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wrote the names I liked down on pink and blue post its and put them on a wall. Then I said to him remove the ones you don't love. We ended up with one boy and one girl name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2468266 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 19:31:11 +0000 YogiRunner 2468266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So DH sent me his list, about 15-20 each for boy and girl. I need to veto 99% of them and am feeling bad about that and discouraged! They're just very common names of adult peers (ie Danielle, Courtney, Brian, Kevin). And while I have friends with those names and certainly don't dislike them at all, they're just not my jam for baby names. There a few that overlap with my list, I don't love them but maybe they'll grow on me. Hoping my top 3 names don't get vetoed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2453074 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 23:25:19 +0000 fussygal 2453074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were having a hard time coming up for a name for DS and we each had a list of five or so that we liked. I was getting frustrated that we didn't have a name so DH came up with a game (that we did mostly over email during a work day!) where we combined both of our lists and took turns crossing off two names and adding a new one if we wanted. Eventually we got down to the top two contenders and sat on them a few weeks before deciding on one. It worked really well and I'm so proud of DH for coming up with and initiating the idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2453037 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 21:19:59 +0000 sapphire 2453037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH suggested a name (the first that he came up with on his own). I liked a variation of it (a ending instead of e ending) and so we went with that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2453034 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 21:18:20 +0000 LilSprinkles 2453034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I decided the name, and that was it. If DH absolutely hated it, he would of said something, but he was fine with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2453018 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 20:43:54 +0000 FannyMae 2453018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the one that decides what our kids names are - I birth 'em, I name 'em :D I left him hanging in the lurch for a little while, he kept asking me what the baby should be named. I had decided early on to name her after his mum and my mum as her middle name. He was surprised but loved it instantly :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2453008 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 20:16:14 +0000 Greentea 2453008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From the start, I came up with name ideas and immediately tossed them if he didn't love them. We kind of knew right away! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2452986 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 19:30:18 +0000 littlejoy 2452986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After a lot of: "What!?!" and/or "How do not like that name!?", we had a few names for girls &amp; boys (we were team green) we loved, and once we met LO, we just knew. He kind of deferred to me, since I was really passionate about one of our girl names.</p> <p>Every time we talked about names, we jotted them down in the notes app on our phones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2452447 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 02:10:09 +0000 AprilFool 2452447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With #1 it was a long drawn out process of each of us suggesting something and the other shooting it down. I originally vetoed DD name when DH suggested it but came back to it at 38 weeks. She wasn't officially named until she was born though, we went in with 3 names. </p> <p>LO#2 I suggested a name for each sex and DH hasn't complained. They boy name is after his Grandfather and I told him that gave me the naming power for the girl. I may change my mind on the girl name since we are only 16 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2452429 Sun, 07 Feb 2016 01:02:45 +0000 QBbride 2452429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are really like that, both of us were afraid to shoot down a name that the other one loved but we had a really hard time agreeing on names for DD. To be honest, I knew that my top name was the right name for her and DH liked it but didn't love it. So I didn't push it, I figured we would see when she was born and as soon as she was born, DH was like "I think we should name her the name you chose". Done. :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2452388 Sat, 06 Feb 2016 22:50:55 +0000 schubr03 2452388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My hubby and I both just finally agreed on two names that both sounded "right" to us. We would throw out names here and there and if either one of us wasn't sure it was something we loved we said no. Then that name was out. I think once we heard the names we agreed on we both just knew they were right (we had to decide on a boy and girl name - team green).<br /> Maybe it would help not sharing the names with anyone except the two of you. That's what we did. Then we didn't run the risk of someone telling us they didn't like the name. We knew we loved the names and that was all that mattered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2452386 Sat, 06 Feb 2016 22:45:11 +0000 simplyfelicity 2452386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsKRB: Love this idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2452369 Sat, 06 Feb 2016 22:28:10 +0000 stiletto_mom 2452369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a little neurotic.</p> <p>I've kept a running name list updated for the past 8 years. Names that lasted the test of time (2 years) made it on the shortlist, others were moved to "back burner" and shared with communities and others. </p> <p>I've always been pretty hush hush about my top name choices. I like fairly traditional names but I don't like them to be too popular. I strongly prefer if there wasn't a religion connection to the name. I wanted names that were timeless, strong, elegant, yet a little unique. </p> <p>I also didn't want to jinx it and make it popular or have someone near me "take" the name by posting it all over forums and boards. I know it's a little self important, but I'm paranoid and it makes me feel safer to keep it under wraps until I know those names are it.</p> <p>On my spreadsheet, each name has meaning and origin beside it and a grade of preference. Then examples of these names in different desirable combinations for first and middle.</p> <p>Then, I made the tough cut down to 10 names for each sex, and two possible first and middle name combinations.</p> <p>On a whim, I texted them to my husband (who has NEVER taken names seriously). Always says no or throws out weird suggestions he picks up in the moment (like if he's watching TV).</p> <p>I told him to take his time, don't respond right away, but when he was read to choose the top 5 from my 10 and rank them. I told him to indicate that if he'd like veto powers on up to three, he could.</p> <p>A few minutes later, he ignores my procedural text and just responds with a simple text that stated my favourite names and one of the others on the list to make a cute middle combination. No fuss, no muss! I loved it immediately. And the decision has been made. One for boy, one for girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2444902 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:46:00 +0000 YogiRunner 2444902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks so much ladies. You're all making realize that we just need to bite the bullet, share everything we have, and be okay with the other having veto power. From there we can mull over the remaining if there are none that we're both obsessed with right away. It sounds like sometimes you need to sit with it and learn more about it before it becomes a name you love.</p> <p>I'm sure we will have crossed off MANY names before we get there, but I'm confident we'll have at least 2 options for a boy and a girl that we can finally decide on once he/she arrives in a few months. You guys give me hope :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2444864 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:27:34 +0000 Mommy Finger 2444864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>While we were dating or newly engaged, DH mentioned that if he had a boy, he'd always wanted to use a family name (his grandmother's maiden name). I LOVED that name so it was decided. </p> <p>It was more difficult with DS2 since we had such a strong love for DS1's name right away. Plus there was the family tie. I kept a short list of names and DH would tell me what he thought of them, usually vetoing most. I kept coming back to a name that my really good friend used for one of her twins, who were born right after DS1. That became the name to beat. Nothing did. Out of respect, I made sure she wasn't one of those that would get mad if you used "her" name. Thankfully she's super cool and that's now DS2's name too. The boys love that there's a big C and a baby C. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2444853 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:14:50 +0000 lamariniere 2444853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For our son, I basically picked the name and cajoled DH into agreeing (it wasn't difficult). :happy: </p> <p>For our daughter, we had a short list of names we both liked, but his picks took a bit more priority since I basically named our son. We agreed on her first name and I let him choose her middle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2444838 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:06:25 +0000 MrsKoala 2444838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We each made a list and then vetoed names off of the other's lists that we didn't like. Then we went through the lists and thought about each name and the meaning and finally decided on some frontrunners. We did not name LO until he was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2444825 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 13:58:00 +0000 TrailRunner 2444825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To be honest we just went through literally hundreds of names before we came up with one that we agreed on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2444691 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:25:49 +0000 ModernDayJibarita 2444691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both had specific criteria (He wanted a very Hispanic sounding name that sounded good in both English and Spanish and I wanted it to not be in the Top 100 and for it to have a cool nickname). That narrowed the list to about 50 names and from there we crossed out the ones either/both of us hated and we had about 8 left with one clear frontrunner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2444668 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 12:08:28 +0000 brownepiano 2444668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH isn't good at thinking of names, so I'd bring up names I liked until he agreed to one. I pretty much picked the middle name too because I'm picky and care about cadence. If he had been picky about that too we'd have a problem. DH cares about who the people were (biblical names) and that's about it so that made it easy for me to know what to suggest and what would probably get shot down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2444538 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 11:19:09 +0000 MrsKRB 2444538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH had a list of 5 names and I had a list of 5 names. We then crossed off 3 names in each others list that we didn't like and were left with 3. Then we called her each name for a day and only 1 felt right! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2444531 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 11:14:35 +0000 BSB 2444531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have been talking about names for a long time since we had IF. If I had an inkling that I liked it, it was put on the list. If I didn't like it, it did not go on the list. Also, some names I did not like as a first but might consider it as a middle. </p> <p>Halfway through my pregnancy, we had 2-3 full names that we both like for each baby. DH wanted me to pick before the babies arrived but I really really want to wait til the babies were here before I decided. Ultimately, the top name on both lists were the ones I decided. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2444483 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 10:33:25 +0000 looch 2444483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put names we liked on post its and then we each picked a couple that we liked. We removed all the losing names and then we concentrated on pairings of the names that worked best.</p> <p>Then we chose our son's name from the pairings when he was born. He just looked like his name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2444481 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 10:32:00 +0000 snowjewelz 2444481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH always had 2 girl names that contain special meanings, and I happened to like both, and when gender reveal came and we were having a girl, we went with 1 with the intention of the other being future sibling's name if it's another girl! </p> <p>We could never ever ever settle on a boy name though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-you-and-your-partner-finally-decide-on-a-name#post-2444465 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 10:24:01 +0000 Anagram 2444465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was fairly painless for both girls. We knew we wanted names that sound okay in both of our languages/cultures, so that really narrows that the potential list. DH is not a researcher, so I researched names from his culture that I thought still sound good in English--thought about the potential names for a good while and really "tried them out" in my head, and then eventually narrowed them down to my top favorite names.</p> <p>Then I let him pick from those names. Win-win, since they were all names I liked, but he had a choice.</p> <p>The only sticking point was LO2's middle name--I was absolutely dead set on using my dad's name, because he passed away when I was in college. But DH kept insisting that it's a boy's name (I don't care about the gender thing for middle names), but I eventually convinced him in the 3rd trimester. </p>