https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 23:19:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2553270 Fri, 20 May 2016 13:15:23 +0000 Canoli 2553270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we have 3 boys also and it's hard to come up with 3 names that we both love. My husband likes more common traditional somewhat boring names and I like things that are more unique. He thought of the name for our first and it was pretty easy. With our second we did not agree at all but I stuck firm with the name I loved and he eventually came around. With the third holy cow it was hard. He didn't have a name for hours after he was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2553244 Fri, 20 May 2016 12:49:32 +0000 skipra 2553244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I am! Not like he comes up with many suggestions but the one boys name he really likes I vetoed and pretty much 100% of all other names in existence I have vetoed as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2553221 Fri, 20 May 2016 12:04:59 +0000 hb3233 2553221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: Yes, this is my DH exactly. He finds it hilarious to suggest absurd names, and actually I'm not entirely sure he's joking :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2553212 Fri, 20 May 2016 11:42:18 +0000 peachykeen 2553212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. We've only been through it once so far, but DH is a teacher and almost EVERY name has a connotation to him (whether good or bad). He was even kind of against names of "good" students that I liked because it seemed like he was naming DD after them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2553153 Fri, 20 May 2016 10:16:22 +0000 mfa_lady 2553153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YES. We have similar taste, but he's like your husband and likes things very plain. Haha! Our biggest argument is usually because I try to stay away from top 10ish names and he thinks thats absurd. :P If this baby is a girl, she might end up with a top 10-er.</p> <p>ETA: FWIW, I like all 3 of your options in this post. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2553119 Fri, 20 May 2016 09:42:45 +0000 Ree723 2553119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I'm tempted to try and use reverse psychology on him to get him to agree to a name I really like! He doesn't like anything that is even remotely outside the traditional and normal box, so it severely limits our choices. For a boy, I liked Lachlan, Finley, Oliver, and Henry. All vetoed and we eventually agreed on a rather 'boring' name if this baby is a boy. Similar story with girls names....sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2553072 Fri, 20 May 2016 08:51:33 +0000 caterw 2553072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have this trouble only with boy names for some reason... Even if we can agree on one boy name, we can never figure out middle names. Argh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2552552 Thu, 19 May 2016 16:06:30 +0000 Cherrybee 2552552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes!! Then he suggested a name for LO2 that he outright vetoed for LO1 (and we used it). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2552205 Thu, 19 May 2016 12:06:42 +0000 Foodnerd81 2552205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were probably equally picky. I would suggest names I liked a lot but didn't love and didn't feel perfect to me, and he would say no, but it's not like I really wanted to use them anyway. Luckily our taste is really similar since we are both so picky! </p> <p>Our first we were team green and never decided on a boy name. Like we had two top options and didn't love either. Luckily she was a girl and we decided on that one early. Or second wasn't named for ten hours after she was born, and we knew she was a girl! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2552176 Thu, 19 May 2016 11:52:58 +0000 LindsayLou 2552176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. When we first talked about names, I showed him my whole long list. We agreed on one name. That's what we went with. I liked the name, but didn't love it. We can't seem to agree on boys names at all, so I have no idea what we'll use if we have a boy next. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2552037 Thu, 19 May 2016 10:33:31 +0000 MrsSCB 2552037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, that would be me... 🙈 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2552036 Thu, 19 May 2016 10:32:36 +0000 catlady 2552036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It kind of feels like he is but actually, we agreed on LO's name pretty quickly. I think it helps that I have a list a mile long and we just have to agree on one. </p> <p>The main problem I have is that he doesn't really ever suggest names, or if he does, they are so out there that I can't ever tell if he is joking (seriously, it's been years and I still have no idea if he actually thinks Ezra is a good name for a girl or if he just likes to get a rise out of me). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2552027 Thu, 19 May 2016 10:27:36 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2552027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Amorini: that should totally be against the rules! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2552011 Thu, 19 May 2016 10:24:27 +0000 Amorini 2552011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine is this way. He vetoes all of my mine. In our very first conversation about names, we both liked a lot of the same names. There was a lot of vetoing, but I thought it went well and thought we had a few good options. But weeks later, he told me he was joking and all of those names had to be tossed! What?!?! That should be against the rules.</p> <p>So we had to start over...and it's been so hard. I like classic names and he likes obscure/a-bit-too-unique names. When I stretch myself and offer less classic, more unique names, he vetoes them. </p> <p>There is one classic girl name he likes because it was his grandmother's name. I like it, but don't love it. I don't like the idea of settling at this point.</p> <p>We are no where on boy names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2551970 Thu, 19 May 2016 10:03:39 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2551970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! That is the best way to describe him. The only name he liked was the name he picked. Luckily I liked it too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2551966 Thu, 19 May 2016 10:02:44 +0000 snowjewelz 2551966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am the vetoer! We never had a boy name last go around, we still don't this time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2551825 Thu, 19 May 2016 09:05:21 +0000 mrsjd 2551825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but so am I. We eventually settled on one for this baby but it was TOUGH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2551813 Thu, 19 May 2016 08:56:19 +0000 MrsKoala 2551813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha, yes, he vetoes all except the names he comes up with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2551811 Thu, 19 May 2016 08:53:48 +0000 runnerd 2551811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not so much veto but "hmmummm it's okkkkk"</p> <p>Yea I'm not using a name that you feel that way about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2551810 Thu, 19 May 2016 08:52:38 +0000 winniebee 2551810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raspberries: yes....to my suggestion of Dylan "ugh remember that kid Dylan from high school? he was such a loser." ummmm </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2551806 Thu, 19 May 2016 08:48:29 +0000 raspberries 2551806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes... but it's always, "We can't name him that, remember XYZ's sister's nephew?" How can he possibly know and dislike someone with every single name I suggested?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2551804 Thu, 19 May 2016 08:46:33 +0000 Tidybee 2551804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! We have pretty different tastes. He vetoed my favorite name for our first daughter....but then ultimately came around after she was born nd we named our 2nd daughter that name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2551778 Thu, 19 May 2016 08:28:53 +0000 Rescuemom10 2551778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a hard time naming our LO. He was like that. I had a name in mind for a girl and tried to give a couple similar names like it, he picked the most traditional. But I was OK with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-your-so-a-serial-name-vetoer#post-2551734 Thu, 19 May 2016 08:06:36 +0000 winniebee 2551734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband vetoes EVERY SINGLE NAME. It's not a new phenomenon. He just likes very classic, plain names and if I bring up anything even slightly trendy or slightly interesting....automatic veto. </p> <p>Right now we have not a single contender for DS3 because of this! The only names he has suggested are: Matthew and Collin. He likes Grant (which I also like) but doesn't like the fact that it has no nickname. Luckily, we have about 5 more months to decide, I think we'll need it! </p>