https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:31:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-289682 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:47:02 +0000 prettylizy 289682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: OMG that is like stalker level cray cray!! I would totally try and freak her out and tell her I'm planning on using all 6 names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-289665 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:38:37 +0000 MamaMoose 289665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MUI831: This! I don't really see why it's a huge deal if friends name their children the same thing. It's not like your kid is going to be the only Emma, Olivia, or Jackson in the world. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-289659 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:36:09 +0000 Mommy Finger 289659@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel that among friends, all names are fair game. Do you know how many friends I have with boys named Michael or some form of Jack all within months of each other? Within a family, it might get a little tricky. But really, it should be first come first served. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-289334 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:46:40 +0000 Smurfette 289334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My friend already called a name too that I really like. But it is her Mom's maiden name so I can't really take it :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-289320 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:38:21 +0000 autumnlove 289320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha, crazy pants emailed me last night to ask when I'm having a gender scan. Um...go plan your wedding! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-288894 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 20:29:40 +0000 plantains 288894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, that is cray-cray. Name your child whatever you want! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-288891 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 20:24:47 +0000 mrsjyw 288891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ridiculous!!!! Use the name you love! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-288683 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:02:58 +0000 banana 288683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's so lame! I say who cares if the name you like is on her list. She can't claim 5 names. I could see if the wanted to claim one name that she loved forever and was her grandmoterh's name or something. I could understand that. But 5 names? That's ridic! Go for whatever name you like!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-288680 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:00:27 +0000 lomom 288680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My SIL told me she'd kill me if I got pregnant before her (they'd been trying for 7 years). I'm sure she was joking but I took the opportunity to tell her DH and i's top names. DH was named after his dad but isn't a junior and SIL was REALLY close to FIL and I figured she'd use DH's first name to honor her dad. But she agreed not to use it as a first name because DH and I hope to have a junior someday. It wasn't a nasty conversation, it was just friendly coordination among sisters ;) shes due four months before us and plans to name her son after her husband but with FIL/DH's name as his middle name. My favorite girl name is so far from her favorite girl name, it wasn't an issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-288663 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 17:44:07 +0000 ladyfingers 288663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wowwwww. What a crazypants reaction to your news!</p> <p>But congrats to you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-288591 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 16:23:51 +0000 SugarplumsMom 288591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeh, definitely ignore her! She's just crazy :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-288582 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 16:17:47 +0000 autumnlove 288582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Crumbs: I don't think she is. She is getting married next year and is thinking about TTC around their 6 month anniversary. She has her life planned! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-288579 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 16:11:22 +0000 SugarplumsMom 288579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eww! Calling dibs on 6 names?! She's not thinking straight, are you sure she's not pregnant too? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-288507 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 14:28:27 +0000 kml636 288507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She sounds crazy. Name her what YOU want! You are pregnant first so it's just too bad for her, as far as I'm concerned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-288331 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 10:27:38 +0000 heffalump 288331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glad you told her you're not going to listen to her! That's a crazy and silly request. You can't save SIX names! Selfish much? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-288248 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 09:18:49 +0000 sunny 288248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: My brother and cousin have the same first name, different last name. It's never been an issue in our family either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-287770 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 18:58:41 +0000 pastemoo 287770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eh. Ignore her.<br /> My grandma and her brother named their sons the same name and no one caress. :) Yup, same first name. No one cares! No one even mixes them up (different last name). So if family can do it, so can friends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-287738 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 18:02:35 +0000 JennyD 287738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow. That's so weird.</p> <p>My husband's boss' wife and I were pregnant at the same time, and discussed names one day. When I told her my choice for my girl, she was like, oh... that's nice, and you could totally tell she thought the name was horrible. She was expecting a girl, but ended up having a boy (ULTRASOUND BEWARE!), and named him a name ONE LETTER different than what I named my girl........... I don't care, I just thought it was weird that she didn't like my name, but the name they chose ended up being SO close. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-287660 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:15:22 +0000 singingbee 287660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JessicaMcB: Love this response!</p> <p>@autumnlove: seriously, I don't know how she thought that was okay....that's just crazy. Now I do know some family members that had friends and they went on and on about how they were naming their daughter Kimberly. That's what they picked, everything was monogramed, etc. The family members didn't say what name they were use, but promised it wasn't Kimberly. Well, the family members ended up going into labor first, didn't call their friends, and had a girl--that they named Kimberly. So, the friends come to visit and they tell them that they are using that name and they never spoke to each other again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-287649 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:54:31 +0000 JessicaMcB 287649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd tell her until she's pregnant she can suck it. No one has dominion over baby names for crying out loud. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-287646 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:50:20 +0000 Andrea 287646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What a psycho, sorry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-287625 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:18:15 +0000 sorrycharlie 287625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>that is really weird. the only time we mentioned "claiming" or "owning" a name would have been if say, my SIL announced her pregnancy and we already had a name chosen (or were down to a few). I never told people when I wasn't pregnant that names were off limits! So bizarre!</p> <p>that said, there was one name I loved and a friend of mine (also was not even engaged at that point) told me she "called dibs on it" and I couldn't use it. I used to just say, "I'll never have a girl anyway so it's not a big deal" but then I got pregnant, with a girl, and she reminded me of her name choice! so strange. she turned me off to it anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-287621 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:15:13 +0000 MamaMoose 287621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's absurd. You can't claim a name until there is a child to have it! Just ignore her and name your baby what you want. If she gets upset that's her own issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-287557 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 12:27:41 +0000 Mrs. Train 287557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister used a name I wanted. It was our grandmothers middle name. I was not pregnant yet. I was a little sad but I got over it. Not only was I not pregnant but there was no guarantee I would have a girl. So I was like awe bummer... And moved on. Don't worry about it. Name your child whatever you want. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-287547 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 12:14:34 +0000 mamabird 287547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, that is so silly! If she loves the names and has six to pick from than she'll just have to choose whatever is left. This is why I don't normally share the names I love with anyone. Then, I can't blame anybody for knowing something they couldn't have possibly known. Plus, I would never talk to a friend like that and put limitations on them...not fair at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-287532 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 11:53:40 +0000 autumnlove 287532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: LOL, no formal announcement, but I started posting on the April 2013 boards.</p> <p>Yeah, I don't like any of the names I had as runner ups for my LO.<br /> Plus the names on her list are so common...John, Emma, Thomas, etc!</p> <p>@chopsuey119: She is engaged! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-287523 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 11:47:30 +0000 chopsuey 287523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Uh. What a beeotch. :P I hate when people claim names when they're not even expecting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-287520 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 11:46:17 +0000 Mrs. Pen 287520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OMG I didn't know you are pg again!! Did you make a formal announcement?! How did I miss this!! lol</p> <p>ugh that is sooo annoying. I think you said the polite thing and kinda made light of it. That is so silly.</p> <p>I was dating this one guy and his sister and I loved the same name! We had a running joke on who could get married and have a baby first to use the name ;) funny thing is that both of us are married with a kid now and neither of us even used that name!!!</p> <p>I wonder if she'll even use the names she picks now... we totally didn't use any of the names we picked out when we were first married. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-287514 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 11:35:02 +0000 lemondrop 287514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is ridiculous , ignore her. Names aren't territory to protect, whoever has the baby first gets first pick. She'll get over it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/names-and-friends-getting-weird-vent#post-287510 Sat, 08 Sep 2012 11:30:27 +0000 autumnlove 287510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I told my good friend that we are expecting again. She congratulated us and immediately rattled off a list of 6 names (all common names) that she doesn't want us to use as a first or middle names since she is saving them for her future children. I told her that it wasn't fair and is a bit silly for her to put any restrictions on what we can name our baby. She got upset and ended the call shortly after that. </p> <p>Ugh. We really like 2 of the names on her don't use list! </p>