https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:39:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-822742 Fri, 31 May 2013 17:00:03 +0000 lovehoneybee 822742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Clara, Katherine, Holly, and Hazel are at the top. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-822731 Fri, 31 May 2013 16:52:45 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 822731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: that's our LO's middle name :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-822728 Fri, 31 May 2013 16:51:04 +0000 Ra 822728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My grandfather's name was Harvey and I absolutely LOVE that name. Too bad everyone else hates it and talked us out of using it for LO. =( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-822645 Fri, 31 May 2013 16:09:53 +0000 lawbee11 822645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mae is a family name on both sides. I really really wanted to use it as a middle name, but DH said no way :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-822631 Fri, 31 May 2013 16:06:48 +0000 swurlygurl 822631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's grandma's names are Rose and Sophie. I LOVE the name Sophie Rose, but Sophie is waaaaay too popular :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-822626 Fri, 31 May 2013 16:05:50 +0000 Bookish 822626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lola - my grandma's name. Never met her, but I look just like her and I looove her name. Doesn't go with our last name though. </p> <p>Also, Diane. I have 2 aunts named Diane, one spelled with one 'n', the other as Dianne. So I'd have to 'pick' which aunt I was naming her after :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-822624 Fri, 31 May 2013 16:03:56 +0000 Foodnerd81 822624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So many women in my family are some version of Mary-- Mary, Mary Ann, Maureen, Marie... so I'd love to use some version of Mary as a first name but don't have one I love! We'll use some version of it as a middle name though. </p> <p>Otherwise we don't have a ton of family names that we'd want to use. Lots of repetition, actually. I would have used my dad's name, Howard, as a middle name, but our last name starts with Ho and I think it's just too much repetition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-822568 Fri, 31 May 2013 15:44:51 +0000 mrs. 64 822568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: Yes, you're right, I've only heard of one other. Mainly there are so many Avas including one that would be future LO's cousin. We already have a Connor and a Cannon that the gparents can't keep straight. :( Such a cute name though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-821101 Fri, 31 May 2013 07:42:33 +0000 Weagle 821101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: I LOVE the name Mabel! Mothers Always Bring Extra Love :)</p> <p>@mrs. 64: My LO's name is that A name. It was DH's great-grandmother's name. We often hear, "I haven't heard that name in so long! It was my great-aunt's name." :). Other than DH's ex-gf who has a daughter with the same exact first and middle name, we haven't met any other little As. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-821068 Fri, 31 May 2013 07:31:14 +0000 Espion 821068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My grandfather's name is Simeon. Barney, Frances, Francis are also big family names. Probably....won't use any of them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-821041 Fri, 31 May 2013 07:21:07 +0000 Dandelion 821041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One great grandmother's name is Eulila, and she went by Lila, and I love it. But, I can't get DH on board with it. I am going to try, again, though, if we have another girl.</p> <p>Another great grandmother is Ruth, and I like it, but I've seen it used too much, lately.</p> <p>Lastly, my mom's mom was Audrey, which is a beautiful name, but I don't feel right using it, for some reason...maybe as a middle name, but that's it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-821037 Fri, 31 May 2013 07:18:42 +0000 Honeybee 821037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Charles is on both sides of my family, but I think it would be too confusing to add another Charles to the mix. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-821020 Fri, 31 May 2013 07:13:37 +0000 sera_87 821020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a lot: Gertrude. Patricia. Edward. Maureen. Thomas. Liam. Vincent. Rebecca. Della. Benjamin. Noah. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820998 Fri, 31 May 2013 06:59:24 +0000 mrs. 64 820998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have great aunts who were very special to me. One is Ada and one is Emma (different sides of the family). I always thought I might use one of those, but they are so popular now.</p> <p>DH's grandma's name was Zella. I think it's adorable but way too strange to name my baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820947 Fri, 31 May 2013 06:11:34 +0000 Happygal 820947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheSwissStyleWife: We have Emma, too, and wouldn't use it due to its popularity--thanks Friends!</p> <p>I like a lot of these names especially Virginia, Josephine/Josie (our dog's name--kind of wish we saved it for a kid!), Alice, Beatrice, and Virginia. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820939 Fri, 31 May 2013 05:58:55 +0000 Ree723 820939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my goodness, I love so many of these names - Josephine, Alice, Evelyn, and Eleanor in particular. I can't really think of any names in either my family, or DH's family, that I particularly love but wouldn't use. The family names we like (James, Cameron, and Vivian) we have already used (E's middle name is Vivian) or are on our short list if we have a boy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820934 Fri, 31 May 2013 05:51:47 +0000 Boheme 820934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's great grandmother was a feisty little French lady named Birdie and I just love it but would never be gutsy enough to use it! If we came up with a good B name it's a strong possibility for a nickname :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820918 Fri, 31 May 2013 05:35:52 +0000 rachiecakes 820918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Jacob. It's my last name and I always thought I'd use it as a name for future DS but DH took my name and its too popular as a first name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820914 Fri, 31 May 2013 05:24:41 +0000 Shutterbug 820914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mabel. I'm still not sure I wouldn't use it. DH and I both had incredible great grandmothers named Mabel - one who raised two sons as a single mother during the depression (not easy!) and one who adopted my grandmother from an orphanage at three years old and changed her life (and therefore mine) completely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820892 Fri, 31 May 2013 04:22:35 +0000 illumina 820892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Alice, Isabel, Lucy... I like them, but they're just too popular now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820882 Fri, 31 May 2013 03:03:33 +0000 loveisstrange 820882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: my grandma is Josephine too, but were going to use it as a middle.</p> <p>DHs mom was Nita, which I tink is pretty cool but couldnt see myself using. His grandma is Evelyn, which is also pretty butnwe already named C after his grandma, so its my sides turn next. Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820874 Fri, 31 May 2013 02:29:55 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 820874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My great grandmothers: Emma and Eva. Growing up I always wanted to use them. Too popular now :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820812 Fri, 31 May 2013 00:07:05 +0000 Running Elley 820812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Jewell (grandma's name and my mom's legal name) and Camilla. I may still use Camilla actually. I love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820811 Fri, 31 May 2013 00:06:10 +0000 Sweet T 820811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Audrey. I love it but I have a great aunt with the same name. I don't dislike her but we aren't close either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820809 Fri, 31 May 2013 00:04:02 +0000 autumnlove 820809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Grace! Both of my grandmas had that name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820803 Thu, 30 May 2013 23:56:53 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 820803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Virginia </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820461 Thu, 30 May 2013 21:28:49 +0000 heffalump 820461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love Beatrice with bea as a nickname. It's dhs grandma and he hates it :( </p> <p>I love old people names so it's hard to find a family name I don't love. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820460 Thu, 30 May 2013 21:28:45 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 820460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eleanor (Grandmother's middle name, but also a grade school friend so it would be weird) and Stephen (because it would get way too confusing!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820445 Thu, 30 May 2013 21:26:23 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 820445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Christopher. The name is on both sides of the family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-family-names-you-like-but-would-never-use#post-820440 Thu, 30 May 2013 21:25:20 +0000 Weagle 820440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Alice. I love it, but our last name starts with an S, so it sounds dumb. </p>