Hellobee Boards Topic: What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?

Hellobee Boards Topic: What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:28:10 +0000 LuLu Mom on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-586460 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:30:45 +0000 LuLu Mom 586460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We shared before, we didn't have any negative things said, most people who you could tell aren't sure said "such an interesting name for a girl, how did you come up with it?" Her name is Emerson, so I guess people think because of the 'son' it's more masculine. Boheme on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-580285 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:02:41 +0000 Boheme 580285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @jmarionsmith: Yep, that's what mine do. Every time I see them they ask me if I'm sure about it, and ask why it can't be DH Junior. jmarionsmith on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-580184 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:39:03 +0000 jmarionsmith 580184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ This comment has been deleted by the original poster. autumnlove on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-580175 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:34:38 +0000 autumnlove 580175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our parents loved our LO's name. BIL asked us if we were serious...are you guys really going to give her that name!?! heffalump on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-580169 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:32:58 +0000 heffalump 580169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Everyone seemed to love LO's name. One of my friends said right away that it really makes sense that I would name my LO that, which I didn't even realize is completely true until she said that. It really does just fit. rachiecakes on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-580096 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:14:49 +0000 rachiecakes 580096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS has a really common, simply spelled name :"Joel" Everyone wants to call him by a nickname. (my mom was calling him "Jo-Jo"... :::cringe:::) Or pronounce it "Jo-wull", two syllables. Not even the Spanish "Joe-elle", which I could understand. I say, 'Joel, like Coal with a J'. Boheme on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-580087 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:13:05 +0000 Boheme 580087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We aren't announcing til baby is born, but my sister and BIL love the name, my parents love it, and my ILs hate it. Of course they do. My sis/BIL and parents both said the same thing - that its a very strong classic name, but unusual enough to be distinctive. Bao on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-580063 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:07:20 +0000 Bao 580063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ People said they really liked it, but maybe they were just being nice ;) hellocupcake on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-580034 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:00:15 +0000 hellocupcake 580034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I can't think of anyone that loved her name, but DH and I were 100% in love with it. The inlaws still call her the name they chose, "jokingly", ummm I'm not laughing :( oh well. My family came around (: Running Elley on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579890 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:29:19 +0000 Running Elley 579890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We waited until he was born. I initially wanted to tell everyone but DH held firm that he wanted it to be a secret. In the end I'm really glad that we waited! Everyone was extra excited and loved it! No one can imagine him being named anything else now :) blackbird on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579871 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:26:51 +0000 blackbird 579871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nothing but compliments when we announced her name at Christmas! It's pretty, it's beautiful, I love it, etc. My mom was the only one who suggested an alternative name, but it was so eccentric, I was like...what? No. (She suggested Starr...) travelgirl1 on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579774 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:09:47 +0000 travelgirl1 579774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: It's like 'A (as in the way you'd say the 'a' in apple) -REE- ELLA'. Bookish on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579763 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:07:19 +0000 Bookish 579763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @2PeasinaPod: @travelgirl1: I think you both are right! It's killing me not to tell people, but at least once she's named, it's stuck and they can't do anything about it lol!! And thanks, I think Ariela is a gorgeous name! :) Mrs. Lemon-Lime on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579759 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:06:50 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 579759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pretty. Ariela- pronounced like ARE or AIR? littlebittyhouse on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579746 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:04:29 +0000 littlebittyhouse 579746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @travelgirl1: we are in the gray-am camp. although the pronunciation runs the gamut from 'graim' to 'gram' JoyfulKiwi on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579742 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:03:12 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 579742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had picked a boy's name even before we got pregnant, but I don't think anyone expected us to use it. It's the name of a close family friend and he approved it's use, so we went with it. People say "Oh...how did you pick that?" We tell some people it's a "family name" (and it is - the family name of our friend!). We get it; it's a very unusual name. The thing I didn't expect is that everyone wants to call DS some kind of nickname. His name does *NOT* nickname/shorten well, so it's kind of a battle to get the grandparents to use the full thing! travelgirl1 on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579738 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:01:53 +0000 travelgirl1 579738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Bookworm: Gwendolyn is lovely! Aw I'm sorry your sister upset you! I would probably hold off announcing until birth if they're prone to offering opinions - it's harder to poke fun when baby's here, and it's such a lovely name! @2PeasinaPod: Thank you lovely : ) 2PeasinaPod on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579732 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:00:07 +0000 2PeasinaPod 579732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Bookworm: My vote (if I get one hehe) is to wait until she's here. It's hard to make fun of the baby once you see her! Mrs. Jump Rope on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579731 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:59:47 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 579731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Everyone told us they loved it, except for my FIL who said it was "okay". He pointed out that our last name had the same ending sound as our daughters first name, and it bothered him. We didn't notice that the names sounded similar until he pointed it out, and I still don't notice the similarities unless I over pronunciate both names. 2PeasinaPod on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579730 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:58:57 +0000 2PeasinaPod 579730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @travelgirl1: Such a pretty name! Ours was a bit traditional, but not very common. It's my dad's middle name, but my family seemed to think that it was very old sounding. My inlaws thought the same and thought we would go more trendy. Now they can't imagine him being anything else. Bookish on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579728 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:57:47 +0000 Bookish 579728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I am SO nervous about announcing the name!! We have a girl's name picked (Gwendolyn) but not a boy's. When I texted my sister months ago with some name ideas (Gwendolyn was not among them) she made fun of them! It made me cry for hours and now I'm really really nervous. I'm trying to decide if I should announce when we know the gender, wait til the shower, or what. Agh!!! travelgirl1 on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579727 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:57:40 +0000 travelgirl1 579727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @oliviaoblivia: Thank you : ) They thought it was Ariel (as in the mermaid) with an 'a' on the end, but it's not at all. Ha ha, yes we got that question too. I remember they all went and Googled it! lovehoneybee on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579721 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:56:02 +0000 lovehoneybee 579721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @cascademom: Thank you! Your LO's name might have made our short list but we already have a nephew named that. oliviaoblivia on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579707 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:53:35 +0000 oliviaoblivia 579707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I love Ariela! I'm surprised your family couldn't pronounce it. Our reactions were mostly positive but we got a lot of "where did that name come from?" I don't know if that's positive or negative but I have a feeling if we had gone with "Ann" we wouldn't get those questions. travelgirl1 on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579696 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:51:07 +0000 travelgirl1 579696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @PurpleUnicorn: I love your LO's name! Actually my gran 'assumed' we would call A by the middle name we gave her.. no idea why as that's pretty uncommon too! cascademom on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579681 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:48:35 +0000 cascademom 579681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @FutureMrsMcK: I love your LO's name! So cute! cascademom on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579673 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:48:03 +0000 cascademom 579673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We didn't announce his name until he was born because that was when we had it figured out. My mom's reaction was surprise. She knew some of the names we were considering. I don't think that I mentioned his name among them. She said that she didn't have any kids of his name when she was a kindergarten teacher, so it was a nice surprise. lovehoneybee on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579670 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:47:44 +0000 lovehoneybee 579670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My family has been pretty neutral about it...they like it but don't love it. It's one of the more normal names any of their grandkids have been given, though. DH's family LOVES it, but we pulled his name from his side of the family, so I'm not surprised. travelgirl1 on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579667 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:46:59 +0000 travelgirl1 579667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @PrincessBaby: Aw thank you : ) I love H's middle name, it sounds great with her first name. I think someone else on the boards was thinking about doing something similar with their DD the other day... PurpleUnicorn on "What was the reaction to LO's name when you announced?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-the-reaction-to-los-name-when-you-announced#post-579666 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:46:55 +0000 PurpleUnicorn 579666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i waited to tell everyone too except for my mom and when i told her she said to switch the order of the middle and first names! he just reinforced why i wasn;t telling anyone else!! now she says she likes it. everyone else said they liked it alot too - they said it was a good, "strong" name.