https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:32:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94878 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:51:09 +0000 808love 94878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just heard of someone named of that name that we liked, looked up the meaning and it was beautiful. The middle name, we combined our Mom's names and looked up the meaning and thought it was perfect. But my now everyone thinks we copied Twilight since the main character combined her mom's names. But we didn't even know about it until she was nearly a year old. So much for originality. Oh and the names cultural tie-in meanings, as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94834 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:24:19 +0000 cupcakemama 94834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went through a few baby name books and each made our own lists. We then vetoed each other's lists and came up with our top picks. We were lucky that we had a few names common to both lists. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94392 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:44:30 +0000 joyjoy 94392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of my cousins on my mom's side have Biblical names or names that are at least based on a Biblical name. I have a hyphenated first name, and the first part of my name is a combination of my mom's and two grandmother's names. </p> <p>Since we don't know the gender yet, we're in the process of creating short lists of both girl and boy names. For boy names, DH only seems to like names that are linked with comic book characters (think Clark, Bruce, etc.). For girl names, he's only approving musical words that can double as names. My number one girl's name I actually picked out when I was in high school because I thought it was a pretty word that would make a nice name. Now that we're actually expecting, it's become a popular name, so our current #1 girl name is a variant of that word. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94387 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:43:12 +0000 mynoahbear 94387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With our first baby, we looked through the baby name book and both agreed on the name. With our second, she was named after our first baby's NICU primary care nurse. She was his nurse for almost 9 months and became very special to him and us. We liked her name because it is easy to pronounce in both English and Japanese and it's a pretty name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94356 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:26:30 +0000 eeh 94356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure where we found any of our possible names now that I think about it. Mostly we would just think of something and then text it to each other or talk about it and yay or nay it. </p> <p>A friend of mine picked her daughter's name by watching the credits of movies. They couldn't decide on one so they watched the credits for everything they watched (movies and tv shows) until they found one they agreed on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94080 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:19:24 +0000 chopsuey 94080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: The B-i-b-l-e! :) I love biblical names. Named our daughter after a male prophet. wOot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94068 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:57:53 +0000 Rock n Roll 94068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Ha, with my first I had her name picked about a year before she was conceived... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94064 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:54:24 +0000 mediagirl 94064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rock n Roll: we had our name at 18 weeks. :) Gives you time to get used to it, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94058 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:52:07 +0000 mediagirl 94058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think Nameberry is a great site, as well. I used it to find our first and middle name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94054 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:46:40 +0000 looch 94054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used the Baby Name Wizard book and website. I like how it grouped names according to the feel, like surfer 60's, old fashioned, ethnic, biblical, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94048 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:42:39 +0000 mrs. wagon 94048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Olive was #95 in 1880 (the first year the social security website goes back to )!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94037 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:30:42 +0000 Rock n Roll 94037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've got it narrowed down to two names for a girl. I found one browsing around the internet on nameberry, and my husband picked the other one. I think he also got it from internet browsing. We like both, but I'm leaning towards mine just because the husband's pick is kind of popular and also starts with the same letter as our daughter's name does. I'm kind of afraid I'll feel a little too Michelle Duggar if they have the same first initial, ya know? I don't know, we're going to talk about next week. I'm only 27 weeks, but I like to have it all picked out early. I want to be able to tell my husband, "I picked up an outfit for BABY NAME" instead of just "I picked up an outfit for the new baby." I'm weird like that. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94030 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:19:53 +0000 kml636 94030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is really hard for me. I'm at a loss for something for a girl that's unique but not hard to pronounce, elegant but still fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94024 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:10:58 +0000 aunt pol 94024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sadhbh (rhymes with Five) was the mother of Fionn MacCumhaill's child Oisin in Irish legend, and the first time I read it I loved it- it's a little more popular these days but the spelling and pronunciation issues put a lot of people off so it's still not particularly common. Eibhleann is Irish for Evelyn ,sounds the same, and I love the sound of that. Tiernan ( pronounced Teer-nen) I found in a book of Irish baby names, that's our boy name in the event that twin 1 turns out to be a boy.<br /> It does depend on whether you want something from a culture you're attached to, but fairy tales etc are usually a good source. Some welsh names are really beautiful, and not crazy if you adapt the spelling to suit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94021 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:08:15 +0000 Pipers Mommy 94021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was a freshman in HS, I read Great Expectations decided that I was going to have a "Pip" someday so that's where we got Piper,<br /> @tequiero21: I love the name Vivian! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94019 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:01:51 +0000 heffalump 94019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to work at a Jewish nursing home. I used to love seeing all the names of the people that I admitted and that were living there- but I love old people names! Not how I found our name though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-94001 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:32:17 +0000 Mrs. Bee 94001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: i actually like the name apple (named my dog apple long before gwyneth's daughter was born) so that's where i got the idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-93996 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:28:52 +0000 theknest 93996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You Can't Call it "it" is a favorite. I would look at team rosters - during the World Series for example. Our LO's name came from an US Olympic Skier. I also looked to our family history (didn't find anything but was hoping too!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-93990 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:22:28 +0000 tequiero21 93990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>okay, we were no where CLOSE to a name for our girl. most names i suggested, my hubby crossed it off. well, we got her korean name, which means "wisdom"... so i looked up baby name meanings and turns out sonia and sophia mean wisdom. we were leaning towards either of those names. i'm leaning towards sonia only because sophia is so popular.... but alas, my husband doesn't want sonia - he wants sophia. and i've like sophia since i was young.... SO.... that's how we picked the girls name. but we're not set in stone with that name. i think rachel and vivian are in the running.</p> <p>@Mrs. Bee: that's so funny! what made you decide to have a "food" name? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-93982 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:13:04 +0000 BoogieBea 93982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We wanted an old world name. We looked at the social security website for popular names in the past. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-93967 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:54:35 +0000 LuLu Mom 93967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I looked for names everywhere and we could never agree. The way we came up with our current girl name is a co worker's niece and it stuck with me after a story one time. So no one I personally know or anyone in our families know. I'm excited we finally agreed on a name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-93965 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:52:18 +0000 Chillybear 93965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love babynamegenie.com.... esp where you can test drive the name </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-93956 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:37:38 +0000 regberadaisy 93956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I googled and looked by culture. I wanted something that reflected her heritage. We ended up choosing a Gaelic name, my husband is German/Irish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-93953 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:36:39 +0000 polkadots 93953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we got our name from my favorite t.v. show, we also wanted it to be gender neutral and a name that no one else that we knew had. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-93946 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:28:44 +0000 heffalump 93946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm no help, Jews name their kids after deceased family members so we wrote down a list of our deceased grandparents and great grandparents and picked from that. We wanted it to be someone that we've either met or our parents have because we want to be able to tell stories to LO about how she got her name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-93944 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:27:59 +0000 His Barista 93944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Faye was my non-negotiable middle name. It was both of our grandmother's middle names. Whatever we picked needed to go with that. I believe I came across Vivian online somewhere. We didn't want a super common first name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-93943 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:27:33 +0000 calsmom 93943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We looked through several baby books, then I decided to jump on a website that had the top names in Australia. My husband is from there and I thought it would be nice to use a popular name from there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-93941 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:25:49 +0000 Mrs. Bee 93941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i liked the nameberry website.</p> <p>i looked at foods that could be names, and that's how i came up with olive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-did-you-find-babys-name#post-93938 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:21:51 +0000 mrs. wagon 93938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're having a lot of trouble finding girls' names that we both love. We have a few picked out that we both like, but we just can't seem to find any that we really love. I've been looking EVERYwhere-- the ad-plastered baby name websites, books, even looking thru random things like phone books for female first names for inspiration. </p> <p>It's tough because Wagon Sr. is pretty set on choosing a name that doesn't already belong to someone we know, and we don't want the name to be too tough for our ESL parents to pronounce. And I want it to have a cute nickname that we could use when she's little.</p> <p>If you didn't name your LO after a family member, how did you come up with the name? Did you find it somewhere specific? I need ideas for where to look for inspiration!!! </p>