https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 14:10:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2162307 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:44:36 +0000 Chillybear 2162307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ive had people ask if we'll name her brother shrek, or if she was named after a 90s musician </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2162291 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:41:07 +0000 megjay18 2162291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>our son's name is archer and everyone assumes it's because of the tv show. in reality, we just saw it on a list of names and thought it sounded nice. we really have no ties to anything! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2162275 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:37:27 +0000 twodoghouse 2162275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Alice in Wonderland and Blake Shelton. Alice isn't named after Alice in Wonderland, but I don't mind the connection. Blake is not named after Blake Shelton! He is sort of named with William Blake in mind though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2162264 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:33:52 +0000 ValentineMommy 2162264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People always think both DS's names are family names. They're definitely not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2162242 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:25:20 +0000 sweetooth 2162242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Recently at my son's ENT appointment my husband and I were asked if our son Elliott was named after the movie ET. The doctor was about our age and thought it might have been some sort of generational connection that we would have. But I never even thought once about the movie ET when I named my son! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2162212 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:15:39 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2162212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A character from Entourage. Haha. Really he's named after his great grandfather. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2162208 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:12:07 +0000 MrsRcCar 2162208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first they assume is named for a baseball player. My second, my BIL insists is after a book character. Nope. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2162051 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 11:20:25 +0000 lawbee11 2162051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No one has ever assumed she's named after someone else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2162044 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 11:14:51 +0000 gingerblonde 2162044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A certain actress who starred in Clueless. It's only partly for her - it's also a derivative of my husband's grandmother's name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2161991 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:42:15 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2161991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is named after both of our dads, but it isn't obvious since no one really knows my dad's middle name. If they ask, we tell them! Otherwise, I don't think they think anything! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2161986 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:39:16 +0000 BelugaBean 2161986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Almost everyone who hears her middle name thinks she was named after a television character. I did hear it first from that character and I do love the character so it doesn't bother me. LO2, I already know, will have some people associating her first name with a book/movie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2161977 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:36:38 +0000 Mamasig 2161977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Little kids think DS2 is named after a ninja turtle (when they hear his full name and not nick name). It's actually my grandfather's name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2161974 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:34:29 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2161974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wonder if we'll get asked about Twilight? DH and I never heard the name before watching the movie, but we aren't naming DD after the character. </p> <p>Her middle name is after my mom, but it isn't obvious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2161962 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:31:56 +0000 Alivoo01 2161962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nobody! We aren't related to anyone with DS's name so no association. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2161948 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:28:38 +0000 Anagram 2161948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No one has mentioned anything, but I can *kind* of tell DHs family doesn't love our second baby girl's name because they keep saying "We looked it up and it says the origin is______". We have heard Greek, Israeli, Indian. They are none of those, so I think they are letting us know it's not a traditional name.</p> <p>But just like with LO #1, we picked it because it *is* a name in their culture, but it also exists in many other cultures. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2161947 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:27:48 +0000 BKCaribBaby 2161947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People always mention a celebrity, but we weren't thinking of her when we named LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2161941 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:25:25 +0000 lovehoneybee 2161941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Family knows, because both first and middle are family names. Anyone who doesn't know that don't seem to think he was named after anyone/thing specific, or if they do, they don't ask. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2161935 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:23:47 +0000 KT326 2161935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends. People who know us know we are huge hockey fans. So when we told them his name they asked if it was after the hockey player. Which it kind of is. We both heard the name when he made the team and we fell in love with it. It sounded perfect with the middle name we wanted and our last name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2161931 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:23:27 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2161931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: :)</p> <p>People have no idea who we named them after... Though often they ask about family names since all of them have old school names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2161926 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:22:05 +0000 mrsjazz 2161926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Celebrity or a song by a celebrity. Depends on the generation. LO is named after a deceased celebrity and older people get it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2161920 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:20:29 +0000 autumnlove 2161920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 3 kids have Japanese first names so people assume my MIL had a say and they are right! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2161919 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:20:20 +0000 ShootingStar 2161919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a couple comments about him being named after a character on a tv. The character got killed off though, so I haven't heard it in a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2161911 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:16:22 +0000 Mamaof2 2161911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People from the bible - funny thing is I had no idea!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-do-people-think-you-name-your-lo-after#post-2161863 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 10:15:00 +0000 BSB 2161863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Celebrity? Family? </p>