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@cascademom: @wonderstruck: Declan was my favorite boy name until my family ruined it. I'm over it now so it's back in the mix if we ever have a boy.

@night cheese: I've always wanted a Henry and DH vetoed it. I was kind of glad when DD came out and she was a girl because I didn't LOVE our boy name. DH didn't love my #1 choice for girl so we compromised. I love my DD's name but we've already agreed that DD #2 (if ever!) will have my top choice name because I still long to have a daughter with that name.

@avivoca: Yeah, that's true! When I was a kid I would scowl at and then correct anyone who shortened my name to Court, and that included family members! My mom never even had to say anything, I would just pipe up and say, "I don't know who you're talking to, because that's not my name." Sometime's my dad's family would try to argue, pointing out how it was my name just shortened, and I'd say, "Nope, my parent's did not name me Court, they named me Courtney and I like that name!" I think I was about 6 when I started correcting people like that, haha.

The name I fell in love with and hoped to name my daughter ended up being a family member's middle name. I did not want to make her a namesake. It's also a very common name around these parts and I do not like he way they pronounce it. The hassle behind it would have been too much, and so I said goodbye and chose a different name. I have absolutely no regrets! I'm actually very glad I let go because knowing what I know now, it really, really would have bothered me if I stuck with it.