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Alice. It's a family name, but it doesn't sound good with our last name.

Meridian. But I don't think that's even really a name, haha. I first heard it back when I was in high school, from one of the old Batman movies, and Nicole Kidman's character was named Chase Meridian. I really liked the way the word rolled off my tongue and I thought using "Meri" as a nickname would be cute. But no, would never be brave enough to use it!

Henry - loved the idea of having a little boy named Henry, but then I taught 7th grade and had a child from hell named Henry. I don't ever want to have to say that name again. Occupational hazard of teaching - you are inevitably going to come across a nightmare child with a name that you had previously loved.

I also loved the name Noah but DH absolutely hated it. In fact, his response was Noah? Uh, NO-ah.

Two of my top girl names are Harlow and Haven... DH HATES them

Catalina. So I can call her Cat for short. Husband said hell no.

I love the name Jack, but it would not work well with our last name. The poor child would be constantly teased, I'm afraid.

We were also going to go with Will Raymond, but we soon realized that our families would start calling him Billy Ray... no way.

@Rainbow Sprinkles: Beatrice is my daughter's name =)

I liked Matilda and Eleanor but my husband said no. We both liked Lucy but didn't work well with our last name. I also like Madeline but it was too popular.

We liked the Blue for a boy but would not sound good with our last name. But our son's name came to us on a tangent off of the name blue.

I like Southern for a girl but doubt we would ever use it.

Samantha. I love the name but I hate nicknames. That Anne just screams, call me Sam.

I've loved Jackson for years (family name), but my best friend just used it on her new LO a few weeks ago. It's also getting more and more popular. Addison is too close to my MIL, and Ashton is too close to my name.

@Ree723: I teach, too, and I can relate! I cringe at the beginning of the year when I see names I like, and I cross my fingers that they're well-behaved!

Simone. Love that name, but it belongs to a grown up woman in my mind, not a baby. I love Spanish names, which might confuse people if I had a Leo, Carmen, Marianna running around with me as I am not latina. And I love a lot of Biblical names, which DH is not so excited about: Elijah, Noah, Selah.

Loden, like the shade of green...I thought it would be cute with the girls name we picked which means green, but DH hates it and says it doesn't go with our last name (ends in -wen).

Ezra, but again DH hates it. I have always loved this name but I think people would automatically think of PPL now.

Benjamin, DH and I both love it but it's a no go with our last name. Theodore, love this name, but LO is Eleanor so we'd look like crazy Roosevelt fans.

PS I have an Elias! Well, Elías -- my son's middle name!

I have a tendency to lean towards "old-fashioned" or classic girl's names. I love Eleanor, Evelyn and Nora. Sadly, DH does not share the love.

@Cherrybee: Aw I love the name Summer! What kind of person? (genuinely curious!)

Emma (too close to my sisters name), leah ( too close to Los name), Alexander (dhs name). Also Liam because we're not Irish.

I love the name Blythe. At first it sounds not so good, but it grows on you. DH hated it though.

I love the name Harvey. It was my grandfather's name and he and I shared an amazing bond throughout my childhood. DH doesn't mind the name for a second LO (if we have one) but prefers it as a middle name. We get really negative reactions from most other people though, including my grandmother! Apparently, my grandfather HATED his name. Lol. She said if he were alive, and I named my child Harvey, he'd probably slap me around a bit (jokingly, of course!).

James - doesn't work with last name
Agnes - DH doesn't like
Molly - dh's ex (so bummed about that!)
Abigail - too popular/I don't like Abby.
Crispin - not gutsy enough/DH hates