I agree with mrs. indecisive, no matter what you name your baby he/she will grow into it and your family is going to love the baby so much they'll forget about how they feel about the name. It's your decision so i wouldn't let them influence it so much. Good Luck! :)
There's no way to choose a name everybody will like. It's especially hard to ask people of a different generation their opinions cause they might not of been exposed to the current naming trends.
They'll get over it. I find that often I dislike a friend or family's baby's name then as I get to know the baby I start to really like it.
My advice would be to choose whatever you and your husband love. I would stop discussing it with other people and I would announce it at the hospital (ideally after the birth certificate papers are done).
This is something you will say a million times a day for many years so it should be something you love and not something you are just ok with.
Do they have valid reasons for not liking them--a negative family or cultural reference--or are the names just not their style? If it's the former, I'd give some thought about choosing something less conflict-inducting, but if it's just a matter of taste I wouldn't worry about it.
oh wow, do I feel your pain. Here are some of the comments I got from family when we wanted to name our son Gage (in 1993);
"You mean like a Gage on a car?" "your kidding right" "like a gun?" "your child will hate you and he will be made fun of" "hey, like the evil kid in pet cemetery?" I mean, the remarks never stopped lol
I had to take into consideration they were all from the era of Harry's, Jack's and Emily's and just couldn't adjust so I decided to ignore it and push on. I am so glad we did. Not only does Gage (now 15yo) love his name, his friends love his name, but so do the early nay sayers. My mom really disliked the name and now loves it! She is always pointing out when she hears a little kid in a store with the name lol.
I promise you, they will adjust. Once they get to know that beautiful little family member the name will become endearing :) Good luck!
Nobody in my family( my parents, grandma, all my aunts) liked either of my kids' names. I didn't care and went with what i liked, which were Camdyn and Kennady. The names grew on them and now they don't say anything about it. They call them by their real names. I would just go with what you like. You'll end up regretting it in the end if you don't. Good Luck!!
Hi, Okay, So my mom hated my daughter's name 2.9 yrs ago when we told her the name. Now she claims to "love the name Mia" and it is "such a beautiful name". Honeslty, if you tell the names, expect negative responses from some people. You can't please everyone. Go with what you and your hubby love. I wouldn't bring up names again until after the baby is born. If they ask, just say, "We aren't sure we have a few ideas.. we are waiting until she is born" blah blah blah". You get the picture.
This is why my DH and I only share the names with our parents!!...b/c we don't want everyone else's input. Once the baby is born, whatever name you chose will grow on everyone whether they like it or not. Also, once it's born, no one is gonna say they don't like it. I would just go with exactly what you and your husband love...it is your baby!!
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Good Luck! :)
There's no way to choose a name everybody will like. It's especially hard to ask people of a different generation their opinions cause they might not of been exposed to the current naming trends.
They'll get over it. I find that often I dislike a friend or family's baby's name then as I get to know the baby I start to really like it.
My advice would be to choose whatever you and your husband love. I would stop discussing it with other people and I would announce it at the hospital (ideally after the birth certificate papers are done).
This is something you will say a million times a day for many years so it should be something you love and not something you are just ok with.
oh wow, do I feel your pain. Here are some of the comments I got from family when we wanted to name our son Gage (in 1993);
"You mean like a Gage on a car?"
"your kidding right"
"like a gun?"
"your child will hate you and he will be made fun of"
"hey, like the evil kid in pet cemetery?" I mean, the remarks never stopped lol
I had to take into consideration they were all from the era of Harry's, Jack's and Emily's and just couldn't adjust so I decided to ignore it and push on. I am so glad we did. Not only does Gage (now 15yo) love his name, his friends love his name, but so do the early nay sayers. My mom really disliked the name and now loves it! She is always pointing out when she hears a little kid in a store with the name lol.
I promise you, they will adjust. Once they get to know that beautiful little family member the name will become endearing :) Good luck!
This is why my DH and I only share the names with our parents!!...b/c we don't want everyone else's input. Once the baby is born, whatever name you chose will grow on everyone whether they like it or not. Also, once it's born, no one is gonna say they don't like it. I would just go with exactly what you and your husband love...it is your baby!!
Good Luck!
That's the problem with asking people their opinion, or telling them the name before the baby is here!
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