Hubby thinks its too 'dark' what about u

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Registered: 08-21-2007
Hubby thinks its too 'dark' what about u
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Tue, 08-21-2007 - 10:48pm
I love the name Draven for a boy or a girl. If its a girl I would spell it Dravin. But my husband thinks its to 'dark'. I only have one friend that likes it but that shouldnt matter as long as my and dh agree. Now he wanted his name carried on with our first. So we did our son has dh fn as his mn. I dont want to carry my name on becasue its too common, so should I have some extra pull? now the middle name for a girl is set 'Elizabeth' which is dh sisters name, so once again should i have a more to say?
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Registered: 03-20-2003

I could see it for a boy but it's not my style at all

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Registered: 11-01-2005

I think it's very dark - reminds me of the word "craven."

I do like Raven for a girl, but only if she has dark hair.

AJ, enjoying life with C.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Don't know if it matters to you, but the Draven (or Dravin...can't remember the spelling) family were the villains in the first season of 24...so, yeah, I'm with your husband...dark, dark, dark.
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Registered: 03-06-2006

Draven makes me think of Eric Draven from "The Crow," so I have to agree with your husband. It's extremely dark. Imo, it may be too dark for either boy or girl.

Ideally, I think moms and dads should have equal pull when it comes to naming children. If you don't want your daughter's mn to be Elizabeth, don't agree to it.




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Registered: 01-15-2007

My first impression was Draco-meets-Craven, so I guess I see it as a bit dark, on the one hand, and suggestive of fear, on the other. For that reason, this is not a name I would consider for a child.

You should have at least as much influence over the name choice as your husband, so if you don't want to use a certain name, it should not be used, period, in my opinion.

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Registered: 08-23-2007
I agree with your husband! Sorry!
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Registered: 09-23-2005
It isn't my style at all, but you probably wouldn't like names I'd pick out that are classic and sweet.

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Registered: 03-29-2003

I think that your husband should be able to veto any name. I'd suggest you make a list of 10 names or so and let him pick the one's he likes.

I agree with your husband that Draven is too dark.

Suggestions:

Teagan
Maren
Tamsin
Liadan
Malin
Larkin/Lark
Keelin
Ariadne
Quinn
Xanthe
Beatrix
Athena
Calanthe
Astrid
Elodie
Eden
Zola
Aine

I can understand your frusutration, my husband nixed a lot of the names I loved. But eventually we found a few we could both live with.

Good luck.

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Registered: 08-24-2007
I agree, it's a bit dark for a girl. It seems alright for a boy. I understand your husband's opinion. I am expecting and my husband likes the name Damian for a boy. It actually means demon so it's a definite no. I do agree that both parents have to agree on the name. What about Devon. I had a female student named Devon and it was very cute. Good luck!
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Registered: 08-24-2007
While it's a lovely name, I would have to agree with your husband...reminds me of "The Raven". It would be nice for a boy's middle name!

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