Should a baby's name "fit" with your own

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Registered: 01-18-2006
Should a baby's name "fit" with your own
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Tue, 01-24-2006 - 5:17pm

How important is it that your child's name "fit" with you and your partner's? For example, my husband and I have traditional names - straight out of the Bible. However, I am in love with the name Lorelei Giselle. It is definitely much more unique than our own names, however, that is one of the reasons I adore it. Should I be concerned with the fact that it doesn't "go" with our own names? Using that logic, though, won't each generation be forced to stay within these same parameters, ultimately leading to conservative/traditional names on down the line?

Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated on this subject...

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Registered: 01-07-2006
Oh, no. I don't think you and your husband's names should be considerations at all. Lorelei Giselle is a beautiful name; go for it!
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Registered: 09-29-2005

Not at all! Think about it ... people of different cultures marry and have children all the time, and their kids names can't possible "fit" with both parents' all the time, KWIM? Plus, think of it in reverse. There are plenty of people who were given more "popular" names by their parents (my husband and I are Jason and Kelli, for example) that go on to use more traditional or Biblical names for their children (our third daughter will be named Abigail ... although I guess that's both Biblical AND popular, but you get my point). No one thinks it's odd at all. Name them whatever you like. :)

~Kelli


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Registered: 09-28-2005

I just love your name choice so I say stick with it! There is nothing saying it has to flow with your names, besides, eventually it will just by the fact that she is your daughter! Love it!

Theresa

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Registered: 12-09-2005
I don't think that the child's name needs to "fit" the parents AT ALL. Loralei Giselle is absolutely GORGEOUS. I realllyy love it, and it shouldn't matter whether it goes with yorus at all.

                             
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Registered: 10-03-2004

I don't think baby's name has to fit the parents. Although DH and I have names that aren't overly popular and we tried to find the same thing for our daughter. I love the name Lorelei Giselle.



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Registered: 05-09-2004
Wow, that's a beautiful name ;) Go for it!


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Registered: 10-14-2005

Just echoing what everyone else said: I don't think it matters at all. Choose a name you love. I would be more worried down the road wanting my kids names to match with each other style-wise, but I don't think they need to match the parents' name at all.


And I LOVE Lorelei Giselle - I voted for that in your poll. I think it's a gorgeous unique name, and if you love it, I think you should definitely use it!



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Registered: 12-18-2005

I would say that it is not even a little bit important. Thank GOD!! Lol, my first DD her dad's name is Chris mine is Andrea---BORING!! This baby my DH is Michael (nn MIke) Still BORING!! I am so glad that is NOT one of our stipulations.


Your name cxhoice is unique, fabulous, gorgous etc... Go FOR it!!!!!

Andrea


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Registered: 09-21-2004
No way! My DH and I both have common names and we purposely picked names for all of our kids outside the top 50 so they could be unique! Plus, how often do you see the family's names together? On holiday cards? Birth announcements? Go with what you love!
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Registered: 08-10-2003

I like when sibling names go together...but parent names? No.

Crystal

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