i am currently 16 weeks pregnant and do not know the sex of my baby yet but will be finding out, however a lot of workmates and family and friends have asked me what names i like storm for a boy, mikeisha for a girl when i tell people my choice they criticeise me and say awful things about my choice , i mean in the past people have told me their choices and never have i criticised even if i hated the name is awful so why do they feel they need to tell me what i should or shouldn't name my kid?????
2007-01-14 21:13:19 · 29 answers · asked by zyress_85 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
I agree with Iris up top ... but if you are interested in considering other names you should try these two sites ... very helpful and cool:
http://www.nameformybaby.com - baby name generator
http://www.childnamesguide.com - over 20,000 names and their meanings.
2007-01-15 05:04:37 · answer #1 · answered by S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I feel the same way about people who criticeise the names i like. I asked a question the other day and i asked if Dakota Lee would be a good name for a baby boy? And i got alot of people telling me thats a good name, and about 1 person telling me they dont like it. I have 3 sons. When i first had my twins i told my friends i am having boys, and i would name them Jason and Sage. They said Sage sounded like a girl name. Well believe it or not it's a girl, and a boy name. I like the names you picked out. I love the name Storm, and i like the name Mikeisha. I just dont understand why people would tell you that your names arent good. It's there opinion. Oh. and congrats on the baby!
2007-01-18 12:30:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a big fan of those names, but allow me to mention something in general:
People kept telling me again and again to NOT tell people really close to me the names I was thinking of, and I ignored the comments. After realizing my mistake, I would try to bounce the names off of people I didn't know well (this site was great for that), but not the people closest to me. It can go so many bad ways... It's not just that they may hate a name you choose, but they may also overly LIKE a name you choose and then you don't end up going with that name.
EXAMPLE: When I was about as pregnant as you, my husband and I loved the name Addison for a girl and we told everyone that would be the name if it's a girl. Everyone seemed to LOVE that name to death. We actually stayed with that name until I was about 35 weeks pregnant and then we just didn't love the name anymore, but everyone else still did. It was becoming too popular and we wanted a name that wouldn't be overused. Then I started mentioning the other names we liked and the comments were horrible. I then just started asking people I would casually meet about the names and they all loved them.
So, most of the time, people complain about negative comments, but you don't want people to love a name too much either - they will push you for that name and not act happy about any other choices.
My best friend always chooses rare names for her kids and she doesn't tell ANYONE! Now I know why. If she told people before the birth, I bet the comments would be negative. Even with me - She tells me the name when they're born, I think it's odd for a few days and then I end up loving it every time. That's the way to go.
2007-01-15 01:30:29 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa R 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't matter what others think about YOUR choice of names for YOUR CHILD! I will put in my 2 cents worth to my close friends - My best friend was asking what went well with Noah, and of course, i told her :
"Chance", "Way", "Problemo", and "Duh"
I had a co-worker once tell me they were naming their child Merovingian James and i was kinda freaked out, but they love the Matrix movies....
Besides, if the kids don't like the name, they will wind up asking people to use their middle name, or will wind up acquiring a nickname somewhere down the line... Just remember that Storm could end up as "Storm Trooper" and Mikeisha could end up being called "Mike" or "Micki"
[I love the name Storm foor a boy. It's unique!]
2007-01-15 08:30:08 · answer #4 · answered by flyers_girl74 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone thinks that they have the best names for their kids or best ideas for you. It's a normal feeling because it comes from their heart. The "bashing" part should maybe be handled a little nicer...but even sometimes we fail at that, too (myself included). You will always find a critic of the name you choose, so it's best to say..."not sure, yet. I'll wait and see who the baby looks like." Your name choice will, more than likely, change 3 or4 times anyway. I think my kids' names are so pretty for little "toe-head" girls...Emma and Allison...but I'm sure plenty of people out there think totally different.
2007-01-15 00:39:31 · answer #5 · answered by Kell L. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's one thing to tell name ideas to solicit feedback, but once the decision has been made, people should be respectful even if they don't like the choice. I'm asking for all kinds of feedback right now because we are not even close to deciding. When we do pick a name it will be our secret. They can find out when they meet our child. Once we introduce the baby to them, I don't think they'll be picking on her/his name.
2007-01-15 00:12:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes it's nice to get feedback. that's why i like to tell people about my name choices but at the same time some people can give really rude responses such as, i have a 17 month old little girl who's name is lilyana and i had someone tell me on here that it sounds like i am trying to pick her profession of being a stripper because of the name i gave her. it's pathetic that people would say such a thing. that genuinely hurt my feelings. now i just try to ignore people that say mean things like that.
2007-01-14 23:57:12 · answer #7 · answered by beautiful 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know people who, while pregnant had said some names I didn't like but once the baby is here no other name suits them apart from that name.
I like storm for a girl but am not keen on the other name but I am sure YOUR baby will suit that name.
xx
2007-01-15 02:33:33 · answer #8 · answered by sarahlamb2512 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're probably thinking of how they'd react to meeting or hearing about a person named what you're proposing.
If it's overwhelmingly not positive, you should take that into consideration.
A boy (or girl) named 'Storm' is in for a lot more taunting than you're getting right now.
2007-01-15 03:01:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You know what your the one carring the baby,it is your chose. Name the baby what ever your heart tell's you it is no body chose what to name the baby except for you! Don't worry what everyone else say's about the name as long as you like the name that is all that maters.
2007-01-17 01:43:00 · answer #10 · answered by Lacie A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it all with a grain of salt it's up to you in the end. It's their problem not yours. Don't change who you are. I'm 20 weeks pregnant with my second son and the names i have so far for him are Sebastian, Felix or Jamison so far anyways. It's horrible picking a boy for a name aaaahhhhhh. Good luck ; )
2007-01-14 21:28:06 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋