I am 34 weeks pregnant and my boyfriend and I did have a name for our son, but I just felt like it wasn't "right". Now that we've started looking at names again, we cannot agree on what his name will be. He wants something very unique and I want something traditional. I'm scared that I am just going to have to settle with a name I'm not 100% sure about. I need some advice please! :)
2007-06-24 16:39:35 · 24 answers · asked by Jessica 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
why not wait until you have had him. once you see him and spend time with him, a name might make sense. it's amazing how things can change so instantly after giving birth. good luck. congrats!
2007-06-24 16:43:01 · answer #1 · answered by chosen 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Each make a list of names that you like, and then compare. If you find anything similar on the lists, then perhaps you could comprimise.
Here's a few names to get you started:
Liam, Cormac, Drew, Nicholas, Xavier, Dawson, Blake, Riley, Oscar, Jack, Caleb, Lucas, Marcus, Joseph, Alaric, Hamish, Logan, Mitchell, Sebastian, Christopher, Cameron, Jeremy, Zachary, Thomas, Chance, Joshua, Isaiah, Gabriel, Elias, Levi, Daniel, Cooper, Noah, Ethan, Samuel, Reuben, Layton, Connor, Bailey, Tyson, Dylan, Matthew, Brodie, Max, Gordon, Michael, Angus, Gavin, Seth, Nathaniel, Gage, Jesse, Callum, Aiden, Jett, Flynn, Tobias, Patrick, Declan
Hope this helps
2007-06-25 00:19:35 · answer #2 · answered by Jade 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There really is no hurry. Why not compromise and have a first name chosen by one of you and the middle name by the other? You may finally agree to a name that, once the baby is born, doesn't seem to suit at all. There are easy ways to choose, flipping a coin, pulling them out of a hat. You can never really be 100% sure about anything, try not to worry too much, Good luck and congratulations!
2007-06-24 23:44:26 · answer #3 · answered by pixie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can make some sort of compromise. You choose the first name and he chooses the middle name - or vise versa.
Or else, go through a baby names book/website together and go through the list and find names you BOTH like. There has to be something that you can agree on. Try www.babyzone.com or www.babynames.com
And there are some traditional names that are unique.
Perhaps:
Eliza
Annika
Ivy
Frances
Gemma
Mila
Elias
Jasper
Blaise
Holden
Levi
Matthias
2007-06-24 23:50:44 · answer #4 · answered by January 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go for a traditional first name and a unique middle name. That way, your boyfriend will have something unique to call him, but there won't be the problem of him having trouble spelling his name or teachers mispronouncing it or kids making fun of him, etc. Then when he gets older and decides he wants to stand out as an individual, he can go by his middle name when he grows into it and learns to appreciate its uniqueness. Think Ashton Kutcher (Christopher Ashton Kutcher)
2007-06-25 01:54:36 · answer #5 · answered by Miss Understood 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So one of you takes the first name and decides what it will be and the other takes the middle name. Later in life the child can decide which name he prefers to be called.
I.e. Fane Michael. First name is unique, a rarely heard name meaning glad. Michael is a common and traditional name meaning "Who is like God?".
Or, you find a name that satisfies both requirements. I.e. Neil. Traditional, but still unique in its origin/ meaning. Neil is a boy's name of Celtic/Gaelic origin, meaning: A champion, a noted warrior.
2007-06-25 00:02:46 · answer #6 · answered by rowena utopia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't both of you name him, have a unique name and a traditional one. Combine to two. Use one for the first name and one for the middle. Just make sure they go well together, and your have the perfect name for your baby boy.
2007-06-24 23:44:39 · answer #7 · answered by sharon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pick a traditional name and then maybe change the spelling to make it unique cuz then you both get what you want. Or do what kadens_mommy07 said. That was a good idea.
2007-06-24 23:47:03 · answer #8 · answered by me. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep looking you will find something that you both agree on. My husband and I do not like the same names either. It's so irritating =) Maybe you can find something unique that you can have a traditional nickname?
2007-06-24 23:45:50 · answer #9 · answered by BeThAnY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Misty. We had quite different naming styles and I think just agreed on a name for the sake of it, but after our daughter was born we both settled on a completely different name to what we had agreed or both originally liked.
2007-06-24 23:52:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a list of names that you like and possibly make a different unique spelling, or possibly alter the name very slightly to make the name unique but not so much so that you don't like it. I'd put pen to paper and give it to your boyfriend and see what he thinks.
2007-06-24 23:43:48 · answer #11 · answered by having_a_blonde_day_lol 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋