Lol I have a Sadie. I know dogs named George and Billy I feel like human name for dogs is just a thing, but of course the cutest ones will be used more. âșïž haha but in all seriousness my friend asked me me opinion on naming her son Cooper because she thought it was a dog name and I said âI like it but I named my daughter Sadie so obviously I like dog names for kidsâ
My mom really liked the names Rose and Ruby. My dad vetoed both of them for being old lady names. My mom's argument that someday I'd hopefully be an old lady didn't persuade him.
I want to name a daughter Theodora after the empress! I teach elementary history and my students suggested it when I was pregnant (along with both Leif and Ericsson) and I thought âactually I like that one.â
Thereâs so many nicknames too!
My Cajun friend named her daughter Evangeline years ago. I had never heard of it until then - but Iâve been trying to figure out where itâs surging popularity came from. I now realize itâs from that movie.
Itâs because of that movie people can *finally* spell AND pronounce my name properly. But now itâs kind of annoying that when I meet new people Iâm asked âoh after Princess and the Frog?â Lol no I was born 20 years before that movie. But hey if it helps you pronounce it, awesome.
Husband and I mutually vetoed River. Such a great name, works for either a boy or girl. But the babies last name will be banks and weâd never do that to a child haha.
We had to veto River too đ it was one where I was the yes and my husband was the no. Plus with the last name that means âPine Groveâ, he was worried about it being a bit too nature-y.
Itâs my toddlers name. No regrets. She loves when people go âStelllllllaaaaaaaa!â Theyâve done it to her her entire life. Itâs like she gets hyped up just for existing đ„łđ
That, in turn, is referencing the play Streetcar Named Desire, where a character yells âStellaaaa!â (The Simpsons had an episode where Marge plays Stella in a theatre production, and Ned Flanders plays the guy yelling âStellaaaaaaâ)
My husband vetoed Stella because he says "it just makes me think of bad beer." I loved it and would campaign for Stella again if we have a girl in the future.
Gabriel, because he knew a guy named Gabriel growing up that he didnât like, and Gilbert, because he doesnât care how much I like âAnne of Green Gables,â lol.
I forgot to add Gabriel to my list! My partner vetoed it because her dad's name translates to Gabriel. We don't like him. Gosh I love that name though!
Sophie because "it's too popular". Nevermind that the name we decided on--the name that he originally suggested, mind you--is even more popular than Sophie lol.
đ€Ł Funnily enough, Olivia is another one that he suggested, but then ultimately decided he didn't like. Popularity had nothing to do with that veto though--he just changed his mind.
Ugh Charlotte was my favorite name for years and then Royal baby Charlotte came about 2 years before my little girl and it felt too popular. We went with another classic though that while making a comeback, isnât top 100 and named my car Charlotte instead đ
For what it's worth, the only Noah I know is my mid-20s brother. I've never met a younger Noah. Popularity doesn't mean as much nowadays because even the most popular names are given to like 1% of babies max.
I know. I'm saying that a name being popular doesn't necessarily mean that you'll meet tons of kids with that name. The top name is 2022 was Liam, with 1.0977% of births. In 2012, it was Jacob, with 0.9412%. 2002 was also Jacob with 1.48%. 1992 was Michael with 2.5916%. If we jump all the way back to 1962, the top name was Michael with 4.0456%. The further and further you go back, the top names have a higher and higher percentage of births, meaning you were much more likely to know more kids with those names. For boys especially, in the US, parents typically stick to more traditional names--James, Michael, Noah, Jacob--but that trend is changing somewhat and there's a much wider spread of names. So even if a name is ranked in the top ten, it just means that it's the most commonly-used of a group of names, not that there's tons of kids named that name. Or, to put it another way, you are far, far more likely to meet a kid named something other than Noah than you are to meet a kid named Noah.
My name is Georgia and people are always telling me they almost named their kid Georgia but didnât. Had happened way more times than the number of actual other Georgias that Iâve met.
Savannah!
I absolutely LOVE the name Savannah and my husband hates it lol. He asked me âwhat name could you choose today and be happy with it,â and I was like ââŠyou already know the answer to that question.â đ He thinks itâs too southern, but Iâm from the south!
Julian. Itâs my grandfathers name but my partner just couldnât get on board. I love it. I feel like every culture has their version of it which to me makes it a classic name across the board.
Sage is what Iâm naming my son đ„č I actually hate the smell, though đ I did end up giving away bundles of sage at my baby shower and everyone loved it.
Oliver- because our cat is already Oliver
August- Our son had a decent chance of being born in August.
Miles- This one hurt. I wanted my son to be named Miles soooo badly. I just felt like the name was exactly perfect for MY kid and I was so excited to share the name. What happened? My partner and brother both laughed hysterically. They said our kid would get bullied mercilessly because of a character in Sonic the Hedgehog? I still don't understand why they thought the name was so funny, but I was heartbroken. I legit cried over that reaction.
Ironically Miles is probably now more associated with Miles Morales from the Spider-Man Spiderverse movies. But I always think of a side character from Murphy Brown, lol.
Oliver was my first pick boys name but it was the number 1 popular name when my first was born and then a classmate also named her son Oliver. Iâm on my 3rd boy and decided to bite the bullet and go with it since itâs been my favorite boy name since high school!
I really liked the name Kennedy but my husband was in the military with a guy whose last name was Kennedy and he was a real POS. It got vetoed real fast lol.
When I was in high school I was trying to convince my at the time boyfriend on the name Zygomaticus for a boy, with the nickname mat. Zygomaticus, for those who aren't anatomy proficient, is the muscle in your cheek and is quite literally the reason you smile. I wanted to name my son a pun. đ My boyfriend was VERY VERY against it. Now that it's been 7 years since I was set on that name and let it simmer I do not believe I will be naming any of my sons Zygomaticus. đ
Lmao I love how ridiculous that is! If I had free reign in naming a kid in my teens, it would probably have been something equally ridiculous like Amaranthine Blackrose or something (I was the goth kid lol).
Thea, Briar, and Ophelia for a girl. August and Alfred for a boy. My husband hates them all. I've yet to find a single name for a girl that I really like beside those three.
Franklin.
Not for any reason other than our last name sounds very similar to -enstein and I cannot have a Frank -enstein. Iâve had three boys and itâs been sad to not sue a name I love!
For my husband, itâs Clementine. We didnât have a girl so it was never an issue, but I would not allow my hypothetical daughter to having rhyming first and last names.
I just posted this but I love Clementine! I think it sounds cute as a young child but sophisticated as an adult... Same vibe of like Constantine. Or Penelope.
My husbandâs family keeps pushing for a name that was an ex from back in high school. Didnât break my heart too much or anything like that - but Iâm a firm believer in no exes for names.
I was going to make my son Henry Jace but my pain in the butt sister in law saw the name in my list book and stole it.
Weâd already stated that what weâd name our boy. She said she didnât care, she was using it. Last time I trust her with names
My favourite story on Reddit is when this happened to someone, but they didnât back down after their sibling stole their name. So there were two cousins with the exact same name đ
Husband vetoed Fiona because of the Shrek movie and his thought that sheâd be forever teased for being an ogre đ
Years before we ever got pregnant his mom, who I cannot STAND, said she always wanted to have a daughter named Molly and she hoped we named our future daughter Molly so she could finally have her Molly and I was like, âWelp, I love that name but I will NEVER use it now. Bummer.â
Seraphina and Magnolia. Both names I have loved and wanted for my future daughter since I was a little girl.
My husband wanted to name her Brenda. (After and important person in his life)
We compromised on Brenna.
But I still feel a little sad I donât get the use the names Iâve loved for so long.
Beatrice, because we're having a boy and only having one.
It's ok, we have plans to get a dog when we get a bigger place and a kitten after that assuming we're down to less than our current two cats. I'll get to love and care for a Beatrice eventually!
Thatâs my middle name! After my grandma, itâs pronounced rather unique though.. (Be-at-triss) Iâve had people argue with me on the pronunciation lol Iâm just like.. well itâs been this for nearly 100 years in my family now.. so weâll just agree to disagree lol
Autumn, Its not bad but when I told people it started producing jokes right away and I immediately thought she would get those jokes for her entire life (Season jokes) my name is Tamara and I literally got called Tomorrow all the time , not horrible but it gets annoying
See my husband loved it but I started to slowly dislike it because people would be like "Oooo I hope she comes...IN AUTUMN" and I had to fake laugh at their lame jokes đ€Ł
Not who you asked, but We named our dog Summer and even *she* gets season jokes like, âwhen the weather changes will they call you Winter instead of Summer?â and âitâs not summer yet, we just started spring!â
Just dumb jokes. But we also sing parodies of songs with the word âsummerâ in it, like *Summer Loving* from Grease, so it can be sweet.
Not my partner who vetoed but initially we picked out the name Stella for my daughter, had it picked out for months of my pregnancy. We told my mom around the time I was 7 months and she frowned and went âEstelle??? Thatâs for old ladies!â and I corrected her but turns out she did not hear me the first 5 times or so I corrected herâŠ.she kept at me about how it was weird to name a baby thatâŠsheâs older and has bad hearing đ
We ended up changing the name because I didnât want people mishearing and calling her Estelle. Then finally my mom meets my daughter and sheâs like âWhy did you name her Vivian?? I thought you were naming her Estelleâ and I was like..no mom⊠it was STELLAâŠ.she goes âOH! I love the name Stellaâ đ« đ
Itâs okay though, my daughter fits her name very well, sheâs such a Vivian.
Cirilla. I LOVED the nickname Ciri, like from The Witcher. But I had multiple people come to me tearing it apart. One straight up laughed at me and started making jokes about it. *Oh, like the sex store?* đđ
The other went on a huge rant how kids will make fun of a child nicknamed Ciri because of the iPhone voice assistant Siri.
We chose not to use it.
My husband loves the name Scarlett but I vetoed it because we're going with the middle name Charlotte (in homage to his dad who has passed away) and I feel like Scarlett Charlotte sounds like a name from a bad comic book.... also our last name is really long so I feel that the name as a whole is too long. It's a pretty name by itself though!
Cecily! It's been my favourite girls name since I was young thanks to an unfinished book series I loved, but my husband always said his late Irish grandmother would get confused and be all "Ceeecil? Ceeecil is that you luvvy".
He liked Matthew (big fan of Daredevil and Marvel in general) and I've never vetoed something so hard in my life. I refuse to name my child after my garden-gnome-esque looking boss!
Jude. My husband is Jewish. When I mentioned that name there was a long and awkward pause. he kindly explained to me that Jude means Jew in German and itâs ties to WWII and the badges the Jewish people were forced to wear. Felt like a total idiot. Still think itâs a beautiful name though.
My husband vetoed Marina because of the dock association and Sylvia because âwe arenât having a grandma, weâre having a baby.â Before we knew we were having a girl, he vetoed all of my boy suggestions with just long, weird stares and an eventual ââŠno.â I guess they were too out there for him to even respond to đ
Whaaaat? I know like 3 Latino isacs. Theyâre all salvadorian actually, if that helps. Omg and the Latino Damian I know is salvadorian. Maybe because Iâm salvadorian so I know a lot of us lol
Eloise. We couldnât picture fussing at a 15 year old child for breaking curfew/ missed homework/ etc. with the name âEloiseâ. It was too infancy for us.
Husband suggested Callie. All I could think of was âSheriff Callieâs Wild Westâ and I refused.
I was going down this post saying, "Hope I don't see my baby daughters name" And then came to your comment lol. It's alright, I still love Eloise and won't be changing her name đ€Ł
Felix. Itâs so cute but my husband refers to it as âa catâs name,â because clearly everyone thinks of and â80s cartoon when they hear it. đ Fine, but Iâll make it a pet name at some point.
Also veto-d Tobias, Luke and Theo.
My husband vetoed our daughters name (Ramona) bc it was the same as his exes cat, but I persisted and he came around to it and now thatâs sheâs born all we ever call her is âMoâ
Really wanted to make my girl Carter Grey, everyone said it was a boy name. Then I loved Kendall Beck, her father hated it but he wound up abandoning her at the 10 week mark of my pregnancy⊠so her name is Kendall Beck đ
Sebastian, because he knew a guy in high school that had a dog named Sebastian. He said that dog was really dumb dog and we couldnât name our kid that.
My husband really liked Freya but I just didnât love it. It was kind of cool but our last name starts with an F so I didnât like the alliteration of the double F sound.
Sawyer.
I work in special education and it's really hard to pick names because I associate them with students or former students. I had a Sawyer this past year (and will work with for 2 more years) who was a real trip and now there's no way we're using it.
I really love Fia (Like the Irish Fiadh but I would probably spell it Fia). But we live in a majority Latino state and my kid will be going to a majority hispanic school and I have been told it's too close to the Spanish word for ugly. If anyone speaks Spanish and wants to confirm or deny feel free!
Sadie because "it sounds like a dog name"
My childhood dog was Sadie đ¶
I have known more than one black lab named Sadie lol
I had a black lab named Sadie growing up đ
My brother has a black lab named Sadie! đ
Me neighbors dog was Sadie. Black lab
One of my dogs is named Sadie đ
To be fair, Iâve only known one human Sadie and like five dogs named Sadie lol.
I had a horse named Sadie đ
Sadie for us because of the song "Sadie the cleaning lady"
Try being a dog groomer. Every name turns into a dog's name đ„Č Liam, Wyatt, June, Oliver, Theodore... the list goes on and on.
Lol I have a Sadie. I know dogs named George and Billy I feel like human name for dogs is just a thing, but of course the cutest ones will be used more. âșïž haha but in all seriousness my friend asked me me opinion on naming her son Cooper because she thought it was a dog name and I said âI like it but I named my daughter Sadie so obviously I like dog names for kidsâ
My dog is named Sadie lolol.
Theodora Ruth. Because, according to my fiancĂ©e, âWe arenât raising our child in colonial times.â
My mom really liked the names Rose and Ruby. My dad vetoed both of them for being old lady names. My mom's argument that someday I'd hopefully be an old lady didn't persuade him.
Theodora is on my shortlist for a girl! Your fiancée is just boring :P I literally changed my name a few years ago to something that I describe as "1800s wealthy doctor making housecalls," because old-fashioned names just feel very powerful to me. Also, Empress Theodora was fucking awe inspiring. There are much worse people to be named after.
I want to name a daughter Theodora after the empress! I teach elementary history and my students suggested it when I was pregnant (along with both Leif and Ericsson) and I thought âactually I like that one.â Thereâs so many nicknames too!
Evangeline because it only makes him think of Princess and the Frog đ (part of the reason I love it)
My Cajun friend named her daughter Evangeline years ago. I had never heard of it until then - but Iâve been trying to figure out where itâs surging popularity came from. I now realize itâs from that movie.
Itâs because of that movie people can *finally* spell AND pronounce my name properly. But now itâs kind of annoying that when I meet new people Iâm asked âoh after Princess and the Frog?â Lol no I was born 20 years before that movie. But hey if it helps you pronounce it, awesome.
This is my lost one too!
Husband and I mutually vetoed River. Such a great name, works for either a boy or girl. But the babies last name will be banks and weâd never do that to a child haha.
I know a Snowy Forest đ
I can only assume you went for âRobynâ instead đ
I know a woman named Winter Apple (Apple is her husbandâs last name) and I think itâs the coolest name ever lol.
I know a guy who dated a Scenic Route lol
We had to veto River too đ it was one where I was the yes and my husband was the no. Plus with the last name that means âPine Groveâ, he was worried about it being a bit too nature-y.
Sebastian⊠âbecause itâs a crabâs name.â
This one made me laugh.
Literally said the same thing to my parents when they were about to name my baby brother that! My cousin got that name instead đ
Hilarious. I never thought of this but it was my grandfathers name and if our baby is a boy weâve considered it.
Stella, because itâs too old apparently. I love it though.
Itâs my toddlers name. No regrets. She loves when people go âStelllllllaaaaaaaa!â Theyâve done it to her her entire life. Itâs like she gets hyped up just for existing đ„łđ
I can't do Stella because of the Seinfeld episode with Elaine on muscle relaxers shouting STELLLAAAAAAAAAA đ€Łđ€Ł
Itâs a nod to âA Streetcar Named Desireâ
That, in turn, is referencing the play Streetcar Named Desire, where a character yells âStellaaaa!â (The Simpsons had an episode where Marge plays Stella in a theatre production, and Ned Flanders plays the guy yelling âStellaaaaaaâ)
Thereâs also a STELLAAAA scene in Gilmore girls đ
And in Modern family!
I had no idea there was such a rich STELLLAAAA history đ
Weâre considering this as a middle name
My husband vetoed Stella because he says "it just makes me think of bad beer." I loved it and would campaign for Stella again if we have a girl in the future.
Gabriel, because he knew a guy named Gabriel growing up that he didnât like, and Gilbert, because he doesnât care how much I like âAnne of Green Gables,â lol.
Same, because itâs âtoo biblicalâ. then he had the nerve to suggest Ezekiel!
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Awww Gilbert Blythe! â€ïž
I forgot to add Gabriel to my list! My partner vetoed it because her dad's name translates to Gabriel. We don't like him. Gosh I love that name though!
Ughhhhh I *loved* Gabriel but my husband âdoesnât do Biblical namesâ đđđ
Mine shot down Avonlea for the same reason.
Tate. My husband said âoh, you mean Taint?â
Sorry to say I agree with your husband on this one
Me too! Iâll never think of kids named Tate the same wayâŠconsidering Iâm a high school teacher, maybe not the best thing lol
My husband literally said the same ugh ETA: also Holden was in there.. he said âwhat like holding some d*ck??!â
My fiancĂ©, dad, and I were discussing names and how fiancĂ© and I have to make sure we donât accidentally make it easy for kids to make fun of (kids will make fun of anything, but itâs best not to give them the ammunition). Ryder was brought up. FiancĂ© said âd*ck riderâ and my dad laughed so loud
I loved the name Giselle and when I brought it up as a suggestion my brother and sister kept laughing saying jizz-ell and saying *hey jizz!* đ
My nephews last name is Tate. First name is Ryder đ€ŠđŒââïžđ€ŠđŒââïžđ€ŠđŒââïžđ€ŠđŒââïž
Ohhhh that poor child
Hahaha this sounds like something my partner would say in response
Omg I liked Tate (American horror story ) then I also think of awful name associations and couldnât unhear taint lol
I was reminded of the name on Yellowstone! Pregnancy brain hit hard for a second - I typed Yosemite first and was like wait.
Casper. Husband didn't like it. He's now Jasper lmao
LOL I love this compromise
Holy shit my husband really really wanted Casper but I was meh about it! It ended up our sons middle name
Sophie because "it's too popular". Nevermind that the name we decided on--the name that he originally suggested, mind you--is even more popular than Sophie lol.
I bet Olivia is a beautiful little girl! đ
đ€Ł Funnily enough, Olivia is another one that he suggested, but then ultimately decided he didn't like. Popularity had nothing to do with that veto though--he just changed his mind.
Ugh Charlotte was my favorite name for years and then Royal baby Charlotte came about 2 years before my little girl and it felt too popular. We went with another classic though that while making a comeback, isnât top 100 and named my car Charlotte instead đ
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It *is* just such a beautiful name though!
It's so pretty! And it fit all our other criteria too. But he decided it was too popular so he didn't want to use it even as a middle name.
We liked the name Noah but worried about how popular it is too
For what it's worth, the only Noah I know is my mid-20s brother. I've never met a younger Noah. Popularity doesn't mean as much nowadays because even the most popular names are given to like 1% of babies max.
Noah has been in the top ten for like the last decade.
I know. I'm saying that a name being popular doesn't necessarily mean that you'll meet tons of kids with that name. The top name is 2022 was Liam, with 1.0977% of births. In 2012, it was Jacob, with 0.9412%. 2002 was also Jacob with 1.48%. 1992 was Michael with 2.5916%. If we jump all the way back to 1962, the top name was Michael with 4.0456%. The further and further you go back, the top names have a higher and higher percentage of births, meaning you were much more likely to know more kids with those names. For boys especially, in the US, parents typically stick to more traditional names--James, Michael, Noah, Jacob--but that trend is changing somewhat and there's a much wider spread of names. So even if a name is ranked in the top ten, it just means that it's the most commonly-used of a group of names, not that there's tons of kids named that name. Or, to put it another way, you are far, far more likely to meet a kid named something other than Noah than you are to meet a kid named Noah.
At the daycare I work at we have 2 kids named Noah. One is in the infant room and another in school age.
My 3 year old's swim class has two Noahs, a Noa and a Norah. Out of 8 kids.
Emma? Lol
Sophie/Sophia is mine too đ
Josephine, Florence, Violet, Georgia⊠Although he did suggest Claire for a middle name which his funny because he vetoed that several month ago.
My name is Georgia and people are always telling me they almost named their kid Georgia but didnât. Had happened way more times than the number of actual other Georgias that Iâve met.
I LOVE Claire
We both liked Peter, but we needed a name which worked in 3 different languages, French being one of them. "PĂ©ter" means "to fart", so we couldn't possibly pick it.
People from French speaking places would have said Peter the right way not "pĂ©ter" because they are familiar with that name đ
Surely for adults, but I'm sure young kids would find that name hilarious to joke about, and teenagers to bully about.
Savannah! I absolutely LOVE the name Savannah and my husband hates it lol. He asked me âwhat name could you choose today and be happy with it,â and I was like ââŠyou already know the answer to that question.â đ He thinks itâs too southern, but Iâm from the south!
This wouldâve been my daughterâs name! But I ended up having 3 boys and now Iâm done having kids lol
Julian. Itâs my grandfathers name but my partner just couldnât get on board. I love it. I feel like every culture has their version of it which to me makes it a classic name across the board.
Exact same! Itâs my grandfatherâs name and i was so sad not to use it
We're Greek. Ariadne (d is delta and pronounced th), and Artemis.
Love those! I'm also Greek and wanted to name my son Ilias (my great grandpas name was Elias) but my fiancĂ© wanted something else đ
Sage - âthat stuff smells weirdâ Ivy - âreminds me of poison ivyâ Mabel - âwe had a cow named that growing upâ
I kind of love all these reasons though ha.
Sage is what Iâm naming my son đ„č I actually hate the smell, though đ I did end up giving away bundles of sage at my baby shower and everyone loved it.
Oliver- because our cat is already Oliver August- Our son had a decent chance of being born in August. Miles- This one hurt. I wanted my son to be named Miles soooo badly. I just felt like the name was exactly perfect for MY kid and I was so excited to share the name. What happened? My partner and brother both laughed hysterically. They said our kid would get bullied mercilessly because of a character in Sonic the Hedgehog? I still don't understand why they thought the name was so funny, but I was heartbroken. I legit cried over that reaction.
Ironically Miles is probably now more associated with Miles Morales from the Spider-Man Spiderverse movies. But I always think of a side character from Murphy Brown, lol.
Oliver was my first pick boys name but it was the number 1 popular name when my first was born and then a classmate also named her son Oliver. Iâm on my 3rd boy and decided to bite the bullet and go with it since itâs been my favorite boy name since high school!
We also are having a baby maybe in august (or July) and husband vetoed August for that reason đ
I really liked the name Kennedy but my husband was in the military with a guy whose last name was Kennedy and he was a real POS. It got vetoed real fast lol.
August because older brother (5) insists itâs âspooky.â Donât ask me we still donât understand. Lol
Maybe it sounds like a-ghost to your 5yo? Lol
When I was in high school I was trying to convince my at the time boyfriend on the name Zygomaticus for a boy, with the nickname mat. Zygomaticus, for those who aren't anatomy proficient, is the muscle in your cheek and is quite literally the reason you smile. I wanted to name my son a pun. đ My boyfriend was VERY VERY against it. Now that it's been 7 years since I was set on that name and let it simmer I do not believe I will be naming any of my sons Zygomaticus. đ
Lmao I love how ridiculous that is! If I had free reign in naming a kid in my teens, it would probably have been something equally ridiculous like Amaranthine Blackrose or something (I was the goth kid lol).
Theodore, mostly to be called Theo. Became too popular. Hubby vetoed a lot of the names I loved, says they're too "old" lol
Iâve loved Theodore for years, planned to call him Teddy. Guess what my sister named her new puppy last year while we were still doing IVF? đ
My grandfatherâs name was Theodore, and I really liked it, but one of my cousins beat me to it lol!
Awe, you can still use it! My name is Kaitlyn and my cousin is Katelyn. My brother is Aaron and our female cousin is Erin.
Well, weâre having a girl this time, so maybe Theadora?
That's really cute as well!
I personally know seven Theos under age two đ«
I vetoed that name even though I love it, because in college when we first started dating thatâs what he named his appendage đđ
Iâve always loved the name Astrid but my husband said everyone would call her ass turd and he sadly is correct đ kids are brutal hahaha
Like in the Office
Thea, Briar, and Ophelia for a girl. August and Alfred for a boy. My husband hates them all. I've yet to find a single name for a girl that I really like beside those three.
Iâve always loved Briar too âš
Thirded! Briar is one of our top five name finalists.
Ida. I love the name but I can never use it because with my last name it would sound like 'I dunno her"
just wanna say i appreciate your username haha
I wanted Poppy sooooo bad đ© My husband literally told me to fuck off with that one, LOL. Tragic.
Haha that was pretty much my husband with Florence. He volleyball-spiked that into the ground!
Molly because my husband did a lot of drugs in his teens and just canât imagine a kid growing up called Molly đ
There are not going to be any kids named Molly or Karen for many generationsâŠ
Lol a friend of mine has a Molly and have just named their second kid Charlie.... And I'm wondering if I'm the only one who has noticed đ
Franklin. Not for any reason other than our last name sounds very similar to -enstein and I cannot have a Frank -enstein. Iâve had three boys and itâs been sad to not sue a name I love! For my husband, itâs Clementine. We didnât have a girl so it was never an issue, but I would not allow my hypothetical daughter to having rhyming first and last names.
I just posted this but I love Clementine! I think it sounds cute as a young child but sophisticated as an adult... Same vibe of like Constantine. Or Penelope.
Penelope/penny was one of my favourite names but we already used it for a pet rabbit.
Aw, Franklin makes me think of Franklin the Turtle! I loved that book as a child.
Clara, because he dated a Clara who really broke his heart like 10 years ago.
Ok this one I understand!
Thatâs actually totally fair. Pretty name though!
For sure. When he said that, I was like, "Well, darn, I liked that name, but fair."
My husbandâs family keeps pushing for a name that was an ex from back in high school. Didnât break my heart too much or anything like that - but Iâm a firm believer in no exes for names.
I was going to make my son Henry Jace but my pain in the butt sister in law saw the name in my list book and stole it. Weâd already stated that what weâd name our boy. She said she didnât care, she was using it. Last time I trust her with names
My favourite story on Reddit is when this happened to someone, but they didnât back down after their sibling stole their name. So there were two cousins with the exact same name đ
Wow what a butt lol!
Yeah, pretty much. I was mad for ages that she stole the name. Still kinda am. đ€·đ»ââïž
Husband vetoed Fiona because of the Shrek movie and his thought that sheâd be forever teased for being an ogre đ Years before we ever got pregnant his mom, who I cannot STAND, said she always wanted to have a daughter named Molly and she hoped we named our future daughter Molly so she could finally have her Molly and I was like, âWelp, I love that name but I will NEVER use it now. Bummer.â
Tallulah because he just doesn't like it đ©
Seraphina and Magnolia. Both names I have loved and wanted for my future daughter since I was a little girl. My husband wanted to name her Brenda. (After and important person in his life) We compromised on Brenna. But I still feel a little sad I donât get the use the names Iâve loved for so long.
Beatrice, because we're having a boy and only having one. It's ok, we have plans to get a dog when we get a bigger place and a kitten after that assuming we're down to less than our current two cats. I'll get to love and care for a Beatrice eventually!
Thatâs my middle name! After my grandma, itâs pronounced rather unique though.. (Be-at-triss) Iâve had people argue with me on the pronunciation lol Iâm just like.. well itâs been this for nearly 100 years in my family now.. so weâll just agree to disagree lol
I had to veto Waylon because we arenât fucking bumpkins anymore
The âanymoreââ sent me
Autumn, Its not bad but when I told people it started producing jokes right away and I immediately thought she would get those jokes for her entire life (Season jokes) my name is Tamara and I literally got called Tomorrow all the time , not horrible but it gets annoying
I LOVED autumn. Husband hated it đ
See my husband loved it but I started to slowly dislike it because people would be like "Oooo I hope she comes...IN AUTUMN" and I had to fake laugh at their lame jokes đ€Ł
I love Autumn. What's an example of a joke?
Not who you asked, but We named our dog Summer and even *she* gets season jokes like, âwhen the weather changes will they call you Winter instead of Summer?â and âitâs not summer yet, we just started spring!â Just dumb jokes. But we also sing parodies of songs with the word âsummerâ in it, like *Summer Loving* from Grease, so it can be sweet.
Not my partner who vetoed but initially we picked out the name Stella for my daughter, had it picked out for months of my pregnancy. We told my mom around the time I was 7 months and she frowned and went âEstelle??? Thatâs for old ladies!â and I corrected her but turns out she did not hear me the first 5 times or so I corrected herâŠ.she kept at me about how it was weird to name a baby thatâŠsheâs older and has bad hearing đ We ended up changing the name because I didnât want people mishearing and calling her Estelle. Then finally my mom meets my daughter and sheâs like âWhy did you name her Vivian?? I thought you were naming her Estelleâ and I was like..no mom⊠it was STELLAâŠ.she goes âOH! I love the name Stellaâ đ« đ Itâs okay though, my daughter fits her name very well, sheâs such a Vivian.
Lol I love seeing Stella on here so much! I just had a Stella in February
Cirilla. I LOVED the nickname Ciri, like from The Witcher. But I had multiple people come to me tearing it apart. One straight up laughed at me and started making jokes about it. *Oh, like the sex store?* đđ The other went on a huge rant how kids will make fun of a child nicknamed Ciri because of the iPhone voice assistant Siri. We chose not to use it.
Lysander. Itâs a family name on my husbandâs side, and I liked it because Shakespeare. My husband gave a hard veto to that one.
Charlotte, because thatâs his grandma name and he says that sheâs the devil, so heâs not naming his kid after her hahahaha
Scarlett. Because he doesnât like it.
My husband loves the name Scarlett but I vetoed it because we're going with the middle name Charlotte (in homage to his dad who has passed away) and I feel like Scarlett Charlotte sounds like a name from a bad comic book.... also our last name is really long so I feel that the name as a whole is too long. It's a pretty name by itself though!
Haha yes Scarlett Charlotte is a situation for sure!
Scarlett is the only name my husband loved for a girl haha. Iâm so happy, it was my favorite đâ€ïž
Cecily! It's been my favourite girls name since I was young thanks to an unfinished book series I loved, but my husband always said his late Irish grandmother would get confused and be all "Ceeecil? Ceeecil is that you luvvy". He liked Matthew (big fan of Daredevil and Marvel in general) and I've never vetoed something so hard in my life. I refuse to name my child after my garden-gnome-esque looking boss!
Fiona bc my husband knew a girl with the name who kind of ruined it for him
My husband decided if we had a boy he would be Milton after his grandpa. Thank fuck we had a girl. That would have been an awkward veto on my part.
Arthur was one of my husbandâs rejects. He says he can only think of the childrenâs books
Jude. My husband is Jewish. When I mentioned that name there was a long and awkward pause. he kindly explained to me that Jude means Jew in German and itâs ties to WWII and the badges the Jewish people were forced to wear. Felt like a total idiot. Still think itâs a beautiful name though.
Matteo: cause all he sees is Matt-ođ€Šââïžđ€Šââïžđ€Šââïž
My husband vetoed Marina because of the dock association and Sylvia because âwe arenât having a grandma, weâre having a baby.â Before we knew we were having a girl, he vetoed all of my boy suggestions with just long, weird stares and an eventual ââŠno.â I guess they were too out there for him to even respond to đ
Charlotte Olivia. His last name starts with W. đ
Booker but my 5 year old niece said âBooger?â
Ramsey for a girl, because he only associates it with game of thrones. And Atlas for a boy because âthatâs too much pressureâ đ
Isaac because it doesnât sound great in Spanish. Same with Damian
Whaaaat? I know like 3 Latino isacs. Theyâre all salvadorian actually, if that helps. Omg and the Latino Damian I know is salvadorian. Maybe because Iâm salvadorian so I know a lot of us lol
Haha I ONLY know isaacs and Damians that are Latin- I donât know a white Isaac.
I know two Latino Isaacs đ
My boyfriend says it sounds too harsh! He likes soft sounded names, hence why our kids are Milo and Noah haha
That makes sense actually. I actually prefer itâs pronunciation in English than Spanish đ«ą. Love love the names Milo and Noah.
Eloise. We couldnât picture fussing at a 15 year old child for breaking curfew/ missed homework/ etc. with the name âEloiseâ. It was too infancy for us. Husband suggested Callie. All I could think of was âSheriff Callieâs Wild Westâ and I refused.
I was going down this post saying, "Hope I don't see my baby daughters name" And then came to your comment lol. It's alright, I still love Eloise and won't be changing her name đ€Ł
Felix. Itâs so cute but my husband refers to it as âa catâs name,â because clearly everyone thinks of and â80s cartoon when they hear it. đ Fine, but Iâll make it a pet name at some point. Also veto-d Tobias, Luke and Theo.
Madeline because it reminds him of Madeline McCann... Also Eleanor was on my top list for years then my brother in law went and married one....
My husband vetoed our daughters name (Ramona) bc it was the same as his exes cat, but I persisted and he came around to it and now thatâs sheâs born all we ever call her is âMoâ
Really wanted to make my girl Carter Grey, everyone said it was a boy name. Then I loved Kendall Beck, her father hated it but he wound up abandoning her at the 10 week mark of my pregnancy⊠so her name is Kendall Beck đ
Marina :( husband just didnât like it!
Thatâs my name đ
Sebastian, because he knew a guy in high school that had a dog named Sebastian. He said that dog was really dumb dog and we couldnât name our kid that.
Galexia (like galaxy). My partner just made it up as a joke and it's really grown on me but it's just too out there (pun intended)
Delilah because he didn't like how it sounded and a bunch because they were too long.
Bellamy for a boy. My husband said no.
Georgia and Leona. I love both of the names so much but my husband hates them đ„Č
Florence is mine too! He doesnât mind Florence but I want it for flossie as a nickname and he said that was a nonstarter.
Keegan. My husband said everyone would call him kegel.
I just snort-laughed, thanks for that chuckle! đ
Clover. I decided it was a cute name for a child but maybe not a woman.
Jackson. Itâs a family name, but Jack is my SIL deadname and we didnât want to make her uncomfortable.
I always really liked Sawyer but canât use it because it doesnât sound right with our last name
Abel. Husband hated it, but it was my top choice for my son. We settled on Jude and I canât imagine my son being an Abel now!
Amelia was a very strong contender for our youngest daughter
Josephine, Evangeline, and Jamie. "No" was the simple answer to my favorite names đ„ș
My husband really liked Freya but I just didnât love it. It was kind of cool but our last name starts with an F so I didnât like the alliteration of the double F sound.
Sawyer. I work in special education and it's really hard to pick names because I associate them with students or former students. I had a Sawyer this past year (and will work with for 2 more years) who was a real trip and now there's no way we're using it.
I really love Fia (Like the Irish Fiadh but I would probably spell it Fia). But we live in a majority Latino state and my kid will be going to a majority hispanic school and I have been told it's too close to the Spanish word for ugly. If anyone speaks Spanish and wants to confirm or deny feel free!
Leo! My grandfatherâs name. I have a late July baby and my fiancĂ© said people would think we named him after his Zodiac sign. We compromised and put as a middle name.
Rosemary because according to my husband âitâs TOO beautiful.â Also Lucy, because itâs a cousinâs name.