By when did you have a name picked?
Just curious
I had one picked since I was in HS and my baby daddy hates it, he won't even consider it.
I'm only 6 weeks and I feel like we have plenty of time to pick! We haven't even seen the dr. or bought a name book yet. He has it as one of his top priorities, over a lot of [what I think are more important] things like him finding another job, me finding a job, and getting a place together.
So when did you pick a name? And what was it?
I had one picked since I was in HS and my baby daddy hates it, he won't even consider it.
I'm only 6 weeks and I feel like we have plenty of time to pick! We haven't even seen the dr. or bought a name book yet. He has it as one of his top priorities, over a lot of [what I think are more important] things like him finding another job, me finding a job, and getting a place together.
So when did you pick a name? And what was it?
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Because I haven't picked out any names yet, he did and said I'll "just have to get used to writing them out"
I love the names you picked!Especially for your daughter, the name Valkyrie is open to alot of more common nick names like you mentioned but also the name Kyrie, Ree and many more!
My son is Victor Belial (Translates *loosly* from Latin for Deamon Slayer, Victor being self explanitory, Belial was a Enochian and later Latin/Hebrew word for a type of trickster spirit - modern Christianity would consider a lesser Demon)
My daughter is going to be Lilium Meabh (Lilium being Latin for flower - I wanted to tie the names together without being trendy so I wanted her to have a Latin name as well, and Meabh (pronounced May-ve) is an Irish warrior queen well a shortened form of her name Meadhbh.)
There are alot of sites online that have names you can pick, or if you both have a favorite story/show/movie maybe you can draw insparation from them. But keep in mind that if you pick a name from a popular show/book it may stick with the child, and there maybe alot of kids with his/her name.
Also family names, I have a friend who is due in July and she and her man have already picked a name - they took both of their mother's middle names.
You don't need a book to pick out the perfect name for your baby.
Picking a new name is hard for me, I can't click through online, my brain doesn't process it as well as reading/seeing it from a book.
His cousin died while 8months pregnant from swine flu a couple years back...his step-dad suggested Leah after her but he just threw that out. I thought that was inconsiderate since he always talked about how close they were growing up, and I actually really like that name.
I thought about Grace Leah... or Leah Grace... my grandmother and his cousin. But I know he will throw it out because he wants something "unique" and "different" ...
I understand your frustration then. But at six weeks you do have alot of time, to find a name book you like and pick a name you BOTH like. Explaine to him that you want the name to have meaning to both of you because this child is a part of him and a part of you.
I can see how he might not want to name the baby after someone who died a few years ago, especially if they were pregnant. It might hurt to be reminded of them all the time and when asked by the child how she got her name he might not want to talk about it, so don't just write it off as being inconsiderate, he might have a valid reason. No matter how close they were. I also understand his desire for a unique and diffrent name, just be careful that you are not going to be setting your daughter up to be teased.
Is there anyway he will compromise with you? One of you picks the first name and the other picks the middle name? Either way you have time to decide you can always drop the topic until you find a name you like and then you can casually bring it up again.
"I brought you a glass of water dear, by the way I'm naming the baby Emmaline Rayne, would you like a straw?"