what did you do when you & your bd couldn't agree on a name?

edited April 2011 in Baby names
I have been looking at baby names practically since I found out I was pregnant. Finding a girl name was so easy, me & my husband came to an agreement quickly for Annelise Danielle. However, we are having a lot of trouble agreeing on a boys name. I absolutely love the name Mason Daniel, but my husband absolutely hates it. So I took a second look at names & came up with Landon Christopher... he likes the Landon part, but he doesn't like Christopher. Now every other name I suggest he dissapproves of... but he hasn't even picked up a baby name book for himself! It's really frustrating because I want this baby to have a name as soon as we find out if it's a boy or girl, a name is very important to me. We went through this problem with my last pregnancy as well, & I ended up settling with a Jr because that's what my husband really wanted... but he won't even settle for a middle name that he doesn't like... not very fair in my opinion.

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  • Well, I punched him because he couldn't punch me back :-D
  • Picked it anyway and told him to get used to it! Lol
  • @BabyKixALot, I think punching my husband would only make the situation worse lol. He is very stubborn!

    @MummyNumber3, I wish I could do that! I did tell him I didn't care what he thought at one point, as long as he likes the first name what does the middle name really matter to him? If I'm doing all the searching I should get the most say in the name. Plus, he got exactly what he wanted with our son, he got a Jr & I really didn't want that. But apparently giving our son his innitials just wasn't enough so I let him have his way.


    I think he's being really selfish, especially since at the beginning he was saying I could pick the name. But since I was nice & asked him his opinion on names all the sudden it CAN'T be whatever I want.
  • It got us both laughing, and then he read a street name with the middle name we decided on. Violence works lol
  • Picked the name I wanted LMFAO hey they get the daddys last name y can't they have the first names we choose??
  • Can you use Mason as the middle? He needs to offer up some names not just turn yours down. I dig common names my son's dad likes current trendy names. This boy still has no name!
  • I'm having a similar problem. My OH has picked a name I hate, yet he refuses to let me pick a middle name. Our boy will have 2 middle names so I don't see what his problem is. He's just point blank refusing to compromise. I could quite happily set fire to him right now. We've got approx 5 weeks to go and we've clashed on names since the beginning of the pregnancy.
  • @BabyKixALot, it may or may not make my husband laugh. We playfight a lot so it might just turn into one of our sessions, & I usually end up bumping into something so idk lol. Either that or he'd take it too seriously, he does that a lot... :/

    @iris_y_juan, because men apparently feel they must be part of everything I suppose lol. He won't give in that easy.

    @Jaime77, use Mason as middle for Landon? I'm not so sure, Landon Mason S doesn't mesh very well in my opinion. But I totally agree with him actually tossing some names at me if he doesn't like my choices! How far along are you? Atleast we have a little time on our hands.

    @Tishlamort, that's exactly what I'm going through but different roles lol minus the two middle names part. I could not imagine being so close to my duedate without a name yet, but a lot of people say the name comes to them when they finally see the baby.
  • Mason was my first choice, and Landon was my second choice. Bf also didn't approve of either. I start getting angry, because he can't even suggest one name he likes!! I'm in the same boat!
  • My fiancee said "I will let you know what the name's gonna be" and he's serious! He has yet to come up with one I like. I have an entire list of names I've picked out and he doesn't like any. Our baby girl is due Sept 2 and I'm getting nervous that he's insisting on picking this himself.
  • Each pick half of the name! Ive had my names picked out since I was a kid... If all else fails, turn on the waterworks. Most guys will do anything to keep a preggo from crying! Lol, gl mama.
  • I pick it on my own n say like it love it or leave it..I'm carrying her so I make da name choice
  • @Sammiegee87, lol that's funny that we picked the same names! I absolutely LOVE Mason Daniel, but he was totally against it so I said alright I'll find a diff name & came up with Landon Christopher, but he doesn't like the Christopher part. He wants Benjamin or Samuel as a middle, Landon Benjamin S? Landon Samuel S? They just don't mesh well in my opinion. He has not suggested any first name. & he did this very same thing my previous pregnancy! I wanted Kieran James last time, but that wasn't good enough so he won & got Jr, this time it's my turn to win! :(

    @jenn_929, I am all for my husband areeing to the first name, we both have to call them by it anyways. But really to totally dissapprove my name selections based on the middle name? You had your say in the first, I'm giving them your last, can I just get one piece completely my way?

    @magickal, being compared to your situation... I am actually glad my husband hasn't picked up a baby name book. He comes up with the weirdest things sometimes. Plus he got his way 100% with our last son!

    @pregnantlettemama, if both agree on the first name & baby gets his last name does that constitute as his half? Lol. This pregnancy has made me very emotionally crazy, one minute I'm up, the next ten I'm down lol. It drives him nuts! He's not so easily persuaded though.

    @blackbarbie10, lol I wish it was that simple for me.
  • LOL well at first it was hard but I jus told him its my choice
  • Tell him he got his way the first time, so you do the second time around! But, if he is anything like my bf...he'd still throw a fit. Guys are selfish sometimes, and we truly go through way more then they realize!
  • @blackbarbie10, I'll try to step up, I'm not sure how it will go though lol.

    @Sammiegee87, I think I've tried that! But I'll try it again lol. I am sure he will disagree, but I'm not going to give up!
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