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• 10-Feb-2012 21:43

  Do you all love your child name?

  pea in a pod Joined on 30-May-2007 United Kingdom Posts 3,117

  Contact I never settled on a girls name when I was expecting c and I kept thinking of girls names then fell pregnant again so kept on thinking of girls names and now I have a girl and I feel I have picked a name I liked that week iyswim, though I had effectively 4 yrs thinking of a girl name and came up with nothing better, but I really wobble about it at times and actually rarely call her her real name and call her nick names more. Loads of people ask about pronouciation and spelling which I didn't want in a name and tbh I never thought it would be a problem for people to say or spell but it appears it is She is 15 wk now and is obviously registered and I wouldn't change it but I feel down when I think of it really and wish I had come up with better, though the ones I liked h hated so this is a happy compromise butit is a compromise And I love C's name but feel sad I don't love my girls name Am I the only one? How do you get over it?  Especially as this is my last baby

• 10-Feb-2012 21:52

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  AlsiT Joined on 19-Feb-2009 Scotland Posts 2,075

  Contact I do love them, however I do love my son's name more than my daughters but only because my daughter's is more popular than we realised when we picked it. This, on reflection, is not really a good reason at all, however, I do have the same moments as you when I think that I could have come up with an even better not so popular one. For what it is worth I had a quick double check back and I the name you picked, it was on my list too x Nov 08 Jun 10

• 10-Feb-2012 21:52

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  AllyD Joined on 26-Nov-2003 Scotland Posts 4,660	Contact I have just remembered that I posted something similar after A was born. I must have fallen in love with her name not long after I posted about having a wobble about it cos I soon forgot. It was only this post that reminded me So basically, even if you don't love it now, you will grow to!

• 10-Feb-2012 21:55

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  michy-lou Joined on 27-Aug-2005 United Kingdom Posts 18,769

  Contact Yes, with Elliotts name I loved it from when we chose it when we were expecting him, it has special meaning as it was my maiden name.  With Oscars name, I ummed and ahhed (on here alot!) but H loved it so I said ok, as I did like it, but now I love it!  I love the way their names sound together too.  People have commented that they have nice names and that they sound nice together too. Proud mummy to Elliott (March 08) and Oscar (Nov 11) mc Nov 2010

• 10-Feb-2012 21:55

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  michy-lou Joined on 27-Aug-2005 United Kingdom Posts 18,769

  Contact Yes, with Elliotts name I loved it from when we chose it when we were expecting him, it has special meaning as it was my maiden name.  With Oscars name, I ummed and ahhed (on here alot!) but H loved it so I said ok, as I did like it, but now I love it!  I love the way their names sound together too.  People have commented that they have nice names and that they sound nice together too. Proud mummy to Elliott (March 08) and Oscar (Nov 11) mc Nov 2010

• 10-Feb-2012 22:00

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  Daisy82 Joined on 26-Sep-2009 Suffolk Posts 5,226	Contact I love it now. Dawn to me was always a dark haired name. Fortunately she was born with loads and loads of dark hair. I loved Jessica but H hated the shortening Jessie so vetoed that. I loved Isla too but didn't want a name that was really popular. We were never completely sure on the boys name so glad she came out pink x Married 18th Sept 2010   April 2011. 11lb 7oz. 11 days overdue

• 10-Feb-2012 22:03

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  pea in a pod Joined on 30-May-2007 United Kingdom Posts 3,117

  Contact Daisy82: I love it now. Dawn to me was always a dark haired name. Fortunately she was born with loads and loads of dark hair. I loved Jessica but H hated the shortening Jessie so vetoed that. I loved Isla too but didn't want a name that was really popular. We were never completely sure on the boys name so glad she came out pink x Thats the same with n I said a girl called n would have dark hair and she came out with loads of dark hair so prompted that name Thanks everyone for your experiences glad I'm not the only one, suppose if I'd not had to consult h I would have called her something different which bugs me if I'm honest

• 10-Feb-2012 22:05

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  Kellfi Joined on 12-Aug-2004 South West Scotland Posts 24,547	Contact I like it, but don't love it. It's an inoffensive name & flows nicely. It suits him, he is a Liam xx Liam Walter born at 38 weeks on 31/10/09 @ 21.24 by Emergency C Section weighing 7.5lb.

• 10-Feb-2012 22:14

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  **Pip** Joined on 25-Feb-2006 United Kingdom Posts 17,696	Contact I love all of mine but for the first few weeks I thought I had chosen the wrong name for E and thought she was a Sofia (her middle name). She is very definitely an Eleni now though! Theo Michael 01.12.08 Eleni Sofia 23.03.10 Jonah Theo 11.04.11 http://www.justgiving.com/theowilson blog here: http://www.simplesite.com/TheosStar

• 10-Feb-2012 22:18

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  Hollywood Joined on 28-Jul-2006 United Kingdom Posts 5,338

  Contact I was just looking at Jemima today and smiled, thinking how much I love that little girl's name and got this rush of love. I also thought I will NEVER find another name I love so much for any other children. I'm proud when her name comes up on the electronic board at the docs and when she's crawling round Gym Babes with my name's Jemima on her back. I love, love, love it. Mummy to Jemima - January 2011 - 10 weeks early at exactly 30 weeks

• 10-Feb-2012 22:29

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  bluewater Joined on 31-May-2008 Kent Posts 5,680

  Contact Before C was born I adored it. As soon as my H showed an interest in it, I clung to it and fell even more in love with it - I was devastated every time he had a wibble. Once he agreed to it, it was weird, I kind of went off it, but knew it was what we had to call her as we had NO other name. On the day she was born I had even bigger wibbles and thought we should have called her by one of her middle names. But now I've gone back to adoring it. It's so her.  ma petite mademoiselle, Coco  31.10.11

• 10-Feb-2012 22:31

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  Beez Joined on 27-Jan-2006 United Kingdom Posts 12,922	Contact HW - that's so me. I am totally in love with A's name. It's like it's the best name in the world I love C's name but honestly not as much (feels really hard to write that?) BUT I know H slightly prefers C's name. He suggested it first. As I suggested A first. I was Mrs BB Little A - 17/10/02 - Elective CS/Breech @ 38 weeks Little C - 10/07/11 - VBAC @40+6 weeks

• 10-Feb-2012 22:49

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  garfield82 Joined on 19-Apr-2010 Posts 936	Contact I didn't love J's but I do now. I think I was so in shock at coming round from GA and being presented with a named baby (even though we had discussed it first), I begrudged not having the final say. Now he completely suits it and I really love it now. Not that I would admit it to H as it was his choice and I want to have more say next time!  J December 2010 8lb 7oz

• 10-Feb-2012 22:50

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  garfield82 Joined on 19-Apr-2010 Posts 936	Contact I didn't love J's but I do now. I think I was so in shock at coming round from GA and being presented with a named baby (even though we had discussed it first), I begrudged not having the final say. Now he completely suits it and I really love it now. Not that I would admit it to H as it was his choice and I want to have more say next time!  J December 2010 8lb 7oz

• 10-Feb-2012 23:06

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  Bridget Gump Joined on 04-Feb-2008 United Kingdom Posts 4,145

  Contact I love Alexanders name, I would have been devastated if H (tried to) vetoed it, I honestly can't beleive every little boy isn't called it. I do wish I was braver and pushed the shortening of Xander more than Alex though.  When it's just me and him I often call him Xander in the hope that he'll prefer it at some point.  He's not even 9 months, so it's a long game I'm playing! We decided on a girls and boys name before we found out the sex at the 20w scan.  I relented to H's choice for a girl - Katherine/Katie/Kate/Kitty. I'd been trying for ages to think of a name like Kate, or more in 30 years time would be today's Kate IYSWIM, but couldn't think of one (probably due to the lack of a time travelling device) so agreed to it when it was the name he professed to love as much as I do Alexander, but was secretly thinking that I'll have 20 weeks to find a name I love and convince H if we find out it is a girl, and this way I get Alexander if it is a boy! I'm already sowing the seed for Nathaniel for a second boy, which is the only boys name I like anywhere near as much as A.  There are still no girls names that I love, and I think this is the main reason I'd love another boy. A May 2011