When parents disagree...

[chocolatee136.livejournal.com]

I'm new to the community and I joined because I believe naming a child is a very important process and shouldnt be just blown off. I am not planning on having children until I am married, but the problem is that my parents hate every name that I like. My boyfriend is African American and has lived his whole life in Mississippi, and I was born and raised in Europe and have lived in New Hampshire for the past 8 years, which obviously poses a few cultural differences. My boyfriend and I have come up with several potential baby names, but my parents are having trouble accepting names other than John, Peter, Catherine, or Ann. I want to find names that I different and special, but at the same time, not too "out there"... basically, I like unique names and spellings and here are my current favorites. Let me know if you know any other good ones, or if you like or dislike these:

Girl names:

Amaiia Marlee
Delanii Viera (the middle name is my mothers name, pronounced riVIERA, LOL hard to explain, its European)

Boy names:

Atreiiu (can't come up with a good middle name at the time, it will most likely be a family members name)
Aliijah Michael (middle name after my grandfather)


WDYT?

Comments

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you found us :). I do think you'll find that here though, most people don't like weird names or spellings. I think there is a way to find names that not everybody has and that are special without making them up. But in the end, it only matters what you think about them!

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

it also matters what the kid is gonna think and what kid is gonna like having to spend a lifetime spelling their name for people?

[chocolatee136.livejournal.com]

I noticed lol, people really dislike the unusual nature of the names I put up. My feelings aren't hurt though, because I've heard alot of this before from my parents and it really is about what me and my child's father think about them.

Re: i hope you aren't serious

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

So then why are you posting here?

Re: i hope you aren't serious

[chocolatee136.livejournal.com]

Because I like to see what others have to say and maybe some have suggestions for other ways they would imagine these names that would look or sound better in their opinion.

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

I don't think the problem is that they're unusual, I think the problem is that the spellings aren't intuitive.

[chocolatee136.livejournal.com]

you misunderstood, I actually appreciate alot of the input and there are alot of factors to choosing baby names (for us at least) and we are trying to decide what names are special to us, our families, and hopefully our future children. Again, we really are brainstorming at this point and that is why I am doing research and asking for opinion.

[chocolatee136.livejournal.com]

o ok, my bad