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[opalfirefly.livejournal.com]

when you have a big list of your favorite names and only planning on ideally having 2 of each gender... how do you choose??? how do you know its the "right" name that you and your child will be happy with forever??

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[sayga.livejournal.com]

i had a giant list and as soon as i actually became pregnant, ALL of them went out the window. we ended up naming our daughter something that wasn't on my list (and my husband didn't have a written list, but it wasn't something he'd considered prior either).

of course i can't know that my child will be happy with her name forever, but we tried to make sure it was a good name and didn't rhyme with the last name or any swear words. and make sure her initials didn't spell something bad either. i think that's the best anyone can do, barring waiting until the child is 12 to let them pick their own name (but considering the names most 12 year olds like, that wouldn't be a great idea either).