Revealing Your Name(s)

[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

I was reading an online article about the "dangers" of revealing a selected baby name before birth.  (Open up to criticism, stealing, etc.)

In the comments they asked if people waited.  Some commentors told us their children's names.  I thought they were interesting:

Jezzek - (boy) revealed early to disdain, now a beloved name.
Chelsi - (girl) and due in July (Levi or Hattie) - Told everyone in advance.
Jacee - (girl) Told early, but changed to this.  Grandma had a fit and would only call her "Holly" which wasn't part of either name or middle name.
Adeline Harper Grace - (girl) Originally was Charlotte Grace, but a week before Sarah Michelle Gellar had a kid with the same name, and baby didn't "look" like a Charlotte, so telling everyone early didn't matter, the name changed.
Zoe - (girl) - told early and grandparents refused to use the name until they found someone else with it and learned it wasn't made up.
Julian - (boy) shared a "top names" list when asked, but never their final decision on the list.
Rowan (boy) - used a decoy name (Burchfield Mumford) when people asked.
Liam - (boy) was the name choice if first child were a boy, and told after daughter was born.  Bad reception  but still used on second child that was a boy.
Liam and Patrick - "reserved" names not used yet, but discussed and "claimed"  Other sibling also reserved: Seamus and Eoin.

Comments

[satunian.livejournal.com]

Whenever I get pregnant, I don't mind telling my names to most people. If they want to "steal" well, that's their risk, and their kids and my own can blame them for having the same name, 'cause I ain't budging! I'm probably not going to tell my mom though, as I could imagine some sort of critical comment for most of my top choices. She'll find out the baby's name when she meets the baby of that name ;)
I never understand how or why older relative could actually say "I refuse to call her by her given name and instead insist on calling her something entirely different" Excuse me, get your own babies (Of you might've even had your turn already), this one's mine.
Anyone who does that to me, grandma, uncle, best friend, will thus be dubbed "Doug" by me and nothing else.

[ladydreamfire.livejournal.com]

Love it! Especially the part about renaming them. Awesome.