Revealing Your Name(s)
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babynamesI 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.
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.
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Date: 2011-12-03 10:54 pm (UTC)The friend had a baby a week earlier and used Jade April. The two of them no longer speak and it's just lucky that my cousin was a boy who ended up being Andrew James.
Meanwhile, my three boy cousins are arguing about who gets to use the name Harrison, which is a family name, but my sister has already used it. Total insanity...