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

[banded-becky.livejournal.com]

I don't get the idea of reserving names either. Where I was born, Rebecca was not a particularly popular name at the time. However, after we moved to Australia, I've always been one of a crowd of Rebeccas. I have a close friend named Rebecca as well. You can obsess over being individual as much as you want, but sometimes even despite your best efforts your child will end up knowing someone with a similar/same name. Generally a person's name does not rule where they decide to live or who they like.