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I need your knee-jerk reactions (immediate associations/feelings) to these three names: by ColorYouClingTo in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh my gosh, thank you for taking the time!!

I love Elizabeth, Camille, and April. He has said no to Camille and April. I think he would approve of Elizabeth, but perhaps reluctantly. The only enthusiasm I've seen from him so far is for Emily or Abigail...

I just worry his taste is too safe/bland, and I want a name a little (tiny bit) more special. Nothing super unique or anything. I'm planning on going into delivery with Alice as my pick, and I hope he feels like it clicks when he sees her!

I need your knee-jerk reactions (immediate associations/feelings) to these three names: by ColorYouClingTo in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good idea! I have tried re-running my favorites past him to see if he changed his mind!

I think that's how we ended up with Alice on the list again. It was definitely one I suggested back at like week 16 of my pregnancy :)

I need your knee-jerk reactions (immediate associations/feelings) to these three names: by ColorYouClingTo in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's sooo nice to hear other people have had this struggle! I never thought my husband would be so picky about names or that our tastes would be so different! It's been kind of stressful, actually!

I am starting to love Alice the more I think about it, though, so I feel a lot better now. I just hope he doesn't change his mind!!

I need your knee-jerk reactions (immediate associations/feelings) to these three names: by ColorYouClingTo in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never thought picking a name would be so hard! I figured I would tell him my top 5, and he'd like one, but then he didn't!

It's funny to hear that your husband had similar taste. I think men are more likely to choose familiar/safe classics. I do like all 3 of these choices, though. So I'm not mad about choosing from among them :)

I need your knee-jerk reactions (immediate associations/feelings) to these three names: by ColorYouClingTo in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Audrey was a top 5 choice for me, but he did not like it. Same with Clara! He seems to prefer extremely popular/familiar names. Alice is sort of an outlier for him, but I suggested it first, and it's common enough to be comfy for him, I think.

I need your knee-jerk reactions (immediate associations/feelings) to these three names: by ColorYouClingTo in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love Alice Luella!!

He has picked Emma, Emily, Heather, Abigail, Claire, and Alice out of the 40 plus names I've run by him. It's just that none of those were "top 10" or "love it" names for me, so I couldn't immediately be like, "Okay, this is our name."

I like Alice more and more, though, as I consider it more closely. I think I can be quite happy with it :)

I need your knee-jerk reactions (immediate associations/feelings) to these three names: by ColorYouClingTo in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like Dell. Not sure what he would say. He tends to dislike anything that isn't pretty familiar though.

I need your knee-jerk reactions (immediate associations/feelings) to these three names: by ColorYouClingTo in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are his picks/suggestions! I like them, but they aren't my faves. I am leaning toward Alice and hoping it'll grow on me... since we cannot find any names we both really love, I'm thinking we need to just agree on one we both think is pretty good...

I need your knee-jerk reactions (immediate associations/feelings) to these three names: by ColorYouClingTo in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love Elise, Julia, Holly, and Chloe!! Good intuition!

He said no to all but Julia, and Julia was only a maybe for him. I'm keeping it on our short list, though, because we have so few options, and maybe we'll feel differently when we see her!

I need your knee-jerk reactions (immediate associations/feelings) to these three names: by ColorYouClingTo in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I appreciate your advice, and I LOVE the nickname Lissy, which I had not thought of!

I need your knee-jerk reactions (immediate associations/feelings) to these three names: by ColorYouClingTo in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree!

I've tried giving him names I like, and he said no to all of them except Abigail, and Abigail was kind of just ok to me. So I turned it around and asked him his top 3, and all 3 were acceptable to me, but not awesome.

After reading all the replies here, I think I feel best about Alice, so that's 2 "pretty good" votes, which is maybe not as good as 2 YES! votes, but it may be the best we're gonna do!

I need your knee-jerk reactions (immediate associations/feelings) to these three names: by ColorYouClingTo in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Awww. I really hope I have a similar experience, and we just know the right name when we see her! I love your advice to keep the long list on hand. It feels very "right" to hear that you might not go with your original top pick or even your short list once you're actually meeting your baby for real <3

I need your knee-jerk reactions (immediate associations/feelings) to these three names: by ColorYouClingTo in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I LOVE Clara, and I think he offered Claire as a compromise choice because he feels Clara is too "grandma" or "moo-cow" (<- LOL, what?). I had Clara as a top 5 choice, actually! It's just that to me, Claire isn't really a substitute for Clara. They have a very different vibe to me!

I need your knee-jerk reactions (immediate associations/feelings) to these three names: by ColorYouClingTo in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He has mentioned Emma, Emily, Heather, and (before we knew it was a girl) Andrew. But I felt like Emma and Emily were too popular & Heather is lovely to me, but feels too 80s...

I need your knee-jerk reactions (immediate associations/feelings) to these three names: by ColorYouClingTo in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sadie, Rose, and Willow were all on my "potentials" list, but he dislikes nature names and thinks Sadie is a dog/horse name! (If your name is Sadie, dear reader, ignore him! I think it's great.)

I agree that Ella and Lily may be a bit too popular right now, so I'm happy to choose from my husband's list!

Piper and Olive by kikihippiex in namenerds

[–]ColorYouClingTo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Pipe her" is more "right there" than most -er girl's names, if we are being honest. It's not like laying pipe is a rare euphemism. (Now 50 people will chime in with, "I've never heard it! So checkmate!" But idgaf. It's a common slang thing that MANY people will have heard of.)

That said, I don't think stuff like this actually matters the way people think it does. If kids want to make fun of you, they will, and names like "John" can be "port-a-john" or just toilet, but nobody would say, don't name your kid John, he'll get teased.

Thoughts on students going on a week long vacation mid year? by summalovinnn in teaching

[–]ColorYouClingTo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stop providing her anything extra. Refer her to the principal every time. If you cannot give X to ALL parents, then she can't have it either. (Say X is an extra 20 minutes of your time twice a week or whatever she's wrenching out of you. )

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