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Choosing Names For Your Baby

30/4/2015

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Choosing a name for your baby can be a very daunting and stressful challenge.
Time seems to go so fast and from the very beginning of you finding out you are expecting you go from calling your unborn child ''IT'' and ''BUMP'' to people asking ''what will you be calling it'' or ''have you picked a name yet ''?


Choosing a name is one of the most important choices you you have to do for your child and it sticks with them their whole life .


I think my biggest concern was that I did not choose a name that could be joked about at a later age during school .
My birth name was Lisa Marie Hubbard , yes that is right 'Hubbard' as in the school nursery rhyme ''Old mother Hubbard''! 
I was bullied a lot for having this name and with my name been chosen after Elvis Presley's Daughter Lisa Marie, it soon became a constant joke and there was nothing I could do about it.


I grew to understand that I actually loved the Lisa Marie part of my name and in fact the Hubbard was the thing that bothered me so much and was easily changed by deed poll which I later done when I was old enough to do without consent on my own before eventually Marrying at a later date and now I am pleased to be named Prince .


Little things like picking names that could not be shortened was also a challenge for me.
Looking for a name that was not the same as most of the kids in the same village or town and also something easy enough for the child to learn and pronounce themselves was also a thought I had to take before leaping into such a huge decision.


My first daughter was named after the weather girl Sian Lloyd. I wanted something unusual and I had not heard of the name anywhere before. I pondered with all sorts of names and went from choosing names such as Skye (after a friend I met back in the Army training days) to Myca which my mum had wanted me to call her but in the end I fell in love with Sian as soon as I saw her .
The only thing with this name is , is that sometimes people tend to pronounce it Shaun which really annoys my daughter until I have to correct them.


My second daughter was named after her dad but shortened to make it feminine and apart from Drew Barrymore I had not heard of anyone by that name either.
Being quite the little tom boy now , I can see it was a great choice .
When she was born , I was very close to changing it to rose as she was born with such a gorgeous pink rose shade.


My last child was my son Kaiden. 
He seemed to be the hardest of choices for me. 
My husband and I found it hard to come to a joint decision on a name. I originally wanted to name my first son after his dad but my husband seemed adamant that he did not like the idea of it . Well not until he realised it was to late and in fact wished he had.
Kaiden came about when we actually in fact chose the name Jayden but then realised my cousin had named her son the same thing so we quickly changed it and then gave him my dads name for his middle name making him Kaiden Robert.

Throwing family relatives or friends names into your child's name can sometimes seem a great respectful choice but just be careful you feel pressured by Grandma Fanny or uncle Dick just because it is tradition to do so.
I made a decision to add my dads name into my son's , that was my choice but sometimes tradition needs to be broken especially when those names can cause upset to a child in this day and age.
Children can be so cruel , they don't see the meanings of tradition or meaningful doings.

I think these little tips in helping you decide may bring a little calmness to the challenge ahead-

  • Advice -  Get a close friend or family member to help you and your babies father, they know you so very well and they may know the perfect name for your offspring . Be careful not to go to the parents though, this usually causes the biggest rift and although they have opinions (which are always welcome of course) , keeping them out of the naming conversation may avoid those heated moments.
  • Write them down - Add all of the names you have chosen and write them down on a piece of paper . Over the next few months keep going back to the paper and say them all out aloud. Sometimes you begin to realise that the name you may have chosen a week a go may not sound as great as it does now and so strike out the unliked names as you find them unsatisfactory .
  • If you can not decide between two names , try adding them together or combining them into first and middle names. This is a great way to get both you and your husband in on the naming of baby but of course there will always be who's name goes first .
  • Tradition- Is there a family member you want to pay respect to , maybe your family tradition is to name your first child the same as its parent ? Traditional chosen names can be a wonderful and meaning choice but be careful of falling for some of the more unliked names today .
  • Alphabets- I have heard of people naming their children in alphabetic order, sometimes because they simply find it fun but another reason is that Zack or Zoe will always be called last in activities where as Amelia and Alfie will always be first to get called out.
  • Votes - Why not get everyone involved if you can not make the decision yourself with your husband? Get everyone together , make it a baby naming celebration and get your list of choices together on strips of paper. When everyone arrives tell them to choose a name, place it into a balloon and at the end of the event pop the balloons to see which name has been picked and favourited most .
  • Occupation- Do you have a favourite actor, artist or scientist, maybe a historic myth or legend you simply adore or admire?, maybe choosing one of those names will be your answer.
  • Initials- Not even thinking about this when we had our son , I soon came to realise that initials can make a name in itself so be careful  not to choose a name that can be unpleasant like B.O or V.D . Without realising we chose KP for our sons initials  , as in 'KP nuts' and I have to say there is a little disappointment that I had not thought about this before  , I dread the day when someone clicks and the names begin, (hopefully not).
  • Meaning- Is there a name that means something to you, or even a meaning you could incorporate the name into? Me and my husband had decided the name of our due baby two years ago although I did originally decide never to have any more children . We wanted to add both our names into one first name , something of a little of both of us and it works perfectly. Sometimes the names such as Hope, Faith and Joy bring a perfect beginning to a child's start in life.


No matter what you decide , just remember that there are hundreds of thousands of names out there and you have at the very least 9 months to decide  on something you feel is perfect for him or her.

If you take a look at some of the baby books , you will find a list of popular names if this is what you are looking for.

The current list is -

Boys names - 
Liam 
Noah
Mason
Ethan
Logan
Lucas 
Jackson
Jacob
Aiden
Oliver   

Girls names-
Emma 
Olivia
Ava
Sophia
Isabella
Mia
Charlotte
Emily 
Madison
Amelia



I hope this list gives you a little more insight into helping choose the right name for your baby . 
There are so many different options but maybe just seeing that gorgeous baby's little face at the moment it is born will tell you exactly what his or her name should be .

How did you decide on a name for baby?
42 Comments
Fashion-Mommy link
30/4/2015 07:28:53 am

My little boy is Joe Luca - an Italian name. I always loved Joe and it works well with our long surname, something short and sweet. Luca was after an Italian footballer called Luca Toni - tall, dark and handsome. I love his name.

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lisa link
18/5/2015 06:21:31 am

what a gorgeous name that is

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angela hamilton link
30/4/2015 07:40:06 am

My son is called Liam and my little girl is Sophie. We were instantly drawn to the names and children cant change them to make horrible rhymes x

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:06:50 am

such gorgeous names

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Nicola howson link
30/4/2015 07:48:29 am

Lovely little post I loved the reasons behind your children names.. so cute! You do get some really pathetic names now a days, Just the other day I heard a child being called Dior!

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:08:44 am

i think its a lot nicer when some thoguht has been put into the choices especially if there is a meaning into them

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Jade Lewendon link
30/4/2015 10:34:31 am

My friend who's heavily pregnant is having a really hard time at the moment with children having a laugh at the name she is going to call her daughter - Matilda - Tilly for short.

I personally think it's a lovely name and don't know why people are being so cruel, I think its your child, choose the name you like xx

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:11:24 am

see i wanted so many other names but others hated them i eventually found one we all love and in end didnt listen to them and they soon grew to them

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Sarah Bailey link
30/4/2015 04:11:22 pm

Good luck with choosing your baby name! Such a decision. x

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:16:08 am

we already have them chosen but until finding out if its pink or blue we cant release them x

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Lucy Zelazowski link
30/4/2015 04:55:56 pm

Oh Lisa, poor you, its a good thing you got married. With a surname like mine 'Zelazowski' can you imagine the stick I got at school. I used to hand out thumps put it that way.
I love the name Liam, its one of my sons names. I also adore Aiden, it a strong Irish name, Irish men are pretty hot!
Good luck

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:17:49 am

hahah i was the same actually changed it a few times with moves of foster care to a few others but people always found out the real name , pleased its not that no more

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whatlauraloves link
30/4/2015 07:45:54 pm

Aw what a lovely post! I am not pregnant but I love the names Noah, Harry and Oliver for a boy and Minnie, Sophie and Sophia for a girl xxx

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:19:10 am

there are some gorgeous names around , i feel i need to think very hard though, luckily this time around my husband has had the names picked for years

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Mina Joshi link
1/5/2015 04:52:44 am

Very interesting Post. Choosing the perfect name is difficult. For me I also wanted to make sure that my children's names were traditional but would be also easy to pronounce and not get shortened to a western name.

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:19:46 am

it is so hard , i think especially as i like unusual names its harder to find them now

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Amy Squires link
1/5/2015 05:59:12 am

My mum is called Sian and I think it is a beautiful name but it's surprising how many people say it wrong! She gets called Si-Anne all the time!

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:21:05 am

how wonderful it is a very unusual name i think , she gets called shaun most times

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Michelle link
1/5/2015 06:20:41 am

My names for the baby before I had mine were Jade and Liam. I always wanted Jade as a girls name for as long as I can remember, but I don't know where I got Liam from! When Liam was born, my dad thought I'd named him after Liam Gallagher!! nooooo, not the case at all! Finding a name for your child is such an important decision, but can be infuriatingly difficult! x

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:23:00 am

i remember choosing my daughters name then changing it once i saw her

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Jen link
1/5/2015 08:29:58 am

I love your choices. My boys were named after relatives

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:27:47 am

they do seem to have some lovely choices

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Lucy Dorrington link
1/5/2015 01:38:18 pm

It is such a huge responsibility choosing someone's name! I didn't want my children's names to be shortened or changed, as I get called 'Luc' a lot, which is not great! My son is Luke, after me, but then he was a boy!

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:28:31 am

i agree its quite daunting i think, i think we all secretly like names we know we sometimes also know wont be suitable sometimes

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rachel link
1/5/2015 03:14:41 pm

I am so indecisive as a person but if I ever am lucky enough to have children, the names have been decided x

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:29:44 am

my husband wanted another child a few years back i promised hoime never again but he had names chosen back then and since finding out has been adament it was the sex he always wanted and will be as he chose its name years ago lol , we will see

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Rachel link
2/5/2015 02:58:01 pm

What a lovely post. It is such a hard decision isn't it? My little boy was easy because it was a family name we both liked. My little girl is formally Elizabeth but we always use a shortened version for her - I like that she has the potential to adapt how her name is used in the future if she wants to as there are so many versions of it. good luck with your decision making!

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:30:33 am

i think people underestimate name choosing, its not as easy as some think and i can understand how some people can take weeks after the birth to decide even then

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Ella link
5/5/2015 01:27:02 am

Love this post! The name Noah for a boy is just lovely, as is Isabella for a girl. They are all nice though, I'm just more attracted to unique names like these

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:31:27 am

they are gorgeous names , very classic i think

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Michelle
5/5/2015 01:55:41 pm

It's so hard choosing names! It gook me forever to decide on freddy for my son. Good luck choosing lovely! xx

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:31:53 am

im lucky to have names i my head by bundles lol

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ninjacat link
6/5/2015 01:31:36 am

picked names we like then the second name was an honour to my grandad and husband

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:32:19 am

aw that is so lovely

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Jaime Oliver link
6/5/2015 04:34:58 am

hubs wanted any name of an everton football player, new or old .. needless to say he didn't get it ;-)

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:32:58 am

haha typical fella but i dont know the names and not sure many would have suitable names to call a small child lol

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Globalmouse link
7/5/2015 06:14:34 am

I love choosing names for children, there are some beautiful ones out there but you do have to be careful they can't be shortened or added in to a rhyme!!

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:33:30 am

i think its all in the excitement

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Ickle Pickle link
11/5/2015 06:02:35 am

I found choosing my sons names much more daunting than my daughters! Luckily I love all of their names x

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:16:56 am

i found it exciting but i think the boys were harder

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Mummys Little Blog link
13/5/2015 03:19:13 pm

one of mine is named after arsenal initials of AFC oh dear

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lisa link
18/5/2015 07:14:32 am

i actually think boys names ar harder than girls to find

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