Hello

Had decided on Edie Jayne and Lana Grace for our twin girls, but was speaking to my mum the other day and told her we had picked the names, but weren't telling anyone. She says "well i hope its not Edie!! i hate that name" she knew it was on our list from last time.

This has really thrown me and made me have doubts - also heard other people mention Edie Mcredie from Balamory!!!

Me and DH both had Kiki in reserve as well, but is this maybe a bit too quirky???

Just usuing you ladies as a sounding board really, as don't want to let on to R/L people what our names are, as we wnat some element of surprise!!

She'll have to like it or lump it imo!

I would say it is your choice. All nice names.

If your babies are not born yet though, I would hold on and see what they look like. We always changed our minds

Good luck

Your choice. Tough luck if she doesn't like it - not her kid!

o my god what beautiful absolutely gorgeous names. kiki is lovely but Edie and Lana sound so much better together. Go for it.

my mum HATES my chosen name of Olivia mae (Livvie) for short) and really has tried to put me off. im mortified as we are so close and her opinion really mattered to me! However weve decided to stick with it and figured that mum will LOVE HER SOOOOOO MUCH the name will grow on her! x

Edie is a nice name, your mum will get over it once it's attached to her granddaughter Kiki is nice but as you say a bit quirky, and personally I'd be more inclined to use it as a nickname, but ultimately it's up to you and if you like it enough to use it as a first name then why not

your choice

My Mum has gone a bit at some of her grandchildren's names at first but after a little while you get so used to them and they become so much part of the child that it doesn't matter

Nobody's business but your own. Your mum got to choose your name, now it's your turn. Tell her you have decided she's right, and you will now be naming your children Edna Gladys and Gertrude Wilma. Keep that up until they're born then quietly go and register them as Edie and Lana.

Lovely names

Unusual, not gimmiky, pretty, feminine
and can't be messed with.

I dont like Edie either, sorry. Lana is very nice.
But, the name choice is up to you, and your mum will eventually get used to whatever name is attached to her grandchild!

Well, my MIL mhated ds son name to a point that she introduced him with a different name. 4 years down the line she can use the name without problems.

I think your mother will learn to love the name.

Now, if you want a more sicere poll about baby names you may start a baby name thread. However... please note that no matter how BEAUTIFUL a name is, there will always be someone that hated it.

I can see her point as I dislike them both but if you like them that is all that matters,she will get used to them.

I like Edie. Will it be short for Edith? My mum doesn't really like one of my kid's names. She has obviously never mentioned it once since dd was born.

i don't like edie.
it reminds me of old old women in hairnets.

plus i think it shoul;d be short for something lime edith.which is ugly in its own right.

lana makes me think of lana turner -she was very glam so good associations1

Edith Piaf was very glam (ignore the stds). The current dj woman, Edith, is strong and attractive. I think the name has a nice sound, it just became associated with old people. But look at Ruby, Rose, Ivy etc.

Your babies, your choice IMO.
I had a name in mind for Dd1, but my mother wanted me to call her Holly on account that she was born in December. She has the name we chose and Holly dosen't even come into it!!

She will get used to your choice.

Is Edie short for Edith? O a name in its own right?

Like everyone else says its your choice.
My dad hated our eldest sons name (zachary) but is fine with it now. all names, even ones that dont sound quite right to begin with are always fine after a few weeks, the baby starts to suit them and soon you cant think that they could have possibly been called anything else.

It always amazes me that people see fit to comment on other peoples choices of names. Of course a name is never going to appeal to everyone but they should keep their opinions to themselves! When I was pregnant with last son my sil really upset me by being really rude about our choice of a girls name (Tabitha). as it happened it wasnt an issue as he was a boy (again!!), then she named her son something that didnt appeal to me in the least (wont tell you that in case she reads this!!).

Of course, I am now used to his name and cant imagine him being called anything else

By the way I think Edie is a lovely name and it doesnt remind me of "an old old lady in a hairnet". what a mean thing to say to someone!

a friend of mine called her baby Seth, and at the time the only Seth I had ever heard of was that old bloke on Emmerdale! 6 years on and it suits him down to the ground. Now when i hear Seth I think of him instead

Thanks for the honest opinions, we were thinking of Edie just being Edie, not short for anything. Although according to my 3 yr old DD they are called Millie and Paula - think she may be disappointed.

Think we will probably stick with Edie, just makes you wobble a bit when someone close to you has such a negative opinion, but then she was only speculating, as we haven't actually told her for sure - Will take some of the joy out of that now!! but as you say, i'm sure as she loves the babies she'll love their names too . . . . . . .I hope

Your choice of names go very well together

I think they are beautiful names ,my mum hated the names I chose for 2 of my dc and went so far as trying to call my newborn by the name she wanted till everyone looked at her like she was a complete madwoman.

I would'nt mind but they were quite normal (Dylan and Alice)

At the end of the it's your choice and you can't please everyone .

my mum hated that i decided to call my son bobby but at the end of the day its your decision nothing to do with anyone else apart from you and your partner.

Your choice! Edie is gorgeous but so is Kiki!! I love that!! My Mum doesn't like the name we've chosen should we ever have another girl but that's her problem and she'd soon get used to it!

I know what you mean. We have struggled with girls' names this pregnancy and my mother doesn't like ANY of the ones on our list, in fact I started a thread yesterday which touched on this. My issue is that I don't feel quite strongly enough about any of them to just not worry about it. I do think she will get used to your names though, I would go for it.

I like both your names. Kiki I think of as a nickname for Katherine or Kathleen (but then I'm a yank.)

All 3 are gorgeous gorgous names..... just chose one you like.

My mother said "ew, no, it's vile" when I told her what I was going to call my DS, it took her 6 months to bring herself to use his name!!

I like both sets of names. Stick to your guns and ignore your mother. I wish I had when naming DS2.

Our DD is Edie (short for Edith) and never had a negative comment about it at all, fav name not very many about, they are your children.

I think Edie is lovely - but I do think it ought to be Edith - Edie for short - to give her some choices. Not sure about Lana - but love Lara. And I think of Kiki as short for Katherine too.

I do think it's a good idea to give them the full name but use the abbreviation from day 1. Like Prince Harry is actually Henry. She might prefer to be Edith or Katharine if she becomes a High Court Judge or a Funeral Director or something else very serious when she grow up!

Your mum has had her turn at naming babies so choose what you like best I say.

You're never going to please everyone anyway, when you see your DDs I;m sure you'll know if you have chosen the right names.

Good luck

I like them! And anyway, they are you kids, not your mums. My MIL said "well I'm not calling him that, I don't like it" when we told her DS's name. But she does. I think you'll regret it and resent your Mum if you don't go with what you like.

Having said that, I agree with others who have said got with Edith, and personally I'm not keen on 'Jayne' - prefer Jane (Jayne looks...whingey...somehow? But that might just be me!

Edie and Lana sound lovely together.

Question: How do you choose which one will be which? !st one out gets Edie? Base it on looks? Toss a coin? Never thought about this before (and obviously I've never had twins!)

I agree with others who have said go with Edith

Edie and Lana are both really pretty. I don't like Edith or Kiki though.

And if you want to make your dd really happy, you could go with Millie and Paula as middle names!

its your choice don't let other people spoil it.

i had 'jacob' picked for one of my tweins and my inlaws hated it and my bil said it was "gay"

so i didn't say anything

and called him jacob.

ha haa haa

say hi Jacob <now 15 and sat next to me>

HI<<he said

But probably not Edie and Kiki - too many i sounds.

Lana and Kiki, or Lana and Edie sound good. I do like Grace and Edith as well, though. Or Lara and Katherine-known-as-Kiki.

oh custy I am

we liked Jacob too but never managed to produce a boy

cheers cap

I'm not keen on Kiki.

Just joining in again after some time away. I agree with whoever said give them the proper version of the name but shorten it from day one if you want to, it gives them more options when they grow up. None of mine use full version of their name at the mo but its there for when they are prime minister or a high court judge.

Just thought, isnt there a radio one dj called edith? So it is definitely not an old ladies name.

Love Edie not sure about Lana but as everyone points out it is only you and Dh who really matter. I have a daughter, Keeva (an irish name with an English spelling) who we always call Kiki. Edie and Keeva would go quite well.

LOVE those names
she will love her grndchildren regardless of their names anyway

Carry ON!

When I told mum what I was going to call dc 6 I thought she was going to have a seizure!!!
it made me more determined than ever to stick with that name.

I love you original names but TO ME, Kiki is a bit 'twee' / a porn star name.......having said that - you are going to get people that love and hate every name you choose, so you must choose ones that you and your DH love.

Mothers are always to be ignored - it's the law.

Edie is a good name; the only child I know with that name is a lovely child at dd's ballet.
My mil hates all my children's names plus their surnames but it hasn't hurt us or them! They are all quite normal though (the names not the inlaws)

Edie is really cool. It's a 'Boden name'. Along with Hero, Hebe and Iseult.

Lana is OK, prefer Lara.

But not my baby. YOUR babies! Your choice.

They are both beautiful names.
I have a Eden and she is mostly called Edie

She even gets Edie McCreadie sometimes too from family members as a bit of a pet name and she doesnt mind a bit!

If you love them the names then thats all that matters.

OMG my friend has eden i have never met or heard of another one.love the name

Eden is a gorgeous name.

Thanks
A little old lady last week asked Eden her name and when she said Eden very proudly (shes 4) the old lady said " oooh dont they come up with some funny new names now" to which I replied well its not that new its biblical

See this is why you should never divulge your names until the baby is born apart from a load of stranger on here of course it's a lot more difficult when someone says "the baby is here and her name is Ezmerelda Hotpants" and theres a little newborn that we are think gof EH for a babys name IYSWIM.

I'm twisted as I hope my mother doesn't like my childrens names as they are my choices not hers and she has to use them.

Your babies your choices go with what you love.

i think they are beautiful names. Everyone hated DDs name when i told them, when id just given birth and the midwife asked what i was to call her i said 'Tiffany-Rose' and my mother said 'oh no she hasnt decided yet'

Stick with them, theyre your children- your names

a bit late but agree that would not divulge any name choices until dc actually arrived and name decided.

we chose a completely diff one when ds arrived as the others didn't fit right somehow.

we diverted all the parents and their choices and insistence (!) by making up 2 names and letting them all bond with their disproval.

my dd2 is also an Eden which we shorten to Edie.
I think it's a beautiful summery name.

My dd is Edith shortened to Edie, ALL the inlaws said they hated the name before beautiful dd was born, but now she's here, it suits her, and they love her and her name. Don't worry about it. It's great name, one of the best!!!

You could always tell your mum that you hate her baby's name!

I'll love Edie. She won't hate it once it's attached to your child, it'll just be her name and she won't think about it.

wwe didnt tell anyone what we were going to call dd3v(ismay kate) and unfortunatly my family on my mums side were very rude about it. personally i think asking some one with a 2 day old baby 'why on earth would you want to call her that?' or pulling a face every time they hear her name is horrific behaviour and it spoiled my first couple of weeks with her as i started to doubt my own choice! everyone else loved it though, they were just being shit because it was unusual. call your babies what you want and tell them where to stick it, though im sure yoiur family will be no where near as rude as mine where

My Mum didn't like the names we chose for our two sons either. In fact, she accused us of deliberately choosing 'strange' names and kept pushing and pushing for us to use her choice. I told her, gently at first, but quite firmly in the end, that a)the names were not strange, just not common, particularly in the original Gaelic spellings we chose, and b)it was none of her business what names we chose for our children, just as long as we liked them. To begin with, when they were born, she would not use their names, referring to them only as 'the baby' but of course they soon got too big to be The Baby anymore and she had to use their have always loved their names, and wonders why my sister decided to go with the 'boring, old fashioned 'names which were in fact my mothers choices for us to use!
My advice? Go with yopur own choices.It is you and husband/partners choice alone.