Hi,
We are having a baby boy in November and really struggling with names. There are quite a few that I like and some that my DH likes, but generally not the same ones! Except, possibly, Cameron but I have found out that it means "bent or crooked nose"!!! This has put me off somewhat. Am I being silly? The other name we both quite like is Ryan. Neither of these would be my top choice though as I really like Liam, Leo and Jaspar but, alas, DH does not.
We also have a DD called Rosie.
Please let me know what you think of Cameron and Ryan. Any other suggestions would also be gratefully received!
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How important is the meaning of a name...Cameron
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Claz1001 · 02/09/2010 17:21
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SkiHorseWonAWean ·
03/09/2010 08:01
My son is named Cameron. If you search this forum for Cameron you will see that a gaelic speaker says it actually translates to "crooked hill".
That aside, my Cameron is likely to end up with a crooked nose anyway (like mum & dad 
given that he's likely to follow our hobbies; horseriding and rugby! 
Ragz ·
03/09/2010 23:15
I'm not sure if the meaning matters or not !
My eldest's name means "brave warrior", and was chosen just because we loved the name, but turned out to be apt as he was born at 30 weeks and spent his first 4 months in various hospitals.
My middle child's name was also just because we liked it, but had 2 middle names for his Grandads', which turned out to be heart-breaking because I had a placental abruption at 26 weeks and he was stillborn. So, the only place his name is displayed is on his gravestone.
My youngest's name I have to admit I did carefully choose, a little girl this time, and her name means "father's happiness" which seemed apt after all we had previously gone through. So many little girls names derive from one particular one, which means "consecrated to God". I just felt that seeing that I had already given one of my babies "back" to God, my little girl needed her "own" name. Nothing religious at all, just how I felt.
Although, my eldest's middle name is after his Dad, and my daughter's middle name is the female version of the brother we lost as to have had mine would have been daft as it didn't go with the name we chose !
My name means "fit to be loved"...which is daft, because everyone is ! 
Ragz XXXXX
mumhadenough ·
03/09/2010 23:17
I have a Cameron James Alexander then surname, I promised he's not got a crooked nose and very few people know what it means. Unless they've considered calling their child it and looked it up
Ragz ·
05/09/2010 00:00
Claz1001,
Thank you. It's funny, they seem to become more important as they get older, I don't know why ?!
It's one of those things, maybe when baby arrives, you might look at him and think "he doesn't look like a Cameron"....
It can also put people off when they know someone with the same name - I don't know if our present PM puts you off ?!
My very best wishes to you for the safe arrival of your baby.
Take care,
Ragz XXXXX
Ragz ·
06/09/2010 22:02
@ SkiHorseWonAWean,
David.......Cameron. [smile}
I just was offering my little opinion, it's one of those things that some people do associate names with people, and I didn't want Claz1001 deciding she really loved the name and then thought "Oh no, how awful, never thought of him"....Claz1001's baby son and her family have to live with his name forever.
Just an example, how many people do you think have been considering Wayne for their baby, and after this weekends fish and chip papers have changed their minds ? 
Best wishes,
Ragz XXXXX
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