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Need name in two hours time!!!!

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Funkycherry · 20/07/2010 13:12

We have an appointment to register our daughters birth at 3pm.
Still can't decide on a name.

Trouble is, you just can't MAKE yourself like a name if you don't.

So far have:
Sophie Elizabeth
Emily Grace
Katie Elizabeth
but I don't LOVE any of them.

There are plenty of other names I like, but DH doesn't.

Daughter is just over 3wks old and DH and I just can't seem to agree on anything.

I sat crying about it last night as I know I'll just give in and agree to something I don't really like which makes me so sad.

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misdee · 25/07/2010 22:41

Lovely name choice. I have a Sophie, and she is a cutie.

WetAugust · 25/07/2010 22:38

Nice name

Elzy · 25/07/2010 14:16

Nice choice! My cousin is a Sophie Elizabeth and grew up to be a stunner!!!

PaintingTheFence · 25/07/2010 11:26

Congratulations! Sophie Elizabeth is a lovely name

CardyMow · 25/07/2010 10:20

I have a very unusual RL name, and as a child hated it. The name I wanted to be called was.....Sophie! (and my middle name is still Elizabeth, as it is a family tradition that all first born daughters have the mn Elizabeth). So I think you have chosen a lovely name combo!! I've gotten used to my unusual name now, but still love Sophie as a name!

magbags · 24/07/2010 21:42

Lovely names and what a fab story!

violetsmile · 24/07/2010 21:36

Gorgeous names! I love them both but together they compliment eachother so well. Congratulations. x

kalo12 · 24/07/2010 21:20

oh soz, just read you already chose. i love sophie too

kalo12 · 24/07/2010 21:19

you have got elizabeth as a middle name twice so you must like it.

Elizabeth Emily Grace

i love elizabeth and it has so many gorgeous nn

lizzie
liza
liz
bettina
betty
beth
bessie
eliza

Rockbird · 24/07/2010 21:16

Lovely names. Well done

tortoise what's wrong with Edel? I have a cousin Edel otherwise it'd be on my list.

nowwearefour · 24/07/2010 20:46

Fab fab name choices. You wont regret it.

bluecardi · 24/07/2010 20:46

What a lovely name - goes really well together. Welcome to the world Sophie Elizabeth

Jojay · 24/07/2010 20:43

Beautiful, strong, classy name. Well done

autodidact · 24/07/2010 19:51

Fab. Nice to have a good naming story to tell Sophie when she's a bit bigger.

SqueezyB · 24/07/2010 19:39

good to hear you made a decision you are happy with! Sophie Elizabeth is a beautiful name.

PaintingTheFence · 24/07/2010 19:27

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CharlieBoo · 24/07/2010 19:06

Ahh, I think thats lovely, and as much as I love the name Katie I could never have coped with people dropping the 't' when saying it. Sophie is gorgeous!

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Funkycherry · 24/07/2010 17:09

We've done it!
But here's how the drama ended.....

As I said we had an appointment at 11:30 Friday. DH booked whole day off work so we could go together and he could have a long weekend.
Get to registry office still undecided. Sit in waiting room and come to decision. I'm really teary at the 'we're naming our baby' milestone.
Get called into office and as I sit down I say "we're still not sure" at which point the registra asks what the problem is and spends the next few minutes saying we shouldn't do it if we're not sure and sends us on our way.
DH is livid with me for talking on his behalf and making us 'look like idiots.'
I'm just numb, wondering how we just got talked out of naming her.
We don't speak for an hour.
Eventually when we talk, I agree to call office and we manage to get second appointment that afternoon, 3pm.
2:45, we're sat in carpark still trying to decide. Narrow it down to two and I tell him to decide as I'm not sure.
Sat in office, it comes to giving the name and he says 'Katie Elizabeth.'
So its done and we fill out the rest of the form. Registra prints out the draft form and I say 'Are you sure?' Registra then says to me 'Look at her and say 'she looks like a Katie' and I pause... She then asks 'what was the other choice?' We tell her Sophie. She leans over desk, looks at DD in her car seat and says 'She does look more like a Sophie, but I'm not allowed to influence you.'
So we change our mind at the last minute and change all the paperwork.

Our Daughter is therefore Sophie Elizabeth (Having been Katie Elizabeth for about 15mins)

Going to copy this thread to a word document and put it in my keepsake box because I will never believe this ridiculous story in a few months!!

Thanks everyone.x.

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browniebear · 23/07/2010 10:19

oh and good luck im sure your dd will suit whatever name you choose

browniebear · 23/07/2010 10:18

this might not be very helpfull but when we were thinking of names we came to the conclusion that not many people like thier own name so probably whatever we chose our dcs wouldnt like them anyway! few suggestions

annalise
amelia
alice

violetsmile · 23/07/2010 10:11

Good luck! Let us know what name you decide on! It's so hard when you can't choose and nothing seems to fit. Remember that whatever name you decide on, you will love it because it will represent her and she will grow into it. I love the name Kate, it's very simple, not too fussy but also very classic, can also be short for Katherine. So many pretty names to choose from! xx

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Funkycherry · 23/07/2010 00:58

Got another appointment at 11:30am.
Feeling calmer about it all now - even though we still haven't decided.
Will update you all tomorrow.

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bluecardi · 22/07/2010 10:20

what about Sophia, Katia, Isabella.

what about a name from your family - from way back. That way you can say she's called after your ggggran or whoever you choose.

Jackstini · 22/07/2010 10:15

Glad you cancelled fc, let us know when you do decide

Helokitty · 21/07/2010 20:30

Funky,

When I was in your situation - Dh and I couldn't agree a name for DD2, we ended up going for one we both liked rather than loved. However, I ensure that I chose one with lots of nn potential, and so was able to play around with nicknames. After a couple of years, we fell into a nickname for DD2, which now I totally adore and thinks really suits her.

A name like Elizabeth will give you that. You have got so many options for thinking about nicknames, - Eliza, Ellie, Beth, Bess, Betsy, Libby, Liz, Lizzie...

You can then spend months finding a shortening that perhaps you agree on more.

(Incidentally, my DH doesn't really like the shortening we have for DD2, so her uses her full name, which he likes more and I use her shortened name. We're all happy :-) )