Why do people say: "See what the baby looks like when he/she arrives" on baby name threads?

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MardyBra · 09/02/2011 23:24

Just wondered.

The OP is asking for opinions on the names and that's a cop out.

Besides all newborns look like aliens/Winston Churchill/ET anyway so how can you tell if they look like a Sky or a Jocasta or a Fannie?

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Beamur · 09/02/2011 23:30

We'd shortlisted our favourite names, but when DD arrived she just didn't 'look' like those names, you may not agree but that is how it felt to us.

The name she has does look and sound right, and some of it was visual - her name links to her hair colour (red) which we didn't know would be the case until we saw her.

catinthehat2 · 09/02/2011 23:29

I'm a dedicated wait till it comes out person. Worked well IME - I had 8 billion names, DH had none. He came up with one very quickly and it stuck. YOu cut to the chase and stop theorising when you see the baby in reality.

MoonUnitAlpha · 09/02/2011 23:28

We had a shortlist of names, and when ds was born he just definitely looked/seemed like one in particular It wasn't my favourite name either.

AuraofDora · 09/02/2011 23:27

fannie i looked at you and saw a fannie, fannie

StealthPolarBear · 09/02/2011 23:26

Yes i@ve often wondered this! We had our DCs' names decided in advance, and unless they came out looking identical to a famous person, that was the name they were getting. IMO babies can't 'look' or 'not look' like a name.

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