Name you love now or name you've always loved?

DD1 is the name I knew from childhood I'd call my daughter, a favourite elderly relative.

DD2 was the name DH, me and the extended family all liked and more one we'd heard recently.

My core list doesn't change, just the outliers.

The new names tend to be hormonal - two weeks later I detest them

My main problem is unimaginative DH.

As a child I swore that any daughter of mine would be called Sally. Have changed my mind now !

In my 20s/early 30s I was a huge fan of Poppy, Amelia, Lily, Chloe but now have gone off them as they're just too popular.

Now I'm more a fan of classic, 'stood the test of time' names that I would probably have considered dull or old ladyish in my youth.

When I was in my early teens I loved the name Christine/a. I really don't like it now. I think I associate it with that Stephen King book now, sadly.

I've loved DD's name since I was about 15/16, and haven't wavered. DH needed a teeny bit of persuading, but he loves it too now.

DD2 is going to prove more problematic. I don't love any other names, although I like a lot very much.

Boys names - I adore Gabriel, always have since I read Saki's short story Gabriel Ernest when I was a teen. Sadly it wouldn't work at all with DH's surname. If DD2 defies medical science and proves to be DS1, then we have a very nice, 'normal' name picked out for him which we both really like.

Oh, I also adore the names Pearl and Penelope, but can't use those due to alliteration issues with our surname (a bit p-p-p sounding).

I have a name that, if we ever have a son, we'd use as I've loved it since I was 5yo. I also love Theo, Ethan and Nathan, but wouldn't be able to use any of them as DH can't pronounce 'th' sounds properly.

I love the names Aiden, Noah and Nicole and have done for ages. But both my ex and my current partner vetoed them :(

My all-time EVER favourite girls name is DD1s name. I had a romance with another name (Mia) which she was almost named, but thankfully my DH steered me to the name we gave her.

DD2 has a name that became a favourite because of the circumstances surrounding her getting here.

I love my daughters names

When I was younger I loved names like Tammy, Lindy, Stephanie, Tiffany. Now I am a crone I prefer names like Anna, Ellen, Judith, Lucy, Lydia.
I called my DD what has turned out to be a really popular name. She likes it. I wish I'd gone with Ellen.

About 10 years ago I LOVED Aidan and Ella. I was convinced they were IT. Now those are immensely popular here in the States and I've totally gone off them.

When I was pregnant with my son (he's 5) it was William or Julia, but he ended up being Sam.

For the one due in May I'm leading toward Madeleine or Jack. :)

So, they totally change for me!