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Did your surname influence your choice of name?

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bankofengland · 26/11/2012 22:12

we have just started looking at names and noticed that some go with our surname better than others. Some are difficult to say and some just sound just plain silly. It has automatically cut down the pool of names from which we can choose.

I think our choice will end up one which we like and works rather than one we love. Has anyone else had this? Did you have to make a practical choice rather going with the name of your dreams. Did you regret your choice?

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NotInMyDay · 26/11/2012 22:42

Yes but more from an initials POV. Surname starts with Y so all K names were out. Also it's really easy to make a word with a Y surname so no Graeme Alistair Y or Catherine Rose Y.

No regrets about the names we have chosen.

Hassled · 26/11/2012 22:41

I think you have to think about surnames - need to watch the too many/too few syllables thing, need to think about whether you're happy with alliteration etc.

KatyAnn28 · 26/11/2012 22:39

bankofengland we haven't settled on another girl name yet so I can't answer that yet! We're really struggling to compromise on another Sad

IAmSoFuckingRock · 26/11/2012 22:37

yes. i wanted Ben for ds2 but EXp very rightly pointed out that along with my surname it sounded like a rude name. think phil mcCracken but for Ben.

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bankofengland · 26/11/2012 22:33

Pegster and KatyAnn are you happy with your chosen names despite this? How did you make your final choice if you couldn't use your favs??

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KatyAnn28 · 26/11/2012 22:18

Pegster, Elliot is our number one boys name for our first born son...we clearly have good taste Wink

ProPerformer · 26/11/2012 22:18

Oh yes!! We have a last name that would sound just plain WRONG with some first names!!

KatyAnn28 · 26/11/2012 22:17

Yes, some names just sound silly with our surname. We tried to get around it by thinking about the name as a whole (including middle name) but the reality is that middle names are rarely used on a day to day basis.

My all time favourite girl name is an absolute no no because of my married name (the effect of the two together would be similar to Thomas Thomson!)

Katy x

pegster · 26/11/2012 22:16

I couldn't use my favourite name (Elliott) because it is too similar to our surname (also 3 syllables beginning with E and ending in t). Was never an option so it was joked about but never made it to a short-list. DS is very much his chosen name now, I'm certainly not haunted by a baby Elliott that will never be Grin

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