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Ah that is lovely rocketeer.. we have not told anyone in RL so that is so nice to hear. I don't know anyone who has same reason for name Mary. I never would have gone for it before getting pregnant but really feel it is special.

Mrs Paddy, that's exactly why my mum is called Mary!

I am expecting our first and my DH wants me to call our after his father if it is a boy. I am more than happy to do that. It has been in the family for several generations. I would not have had it as my first choice. Patrick but I absolutely love Paddy. I think it is lovely my DH is so involved and I am really starting to like it now.
If it is a girl, I always liked Emily or Maeve. However, we are Catholic and tried for a baby for a long time so did a Novena for nine days to Our Lady / St. Gerard. Hence if I will have a girl I will call her Mary in honour of her. I recently asked DH did he want to use another name and he said he loves Mary. All in all it was a joint decision and we are very happy with both names.

I think both parents should agree/like the name u pick for ur child but if ur tastes really are polar opposites and u can't agree on anything then I think it should be the mum who gets to choose. After all we're the ones who carried the baby and gave birth,we've done all the hard work so our choice,if need be,should win out.

Aim for a compromise,preferrably a more "sensible" name for the first name and a more out landish name for the middle name...or perhaps see if u could combine the names to make a whole new unique name u both love? Ur bound to agree on a name sooner or later,there are thousands to choose from!xx

As someone who dislikes both old granny chic/ dog's pretty names and chavvy/ghetto made up names, I think your best bet is to look among the timeless classics as a starting point.

I feel very strongly that a name should be agreed by both parents and that neither should force a name that the other hates.

You should each make a list of say twenty names you like individually and then work from there. There's bound to be some common ground somewhere.

Trust me once ur DP sees u push out ur baby u could call the baby Santa Claus if u wanted and he wouldn't argue lol!xx