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DH has gone off DS name at 40+2

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katkoala · 10/05/2013 08:52

Just before our 20 week scan we settled on the name Isaac. I love the name and the fact that having a nsme has helped me to bond with my baby bump.
DH told a couple of workmates who had, let's say a lukewarm reaction to the name plus dmil and dfil don't seem too keen. TBH I don't give a monkey's what anyone else thinks and I'm quite surprised by dh as I thought he was the same.
Anyway, there are a couple of other names we both like: Theo, Fyffe and Seth.
Now I've built a relationship with Isaac, I'm reluctant to change...but secretly really like Fyffe as Isaac seems quite common and to have grown in popularity since I first considered it.
Has anyone else been set on a name throughout pregnancy then changed it? We have a 3 syllable, long, surname so a shorter first name might be better? ?

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katkoala · 10/05/2013 09:50

Thanks all. One of the reasons I like Isaac so much is it means 'laughter' and throughout my pregnancy I've had quite a lot of uncontrollable laughter fits, so think that's appropriate.
My only worry with Fyffe is we're Scottish and people might think we're doing a 'Beckham' and naming after place of conception...Fife! Grin

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DowntonTrout · 10/05/2013 09:09

I think Fyffe is lovely (although there's nothing wrong with Isaac either.)

FWIW my DCs are 25, 19, and 11 and I still hear names and think " I wish I'd thought of that!"

Just go with what feels right when you meet him.

Ponderosa · 10/05/2013 09:05

I haven't been in your position but we made the mistake of telling everyone what our first choice name for DS was before he arrived. It was mocked and openly disliked and this got to DH who went off it.

I'm still a bit gutted that we 'lost' that name. Needless to say with the next pregnancy I refused to talk names with anyone except DH.

FWIW Isaac is a superb name and is never 'common'. Try and talk your DH around!

LalyRawr · 10/05/2013 08:57

I woke my OH up at 3am sobbing hysterically that I hated the name we picked out. I was about 37 weeks and we had decided on the name when I was about 7 weeks!

We then didn't name DD until she was here. &it was a name that had never come up during pregnancy!

You have six weeks after the birth to name them, don't panic.

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