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Names that were (or are) vetoed

61 replies

ymmv · 27/02/2017 16:46

I'm not allowed Maud or Dorothy.

What names do you love that your partner (or mum etc) wouldn't go for?

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thatorchidmoment · 27/02/2017 18:58

Eggs I agree about hormonal choices: I actually picked names for a girl and a boy before I ever got pregnant, with all of them! I have been stuck with an unusual name which I blame on my mum's hormones, so am determined to make my choices before that is an issue!

EggsEleven · 27/02/2017 18:39

I'm glad DH vetoed a lot of mine. Looking back at the list I was clearly hormonal Grin

NapQueen · 27/02/2017 18:14

Olive and Penny
Lawrence

thatorchidmoment · 27/02/2017 18:13

Ha, my DH has many, many prejudices and rules about naming children!

He thinks 'flower' names for girls are weird and wrong. So Lily, Rose, Poppy etc, he doesn't think are proper names for a person. I think Heather is ok, as it is more Scottish. Hmm

He also doesn't like names that are commonly used as surnames. Eg Fraser, Murray.

More than one middle name is 'pretentious'.

If it's not a traditional Scottish name, it's 'a bit too posh'.

With every birth announcement from our friends, I will tell him the name and wait for his reaction. It's almost always disparaging!

But it's his nature to be deeply suspicious of anything new. If I get something new for the house, or even new clothing, he will humph and give it the side-eye for about a fortnight, then tell me how lovely it is.

We already have acceptable names picked out for DC4 due this September, as the thought of naming negotiations while very hormonal was unthinkable.

Soubriquet · 27/02/2017 18:12

Why are you letting your mum veto a name?

It's between you and your dh that's it

Anyone else's opinion doesn't matter

ABCFamily · 27/02/2017 18:11

When I was pregnant, I fell for the name Magnus, which my husband vetoed despite thinking it was 'a cool name' because he was worried it might be 'too much to live up to'.

Luckily we had a girl!

SquedgieBeckenheim · 27/02/2017 17:56

Penelope/Penny
Lorelei
Caoimhe
Niamh
Imogen
Matilda

DH didn't come up with many suggestions, just vetoed mine!

Ellarose85 · 27/02/2017 17:56

Otis and Caleb

TheWiseOldElf · 27/02/2017 17:49

Gabriel 🙁

MollyHuaCha · 27/02/2017 17:16

DH wanted Penelope or Roberta. The first sounded silly with the surname. I wasn't sure about the second.

I wanted Alexandra or Laura. DH said no Sad

Oysterbabe · 27/02/2017 16:51

I wanted Gulliver or Ramona. DH was a firm nope. He wanted Poppy, which was a veto from me.