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Picknickers · 30/06/2018 23:29

So bigmouth OH told both our families our shortlist today at a BBQ. He's in the doghouse. The reaction was terrible especially to Vera which was my favourite. I know it's easy to say our baby our choice but the flak we got was so bad it's put us both off. I'm really upset. Would you honestly pick a name both families really hated ( my mum said it was like calling the baby Edna) and where do we go from here? I'm so mad I can't sleep and have just trawler another 5 name sites!

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mozzybites · 03/07/2018 02:49

Stay firm OP. Cherylan !

MariaMadita · 02/07/2018 23:21

Cheralyn? :0

Ehm. How about Geraldine? Josephine? Genevieve, Coralie, Caroline, Chara, Charis, Francesca nn Cesca, Christabel nn Chrissie, Cleo, Ginny, Naomi?

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Picknickers · 02/07/2018 22:29

More rows! We're (he's) not speaking. I will not be calling my daughter Cherry/Cherie or....wait for it...Cheralyn. FFS! He says he never liked Vera and only went along with it to stop me being moody. Hmmm. Gonna leave it all for a few days and lurk about here in case anything sticks. Thanks for the help x

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Oysterbabe · 02/07/2018 20:03

How about Norah?

Oysterbabe · 02/07/2018 20:01

Vera's nice. Tell them to piss off.

NelleB · 02/07/2018 19:42

We’re having Veronica as a middle name after my wonderful Nan! X

FawnDrench · 02/07/2018 19:41

Not too keen on Cherry.
Liked Vera.

How about Julia?

MariaMadita · 02/07/2018 18:09

I think I'd* either go

MariaMadita · 02/07/2018 18:07

But Cherie (more or less French pronunciation) may ultimately sound like Sherry (also depends on the speaker).

I think either go for Cherry (not my favourite name either, btw) or pick a different name...

JedediahBila · 02/07/2018 18:05

Cherie? Like Cherie Blair?

MariaMadita · 02/07/2018 18:04

Cherie pronounced like Cherry is a bit ridiculous imo.

(Not saying that the people who suggested Cherie would pronounce it that way...)

Reaa · 02/07/2018 17:35

GahWhatever

Cherry is and anglicized version of Cherie

That's the spelling I was trying to think of in my previous post.

LastGirlsFinishNice · 02/07/2018 13:48

Rita?

GahWhatever · 02/07/2018 11:28

Cherry is and anglicized version of Cherie which means beloved in French. Go with Cherie rather than Cherry if that's what you prefer.

GahWhatever · 02/07/2018 11:26

FWIW I like Vera and Edna.
Whatever you call your daughter she will grow into it and it will just be who she is.
Go for something you and DH love and ignore the others. They'll soon associate the name with your DD rather than anyone else.

louella99 · 02/07/2018 11:19

Hope you find something you both love. I like Vera (and lots of the other names suggested). Agree with PP who said grandparents have had their chance at naming babies! Currently 32 weeks pregnant and not giving anyone a sniff of a hint of names we like. MIL said 'you'll pick a nice name, you won't pick a name like Chardonnay'. I said 'we might! and if we do, you'll have to suck it up!!'

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 02/07/2018 11:16

Sounds like he's come to his senses.

MariaMadita · 02/07/2018 11:12

Afraid I'd go MAD at him 'going off it' (aka being swayed by family) when it was HIS mistake in the first place!

True. I like many Italian names (some of them really unusual in the UK) and I just know that MIL would hate them if she heard them before the LO was born...

(I I feel like she'd just be overjoyed to finally have a grandkid after the birth so wouldn't be too scathing).

But I really feel like your DH can't go off the name now / because of their reaction... Or else you'll be stuck knowing that your IL's had a huge role in naming the LO.

And I think you might end up resenting him and them in the case of name regret...

FizzyGreenWater · 02/07/2018 11:01

Afraid I'd go MAD at him 'going off it' (aka being swayed by family) when it was HIS mistake in the first place!

I'd be - nope. It's Vera. Twas agreed.

His fault if his own actions have soured it a bit for him.

He liked the name. There's no change to that, just the stupid responses.

You shouldn't lose your favourite name because of that!

Cherry is just a nothing name. Bit silly.

hoping2018 · 02/07/2018 09:46

Sylvie?

Ginger1982 · 02/07/2018 09:44

I think Cherry is worse than Vera

MariaMadita · 02/07/2018 08:02

Gloria?

Good luck finding the perfect name :)! (Too bad he doesn't like Vera anymore. It's really lovely imo)

MariaMadita · 02/07/2018 08:00

Cherry is really sweet but it isn't much more than that imo. (And I think there's a lot of teasing material / potentially unfortunate associations. Popping her cherry etc...)

Annora, Margot, Greta, Peggy, Alma, Cora, Edith, Esther, Ida, Vela, Viveca, Vita, Helena, Flora, Floretta nn Etta, Juno, Juniper, Clio, Daphne, Daisy, Clementine, Estelle, Sadie.

butlerswharf · 02/07/2018 07:50

@househunthappening I thought exactly the same! Smile

GrumpySusan · 02/07/2018 07:17

I know a little Vera and it's unusual but she owns it. Also an Evelyn, Olive, Ada and Sylvia. Agree to keeping shortlists firmly to yourselves, stock response 'we're waiting til she's here'