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Can't agree with husband on any names

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babybean19 · 07/01/2019 23:28

So, wayyyyy before we even started trying for a baby we both loved the same boys name...when we fell pregnant, we decided we would find out the babies gender to help us plan for baby and to pick a name....fast forward to now being 37 weeks and we can't agree on anything...like not even slightly agree 😩
How did other couples get around this? Did you push for the name you really wanted?
I love unusual names that are rare where he likes really simple classic, popular names 🙈 so not even slightly on the same page now! The only thing we agree is we don't want a name that is easily shortened...

I LOVE Bligh (which we both loved for over year)
Jesse
Oakley
Elias

He loves
Percy
Freddie
Henry

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babybean19 · 07/01/2019 23:51

Reminds me of Kevin and Perry 😂

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C0untDucku1a · 07/01/2019 23:50

In the same ballpark as orrcy, what about Perry?

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babybean19 · 07/01/2019 23:48

I'm hoping that too if I'm honest! He loved Bligh just as much as me for so long, so hoping after seeing me in pain he may come back around to the idea 😊
I told him write down names he likes, put in the hospital bag and we will wait until we see our boy and hopefully can agree and decide....

I've told him he can forget Percy 🤢 and Henry reminds me of an orange and lemonade drink or the Hoover 😂 too common for me too as I like unusual...don't want him to be 1 of 10 with the same name at school!

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ReaganSomerset · 07/01/2019 23:43

We had this. In the end, DH saw me birth the baby and said I could have what I wanted. Smile Don't worry for now. Our DD was unnamed for a week, until we found one that seemed to suit her.

ChubRubTheStruggleIsReal · 07/01/2019 23:42

I like Bligh but your others are a bit... American-ish.
Percy -nah, it’s a pets name.
Freddie is ok, Henry is nice.
Back to the drawing board... Dainton? Dalton? Tate? Carter?

MamaDane · 07/01/2019 23:40

Henry, Percival (not Percy) and Elias are nice.

Don't like the rest.

BlueJag · 07/01/2019 23:38

Henry it's nice.

BlueJag · 07/01/2019 23:38

Bligh it's a surname. Jessy and Elias ok but the others are simply awful.
Percy is probably the worse one.

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