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name you wanted other half vetoed for no good reason...

111 replies

Enko · 24/04/2019 15:38

The do you like your name thread made me think of this question.

Name you liked for your unborn your other half vetoed for no good reason. So I mean fairly common names you liked you didn't get to use.

Mine is Allanah dh was on a mega no.

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AgnesNaismith · 26/04/2019 04:46

He vetoed Joshua and Jacob, dmil vetoed Toby.

I refused Phoenix from him Hmm

Luckily we had girls.

IWouldBeSuperb · 26/04/2019 04:00

Laurence and Cordelia

So unreasonable!

ZeldaPrincessOfHyrule · 25/04/2019 21:55

Zelda Grin
But then he turned out to be a boy, so that solved that argument Smile

Shesonlyworth30 · 25/04/2019 21:46

Cecilia and Constance (Connie)

FutureMrsTempah · 25/04/2019 21:39

Beatrix and Evangeline

Azure83 · 25/04/2019 21:30

Theo (Theodore)
Leo
Toby (Tobias)

Ohhellothereladyface · 25/04/2019 21:29

Scarlett
Also OH slapped a ban on anything ending in “ie/ey” for some weird reason

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 25/04/2019 21:28

Lily, but we had boys anyway...

Theclearing · 25/04/2019 21:28

I really, really wanted Hepzibah! Grin weirdly he hated it. I still think he was wrong!

Since2016 · 25/04/2019 21:25

Orla. Both tomes. Happy with my names now but still... it’s a beautiful name...

TickleMeEmo · 25/04/2019 21:23

@museumum hah strangely enough all those are the names my husband vetoed too! We are also Scottish.

OccasionallyIncomplet · 25/04/2019 21:19

Flash

IDontMindAnythingWillDo · 25/04/2019 21:16

Tabitha was the only name I liked for DC2 and DH unequivocally vetoed it. I’ve no idea why he hated that name so particularly - he couldn’t offer any decent alternatives. Luckily DC2 was a boy and we were unanimous on his name.

museumum · 25/04/2019 21:12

My dh wouldn’t countenance names that are a noun or a place.
So no to Iona and Ailsa and Skye and Lewis and Harris and Angus (we are Scottish).

Bunnybigears · 25/04/2019 21:09

He vetoed my suggestion of Aaron but then I vetoed Joshua.

FenellaMaxwell · 25/04/2019 21:06

Excellent choice @missmouse101 Grin

mumofthehs · 25/04/2019 21:00

I've always wanted a son called Joshua but DH has said no to it both times we've had a boy :(

missmouse101 · 25/04/2019 19:59

Toby and Fenella.

Peccary · 25/04/2019 19:55

Elizabeth, too royal apparently

EL8888 · 25/04/2019 00:45

Molly. It’s a family name as well

Conversely he loves the name Otto and l have vetoed it

PorpentinaScamander · 25/04/2019 00:42

Elliott for me too. I love the name. (Now ex) dp said no way.
My mum also loves it but my dad vetoed it.
Maybe I'll have a Grandson one day and his parents will pick it Grin

Like a pp the name doesn't suit either of my DC anyway.

Weenurse · 25/04/2019 00:34

Lily, Daisy
His were Maddison and Madeline

SheldonandMama · 25/04/2019 00:34

Aurelia, Pelargonia, Freddie, Scarlett, Xanthi, Hakon,

Divgirl2 · 25/04/2019 00:29

Boudicca. Maybe it's for the best he got a veto 😂

girlsname · 25/04/2019 00:20

Aoife and Effie, both of which said sounded like speech impediments

For boys it would have been Ezra and Xavier but we never got to discuss boys!