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Have you allowed anyone(besides the other parent) to name your baby?

31 replies

CaraMellow · 03/09/2021 17:06

I was talking to a friend about this. She allowed an Uncle she's very close to choose a middle name for her son. He was thrilled and has very traditional tastes and so she wasn't worried about what he'd choose. There was one name though that she really hates but didn't think to tell him about it. Of course he unwittingly chose that name. She didn't have the heart to tell him that she hated it, so put it on the BC.

Have you ever allowed anyone else to choose a name and how did it work out?

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TotheletterofthelawTHELETTER · 03/09/2021 20:27

My nephew was asked to pick the middle name for his baby brother. First name had been picked and has a D initial. Nephew chose John as a middle name. Not unusual but not common anymore.
Nephew then had a sleepover at mine where he cried floods of tears as he’s only picked John as he thought it would be funny if his brother was called DJ and now he couldn’t tell anyone as he didn’t want his mum to think he hadn’t taken the responsibility seriously.

riotlady · 03/09/2021 19:45

@Jenniferturkington

My two older dcs chose their baby sister’s middle name. They were 5 and 3.5 and made a good choice (Ruby) and all three dcs love this story ten years on.
That’s really cute!
MsSquiz · 03/09/2021 17:12

I chose my best friend's daughter's middle name. They had chosen a first name but couldn't decide on a middle name so I sent a few ideas and she went with one I picked.

I don't think I'd deliberately say to someone "you can pick their first name/middle name" but I might go with a name someone suggests, if I love it. Mainly because I wouldn't want to be in your friend's position Grin

Hoplop · 03/09/2021 17:12

Not really the same wavelength, and more lighthearted/not seriously allowing someone to choose a name, but my students (secondary) have been enjoying the ‘task’ of naming my unborn baby. They don’t know yet but DH and I are actually going with one boy’s idea that we hadn’t thought of until he suggested it!

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 03/09/2021 17:10

Not quite the same but I named my sister. I was 3.5 and I thought all babies were called *** as we lived in a country where many babies were called after their parents so it was often used as traditional. We knew babies with that name and I presumed our new baby would be called that and that was that 😂

Jenniferturkington · 03/09/2021 17:10

My two older dcs chose their baby sister’s middle name. They were 5 and 3.5 and made a good choice (Ruby) and all three dcs love this story ten years on.