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My husband and I can’t agree

71 replies

jinto26 · 23/08/2026 11:06

My husband and I have very different taste in names and we can’t seem to come to an agreement!

He likes princessy, romantic, long, fairytale names:

  • Seraphina
  • Evangeline
  • Penelope

He also insists on calling her by her full name and doesn’t really like nicknames.

I like cute, mostly 1-2 syllable names:

  • Elle
  • Mia
  • Nina
  • Lily
  • Rose
  • Sophie

A name that we might be getting close to agreeing on is Katherine, because although it is long it has 3 syllables and kinda sounds short. Any other names come to mind that you think sort of match my vibe but can also seem princess-y? Sorry if this is a hard ask!

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TheSandgroper · 25/08/2026 05:09

Caroline. Caro, Carol, Lena or Lina.

Wherethedogsits · 25/08/2026 04:48

TheForbiddenMoon · 25/08/2026 01:08

Put the name into AI. Your husband is picking porn star names.

😂 porn star names???

Dandeloosha · 25/08/2026 04:46

6ate9 · 23/08/2026 12:48

She wasn’t born into royalty.

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What about Catherine the Great?

mathanxiety · 25/08/2026 04:43

Leonora
Louisa
Rosanna
Cecelia
Francesca
Juliet

I really like Katherine though. You should go with that.

likeitshard · 25/08/2026 03:10

I definitely prefer your list !

Aurora
Belle
Evie

TheForbiddenMoon · 25/08/2026 01:08

Put the name into AI. Your husband is picking porn star names.

SnowFrogJelly · 25/08/2026 01:06

Elowen

SnowFrogJelly · 25/08/2026 01:06

I like your list best OP

sunshine47 · 25/08/2026 00:43

Not Sophie. I have one in my family and she's horrid

user1492757084 · 25/08/2026 00:39

Katherine is lovely.
Others ..
Catriona
Edwina
Eloise
Celia
Georgia
Cosima
Hermione

Italiangreyhound · 23/08/2026 17:55

Kitty is lovely.

But Katherine a bit dull.

All your names (except Nina) are rather over-used.

But I say again, you birth baby, you name baby! 👶

Pistachiocake · 23/08/2026 17:50

You can obviously call them what you like, but everyone seems to end up with a nickname if there's more than 2 syllables in their name. At parties, you still sometimes hear parents telling kids they must use the full version of Mart's name, but never heard any of them succeed.

EvelynBeatrice · 23/08/2026 17:45

What about Shakespearean?

Rosalind ( for him); Lindy or Ros for you?
Jessica ?

iloveanearlynight · 23/08/2026 17:42

Rosalind/Roz/Rosa
Cassia/Cass/Cassie

WWomble · 23/08/2026 17:39

I would find a long name that he likes with a short form that you like, making it clear that you will use the short version. There se lots of lovely longer names with great short versions.

eg Katharine - Kitty, Katy, Kate

RiaOverTheRainbow · 23/08/2026 17:35

DH using a long full name and you using a shorter nickname seems like the easiest solution.

Eleanora nn Elle
Miranda nn Mia
Rosamund nn Rose

Or some 2-ish syllable princessy names:
Celeste
Claudette
Margarite
Selene
Georgette
Charlotte
Delphine
Jacqueline
Sapphire

vdbfamily · 23/08/2026 17:03

Katja
Katerina

Stormyrose · 23/08/2026 16:59

Thing is he can insist on using her full name but he can’t make others do it, so she will be an Evie or a penny, seraphina is prob the safest one and I think is lovely. Even if it became sera.

i find yours quite over used, and Katherine a bit dull, she will be Kate or Katie.

id go for seraphina of them all,

Tryagain26 · 23/08/2026 16:54

Your husband might always call her by her full name but once she goes to school that will change.
My parents always used our full names we were all known by something different by our friends.
Some name suggestions
Astrid
Imogen
Rosa
Hannah
Melody
Christina
Carolina
Naomi
Clara
Cecily
Cora

6ate9 · 23/08/2026 16:46

Clarinet1 · 23/08/2026 14:59

You seem to be rather over-invested in what was meant to be a light-hearted comment!

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I was just musing!

TrojanDonkey · 23/08/2026 15:25

I prefer your DH’s names but Evangeline will just end up being yet another Evie in the endless sea of Evies.

Your choices other than Nina are so overused.

bananaobama · 23/08/2026 15:10

I like Miranda. It’s old fashioned . Evryone knows the name but not common

inspired by Tempest. Definitely not Hobbes 🤣

PancakeCloud · 23/08/2026 15:09

bananaobama · 23/08/2026 15:04

Is it your first?

stay strong: after the birth he will probably agree to the name you love

lol, this.

but also, Katherine is a great name. How do you feel about:

Harriet
Helena
Apolline (sp?)
Eliza / Elisa
Lydia
Sophia
Karina
Coralie

bananaobama · 23/08/2026 15:09

Go with Katharine

Katy
Kate
Kat
kitty

bananaobama · 23/08/2026 15:06

Excellentsausages · 23/08/2026 13:57

So many princesses and Queens called Catherine though. Catherine of Aragon, Catherine the Great both born princesses. Definitely a regal name!

@6ate9 that's an interesting question. I imagine it probably did factor. I guess William would have crossed a Sharon, Tracy or Jodie off his list.

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archie and llibet are pretty chavtastic names