Dp and I trying for baby, give me names to suggest before MIL puts her suggestions forward

Dont' even discuss it with her.

My style is classic eccentric, but if it were modern (?) I like Skye, Summer, Autumn.

I'm pissed that Nicold Kidman used Sunday, becuase I think quite a few days make good names. Tuesday definitely. Sunday, Dimanche! (Sp)

Amber, Opal, Garnet, or... Silver with Silvie for short?

Place names. eg, Kendall ?

The virgin baby names book is really good because as well as a classic alphabetical list, it has names at the beginning, listed according to Roman, Greek, Jewels, Royal, Nature, Celebrity etc..

Well yes, we are in Scotland so it must be.
But I think its ghaaaasssttly.
(Boyd I mean, not Scotland)

Refuse to discuss it. Seriously - we told people that we had a shortlist, but that we weren't going to choose until we'd seen the baby, and that was it. They were free to discuss names if they wanted and we just um'd and ah'd in a non-commital manner. If anyone pressed us, then we had some comedy names to lighten the atmosphere.

And by the way I think Tiger is actually quite nice!
Perhaps not coupled with Giraffe, Dolphin tho!

Gosh sorry shoot - it's just I hadn't heard of any before.
My DD has just started nursery and there is a little boy called Boyd there - anyone else heard that before? He's the second one I know of.

Bird and animal names are in vogue on MN right now.

Following on from the suggestion of Bear, I give you

Tiger
Kitten
Giraffe (suitable for either gender)
Dolphin (ditto)
Jay
Robin

lol mamazon

tell her you have already decided and wont be swayed.

if she presses you say that you have decided on Smirnoff for a girl and Carlsburg for a boy.

she will be so horrified that whatever you do actually choose she will be gratefull for.

oo i forgot to say, i love Liberty it's really pretty! But i'm not too keen on Lucas.

x

My mil was soooo against my name i sometimes cringed for her!
I only have one ds, he is 8 months and called Noah. I picked the name right from the start. He was going to be Emma or Matilda if he was a girl.
BUT it 27 weeks i had the 3d scan so we knew we had a little noah! From then 'baby' became a boy.
Everytime another person asked me or dp what we planned on naming the baby and she would but in 'jesus or joseph or something like that' You could see the other members like at her though, so i knew i wasnt just being over sensitive! She wanted him to be called Dougie after her father or Alexander after Alexander the Great (!!)
Anyway i'm going on!! My point is just ignore her! Say thanks but no thanks!
It's your turn to choose the name, she's had hers!

for Boys I like:
Flynn
Yannic
Sven
(those 3 are teh names of my 3 ds's )

also like:

• Noah ( my dh would not let me have that name )
• Jesse
• Dominic
• Aaron
• Aiden
• Christopher
• Declan
• Duncan
• Eric
• Finlay
• Henrik
• Jake
• Kane
• Logan
• Liam
• Leon
• Miles
• Mason
• Mitchell
• Nicolas
• Oliver
• Phillip
• Robyn
• Shane
• Vernon
• Vincent

Girls:

• Anoushka
• Carissa
• Darcy
• Esme
• Gina
• Josephine
• Lina
• Lydia
• Larissa
• Madita
• Magdalena
• Maria
• Nell
• Orla
• Olivia
• Shana
• Selina
• Tatyana
• Yvonne

Jordan
Joel
Ethan
Bradley
Justin

Topaz
Lola
Jodie
Alisha
Jade

I quite like Cole, but not keen on Halli - where on earth did you get that one from.
And don't wish to offend but is Kaden a real name?

Hi shoot.

I actually like 'old fashioned' names like Arthur, George, Joseph, etc as they are classic and don't really go out of fashion but I actually have a DS called Lucas.

My DH and I have v different taste in names and this was a compromise as I felt that is was a traditional name with a proper meaning but rather unusual (at least it was at the time). Of course since we named him it has become far more popular and perhaps a little 'of the time.'

Anyway, our Lucas is lovely and there aren't any others at nursery or school.

Perhaps if you tell us your other DC's name and more names that you like it might give people a little more idea of your taste and could maybe suggest a few more names!

Trinity
Luthur
Lance
Soraya
Vanda
Morton

do you think she influences your husband, perhaps without him realising how much? I went off a couple of names I had really liked because MIL 'loved' them, ho hum, lol.

Just refuse to discuss names with her? And if she suggests names just politely say you've already chosen and change the subject. She'll soon get the message...
Will give suggestions a thought (am also thinking up names for my prospective next DC - might even be pg but don't know yet!!!! )
Anyway sorry don't want to hijack, will give it some thought and get back.....

ha, my mil tried to do this throughout this pregnancy.

i've been smiling and pretending to think about her suggestions-- just because the woman is a saint in hiding and i feel bad that i haven't made a statue of her out of gold and sent it to some shrine. (i might one of these days).

I love the name Lucas.

What about for a girl - Matilda? (Tilly or Mattie for short)
Martha? (reminds me of the stunning girl in Home and Away)

Liberty is nice and different but reminds me of a statue. Libby is nice for shorrt though.

Both Lucas and Liberty are currently trendy names. I think Lucas might be getting too popular and common: www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Lucas

Suedonim's non-confrontational suggestion is much better

Libby is nice.