Should (quite a bit) older siblings get a veto on a new baby's name?

we did. We had a short list of names and really couldnt decide so we let our ds1 (then age 3) choose. We did do this several times and he always chose the same on. He LOVES it that "he chose" the name.

My dd1 was neary 3 and a half and was made to chose dd2's name as me and DH couldn't decide. She gave us two choices Sophie Bunny or Millie Joan. I bet you can guess which one we went for.

Mine are having a say. I have a ds of 7 and dd of 5. They both want Ben for a boy, which I don't mind, it's actually quite a good choice, because I usually choose 'international' names which my family in Belgium can pronounce nicely too (so no e.g. no Shaun or even James or George). My dd wanted Emily for a girl, but it sounds a little to much like her own so we've vetoed that one. We haven't worked out a girl's options yet. My dc's seem to use their classmates as inspiration for names not Superheroes. Although Ben has been chosen because they both love Ben10!

I'm considering my 9 year olds choices for a middle name but she knows i get to choose first name! (which she s not happy about)

Our DS had a say in the baby's nn, but we picked the real name.

Northumberlandlass.....PLEASE tell me your surname is Woodward!!!!

Squidward Woodward Marvellous!

When pregnant with ds2 people would inevitably ask "have you got any names yet?" I would always say something like "yes, we like Herod/Elvis/Fabio/Melvyn etc etc"

Was good for a few chuckles!!!

ds1 wanted to call ds2 "Jesus"

I vetoed it on the grounds that I'm not the virgin mary and dh is certainly not God

DD1 has named DC3 (currently in utero) Polly Pocket (girl) or Mr Tumble (boy). What do you think?

Heavens NO! I would end up with a Squidward !

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My ds1 (age 5) chose his new brothers names...Toby (after the tram engine in Thomas the Tank engine) and George (after Peppa pigs brother).

Good job I like them both at least he didt want to call him sportacus

My DS1 was 10 when DD was born and asked if he could name her. We asked ( expecting Britney or Ralph or soemthing).
he actually chose a lovely first and middle name which we imediately went with.

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I have a friend whose two big brothers were allowed to name him. They picked Gary and he's not happy!

My dh had a sister called Judy so when his little brother came along wanted to call him Punch!

I couldn't have let my eldest choose. He was 18 months when his brother was born and loved the name Percy - his favourite engine in Thomas the Tank!

We let our eldest choose the middle name for our youngest and he kept the same name all the way through. There was no convincing him otherwise!

My oldest 2 were 5 and 7 when I had dd2 (now 5). My DS wasn't interested but I let DD1 choose the middle name as I quite liked it anyway (Emma after her best friend). Had she chosen something insane not sure I would have been quite so accommodating. Her rabbits are Gabriella and Sharpay

DH's brother was 10 when he was born and gave him a horrendous middle name which he has never lived down - they laugh about it now though!

Am ttc no 4 now and I know they'll all try to have a say but it's impossible to keep them all happy.... names are a very personal thing and trying to find something that not only you and DH agree on but 3 kids too will be almost impossible.

The name will grow on them and they will love the baby not the name.

My stepsons "choose" Tink's name (from our list). Tink choose Fifi's name, also from a list - both names we liked anyway. I'm not sure I'd go too far with allowing siblings to name my child!

ds1 named ds2.dd choose a girls name,ds1 chose boys name.dd ended up chosing middle name.did have the old rainbow kitty debate a few times.

I remember being relieved that my brother was a boy as my younger sis was going to get to name a girl the same name as a local TV presenter's baby and it was a name I hated.

DD1 was adamant DD3 was a girl called Rosie and would not even entertain the fact it might be a boy, she was with us at the scan and came out and said "see I told you it was a girl baby called Rosie"

I thought she would be upset that DD3 is not called Rosie (horrendous with our surname) but she was fine when we told her DD3's actual name.

I don't discuss names with anyone in RL as everyone has such strong opinions on names and can always find something horrid to say about them.

Keep your name to yourself and once the baby is born they will have to like it.

My cousin had her ds when her dd was 3. She was in hospital and discussing possible names with her dh in front of her dd. She asked "What do you think of David?" and her dd took that to mean that the baby was called David and started calling him that immediately! My cousin and her dh were so worried that her dd would think that they had left "David" at the hospital and brought some other baby home that she felt she had to call him that! So David he is!

Noooo- we thought about this, and in my preg head state, ds3 almost had Dude as a middle name.

Our children had a say - we gave a them a short list of three we liked and they said which they preferred. Seemed to make everyone happy in these parts.

Their own choices were Doughnut or Gerald McBoingBoing, so we felt a shortlist helped guide them in the right direction.