Can't agree on baby names

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So my husband and I are due our first child (a boy) in 4 days and can not agree on his name at all! He hates my name choices (Otis (my fav), Benjamin and William) and I his (Mason, Tyler and Alexander (his fav)). I thought we at least had a couple to agree on with Freddie and Robin, however, he has just told me he has changed his mind now and dislikes both. His main issue with Freddie is common and becaude that our surname is Stone and he thinks he will get referred to as Fred 'flint' Stone.

He is saying let's wait and meet him but to not even have a list of contenders is freaking me out big time. I really don't want to regret our decision.

Did anyone else have this dilemma and manage not to fight over it!! Do you think Freddie is too like the Flintstones lol!? Any thoughts what works with Stone?

Thanks in advance.

I think you need to find a new neutral name together, both compromising.

If I was having a son tomorrow he would be Peter or Finn..

Freddie Flintstone..Yep sorry

Sometimes seeing the baby will help

Agree re Freddie Flint Stone, also Mason Stone I'd hear Stonemason.

Tyler also sounds like someone who works with stones...

you just wait until you've given birth and then say "hello X"

Agree that Freddie Stone is not great (Mason is also bad with Stone). Robin is nice, has he gone off that too?

I would start again with a fresh list.

Ok if neither are willing to compromise on the names on both your lists then they all get vetoed and you each start again.

Print off two copies of the top 100 names from last year. You pick 5 you would use. He separatley picks 5 he would use. Compare. Hopefully there's one cross over.

What about these, do any of these tickle your fancy ?
Daniel
Ethan
Jacob
Samuel
Isaac

Just a few random ones but maybe a new list of names will help! We have a shortlist for our baby due in August but have said we will wait to see what he/she looks like first as you never know they might not suit any of your choices !

I agree with Print off two copies of the top 100 names from last year

Actually, you probably only need one copy. Sit down together and take it in turns to cross off 1 each until you only have 4 names left.

There's your short list.

My choice would be Alexander, shortened to Xander.

You have grew the baby and will push it from your fanjo. You decide, he can decide when he pushes a baby from an orifice.

If you genuinely couldn’t agree a court would go with the mother’s choice...

Also: is it his surname?

Try the Kinder baby name app

I agree you need to start again. Agree Freddie Stone doesn't sound right
If you can't find one you both love go for for something you both like.
You seem to have quite different tastes. I think a longer sounding name might sound nice with your surname so avoiding the ones on your original lists a few more suggestuons
Samuel
Matthew
Gregory
Elijah
Jospeh
Zachary
Issac
Ethan
Caleb
Jonathan

We didn't manage to name DD until the 42 day limit for registering a birth was starting to loom about 4 weeks after she was born

We struggled to agree before she was born, but had a couple of options we didn't hate. When she was born, neither seemed to suit her.

We went right back to the start, each separately going through all the name lists we could find and coming up with a shortlist. Then we went through each others shortlist crossing off the ones we hated.

We eventually managed to find 3 acceptable names. And spent another week deciding which would be her first name and which middle names.

We both really love all 3 of her names now, and tell her that we chose the most beautiful name we could think of for her. She knows it took us a while to decide (our families have joked about it) but I've framed it as making sure it was just the right name. Ironically, her first name is one of the two we'd selected before she was born.

Don’t like the name Mason at all.

I agree Mason isn't good, especially when often in lists names are written surname, comma, first name so he would be Stone, Mason. I think Freddie is less problematic though

Some if your choices are quite different but I'd have thought Alexander and William had a similar feel - both good strong classic names. I'd go for one of those.

You still have plenty of time but I think willowpattern's suggestion is the best way forward if you genuinely can't agree.

DS didn't have a name for 4 weeks. No hurry.

You can't call him Fred Stone though, he'll get teased.

he thinks he will get referred to as Fred 'flint' Stone.

Maybe, but Flint isn't a bad nickname!

How the hell does he have Mason on his list but only thinks Freddie is wrong with the surname Stone?? Mason is way worse than Freddie!

You have grew the baby and will push it from your fanjo. You decide, he can decide when he pushes a baby from an orifice.

This is utterly ridiculous.

Presumably because she gave birth she has to be responsible for all the work involved in looking after a baby..... No, thought not.

Look at initials too, I like Alexander but not sure initials AS would be that great (or BS or SS for that matter).

Have you seen the baby name app that’s like tinder? You both download it and swipe yes and no to names and then it tells you which ones you have in common

Might be worth a go!