WIBU - DH or I?

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Wasn't sure how to word the title, so gave up

We have a 3 day old son. We like 2 boys name (1 we absolutely adore and the other we just like and tbh, it's a new like unlike the other one which we have adored for years, so more likely to live in years to come).

However, the female version of the name is the only girls name we like atm, so I think we should save it and go with the boys name we like so we will always have at least 1 girls name we like.

DH thinks we should go with the boys name we love because we actually do have a son right now and that we may never get a girl/have more, etc.

Who is right?

We need to know the names and congratulations too

Your DH

DH sorry!
You might never have a girl, and your tastes will likely change between Dc1 and 2 so you might not even like the girls name any more by the time you get to DC2.
Congrats on your newborn

*your DH is right. Sorry clumsy fingers tonight

Your DH. You have no idea if you'll have more and if they'll be girls.

You'll always find a name you like.

I agree with him, your son is here right now so why save a name you love for a hypothetical future child? Just give it to the child you already have

Congratulations!

I'm inclined to say DS. If you do go on to have a DD in the future, I'm sure you will think of lots of other lovely names.

But ultimately, what do you think suits your DS then best?

Oliver/Olivia? I agree with your DH, you've got a boy and a boys name you love - joining the dots is easy!

Sorry, DH*

Go with the name you adore, and congratulations!

None of the potential girls' names I chose for my second baby were the same as the ones I chose for my first. Both babies were boys so I never got to use them anyway. Use the name you love, there are thousands of names you can choose from in future.

Sorry Op, DH is right.

"Mom how did you pick my name?"
"Well it's the one we liked second best"
" why second best?"
"We saved the one we liked best for your sister"
" but I don't have a sister!"

It's Theo/Thea no negative comments please damn! I guess he wins then!!

I agree with your DH too. Your new DS deserves the name you love, not just an alright one that you're happy to settle for! I have 4 children, but each time the name list has had different choices on it as opinions change, you find new names, so your next hypothetical child will have an equally loved name.

DH is right I'm afraid. Congratulations on your little man

Go with your DH, sorry.

I had a similar situation in having a name picked for my DD. We have two fab boys and an agreement from the start that we'd only have 2 children.

You may never have a daughter to use your name, but right now you have a gorgeous baby boy and a name you love. Let him have it :-)

(Theo is a fabulous name by the way! Much nicer for a boy than Thea for a girl - imvho ;) )

Which name suits him best? Pick that one.

There's no point in "saving" names in case of future daughters - you could easily end up with two boys. And tastes change - I would never have picked DS's name before he was born, but it suits him perfectly.

I adore adore adore Thea but maintain my position. Theo is lovely too. What is the second choice name?

Is he going to be a Theodore?

Lovely name. Go with your DH.

Please let it be Bertha

Ah, big reveal already. What a disappointment.
Go with Theo, lovely name and your DH is right

Love Theo

I agree with your DH. Give your DS the name you love.
Don't "save" the name for a DD that you may never have.

I don't see why, if you did have a future daughter, you couldn't call her Thea whilst also having your son named Theo. Given the likelihood they will end up with all sorts of nicknames throughout life, they may not end up using their given name that often anyway.
Even if they strictly get called their given name only, Theo and Thea are different names, a TV show i used to watch had twins named Sepio and Sepia, it never seemed weird to me.