How much input did you let your other DCs have in naming babies?

[LuluF]

I have 2 DDs (5 and 3 and a half) and a DS (nearly 2) - and I'd (sort of) like them them to have some involvement in naming DC4 (well maybe not DS, as he's a bit young).

The only thing is - their choices are a bit random. So far, DD1 has suggested Alana for a girl, or Oliver for a boy (can't say I'm all that keen on either) and DD2 has suggested Emily for a boy or a girl (it's her favourite name - she has 3 dolls and a rabbit called Emily).

So I was just wondering if any of you took on board suggestions from your DCs? Did any of you actually use any of the names they liked?

None at all - if I had my twins would have been Ryan and Sharpei. (or Gabriella and Troy). Not sure what's worse......

DS1 is too young to choose the name but I don't think we'd let him anyway. He'll have his chance when he has DCs of his own!

I don't think DC should have a say in their sibling-to-be name. It should be a parent's decision as I think it gives the sense that the current siblings have some form of authority over their stb and they should be equals.

ds1 chose ds2 first name and dd chose his mn.if ds2 was a girl dd would have chosen his name.
we said no to kitten for a boy though

DD1 was determined that her sibling was not going to be a boy and so her only name suggestion for a brother was Poo Poo Head. She was 4 and a half and perfectly capable of coming up with something sensible! When asked what she'd call a girl she usually told people that it was up to Mummy and Daddy (how true) but that she thought Curtains would be a good name...she's a bit of a wind-up merchant at times but it stopped the questions!

DD2 was named Miriam, by us. DD1 had vetoed anything beginning with an M or D on the grounds that we already had people whose names begin with those letters in our family - Mummy and Daddy!

I think Kittens and Curtains are perfectly fine - and I love Egg Fried Rice!

I'm sort of with those people who say that they shouldn't have much input, they get to name their own - I think I was just hoping they might come up with something I liked but hadn't thought of.

Mind you, when I was little, I told people my mum was having a baby (she wasn't) and it would be called 'Sarra Sia Grasshopper' if it was a girl. If it was a boy, 'Old F*er'. (I was three and lived on an army base - so I must have heard some lovely language!!).

When my ds1 was 6 he asked if he could name a brother or sister if I had another baby. I said yes - and he said if it is a boy it'll be called 'Death Metal' and for a girl 'Matilda'. He was really into that tv programme Robot Wars at the time.
Luckily by the time his brother was born he had grown out of it and wasn't too fussed about naming him!

With my two I was really torn between Leo and Max and kind of let DS1 veer towards Max which I was happy with.

If he had said "Bunny" obviously I would have refused. What about an either or situation where you are happy with either name.

DS1 and 2 are really proud that DS1 "chose" his name.

Yes - I can see that it would be good choosing between a list of 2 or three. Knowing my girls, though, they would argue about it and it wouldn't be resolved! Also - we haven't found 2 boy's names we like that we have agreed on...

None whatsoever. Didn't ask them. If they offered suggestions I thanked them and said I would add the name to my list.

A friend allowed her 7 and 5 yo dc to choose their sister's middle names, and she ended up "Jane Aurora Ariel Smith" ! (obviously I've not used her RL first and surname, but the middle names are genuine)

No. But as the suggestion was Dino Boy (from my then 4 year old) I did feel entirely justified in refusing!

My daughter wanted to call her sibling Baby Mouth. We decided not to go with it, but she did choose the middlename from a shortlist. She went for Fredstick (Frederick.) She is really proud that she chose his name.

When I was pg with DS2, my DD's suggestion was Bubbles Much. Which was quite random. But she was only 4yo. My DS1's input was...bubba. But he was only 18 months old when DS2 was born! This time round, DP and I have chosen the names, and presented them to the dc's as a done deal....!

We spent ages coming up with a name for DS2 and even after we named him we kept thinking of changing his name as it didn't seem right for months. DS1 obviously picked up on this and we did ask him what names he liked. When he suggested "baby P" we thought it was time to stop going on about it. (DS1 saw the news about baby P and was deeply upset by it).

No way. DS2 would now be Boris Ecuador if we had listened to his older brother.

When we adopted our little boy (we fostered him for two years first - he is from OH's family) I asked DD and DS1 if they wanted to give him a name each. We kept his birth names but wanted to mark his adoption with new ones.

DS could only come up with Legolas (was into lord of the rings at the time) and DD wanted Ashton (crush on Kutcher).

I allowed Ashton and I am so very, very glad I did.

DD died the following year but at least she left her beloved little bro with something he can keep forever.

If I listened to my 3yo, his brother would be called Halibut

My DS (3.6) is insistent that I am having a boy and it will be called Max. I have no idea where that came from. I quite like it, but it doesnt go with our surname

DS1 (3) named his brother Sam after Fireman Sam. Worked for us.

None, or they would have been called Whoopi, Harlem, Pom-Pom and Samantha.

we let our 10 yr old daughter choose our babys name Felicity or Oscar.I was cool with either of them.I always wanted Fenella if it was a girl, but Felicity or Fliss really suits her.As long as you are cool with any names they mention I really think you should give siblings a hand in naming.