If you and DH/DP couldn't agree on a name who won in the end?

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We already have a DD, and are expecting DC2 in September - we are in agreement on a girl's name if it is another DD, but if it's a boy we're stuck.

I like Dexter.
DH likes Stanley.

I am pretty sure I can work on him in the 13 weeks we have left until DC2 arrives. Anyone else had a battle with their partner over a name?

I kinda won. The name was on my list, but he put it in the yes pile.. and then I put my case forward that it should win and he agreed!

For the twins we're expecting we've both made lists again and will put each other's in no/yes piles and from that list "debate" those left. I have a feeling I'll win again though.. I have fabulous taste.

With DS, we both wanted the same name so that was decided very easily with no problems.

With DD, we each made a list of 10 names and none of the names overlapped. We had found out she was a girl at the 20 week scan and we really could not manage to agree on a name so I said, look, let's just wait and see if she looks like any of the names. Shortly before she was born, out of the blue, he chose a name that was on my list and so I "won" but I did not have to "do battle"!

I think you need a name that you both like. To me Dexter and Stanley are very different types of name, one being very modern the other traditional. Personally I do not like Stanley so prefer your choice.
My dh didn't like my first choice of name for dd1. I couldn't go with his first choice as it was an ok sort of name but just that, very average.
I remember saying well if I can't have x then the only other name I can live with is Y and he agreed straight away saying why don't we have x as her middle name.
Turns out he was put off my first choice by his dad, who came up with a ridiculous anecdote which nontheless spoilt the name for dh.
After that we decided not to tell his dad people our choices as I didn't want other people's daft ideas affecting my dh's choice.

Ds's name we both liked from the start. I suggested changing to another more unusual name but dh said no, so we stuck with original name.

dd2 I liked a name but dh didin't so I suggested another and eventually dh came around to it. We made sure his dad didn't know until after she was born because no doubt he would have had something negative to say about that too.

Nobody won - we compromised on different names instead. We didn't end up with any names that either of us loved but we also didn't fight for names that the other hated.