Heidi

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What do you think? I love it but DH says he is not wild about it but will go with it if it's really what I've set my mind on... I'm worried this means he hates it! Arghhh. So AIBU or should I just take him at face value? I've said he can pick 2nd name ;-) we have 2 children already, one has Irish name (dh is Irish) and one non Irish. I am not keen for another irish name as think our middle child will feel left out and we are in UK.

We have 3 weeks till c section...

Lovely name. If you love it and your dh doesn't hate it, go for it.

Are there any more names which your DH prefers and you also like?

He is only looking through the Irish baby names book... He likes cara and Alicia, I find they don't flow too easily. It's more that I've been calling her Heidi in my head since the 20 wk scan (I knew I shouldn't seeing as we hadn't fully agreed) so finding it hard to think differently at this late stage. I also like sasha, he really doesn't. His reasoning against Heidi is that it is too German (we have no connection) and hard sounding and that we have a friend called Heidi (although we have really lost tough and not spoken other than fb for a few years). Thanks for your inputs!

I really like it, I just wish Kerry Katona had not used it, she annoys me.

I really like it. If my ds had been a girl he would have been called Heidi. I don't know any in rl either.

i really like it and don't understand why it isn't more popular.

I love this name.

Absolutley adore Heidi - it is a shame about the Kerry Katona connection, but never mind. Will be on my shortlist if we are ever blessed with another dd! x

Oh dear I am going to block out that association with kk, I didn't know!

I think its lovely. I was just about to add it to my list for (hypothetical) DC2 but realised it sounds to close to DD's name. So definitely use it so I can live vicariously through you

Lovely name.

I went to school with two gorgeous blonde Heidis so it has quite glamorous connotations for me.

Don't let the KK association put you off. I know that if anyone thinks I chose Heidi for my daughter because of KK they can't know me or be my friends so their opinion doesn't matter. It's a pretty name.

Thanks footballfriendsays, it won't put me off. The only Heidi i know is very quirky and lovely, so thats the only association i will be keeping! I'm really pleased to see all the positive comments on here, not shared with anyone else in RL apart from DH.

I think it's really pretty, i would go for it. As a compromise you could always let DH have more of a say with the middle name??

It's lovely, quite classic but underused. Heidi from sugababes is the only one I have ever heard of in real life. I am sure your DH will grow to love it.

My cousin is Heidi and she's lovely. Its a beautiful name.

It was right at the top of my list for years - I absolutely love it. Girlie, light and pretty and I can almost smell fresh alpine air when I think about the book! DH vetoed it for the random reason that "it's a fit bird's name". But he has been shown to have unbelievably bad taste in names. sigh

Underused gem! Yes, use it.

I knew a total bitch of a Cara

I don't like it, it always makes me think of holes. Hidey-hole.

I know a little girl called Heidi and she's adorable. I think it's a lovely name!

love it !!

It's a lovely name - but every time I hear it, the Heidi theme tune from my childhood starts playing in my head.

This is a lovely name. Anyone know if Heidi is short for anything??

Heidi is a beautiful name. Stick to your guns!

I don't like Heidi, I'm afraid. I'm German and it has very old fashioned, almost comical, association there. Don't think it is short for anything, it is an old German name.

Of your other choices I much prefer Cara - that is feminine, elegant, works well in all languages too.