Could DD have picked her own name? I need some opinions please!

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I have been agonising over names for a long time. There are lots I liked, but none I loved.

We are having a girl! (yay) At every scan, she pushes her footprint up and the doctor has printed us out several photos of her little white footprint, even at the very early scans. I had "Olwen" on our (very long) list but I only liked it, and wasn't 100% sure about it.

The name Olwen means "little white footprint".

Anyway, I was at a scan yesterday and up appeared this lovely little white footprint again, and the doctor stopped the screen and said "oh look at her beautiful little foot". I actually welled up a bit, and thought "her name is Olwen"

I just want to pick a lovely name for our little girl. Do you think its a nice name?

Its a beautiful name, and a beautiful story! Congratulations!

I'm a bit nervous because I have nobody else to run it by, only you. Nobody in real life knows, so I can't ask for opinions.

Thank you for the encouragement. I think I will go for it!

That's lovely! I am 16w and haven't thought names yet. Leaving sex a surprise too - so better get my thinking cap on! :) congratulation !

You know that she hasn't actually chosen her name don't you? But it is a lovely name.

You have to call her Olwen! Love this!

Lovely name and lovely story!

Perfect story. And she DID choose her name

Yes, I know she didn't choose her name, I just felt like it was a sign.

Thank you all so much for the lovely replies, I really appreciate it. I will go for it so! Her name will be Olwen, I hope she likes it! Thanks x

It is a beautiful name and she will love hearing about the story of how her name was chosen.

A lovely story and a lovely name.

Of course she knows her baby didn't choose the name! Silly thing to say on a lovely thread. Are you always so serious?

Lovely name!

Olwen is a lovely name and your reason for choosing is beautiful.

Olwen is gorgeous. Lovely story too, perfect.

Aw this just made me cry a little bit! So so lovely, really pretty name and such a sweet reason for choosing it.

Lovely name :)

I had similar. I was sat at work one day, felt a kick, and without even thinking said "oh hello x, it's you is it".

I dithered for the remainder of my pregnancy anyway, but always came back to that name. And that's what she's called :)

Thanks for that story. I have cried a little bit at the responses here too.
I am not Welsh and I know nobody will have ever heard the name so I was unsure, but am so glad I posted now!! Thank you all again for the positive feedback. I will keep this thread for her and hope she likes her name.

Olwen is one of the chuggington trains (minor character) so people might have heard of it (if they have train obsessed toddlers like mine anyway ). It's a lovely name - go for it!

I think that's a lovely name and it's a story every child would love to have about their name!

Just to be really anal, I'm Welsh and it doesn't actually mean 'little white foot.' It is more like white trail/tracks/prints, or maybe white footprints. In the story of Culhwch and Olwen, four white flowers appear behind Olwen every time she takes a step. Hence Olwen: Ol-trail/track and wen- white. That being said however, it is still very applicable to your story and is a lovely name so I think you should go for it.

If you're not Welsh then go and read the story of Culhwch and Olwen from the Mabinogion. Lots of translations and kids versions. It's a great story - giants, magic, princesses, King Arthur and his knights, the works.

Good one to name her after. I think in the story Olwens name comes about because little white flowers spring up wherever she walks, which is even nicer.

Cross post Ceri. I'm not Welsh but studied the language and the legends at university a couple of decades ago. Relieved I can still remember how to spell Culhwch!

Lovely.

How it's pronounced out of interest? It looks lovely on paper however xx