does anyone else's children think they have a huge say in the new baby's name?!

[isitseptemberyet]

Can anyone relate ?
If so, how do you deal with it?!
It's been tricky to find names my OH will consider, its even harder when our eldest then shouts about how much he hates that name! 😐

[Twoseventhsaweasley]

DS1 wanted to name his brother Hug And A Kiss Wiggly Eye. I like it, but it is not DS2's name. He really wanted a little sister called Emily.

[VagueButExcitlng]

My ex and his partner involved DD in the naming of her little sister. DD named her after her favourite teddy. The teddy that I bought her and named when she was little.

I like to think that means that I named their child!

Luckily it is a lovely name for a human. Presumably they would have vetoed it otherwise!

[TheInimitableMrsFanshawe]

We have a nickname for baby in utero and DS is going to be very confused when she arrives and we insist on calling her something different. I tried to explain this (he has a nickname too) but he just started asking me about his submarine.

If it was up to DS, Dd would be called Batman, "Doogoo" or "Poguey".

[Scarydinosaurs]

My elder daughter objects to the name we've chosen- she'll come round! She just wants Disney names!

[Kuriusoranj]

My oldest thinks she chose our youngest's name. No idea why she thinks so but it seems to make her happy!

[OttoTheOnly]

Mine have always suggested ridiculous things as names for their younger siblings - one was Shark, another Hammer.

My nephew choose the names for both of his siblings - he suggested names and they were the ones that his parents loved and used. It's quite nice really if they have a sensible suggestions to involve them, but make it clear that the parents make the decisions.

[olderthanyouthink]

In hind sight I realise that maybe my parents weren't caught up in picking the perfect names for my brother and as they didn't really pick our names.

A grandparent chose my first name, second name plucked from thin air (I think they just thought you should have one). My brothers first name chosen by me, his second name is our paternal grandads name following a tradition (should have been my dad's name but it got vetoed)

[katemess12]

Just as well I'd never been allowed to name a human when I was a child, because I named my Baby Born "Rat" and refused to budge off it. My best friend's doll was named Annabel, but not me, I was insistent on Rat.

I don't think there's any problem with including them in the process, or "considering" their choices (ie. pretending to, if they're that unbearable), just don't tell him what you've chosen until after the baby is born.

[villainousbroodmare]

My little niece at 5 suggested Rose or Daisy for her sibling if it was a girl, and refused to countenance the possibility of a boy. Reluctantly she then came up with Nettle and suggested that her grandparents should raise him.
It was a boy. He is not called Nettle. 😂

[Slippersandacuppa]

We let our sons name a younger sibling each (with a teensy bit of guidance. One of them had suggested Champagne for DD. Not sure why he knew that word?!) and they love telling the story now, several years later

[isitseptemberyet]

haha yes, it is - he doesnt want the baby to be named samuel (his dad is just sam). I appreciate tht, so vetoed it, but nor does he want the baby's middle names to be after Any family member (even tho his are).
He probably sounds a bit of a brat ! The thing is he's usually the most amenable and well behaved out of our four children. He is the most sensitive though and perhaps that's why this name malarkey is bothering him (he was never concerned about gaining new sisters)!

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Is this the anti Samuel boy? (That I can understand)

You havd to put your foot down.

You get to name your children. When his time comes, he gets to name his children.

[TroysMammy]

A friend asked her 3 year old if she liked Lisa. "Yes" she said "I like Lisa (Easter) eggs". That name was vetoed.

[isitseptemberyet]

have thoroughly enjoyed all the replies thank you :-D
Our eldest is 10, we had three girls after him so this will be his first brother. He even had the cheek to tell me that he sould have final say in the name because his father and I will be dead long before him and he will still be left saying his brothers name for years to come !!
The middle names are family tributes which everyone knows about , or i'd be tempted to let him chose that, just to keep him quiet on the first name !
He gets 'stay ups', and it's usually during this time of the evening that im trawling name sites/ books for name inspiration, so when suggesting something i like to my OH our DS is present and is very vocal about his opinion !
I've said to him this evening that when he has his own children he will be able to confer with his wife and call them whatever they fancy, but this baby's name will be OUR choice. He was most put out !
I think he's feeling a tad unsettled by their being a new boy entering our household after ten years of him being the 'only special son', i'm actually beginning to suspect that the names he Does like for his new brother are crap on purpose!

[babbafishbabe]

DS2 would have been called special baby Oso !!!

[PotteringAlong]

My 4 year old DS wants to call our baby "evil shredder". DS (2) wants to call it his name...

I suggested to them it might be a girl and ds1 gave it serious consideration and said he would be happy to have a sister but only if they were 8!!

[Dozer]

DD suggested Ottery!

[Honeybee79]

My DS is 5 and so far has suggested the following for DD: Flowery, Starry, Sid (his own name!) and Grace.

We have told him that he can tell us his ideas if he wants to but that we will make the actual decision. He is ok with that.

[Gizlotsmum]

We gave my daughter a choice of 2 names for her brother, she chose out of those 2 ( she was 4 at the time). We couldn't decide as both liked one more than the other but different ones!

[DollyBarton]

My 2 year old called our new baby the wrong name for about 2 weeks. Then he just seemed to get on board and forget about the name he wanted.

[MimiSunshine]

My friends eldest (under 5) wanted to name the baby and kept making suggestions so they told her that babies arrive with their name (like her dolls that have the name on the box).

I thought it'd be super cute to put a name tag on the baby for the eldest first visit so she could 'discover' the name but don't think they did do

[autumnboys]

Yes, but they also thought they could pick the gender. They told me they each had a brother so they wanted a sister. Their proposed name was Rose (which I loved but DH didn't).

[ILostItInTheEarlyNineties]

we eventually decided against Pooface that made me laugh.

[DoloresVanCartier]

My DS wanted to call the cat lucifer (female pure breed!), I don't let him name anything, although Jeff was ok for the fish, even if he did call all five of them Jeff!

[cityrat79]

We asked our 2 year old if she'd like to come up with a name for the baby.

We eventually decided against Pooface.