A baby name you love but can't use!

[LittlemissMama67]

I'll go first.

I love the name Annie I think it's absolutely beautiful problem is me and my partner are both red heads and make red headed curly haired children.

Loved the name Payton for a girl, can’t seam to carry girls tho. had 3boys and done now

Atticus - not necessarily a can’t use, although DH hates it, I just don’t feel like I have the right super cool vibe to pull off giving my son the name!

One of my colleagues is Mrs Lovelady.

Axel - first long term boyfriend and first love
Still really love the name and really tempted to use it, would it be terrible?

I know a 30 year old Spanish Adolfo.

@december2020 I love it but was overruled. I can’t see that it’s a whole lot different to Alex to be honest and nobody would have a problem with that. Go for it, Axel is such a cool name!

Are you sure they aren't called Mia/Mya/Myla?

Never heard of a Myra baby

Hmm, DB & DSiL didn't call their girl and boy twins Sam & Ella.....

I used to work with a Joseph King. His brother was Leigh. He really hated the fact his parents hadn't thought through the name properly.

Sebastian - didn’t work with our surname
Lydia - DH hated
Elliot - DH hated
Alice - we have one too close to us

Atticus and Willow - both gorgeous names but they are definitely not my usual taste as I prefer more standard, traditional names, so I took them off the lists.

I do not understand why people reject names because there is another in the wider family. Two of my GC have the same name

Because that defeats the whole purpose of 'naming' someone - to identify them easily.

@37GoingUnder I haven't tested the water yet to see if I'd be overruled haha! And it's been 2 decades since my first boyfriend (with no contact) so surely the name is fair game again? 🙈 totally agree, it's like Alex so not too far fetched!

I love the American style names (Maddison, Peyton, Ashley, Kayla) but we have no links to America and my husband also hates them all 😩

I'm with team DH on that one I have to say. Can you imagine the teasing / bullying at school??

Oliver - but for same reason as @december2020 it's also the name of my last long term, serious boyfriend.
Although, it was suggested by my husband, who doesn't care about that element so I don't know if it's weird to use it or not????

I liked Violet, Harriet, Calypso and Tabitha, We couldn't agree so went with entirely different names for twin girls!

My British Asian baby boy is called Tegh which is not a million miles away - it's a traditional Punjabi name

Nabeela. Its the name of my husbands horrible auntie but I love the name 😩

Flora. Both dh and I love it but our surname is way to similar.

Ooh you should've used them, they sound great!

Leo, I think it's a gorgeous name but it doesn't go with surname. Think there was a Leo in Howard's Way who I had a mini crush on

Rebecca, love that name but it would've been the same as a cousin.

Lyla 💕 always been our girl name but unfortunately now got a Ayla & Lyle in the family which both are close sounding.

Athena

its just waaaay to similar to both my girls names!

Esyllt - in England so the letter Ll will be mispronounced as L.
Eirlys - DH doesn't like it
Iona - we'd use the Welsh Yonna pronunciation but more people will be familiar with the Scottish Eye-oh-na pronunciation.