My DH keeps shooting down all my name suggestions, are they really that bad?

[Awhimsy]

We may be expecting a child soon, so we have been stewing upon possible names. My recommendations have been Campbell if it's a girl (Not exactly as tribute to our insignificantly small Scottish heritage, more-so because I just really like the sound of it!) and Renn if it's a boy. Are these bad? I've thrown around the idea of Casimir, or Cassidy, but none of them seem to stick with him, is this a me issue?

I'd consider Elizabeth Renn, but Elspeth does not have enough vowels. Renn being a tribute name does mean I can't exactly change it to the bird name, but I do admit in typeface Elizabeth Wren is a bit prettier.

Campbell is a male first name in Scotland if that has any bearing on anything. Went to school with one, one of our workmen recently had it, have a friend who's brother is Campbell too so not uncommon, I'd say they are all around mid 40s, can't think of any young ones I know though I'm sure there are quite a few around.

Would also say I'd expect Renn to be a girl... Probably not helpful, sorry.

Forget Cassidy, unless you want kids at school to call her Butch.

How old are you? Who would even know that now?

Cassidy is lovely and so is Renn (boy or girl).

And your suggestion is....?

The problem with a name like Campbell is less the name itself and more that you're bestowing the gift of hearing 'like the soup?' on that child for the rest of their life. Different is lovely but aim for 'oh what a gorgeous name' different rather than 'like the soup?' different.

I prefer DH’s names (sorry!)

The suggestions you gave are a bit odd, have you always liked them or could it be hormonal blip you (and more importantly they) will regret?

Campbell might ok as a boys name, Wren is ok, better than Renn anyway, but not overly keen.

I’m sure you’ll come to an agreement eventually. Sometimes good to wait til nearer the time.

You definitely can't call a girl Campbell, any more than you'd give her any other male name like Nigel.
What about Isobell, or Carrie? Lots of Campbells end up as Cammy.

Campbell is a surname. It would be beyond awful as a first name for a girl. Please don’t do that to your child.

Elspeth has the same amount of vowels as Campbell.

I like Renn for a boy - reminds me of this masterpiece:

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Campbell for a girl's first name is dreadful. So many Scottish girl names you could pick from, so why choose a boy's name or a surname or street name?

Elspeth has the same number of vowels as Campbell...

Lol, exactly. Griiiiiiim.

Please don’t call a poor child Campbell. You wouldn’t call the kid Baxter’s or Heinz! (Presumably 🤣)

Isobel, Elizabeth, Iona - all lovely. What about Ruari for a boy?

Suddenly wanting cream of tomato soup!!

Perhaps that was incorrectly spoken, my apologies! A better criticism would have been that Elspeth is a bit harder to find NNs for, the P sound seems a bit harsh to me too, but that might just be the way I talk

Awful. Get him to suggest some, then if you don't like them try to find some names with common sounds or themes to both preferences.

My middle name is Campbell , not even ‘outing’ because I’m not sure that anyone other than my parents know . I hate it , although I get the reason behind it .

People on here tend to get annoyed about any name that isn't very plain. Has he come up with any suggestions or is he just poo pooing yours? Whose surname will the baby have? If his, then why should he gets to choose the first name too? If you really want a name, then wait until after labour and see how the negotiation goes.

Cassidy is the only one that sort of even passes as a name...and Renn just makes me think of Ren and Stimpy...

😂😂😂

How many times would the child have to correct people who thinks it is Elizabeth?

I immediately went thought of Ren & Stimpy, too!

How about Renee?

Here's my opinion, for what it's worth: A child has to live with the name you choose for them their entire life. It serves as an introduction and first impression of them wherever they go, always. So I don't think it's wise to be too creative there. Dignified always wins over risking coming across as attention-seeking for no good reason, in my opinion.

There's the possibility of getting teased by other kids, and also what many see as a slight lifelong stigma. It can make the first impression of them that they are a silly, not-to-be-taken-seriously adult, or had a fifteen-year-old mother something along those lines, that just isn't that great and isn't necessary. I imagine it gets tiring to live with.

Why not start with the top 100 boy names and top 100 girl names and see if you both like any of those? I'd save the ones that are far above average in zaniness or uniqueness for a middle name or nickname, if not for a puppy or kitten, if you just have to lol. Just my opinion. Good luck with it!