Wavering on the baby name I always thought I wanted!

[RedSheep26]

For years now I have felt quite set on Serena as the name I would give my daughter. Now I’m pregnant (due in December) I’m wavering!

For some reason it just doesn’t feel like her. I feel like it’s almost too soft for her, though that has always been one of the things I loved about it :(

I am now really liking Claudia, but DH does not like it. He likes Cleo, which I don’t hate but I feel is too nicknamey to give as her actual name.

Keen on any other ideas - not just Cl- names!! Or any experience from people who’ve gone off a name - I’m kind of hoping I’ll just know when she gets here, but increasingly fearful I won’t.

David is a lovely perfectly acceptable name. That I'd loved for years. I still do love it

But once he was in my arms it just didn't feel right he just didn't look like a David or Dave or Davie. He looked like the other name.

DS2 was named before DH got to the hospital "Btw ive said his name's x is that OK?" As they were frantically trying to stem a hemorrhage. I don't think it would have been appropriate to argue.

And now its crossing my mine and I'm far too late to do anything about it why didn't I give DS2 David as a middle name???

Oh I'll just need to get a pet and call it Dave!

How about
Carina
Sabrina
Sabine
Celestine
Celine
Helena

Cleo is a real (Greek mythological) name though. It's one of my favourite names.

Sienna

Serena is lovely.
Sabine
Cosima
Sarah
Leonor

Im not a fan of names with some sort of expectation- Serena, liberty, harmony etc. I’m with your husband, love the name Cleo

I like Claudia and Seren.

My favorite name is Clara .

Celia
Celeste
Solene

Or you give it officially as a middle name but still use it as their first name if it suits her when she's here.

Yes, I always think that when people say wait and see what they look like.

It is a wonder nurseries are not over-run by hordes of Maris-Pipers, Marfonas and Yukon-Golds.

Love Serena, Claudia and Saskia. I think they're all strong names.

Love Claudia.

How about:

Sienna
Sabina
Chloe
Paloma
Eloise
Camille

Amelia is a beautiful name

What about Sienna. Similar to Serena.
X

Tastes can go a bit skewed in pregnancy.

Not Sienna. Siennas have big fake eye lashes and beat you up after school.

No they are posh private school girls.

They really aren’t!

I very much like Serena @RedSheep26 .
But if not how about Stella?

I don't know why but I don't like Claudia.

How about
Estella
Cecily
Verity
Marnie
Sadie
Zadie
Iris
Leah
Flora
Violet
Goldie

I love the Welsh name Seren.

You could wait until she’s here and then decide? DH absolutely vetoed one of my choices for DD. In the end we had her not agreeing on a name beforehand and when he help her he said “what about x” and it was the name he’d said no to all along. It really does suit her too.

Ooo yes love Seren.

We were between Sophia/sophie and Sienna. When she was born I just didn’t like Sienna for her and I don’t know why, as I now like the name again. She was nameless for a week! My DH wanted Sophie and even though it was in our top 3 I decided it was too plain so I dug my heels in until he gave up.

Selina?

I prefer Claudette to Claudia and Camille to Camilla.

Am also in Australia and know quite a few Clementines, it had a burst of popularity where I live!