what name did you like partner veto'ed?

[Lonnie]

seeing the dislike and do you like your own name I got to think about this one

What names did you like for your dc but your partner was adament was NOT happening?

for me

boys

Otis
Basil (I didnt grow up in the UK dont have the faulty towers connection)
Tristan
Alexander (apparently it is a "weak" name
Cole

girls

Aida
Ayla
Zia
Nia

for me towards Him I can recall vetoing (is that a word?)

Harry (my close friend has an AWFUL horrid dog called it)
Christian
Frederick

didnt veto any girls names as He is GREAT w those

Interesting Lulu, think I feel the same (fantasising that dh has actually agreed to this one now) - like the name in full the most as it's the 'Rom' bit that I especially like. Don't know why!

withorwithoutyou they're Anna and Isobel but SIL will always mourn the Eloise she never had...

Thanks Rockbird.

Interestingly enough the only middle ground we can find at the moment is Isabella! I must have married your brother.

I may still yet have to fight for Eloise i think.

Gideon and Elijah (and Myfanwy a long time ago)
Another one who suggested loads of names and ended up with one that dh suggested

Niamh and Aoife.

Milo - DH said if we moved to Australia it would be like calling a kid here 'Ovaltine'
Roly - saud if he was a fat kid he would be called roly poly.

Heston, I was having a bit of a foody moment. XP wasn't having it.

George, in case anyone thought we had named him after George W Bush (this was 6 years ago).

Meglet, I have often thought what a quality name Heston is.

It's a shame it's associated so strongly with one person. It would be an excellent choice otherwise.

I liked clementine nn cleo or tiny for DD3 and DH said no

I also had a notion for Evangeline known as Ever for a wee while but he talked me out of that one too

I am very lucky - I am pregnant with our first, and DH has approved of the three names (two girls and a boy) that I have suggested, contributed one boy's name himself, that I also like, and we've agreed that if this first is a boy, they'll get the name I chose, and that a second boy would get the name DH chose. All good.

However, I REALLY (really really really) want Danger for the middle name for the girl, but DH is having none of it.

Loads - he's a lecturer and practically every namer I suggested had a bad association with someone who was thick or handed in all his essays late or farted in tutorials or something. The ones I am still slightly aggrieved about are Eli, Lucas and Toby. (And then he came up with a grand total of two suggestions himself - Silvian and Athelstan )

namer=name, sorry

Cassandra (Cassie)
Stephanie

Had two ds's so luckily it didn't matter!

Luke. He didn't want it at all. But when I was lying on the operating table and he was holding our son, he said we could have Luke. But I didn't want it then! Might save it for the next one.

stella

We had real trouble deciding on boy's names. The notable ones that I liked were Seth (too weak) and Louis (pooey Louis).

To be fair I don't think he'll ever get over the fact that I wouldn't allow him to use Monty.

We pretty much agree on girls names. In fact we had some excellent names for girls. Alas, they will never be used... typical!!

mathanxiety - Aoife was one of the few names that DH and I agreed on for DD and Niamh was the second choice! Oisin got vetoed for DS1 though.

I am really jealous -- I love those names, Sunnydelight. I should have put my foot down. He would have got used to it...