Selecting a Baby Name
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For this week’s ‘Because I Said So’ Buck received an anonymous question that we are going to address. “How do you decide on a baby name?” I’ll admit this question is a little fun but some what tough. There are many different ways parents could go about this.
I think it truly depends on the family when naming a baby. Some families like to name a child after other family members or even carry on their own name for several generations. My father is a Jr. and so is my nephew following with his father’s name. I personally wouldn’t name my child after myself or their father because I believe each person is unique and I like my children to have their own identity. To me your name is a big part of who you are so why would you want to have the exact name of someone else? Again, just my personal views.
Many members of my family have very unique names. To name a few we have: Dwan, Tapanga, Coel, and Deianeira. We also enjoy spelling names in our own unique way such as: Kylii, Raylen and Destinie. A few of our family members’ names, including mine, came from movies. Most probably know that Tapanga came from the sitcom Boy Meets World, I just loved that name. My name came from the older version of King Kong, the female he fell in love with was named Dwan in the movie. Gabrielle was decided on after watching a show and loving the name as well as Noah. Then of course there is Noah’s middle name Blake which I have always loved that name. Don’t ask me why but ever since I was a teenager I would always say ‘one day I am going to have a son and name him Blake’ and that’s what I did over 3 years ago. I can’t even remember where I first heard that name and although I’m sure I ran across one or two Blake’s in my past, I don’t remember any of them.
When deciding on a name the parents could make a list of ones they enjoy then eliminate some together, the father and mother could each decide on one and put those names together to create the first and middle, the parents could search online or through baby books to help get ideas or heck even create a fun poll with their favorites and let friends and family help vote on the best fit. Ultimately no matter how you decide on the name for your baby, you will just know when it is right. You will feel it, the name will just fit.
Thank you anonymous for your question and I hope this post helped give you some ideas. Good luck with your new family addition and naming the baby!
I’m headed over to see what Buck had to say this week, you coming?
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We are totally disagreeing on this one. But I learned a lot about you. We all have different views on this. Heck, with my next kid I might go against everything I wrote.
Just once I’d like to hear from an adult who has a ‘creatively spelled’ name.
The kid down the street is ‘Jewelianne’.
I asked his mom about the origin, and she said :
“It’s after John Lennon’s son, you know – Julian”.
Yes, this child is a boy.
I love this … now to head over and read @buckdaddy’s response!
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I just read Buck’s take on Naming Your Kids and flipped over to read your perspective.
You certainly seem to come down on the other side of the fence from Buck when it comes to unusual names and spellings. Of course, I chose an unusual spelling for my name as an adult and boy is it a hassle. I do think I’d do that differently. Its just common practice for me now, when I introduce myself I say, “Hi, my name is Thom, that’s T-H-O-M”… Oh well.
My other comment relates to what we’ve always called “family names,” those names that seem ever so popular within a family. I was named after my maternal grandfather and its a pretty special link that I have with him. No other grandchild has the same name and its a connection that has survived his death and that will persist at least until my passing. There is a great deal of value in the bond of family and knowing where you from.
Great post, I’ll be back to read more!
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Buck: We do have two totally different views and I think everyone has their own views with naming a child. That’s the reason I said this topic was a little tough. Because in the end… only the parent knows what name is best. Great discussion though!
Kit: Jewelianne? For a boy? Seriously…? Wow that is different and I must admit when I say unusual spellings I didn’t mean that unusual. I might have spelled Raylen a little different for my daughter and my niece used two I’s in the name Kylii for her little one… but those to me still read the same way. Some people like to be different and I have to say I guess this goes with my saying of… only the parent can really decide. I am with you on wanting to hear from someone who is now an adult with a unique spelling in their name. Everyone always has misspelled my name to be Dawn instead of Dwan and it has just become common with me, no biggie now, used to it.
Brandy: Thanks for stopping by to read my view point. Aren’t these weekly discussions fun?
Jtrigsby: Thank you for coming over from Buck’s blog to read my point of view too. We sure had different thoughts this week. What made you decide to go with Thom instead of Tom? That is unusual and I am sure most leave off the H. I have the same issues with Dwan instead of Dawn, everyone takes it upon themselves to correct the ‘typo’ that doesn’t exists. LOL On the topic of family names… don’t get me wrong. I totally understand why some people use them. It is nice to share that part with a special family member. We have several members of our family who has shared names throughout time. I also would consider naming my child the same middle name as a family member, just not the whole name with adding a Jr on the end. But again, that’s just me. Thank you for stopping by and I hope you visit again soon!
I think this is probably the most controversial post I have read in awhile! Isn’t it funny how people get really opinionated about these things. I know in my house it took months of negotiation to come up with the three names for our boys. My husband had specific rules and I had to find something that would work within them. The funny thing is that we both agreed on Ryan our first born – it was the only name we could agree on. The second and third took a little work on my part! ha. Fun question.