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Spring Bride · Walking Baby Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 30

Are they named for a relative? Soap or movie star? Book character?

Jennifer · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 2:26 pm Post subject:

We chose names we liked for the first names, and the middle names are grandparents' names.

SouthernStar · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 5:08 pm Post subject:

My daughter is named for her grandmothers, Mary and Ireta, and son is named after grandfathers, Richard and Thomas.

mickysmum · Standing Baby Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 28

My dad died when I was little so I always knew if I had a boy that he's be called Michael.

mommy5x · Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:23 pm Post subject:

My grandmother died the day I found out I was pregnant with my two-year old, so she has my grandmother's name. We were very close and her death was unexpected, so it only made sense that my daughter would be my tribute to her.

Mommy2Isaiah · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:09 am Post subject:

I always liked the book of Isaiah in the bible and I thought it was nice name. My boyfriend and I both agreed on it immediately, so I thought that was a good sign!

mommy5x · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject:

Did anyone use a "Baby Name Book?"

Jennifer · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:58 pm Post subject:

We used one, but only to find the meaning behind the names once we had already picked them out!

Mommy_of_two · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:26 pm Post subject:

I used a baby name book, but it became too overwhelming! Then we found the Social Security Administration's Web site: http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/
It really helped because instead of one million names, we could look by the most popular to the least (we kind of wanted to be right in the middle: not too popular, but not totally off-the-wall).
We ended picking first names that we liked and then using grandparents/parents names for middle names.
Picking a name is soooo overwhelming, isn't it!?!?

LanaMama · Running Baby Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 94

That is really strange...WHat on earthe made you think of going to Social Security? Don't get me wrong, it is really cool, but I have never heard of doing that! Shocked

Mumof3 · Walking Baby Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 45

We had our first boy's name picked out forever, and middle names were grandparents names (he has 2 middle names)

Our daughter we got her name from a reality tv show (totally embarassing to admit LOL) but we changed the spelling

My baby, we had already used grandparents names etc so went absolutely freestyle and chose exactly what we liked. His first name we liked and would have used if my daughter had been a boy, and his middle name is from my favourite singer Very Happy

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LanaMama · Running Baby Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 94

Mumof3 · Walking Baby Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 45

LanaMama · Running Baby Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 94

That is really funny! You're right, there are definitely worse reality tv shows you could take the names from... Wink

CottonCandy · New Baby Joined: 31 Oct 2007 Posts: 8 Location: EST

My son`s name is Oliver. We picked it because his father is French and we need international name. In Fance they use more Olivier but in my contry we use Oliver. I think it sounds good in every language.
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