When family members suggest baby names....

[babymakes4]

I don't mind suggestions but some of these have been so off the wall. I have people suggesting names to me left and right, which I love because I am open to all ideas. It's the pushy people that I don't apreciate. And it's the unwanted opinions that I sometimes don't really want because they are never usually positive. Today I had a family member tell me I HAVE to name my baby HArley, because it would be so cute to buy him/her all the harley stuff....

Not that I mind that name, but it's not something I would name my kid. JUst not my style. IF i could simply say I don't like it and then have the subject dropped that would be great. But, it becomes an argument.

How have you dealt with this. How can I say thanks but no thanks without hurting feelings?

[QuiltyConscience]

How does it get to be an argument?

Just laugh, smile and say "I'll think about it". be Nuetral. Or, say you had a cat named _______ once.

Start a food fight. People will not try to have a serious conversation with you if you are flinging pudding.

[babymakes4]

How does it get to be an argument?

Just laugh, smile and say "I'll think about it". be Nuetral. Or, say you had a cat named _______ once.

Start a food fight. People will not try to have a serious conversation with you if you are flinging pudding.


mmmmmmm,. pudding...you must not mention pudding to a pregnant woman, off to the kitchen.

[Earthmama]

Postpartum woman heard Pudding & had to come see - I think I'm off to the kitchen soon, too...

[Earthmama]

Oh, yeah, the OP - tell the Harley person you were considering "Ducati".

Ot just smile & say, "I'll have to put that on the list."

Little do they know it's the list called "crazy things your family wanted me to name you."

[Elizabethdaisy]

my husbands dad wanted us to name the baby after him Kenneth Wayne. I told him I would use the wayne but not Kenneth. I like unique first names and then middle names after family members. I just say I will think about it thanks.

[tifttu]

I've never had it become an argument. I pretty much just did what Earthmama suggested. The one that really sticks out to me was when my MIL suggested Rochelle...definitely not our style.

[haleysmom]

Wow... I can't imagine people actually expecting you to name your child what they come up with.

I would just make a joke out of it. I can't imagine it actually being serious enough to get in an arguement. I'm pretty good at coming up with things on the spot though.

Oh and while we are on the subject... Jenn is a great name ;) :p

[babymakes4]

Wow... I can't imagine people actually expecting you to name your child what they come up with.

I would just make a joke out of it. I can't imagine it actually being serious enough to get in an arguement. I'm pretty good at coming up with things on the spot though.

Oh and while we are on the subject... Jenn is a great name ;) :p


There are certain members of my family who find it amusing to debate and argue EVERYTHING. LOL>

And I think Jenn is a pretty name, I actually really like Jenna. :)

[hotlama]

When I was preggers people would come up with all sorts of crazy names. When we finally picked a name everyone thought it was weird and did the whole "oh, *long pause* what a pretty name."

[pawprint]

That's okay- DH wanted to name ds1 Django. Yes really. And I'm married to him! LUckily we came to agreement on Jalen.

[SingingMom]

My little brother wanted to name his first baby Bjorn. Seriously. And no, he's not Norwegian. Because THAT would make sense.

[AuLait]

I just tell them that we're thinking about it. No one has ever been pushy about it. How strange someone would want to argue about what to name YOUR kid!

I knew a lady on another message board that named her daughter Harleen. It was a compromise between Harley (which is what her DH wanted) and the name she wanted (I can't remember what she wanted). I always thought it was pretty.

[SingingMom]

I ran into a young lady yesterday whose name was Arreola. You know, if you need some more suggestions.

[Earthmama]

First feeding: here, you go, baby, meet your namesake
OMG

My mom wanted to name me Jontu - pronounced "jon-too" - after the perfume.

Thank goodness my dad didn't let her.

[Marysmom]

Tell them you already have the names picked out. Lemuel for a boy and Beulah for a girl.

[Babyhellfire]

On of my good freinds son is named Lyric- I think its a great name.

I can't understand how it would be an argument with someone either.I always told people, "thats nice" or "i'll keep it in mind" ..but I never had anyone really try to push a name.

[jaelwoman]

my husbands dad wanted us to name the baby after him Kenneth Wayne. I told him I would use the wayne but not Kenneth. I like unique first names and then middle names after family members. I just say I will think about it thanks.

You just made me shudder...my xDH is Kenneth Wayne!

My 3rd DS is Jared Kenneth after him.

[leosmommy]

We saw the name Jerass ina book the other day. Name it that and then you can yell at DH or other kids "Hey get Jerass over here now, or get Jerass out of the frig" The possibilites are endless.

[pawprint]

No one ever gave us names. Just bitched about what we chose. Jalen and Colton don't seem that weird to me.

[MrsKitty]

Tell them to go sit on a pineapple.


Or if you wanted to be more diplomatic you could just smile and say you will consider it.

Or you could infuriate them and say you already have something picked out but are sworn to secrecy until after the birth ;)

[Jen0608]

Anyway Jennis is a nice name...For me, Jennis Ian is a handsome name for boy...

[RedheadbyChoice]

Or you could infuriate them and say you already have something picked out but are sworn to secrecy until after the birth ;)

This. But then again, we only share our choice of names (since we choose not to find out the gender) with a precious few amount of people. With Meredith, the only people who knew our choice of names were a few gals on the boards, and my 4 close GFs.

I have gotten tons of suggestions to which we just reply: Thanks, we'll add that to the list of names we're kicking around for the alpaca!