December 2007 Weddings
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Q for moms (and soon to be's!)

i'm thinking we all probably played barbies and babies as kids and i'm sure we all gravitated towards a certain name we always wanted to use for our barbie or baby...and then as we grew up, we would think "if i had a baby girl her name would be ___ and i like ___ for a boys name"....

now that you're actually a MOM - did you name your child anything remotely similar to what you always "imagined" naming your child?

for instance, i was certain my sister was going to name her baby "emma" because she always said she was going to... but yeahhhh that's not my niece's name!

Re: Q for moms (and soon to be's!)

  • I always wanted to name my daughter Portia - that never happened and I'm not a big fan of that name anymore.
  • No way!  The names I likes as a child are not even remotely close to anything I would name my child.  I'm trying to think of some... I know for a while I really liked Jasmine for a girl (this is making me LOL cause I can't imagine having a little Jasmine now).  I also liked Bianca for a girl and Troy for a boy because I used to watch this cartoon called Beverly Hills Teens (anyone else remember this???) and those were the names of two of the characters. 
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  • I never liked that kinda thing, but I do remember calling some doll Billy..I liked to call girls by boy names. I was making list of future baby names since I was like 8...wish I could  find one of those. I'm sure it's funny! I kinda remember liking the name Kelly, but only b/c of Kelly from 90210. haha
  • My girls name was also Emma, which I still love but it is way too popular. So I didnt want to use it with Emmy. 

    My boys name has always been Christopher Michael. Doubt we will use it if we have a boy (DH picked another name) but I still love it.  

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  • I like Brittany and Sara. My SIL is Sarah, and I love her, but I wouldn't name my daughter that. And no way to Brittany. I never thought of boys names as a kid.
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  • Oh and I'm not pregnant! I just wanted to answer the question.
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  • I always wanted a boy to be named Jacob Allen b/c that is what my grandpa wanted me to be named, so he has always called me Jake or Jakeybabe, hence my screen name. 
    I wanted to name a girl Jenna Ann.  Jenna after my bff from high school, Jenn, and Ann b/c it's my middle name and a family name.
    John vetoed both names b/c he didn't want to be a family of all "J" names.  His aunt and uncle did that and the family gives them trouble for it.

  • When I was a kid, I always liked names like Ashley, Amber, Brittany...will definitely NOT use any of those names for a daughter.  I went through an Emily phase in college, but then I realized how popular it is. 

    I've never been able to come up with boy names that I like.  So just watch...I'll have nothing but boys.  Smile

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  • I honestly don't think I had any favorite names as a child. And I can't remember if I named my Barbies or not??

    For the record,  Barbies were the BEST toy ever! I think I would still play with them if I had any, or had an excuse.

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  • I always loved the name Alexander and call the girl Alex. And for some reason I got on a kick I loved the names Maria, Ashlan, Chloe..none of which I would use today.

    I never really thought about boys names either.

    For the record I am not pregnany but just wanted to respond.

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