Name question

How do you tell your man you hate the name he's picked for a boy?  I let him choose the boy name (we don't know what we're having yet) since it's his first child.  At first he said well I'm going to give him my name (chad aaron).  I was good with that.  Then he said no, I'm going to use a combo if my middle name and my  dad's middle name (aaron charles).  I still liked it.  Now he's picked a name that kinda grinds in my head like nails.  It's a top ten name for the past couple years.  I'm so against it because my name was a top ten name when I was born too.  I HATED it!  How do I tell him I can't stand the name?  I wa hoping he would change his mind but he now seems set on it :-(.

[sorenr]

does he know you dont like it? tbh i probably wouldnt be able to hide the fact that i didnt! why not suggest to him that he choose another incase the baby doesnt suit it (i had names for blonde or brown hair - just realised that maybe thats a weird thing to do - but anyway...) and then when baby arrives you might get a little leeway? my wee girl got something totally different that wasnt even on the radar until she arrived and she was named in seconds, it was as if she had it stamped on her, it was really strange...good luck with it, if i remember rightly youre not too far ahead of me so you'll have some time to work on him!!

[Factorymomma]

He knows I'm not exactly hot on it but he insists upon it. :-P

[Lesley27]

i would just keep talking about the other 2 names as he still got to pick them, that way he hopefully will get the point and forget about the name you dont like, like saying "i thought combining you and your dads names was a really good idea and your dad would love it!"... i kept trying for a name that my guy didnt like thru the whole pregnancy and when she arrived he told me we could name her it and there was one other name that he didnt hate and i went with that... after the long battle lol but in the end it does come down to both parents liking it... oh and i have to say my guy is not helpful at all so you are so lucky! my guy keeps insisting on buck, because i hate it! our puppy was named buck when we got him and that changed fast so he thinks its funny to only suggest it for our kids names... oh and for girl "bucky" ya that wont get her teased!!!

[brandiw13]

Maybe you can compromise! Especially since if he did get his way, you'll always have in the back of your head how much you're not too keen on that name!

I say good luck. I have boy/girl twins and our son was THE hardest to name! I'd literally follow my husband to the bathroom while he showered and pester him for names! We finally agreed on one and that stuck! Haha!

[Starzabove9]

I think you really need to express how much you dislike it because it is your child too. Maybe he can make the first name the.middle name and you can agree on a first name. Its really important that you both like your childs name, even if he gets his feelings hurt. Im sure you wouldn't insist on a name he trully hated.

[MamaBear0612]

You should tell him that if he chooses the first name, you want to choose the middle name, and then name him something like Gertrude or Jasmine. Then you'd have negotiation power. :)