How can we be sure about a baby name?

[poupoune26]

It's really hard to know if the name we're choosing for our child is the right one isn't it??!!    Are any of you not sure about the name you picked out..or am I overthinking everything as usual?!    lol

Melanie  :)    

By the way, the name I chose is Vincent (but since I'm french, it's not pronounced the same as in english)

[shishka]

We are thinking about Kamran for our little boy. We lookes at few different names and Kamran just sounded good. We started calling baby Cham-Cham. Just last night my DH was telling me that he thinks Kamran is the best name for our son. Kamran means "successful, accomplished". I think more my DH thinks about it more he likes the meaning.
I am 26 weeks 4 days

[poupoune26]

The thing is, I don't have any other options!  If I had a girl, I had plenty that I liked but I knew if I had a boy, man I was in trouble!  Vincent is the only name that dh and I agree on..or even like for that matter!  

Melimeli:  We also thought about Vince, it's a great nickname that he'll probably go by later on with his friends..

40smama:   the french pronounciation...???  Ok, I'll go by syllable..

Vin - it's the same as wine in french (if you know the word..??)  or something like vein without pronounciating the ''n'' at the end

Cent - if you know the word blood in french, that would be the pronounciation..if not I would say it's like San (in San Diego) but without the ''n '' at the end

I don't know if you understand me...!!  LOL   I just saw something...by trying to explain, I just noticed that the 2 words I used were french and blood.  Since dh and I are both french Canadian..it might fit well!  

Thanks for your help girls!

[melimeli]

well you can't get worse than harry pits... (saw that once on a program about weird names) haha...

[tahariel]

We are struggling with names. I feel it is a huge responsibility to name someone for the rest of their life. And that their name will probably affect who they are and what their life will be like as they grow up. So I want to choose something that sounds slightly unique, but positive and successful too.  I also try out a name by saying the name outloud with our other 2 children's names to make sure they all sound nice together. Someone once told me to yell the name across the house like you are calling to your child in a different room. Seems a little silly, but it does help.

I have a list of names and keep adding and crossing off. Did that with our 2nd baby until we finally found the right one, so hoping that same process works for this baby too.  

[melimeli]

I have always been confident about all my dd's names from the very beginning and have never wavered... Vincent is good because if he grows and doesn't like how you pronounce it he can always go by vince... good luck

[Tanker Chic]

This is what I did.  I hung up a dry erase board for all the names I liked.  I would add and remove names as I went along.  Whatever name was my #1 name I would start calling the baby that all the time.  After I did that for a while, when I tried to call him something else it just felt like I was calling him by someone elses name.  Thats how I knew I had found the right name.  

[pcarsey]

Melanie- I've had Brayden's name picked out for a really long time. For me it came to me in a dream before I ever got my tubal reversal. I think a name is really important. I guess one thing I do before giving a name is look up the meaning. Then just pray about it. If it seems to fit then it will come to you! Sure everyone has nicknames and many get their names handed down to them, but it is a good question to ask.. Will this person want that name?? I know I named my son's first name after his dad and have called him by his middle name from the get go. Now I ask myself why I even gave him the first name that I did if the only time he is ever going to use it is for legal matters anyways. It's a lot to think about. My daughters name is Melissa, and she loves it.. definitely picked the right name for her. Now I will tell you, every first daughter, grand daughter, and great grand daughter in our family has the middle name Ann after my Mom.. that's always been a tradition and one that we all love and get so excited about when we find out we are having a girl! Even if the baby has a couple middle names.. Ann is in there somewhere!

Good Luck as I know I have struggled with this at times too!!

[Tennesseegirl]

I am still working on a name for mine..
something you would think... so simple... It has to be the over thinking!! reading too much into it. My family is over speaking too.. which doesnt help matters. My mother.. man.. she will beg and pleed over it!! and my dd is the same. So.. I pretty much just put it to the side.. grrrrrrr
I love the name Vincent !!!  aha.. and for a big boy...its a strong name!

Jen.. when you get your answer on the formula.. lol let me know.. will ya.. smile.. I plan to bf.. but you never know how your body will react... as far as bottles.. I just bought a few diffrent ones, and Im sure the baby will let me know!! as far as the platic? ugh. I figure I will throw them away when they start getting scratched up. Just another expence I can figure in.

[kellym]

TERRIFIED.... With dd, we just knew Lily was the perfect name (for us) and her. NOW, We don't know the sex so aren't totally focused. So, we have a very few names for each sex and still aren't 100% happy with those. I think it's an important decision and I'm scared to death.  Only 27 days left for us (biting fingernails) and well, I guess we'll figure it out :)
Also, I know at least 2 people in the last year that named their little girls and wished they named them something els, ugh......

[40smama]

Melanie -

I've struggled with the very same thing especially these last few weeks!!  I completely understand where you're coming from.  Do you think our overworked hormones have anything to do w/our 'over-thinking'?  I too am an overthinker - you should see my obsession over bottle feeding!!

Btw, I think Vincent's a very nice name.  How do you pronounce it in french? - jen