Naming your baby is something that you'll have to live
with the rest of your life, and so will the baby. So, keep in mind
these hints when picking a name for your new bundle of joy.
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Beware, fetal names stick! Jellybean and Ladybug
are cute names, no doubt.
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Remember what you name your fetus will come out of
your mouth postpartum! How does the name sound? Does it roll off of
your tongue, or get stuck there? Seth Weiss comes out a garbled mess,
Adam Weiss flows a bit better.
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Don't choose the name of your least favorite
person or a name that brings up bad memories for you. My husband and
I both love Rebecca, but then we know this woman... Trust me, our
future daughter's are better off not being named Rebecca.
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. The same applies for the names of ex-girlfriends and
boyfriends. Initials!
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Don't make your child the laughing stock of the
neighborhood by naming them Christopher David Player (C.D.Player) or
Annie Sue Stiles. (You get the picture...)
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Naming for religious reasons. Do you have a religious
belief or family traditions about naming your child after a family
member? Some religions do, and in fact, some religions require that
the person you are naming your child for be deceased.
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Even though naming an entire name is the most common
way of doing this, you can also use the same initials.
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Avoid the same name. While I strongly believe in
naming children for family lines and traditions. It can be difficult
to have a Junior in the house, especially when they start to get a
bit older. Keep this in mind and consider giving the baby another
name to go by, while still holding up the family tradition.
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Chose names for both genders, despite what an
ultrasound has told you are having. Occasionally these are wrong,
don't be caught off guard with only one name. And never fear the pink
dresses can be returned!
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Watch out for nicknames! Unless of course you
like them. We have a Benjamin and certainly don't want him to be Ben
or Benji. While others will name a child Joey, instead of Joseph,
make it your idea of what to name the baby and stick with it.
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Be flexible! Don't get too attached to a baby
name prior to birth, consider having a few names picked out. I've
been to more than one birth where once the baby got there she or he
didn't look like the names the mom and dad had picked out.
