How did you (or would you) name your child?

[Riyko]

With my daughter her dad didn't care what her name was (he's from Chile, but his background is arabic, chilean and greek) so i gave her a greek first name (i've always loved greek culture) a spanish middle name (was also my dad's mom's middle name) and a german last name (she has my last name as we decided we didn't want to make it confusing with a million last names)

[Lucky]

everyone asks. Like, no random waitress, I don't need to tell you about my future name choices.

Haha this is so true.

I have never really cared about what people, including my family think... until I got married that is, there is a lot of envy going on and that makes me sad, so I have been trying extra hard to not generate even more negative vibes our way. Now that I think about it that lady sounded envious, so it reminded me how certain part of the family could react with our child's name.

Hubby is taking a scholarship that requires he teaches for 2 years in the states when he is done with his studies (in 3 years) and we are considering traveling after that like we were planning to before we found out I was pregnant, with the distance things will be easier and I can go back to my normal self hopefully.

[I&A]

oo .. about the two last names in Mexico, I am sorry but I think it's an awesome tradition. I like that in latin countries the mom is important too, sometimes when I hear names of whatever country where the mother is out of his child name, it just makes me sad..

[snow]

My big sister chose a nickname before she chose a name - Lilly! Then of course once our precious little Lilly was born, she had to find a name that could be abbreviated to Lilly. She chose Lillian, pronounced the english way, which basically is fine, but since her last name is very german aswell as all the other names in her family, people pronounce it in german and it makes her go crazy.

We haven't decided on names yet, but I think they're going to be english ones. I love english names much more than german or polish ones, so it all fits. The only thing I want is the middle name to be my gradma's first name. She passed away a couple years ago and I want her to live on in my kid's name.

[lucybelle]

oo .. about the two last names in Mexico, I am sorry but I think it's an awesome tradition. I like that in latin countries the mom is important too, sometimes when I hear names of whatever country where the mother is out of his child name, it just makes me sad..

I agree. Not to turn this into a last name debate but I think it's so weird when people think everyone having the same last name is more "family-like". The woman completely loses her identity! The Hispanic tradition carries much more family unity than everyone changing their names! It shows that two people actually came together and made a new person who is half and half. So they get both last names. I love it.

[chizatlauren]

My grandmom named my mother Lauren.
My mother named me Lorren.
My aunt named my cousin Laurem (because she liked my name).
So I might name my daughter Lauren too, for her second name.

Hahaha, it runs in the family.

[differentcountries]

I agree. Not to turn this into a last name debate but I think it's so weird when people think everyone having the same last name is more "family-like". The woman completely loses her identity! The Hispanic tradition carries much more family unity than everyone changing their names! It shows that two people actually came together and made a new person who is half and half. So they get both last names. I love it.

Keeping your last name when you get married and giving 2 last names to the child is the newer Norwegian tradition as well. Granted, it easily becomes complicated when everyone with 2 last names then again are naming their babies... In Turkey, the wife and the children get the husband's last name.

I have a fantasy of naming a girl after my SO's late sister, or a boy after his late father. They both died young, and their memory mean a lot to him. I have not told him about this idea yet. I am myself named after my mum's big sister who died young (my father's grandmother also had the same name).

Generally, I like name calling (also naming after friends).

[Lucky]

I think it's so weird when people think everyone having the same last name is more "family-like"

Oh yes Lucy, I personally have always found confusing that everyone has the same last name, because you don't know how they are related, for example are they siblings? a married couple? cousins? friends that happen to have the same surname? When I get my american passport I will request they make the "mexican unofficial married version" of my name the legal one that way the last name will be there but I get to keep mine making it clear we are not relatives haha

I was more set on having my last name in there too if it was a girl since my last name is very feminine and his is kind of masculine, but now that I know it's a boy I don't feel the need to soften it up if that makes sense.

It also bothers me that I know exactly how it's going to play out... teachers at school will skip his last name and use mine instead because it's easier for a spanish speaker, we already agreed on spanish spellings for first/middle name so I feel it's only fair his surname doesn't get ignored.

I may be over-thinking it, too much free time

[Fretboard_Magic]

I come from a bit of a prestigious family background(not to be conceited or anything), so I kind of have to name my kids a certain way. It's like a family tradition from centuries ago literally. But, I also want my kids to have "western" names, and those would be named after the musicians I've been heavily influenced by. Hopefully my girlfriend would be cool about it, but then there is no rule that says a person can't have more than one middle name, so I remain optimistic, lol. xD So if she wants to name our kids something, those names could be their second or third middle names, whatever works.

[Lucky]

I think you have a great attitude fret, I am sure when time comes there won't be any problems. I know of prestigious families that can be very strict or they just have strong traditions, lucky for me I don't need to worry about that and neither does my husband. So I am a bit spoiled for choice... ok ok, A LOT.

When I was looking into girl's names I liked so many I was tempted to throw in a third, this will be our only child so if it sounded right for the both of us I would def do that.