Baby Naming Poll

[ilovefh]

Well, I guess it is not a naming poll, but a "what should we call her" poll.

We have chosen a family name. It goes something like this. My mom is named with the initials M.E. She then took her name and tweaked it slightly to name me with the initials E.M. Now I want to flip it again, again with a slight variation, for our daughter so she would be M.E.

Her first name would be the same as my cousin (already been discussed and she is happy about it) and a slight variation of my mom's name, my middle name and my aunt's name.

Today my mom said you know, you could call her by her initials, think Em-EE sounding. I think it is kind of cute.

So would you call her by her first name, which is the same as my cousin and a slight variation of my aunt and mother or would you call her something different?

(Background, DS's name is the same as my grandfather, uncle and cousin, oddly enough the twin of the above cousin. Uncle uses shortened nickname, cousin uses another informal nickname and DS uses the full formal name.)

 

[kimblebee]

Um, what?
This is way too confusing for me without actual names.

 

[robndani]

I may be biased but I say em me. Could be that's because my daughter is Emmy, short for a variation of a family name!!!

 

[Disneylover99]

I'd call her Other.

 

[low-key]

another vote for Other, but whats Others brothers name ?

 

[ilovefh]

Um, what?
This is way too confusing for me without actual names.

I know! I think I confused myself too!

Think something like mom is Martha Elizabeth. I'm Eliza Martha. DD will be Marty Eliza. Cousin is also Marty.

So my mom suggested calling her by her initials M.E. pronounced EM-EE.

 

[Disneylover99]

I know! I think I confused myself too!

Think something like mom is Martha Elizabeth. I'm Eliza Martha. DD will be Marty Eliza. Cousin is also Marty.

So my mom suggested calling her by her initials M.E. pronounced EM-EE.

How about Emily

 

[ilovefh]

another vote for Other, but whats Others brothers name ?

His name starts with a J, pretty common Greek name. It goes something like uncle is Charlie, cousin is Chuck and DS is Charles.

 

[Tiffylv]

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[ilovefh]

Let me try to get this straight in my head....

Your moms name is Mary Elizabeth. She named you Elizabet Marie. You want to name your daughter Maria Eliza, but you already have a cousin named Maria and want to know if you should call her Maria or M.E. Pronounced like (Emmy)?

I think if all parties are truly cool with the similar naming (especially the cousin) then go for it. The nickname is also super cute and will make her stand out among family with very similar names. I don't think you can go wrong.

Yes! This is what I mean!

I always knew her name would be what we have chosen. Aunt even jokingly said "hey you could name her after me or my daughter." I said oddly enough, that is the plan. Said cousin is the one cousin we're closest to. DS has such a special relationship with her and her girlfriend!

 

[BadgerGirl84]

HUH? Sorry..I can't follow. Why post if you can't share the name here? I don't get it...

 

[ilovefh]

HUH? Sorry..I can't follow. Why post if you can't share the name here? I don't get it...

I'm just not big on posting real names on message boards.

 

[dotfurio]

I'd call her by her real first name, but also use Emme as a nickname.

 

[LiveYourLife]

I'd call her Other.

I can't stop laughing at this response!

 

[EMom]

I have a friend who does this exact thing. Her DD's initials are M.E. (something like Margaret Elizabeth) and she calls her M.E./Emmy/Emmie all the time. It sounds like her name is Emmie.

 

[cijay]

I have a friend who does this exact thing. Her DD's initials are M.E. (something like Margaret Elizabeth) and she calls her M.E./Emmy/Emmie all the time. It sounds like her name is Emmie.

That's where my name came from. Cijay is my first name, my middle initial is a J, so you can call me CJ or you can call me Cijay.

All I can say is - just be sure the M.E. is the nickname. For the sake of all that's holy, give your child a first name (sounds like you're planning to anyway).

After 53 years I'm used to my name and people asking 'huh?' 'what kind of name is that?' 'no, seriously, what's your first name?' 'let me guess...Cathy Jean? Connie Joanne? Cindy Joan? Tell me!' but it's a bugger when you're a kid.

That is my only advice for people naming babies. Naming your kid Kikki Punkin Qutipie (sorry, anyone, if that's your kid's name!) is only nice to the person who came up with the name.

 

[ilovefh]

That's where my name came from. Cijay is my first name, my middle initial is a J, so you can call me CJ or you can call me Cijay.

All I can say is - just be sure the M.E. is the nickname. For the sake of all that's holy, give your child a first name (sounds like you're planning to anyway).

After 53 years I'm used to my name and people asking 'huh?' 'what kind of name is that?' 'no, seriously, what's your first name?' 'let me guess...Cathy Jean? Connie Joanne? Cindy Joan? Tell me!' but it's a bugger when you're a kid.

That is my only advice for people naming babies. Naming your kid Kikki Punkin Qutipie (sorry, anyone, if that's your kid's name!) is only nice to the person who came up with the name.

I'm a teacher so I've seen some pretty creative names! Her first name is pretty traditional and her middle is also pretty traditional. Nothing creative! No weird spellings either.

 

[cijay]

I'm a teacher so I've seen some pretty creative names! Her first name is pretty traditional and her middle is also pretty traditional. Nothing creative! No weird spellings either.

I was teaching overseas so I had to get used to a bunch of different names but for a different reason. That's the only thing I caution people on - think about how sick your kid is going to get of being asked about their name. Or thinking ahead 30 years when your kid is applying for the CEO's position and has to put "Gigi Q.T. Pie" on the application.

Otherwise, what parents name their kid is entirely their business.

Funny story, a student of mine had the same name as his cousin who was a day or two older. I'll use the name Fred. So Fred was the father to be and was also an uncle to be as his sister was also pregnant at the same time as his wife. The babies were due pretty much the same time and it was already a race to see who got to name their baby after the father/uncle. Whoever was born first would get the name. Well, Fred died (God bless) before either baby was born so both of the mothers used his name. Not a variation, it's not like one is Fred and the other Freddy or anything like that. Same last name. Two boys, same class...phew!

 

[DeluxePrincess]

Just call her by her name. You won't be with your cousin all the time, so it really won't matter much.

 

[disykat]

Here's my two cents. I think your names sound fine. However, if calling her M.E., make sure she knows it's a nickname and also knows her "real" name.

I remember well when I found out my first name from an older sibling - I was six and it kind of devastated me - like I'd been lied to. I switched to going by my first name and went by it for many years before I was willing to be called my nickname again. Surprisingly, I've met quite a few other people with similar experiences. I don't think my parents meant for me to be taken by surprise, obviously my siblings knew my name, but somehow I didn't.