HELP! less than 5 weeks to go and we can't decide on a name!!?

[pigletof4]

Well, we just had a little girl and couldn't decide on her name either so dh and I decided that if she was blond she would be Amy Theresa, if she was brunette she would be Allyson Kate, needless to say I let dh win since he like Allyson Kate. She is blond and blue eyed right now, but that could change. I had wanted Kate to be her middle name since our first baby died and her name was Kaitlin Theresa. Oh well, you got to let him win sometimes.

 

[babynurse1]

I like the sound of Gabriel James and both names are biblical which is also something I like.

I do agree that you can just wait and see what your son looks like and then decide. Our dd was going to be Brooke until the day AFTER she was born, and we kept saying she's just not a Brooke. So we named her Julia and that fits her perfectly!

By the way, not to add more stress, but you might want to have a girls name in the back of your mind. What if you've decided on Gabriel or Callum and then the ultrasound was wrong and you have a Gabrielle or Calleigh? I see it happen from time to time at the hospital I work at. (those darn umbilical cords do it every time )

 

[Lisa_Belle]

I think Gabriel James is a strong, masculine name. My friend has this pre-requisite for all of her children's names. She starts out with "Supreme Court Justice ___________".

LOL - I put "President _________ " for both boys AND girls names when naming. I also read or heard somewhere that a name flows better and has more strength if the number of syllables in the first and last name add up to an odd number.

 

[F1Julie]

Definitely Gabriel James. A friend of mine has a son with that exact name and I've always liked it. It sounds very strong and masculine. Callum sounds look much like "column" to me.

 

[4lilpoohs]

I vote for Gabriel. What are your other kid's names?

 

[I Believe n Fairies]

I'm with the miority and voted for Callum. I think it's a great name. Certainly different, but not weird. A good friend of mine recently had and named him Cullen. I really like that name, too. Good luck naming your son!! My ds was named Henry three years before his conception. We just always loved the name and it's a family name.

 

[HopperFan]

Gabriel sounds better with SH-----

I also think Callum will get called Callie, especially since it has two L, just because that is something kids do - Jimmy, Billy, Mikey.......but Callie is a girls name so..............I think I would avoid. Nice name, but I always worried about nicknames. I tried to pick names that you couldn't nickname but just in case I wanted to rule things out.

We went to delivery with middle name set, and each of us with a favorite first name that we both liked equally. Without telling the Doc who's name was who's, we let Doc pick. 17 years and still happy with his choice.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

Congratulations and God bless! I like Gabriel...but you may see your lovely little boy and think he looks like Callum...

 

[lovesmurfs]

Everything about him getting pregnant, my pregnancy, my labor, i didnt know I was in labor till he was 10 mins away from arrival.

Had to read through this a second time -- a bit of a double take with "him getting pregnant" !!

 

[Oceana]

Had to read through this a second time -- a bit of a double take with "him getting pregnant" !!

as most of my typing is done while being jumped on by 2 kids it isnt always easy to proof read

 

[lovesmurfs]

as most of my typing is done while being jumped on by 2 kids it isnt always easy to proof read

Been there! Have a great day!

 

[Grendalynn]

I love the feedback! Keep it coming and keep the votes coming ...

I think we may just have to wait to see the little bugger when he arrives!!??

As a PP noted - Callum is a great Irish/Scottish name. Actually it is one of the top baby names in Whales and Ireland/Scotland in recent years... Funny thing is that it is not in many US baby books or websites.... Also I dont believe that there are any other Callum's in our Town or School District (yet). I think my midwife said she know of one othet but he is way older.

Gabriel "Gabe" is a strong name which I/We also like. And not many in our area... A few but they are 7, 8 , 9 10 years old at this point.

Many Previous Posters had asked what our first two sons are - and why:

DS7 : (Walter) Henry (IV) - A Scottish/Irish name - as is our last name... Also a family name that we(I) did not have much of a say on especially with all being alive, DH's grandfather who knew he was dying, and really wanted to see yet another name sake--- but now in hind sight - I cant see Henry as anything else - AND he is the only Henry is the entire school dictrict, so its great! Let alone a Henry the 4th...

This basis lead us to uniquely, but not weirdly, name our...

DS3 : Brayden "Brady" Owen... DH really liked the name "brady"... just brady - but as a PP mentioned - incase he were to be an Honorbale Judge, world renowned lawyer, or President, we had to lengthen it a bit. So he became Brayden Owen, but is usually just called Brady. All this -Not to mention that the New England Patriots were a top the NFL Dynasty at the time of delievery. And being die hard football fans, My Dad since the time of the Boston Patrtiots, and born and bread and in New England, we heard the name quite frequently and thought it had a ring to it. But Now - its a very popular name and there have been a few in the area.... But he is the lead and only "Brady"... Also Irsh/Scottish

So thats our life history on name our children.... Gabe is a great name, unique and strong, yet not weird. Familiar and Uncommon but not super common. ..... Callum (also can be spelled Calum and Callem in the baby books) fits our Irish/Scottish streak. Its different, but not weird. I cant see that name being super common all of a sudden... We would never call him CJ and we already have a DJ in the fam and its not my style.

DS7 has kids in his clas that are know as Ben R and Ben T and Devin R and Devin C, and my niece even is referred to in her preschool as Big Natalie and little Natalie... I like that my kids (and myself) are known by our first names and first name only.

Also - Just in case HE turns out to be a HER come delivery day - we have a girls name picked out as well: Caroline Elizabeth. The boys had picke dthat out, being fans of Neil Diamond and also from Fever Pitch, the song was very fitting. AND only 2 others in our entire School District (so far - I know as I work for the School District and see every name across my desk throughout each school year Also my mom ands sister are teachers here as well..... )

DH says that I am anal-retentive and obsessed, I just think that naming a child is a big task to take on and want to put plenty of thought into it!

Thanks so much for reading our life story - I hope that it will put some perspective on things and spark some conversation -- I look forward to seeeing the responces and votes! BELIEVE ME! I read every post and take it all into consideration!

I will take any help/advise I can get! Keep it coming!!!!!!!

 

[Grendalynn]

I love Callum. It's a typically scottish name which I just adore.

You are right! And rather popular one at that, right? It tops many of the Scottish/Irish name lists and in Whales as well... But not so common here in the states.... Barely makes any top name lists or baby name books/websites here either!

Groovee - Are there different ways to spell this name? How popular is this name there exactly? You are a great source to ask! Thanks in advance!

 

[sunny_]

Gabriel James!! I love it! I suggested Gabriel to my dh during my last pregnancy and he said 'no'. He basically says no to every name until we pick a name after him or someone in his family.

 

[aubriee]

She also says you never know what name relly fits a baby until you see him/her. Sometimes the name you pick out does not fit the baby. Good luck! We didn't name Julianna until hours after she was born.

That's true. A few years ago my D-I-L oldest sister was pregnant. My D-I-L knew I did alot of cross stitch and asked me to do a birth announcement and a baby quilt she had bought for her sister. From the time she got pregnant that baby's name was going to be Dakota Ashton (whether it was a boy or girl), so I went ahead and made the announcement and quilt filling in everything except the weight and date of birth. From the time she was two months pregnant no one called it 'the baby' or 'him' or 'her'. It was just baby Dakota. The day the baby was born my D-I-L called me and told me we had a problem. Her sister and B-I-L had taken one look at the baby and immediately changed his name to Gavin Dwayne. Huh? When I was pregnant I loved the name Logan Cole and wanted to name both my boys that. However my ex, hated the name so I didn't get to use it. My younger son told my D-I-L the story and as soon as they started trying to get pregnant (before then even), she told me I would finally have my Logan Cole, because if the baby was a boy he'd be Logan Cole and if he was a girl he'd be Logan Nicole. She never wavered and thirteen months later we got Logan Cole. I have a friend who knew for the last four months of her prenancy that her child was going to be named Jessie if he was a boy. When he was about 6 weeks old they had his name leagally changed to Alex, because Jessie just didn't fit him.

Anyway my point is, if you are unsure now, you might want to wait until he's born and just see which name fits him. By the way I voted for Callum, because I prefer the name and I also like the idea of him maybe having the choice of CJ, if he wanted it.

 

[babynurse1]

I disagree with your dh, naming a baby is very important. It's the first thing most people come in contact with when meeting and can make either a good or bad impression. Plus names have different meanings and you don't want to saddle your kid with a crazy name that means something stupid.
I think this is one of the most important things we do for our children and the fact that you are so concerned just shows that you're a good mom!

 

[Grendalynn]

I disagree with your dh, naming a baby is very important. It's the first thing most people come in contact with when meeting and can make either a good or bad impression. Plus names have different meanings and you don't want to saddle your kid with a crazy name that means something stupid.
I think this is one of the most important things we do for our children and the fact that you are so concerned just shows that you're a good mom!

YAY! I am not crazy! Well, that may be a matter of opinion.... I feel like I am losing my mind moire and more everyday lately. I guessit comes with the territory. All I can say is Thank Goodness school starts next week!

Its nice to hear that someone else out there thinks this whole thing is super important, too! Thanks!

 

[Katy Belle]

I have 3 DSs too. We didn't name the 3rd until he was several hours old We just couldn't decide!

As for your choices...I love Callum. We live in the Middle East and our kids go to an American/International school. I had never heard Callum, until we moved here. We now have 2 friends, ages 6&7 named Callum. One from Australia and one from New Zealand. I wouldn't necessarily want it shortened to Cal though and I've never heard anyone call either of these boys Cal.

Good luck. It is an important and difficult decision.
Katy

 

[Cars2006]

I love both names. Keep the names in mind and when he is born you could name him then. I have a funny story about names DH and I before we were married had the boys names pick out. Twins run in the family so we choose two names which are our sons names now. Before the ultrasound on our first we could not come up with a girl's named that we both like. I liked Ashley and he liked Elizabeth. We were asking for everyone's opinion. We went out one night to eat in Boston right before the us and at a red light a homeless person wanted to clean our windsheild. We said no but if he came up with a name we would give him all our change. So he came up with Miranda. And all my DH could think of is how many time this gentleman had the Miranda rights read to him.

 

[maxtomsmom]

SOmeone previously posted to start with "Chief Justice ..." I was told when deciding on a name for my boys to yell it out like they just did something bad. If you can stand saying it and feel it sounds good then it works. I did it in the bathroom so a neighbor wouldn't think I was crazy. Also I also think about finding things that are personalized. It's easier to find Gabriel and people are more likely to remember his name. Both are nice, but Gabriel would be my choice. Good Luck! Look at him first, then decide. When we looked at our first son, we knew he was a Max not a Maxwell or Maximino. Just Max. He still looks like one today.