Conference oass::babynames

  Can I ask what the name is?

    
    My husband and I are just the reverse.  We had the
    kids named for years before we married. A boy would
    be called James Walter, nicknamed JW.  And the girl
    would be Kathryn Elizabeth, nicknamed Katie Beth.
    
    We are good at agreeing on names just not at agreeing
    on Kids.  JW finially joined us 3 years ago.  And we are
    still talking about Katie Beth, with no baby expected.
    
    So things can be worse.
    
    you got the kid
    I got the names
    
    Good luck and relax
    
    
    Anne

    Don't lose all hope yet.  My husband had liked the name Joshua Kaleb
    for years before we even met.  When I finally became pregnant he 
    still liked that name until about 2 months before the baby was due.
    
    I don't know what happened he just decided he didn't like it.
    
    Marietta 4476
    
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    I wouldn't go along with a name I really didn't like.  There are
    so _many_ names out there...  Maybe you couldn't compromise and
    use the name in question as a middle name...
    
    BTW, does he know how you feel about it?
    
    -Tracy
    

    Maybe it was a Freudian slip...that last note should have said
    "...maybe you _could_ compromise..."
    
    

     OK, I'll tell. The name is Samuel. Like I said it's not really
    a bad name. I just don't think it sounds good with Fortier.
    
     He knows how I feel about it but I really don't have anything else
    that sounds better. I've been such a flake lately that he probably
    isn't taking anything I say too seriously.(I've said some outrageous
    things during my crying binges)
    
     He's been trying to comprimise by telling me that he likes the
    name I've picked for a girl and will go along with that if I go
    along with his boys name. He also thinks it would be a good idea
    if we used my maiden name for the middle name. 
    
     My family has had the misfortune of having 1 male per generation,
    so my brother is the last of the name. Since he shows no sign of
    ever getting married having the name carried on has made them all
    love the name Samuel Treble Fortier. 
    
     Is this really as bad as it sounds, or could I learn to like it
    too?
    

    Samuel isn't that bad.  But how many babies do you know nowadays
    with that name.  And besides it doesn't really sound like it goes
    with Fortier.
    
    In your note you mentioned that you both had names picked out for
    your babies.  Well, obviously you both agreed to a name for each
    sex.  If you had Samuel picked out before, you should have said
    something then, not wait until now to say something.
    
    My husband and I had a real hard time figuring out names.  All the
    MacFawn's have someone elses name in theirs.  Paul Douglas, Edward
    Travis and Robert Andrew were used for the names of Andrew Douglas,
    Travis Edward, Travis Douglas, Robert Paul, and Paul Andrew.  I
    though it was a little rediculous, but my husband wanted to continue
    to use this method.  
    
    So with a little working out, we came up with Ryan Paul (Paul is
    daddy's first name) and Alyssa Marie (Marie is mommy's middle name).
    It all started with a list of first and middle names.  Then we would
    sit down and keep repeating the names over and over again, until
    we found some we liked.  Then I would take those names and put them
    on another piece of paper and a couple days later, add more and
    cross more off.
    
    What is daddy's full name (DFN)?
    
    "DFN" Samuel Fortier
    Ryan Samuel Fortier
    Kevin "DFN" Fortier
    Jason ---- Fortier
    Andrew ----- Fortier
    
    I think it will take some time to work everything out.  I had to
    stay extra long in the hospital because my parents couldn't figure
    out what to name me and the doctor's wouldn't let me go home without
    a name.
    
    Good luck.  Maybe if you tell your husband that you really wish
    to name the baby something else, he might change his mind.  Also,
    you may want to find out the sex of the baby if it would make things
    easier.
    
    Gail Marie MacFawn

    I like the name "Sam," but not necessarily Samuel.
    
    If (someday) I have a baby boy, I might just go ahead and name him
    Sam, and not Samuel.
    
    Stacie

    I think that your husband should bend a little on this. If you can't
    agree on a name, pick another one.

After the birth of my daughter (Lauren Pauline), I roomed with a woman
    who named her son Samuel and called him Sam.  Since then friends
    have had a son and named him Sam.  I have grown to like the name.
    
    3 months after my son arrived, I decided that I couldn't abide by
    his name and went to court to legally change it to Andrew Charles.
    Although it was a little confusing to the relatives, I'm really
    glad that we did it.  Changing it didn't require a lawyer and cost
    a whopping $30.  It's an option if your husband insists on Samuel
    and you decide after a bit that you would prefer something else.
    Who knows the name may grow on you.
    
    I'm expecting #3 in January - luckily my husband and I are pretty
    much in agreement.
    
    Good luck !!!
    
    Anne

    RE:  .10 --  What did you change it FROM - CHARLES ANDREW??
    
    Just wondering.....
                 

    Hi - we changed it from John Michael to Andrew Charles.  it's a
    long story !
    
    -Anne