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Originally Posted by cheryl000 As some of you know I am pregnant. My baby isn't due for a LONG time Nov. 18th but I'm in a dilemma about picking out a name. I love my Grandmother's name, which was Arrebell. If my child is a girl I would love to name her a variation of that like Arabell or Arabella. The only problem is that my aunts had asked me the first time I was pregnant what I was going to name my son if he was a girl and I told them after Grandma. They threw a fit and said that she wouldn't have liked that because she hated her name. I did notice that no one else in the family has been named after her, but it might be because it is a little bit old fashioned of a name. I never met my Grandmother, but I know that she was a strong woman and somehow I think she might feel honored that her name is being carried on. I think my daughter would be honored to be named after her. But I have a feeling my Aunts would get mad if I named her this. What do you guys think? What would you do? |
I think you should do what YOU want. My neice had to name her son Edward III and she still hates the name! She always says he is so a Matthew, not an Eddie.
that said, let me share a story. I wanted to name my daughter Mary, after my mother. She kept telling me not to, she said it's such a common name, she always hated it growing up, etc. She like Megan. Well, that's what I ended up going with. If your grandma really hated her name you might want to think of just honoring her with the middle name, or a variation of it for her middle name.
But it is totally up to you. Tell the Aunts they got to name their babies and you will name yours. Be tough...there is nothing they can do about it and they will get over it.