Baby Names!

Baby names – something every one thinks about at some point in their life. Something every parent to be thinks of!! Even if you don’t even consider anything until the baby is born, it will always be a discussion point. The mutual agreement about who likes what name, and why, then the incorporation of family members names or important people along the way. Then just when you think you have the middle name and last name sorted – the last name troubles. If you’re a married couple, this is rarely a problem. But for couples who kept their own names, or who aren’t married – what name will the baby take? Tradition says the dad, but new age says that baby can have either parents name! Will you use the mums, dads – or will you hyphen the name and take both? Then both parents discuss whether they like the sound of the full name together – and have to mutually agree, that yes. That will be your childs identity from now – until the end of eternity. Whenever that may be.

Luckily for me; I’m doing this on my own. There will be no “mutual” decision, it will be my decision – and my decision only. But it doesn’t make it easier! There are soooo many names out there that I hear and decide I love; for 6 months until I realise there are too many kids with that name, so I no longer want to use it.

I used to love “Indya” as a first name for a girl, “Indy” for short. But now; there are soooo many India’s/indya’s/indy’s/indie’s etc etc you get the point. So I’ve gone of that name now. Boys names are always tricky for me – I really like “Jayden” but it’s so common, so I prefer “Jaedyn” but now I hear that name every where too! There are definitely way more girls names that I like compared to boys names. Soooo many more! Yet for some reason, All the girls names I love on a girl – would traditionally be a boys name! I quite like Harleigh at the moment; but for a girl. Not a boy. Go figure!

Then middle names – all my children will have two middle names. A nice name, that matches their first name. That will always be hyphened to their first name. That will be “their name” However, they will have a seperate middle name too. In honour of a family member along the way – to carry along a memory; of someone influential in their life.

I refuse to give my kid a name they will get mocked for, a name their teacher will never be able to read, or a name that will get said or written wrong every single time. I want my child to love their name, not hate it and resent me for it!