Resources
There are a lot of books that list different names. My mom bought me 100,000+ Baby Names by Bruce Lansky while I was pregnant. To be honest, I found the book overwhelming and only browsed through it a few times. But if you are lost and need some inspiration a book like this may be helpful. It also lists the most popular names if you are interested in getting a “popular” name or avoiding a “popular” name. There are also a lot of web sites that offer “help” in picking a name.
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How to Decide
Most importantly you first have to decide whether you want a “popular” or a unique name? Picking a name is solely personal preference. You ultimately have to go with your “gut” on this one. Ultimately, a name doesn’t decide who the baby becomes…but I still think it is important to put a lot of thought into a name.
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Keep Name to Self Until Birth?
We decided to keep the name primarily to ourselves before the birth of my son. We did tell both our parents and siblings but that was it. I didn’t even tell my closest friends. (I did later find out that my mom told a lot of her friends because she was so excited.)

The main reason we wanted to keep the name private was because we were sold on the name and definitely did not want to change it. Thus, we didn’t want to tell people about the name and receive “bad” reactions that would make us doubt using the name. We figured once my son was born then there was no turning back and it didn’t matter. People would probably try to conceal personal preferences if they didn’t like the name after the fact as well. Overall, we knew in our hearts that the name we chose was the perfect name for our baby. I hope my son agrees with us.
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How We Chose Our Baby’s Name
Both Erik and I wanted to give our baby a unique name. When my mom mentioned the idea of using the family last name as our baby’s name, it clicked. Surprisingly Erik loved it as well!! So my baby's name became my family’s last name + Erik’s father’s name and my grandfather’s name. (I’m purposely not disclosing my son’s name to allow some privacy.)

My family name wasn’t actually my last name, although since I was raised by my mom it truly was my family name even though it wasn’t my given last name. I was honored to be able to pass on my family name to my son.

My son’s middle name is Erik’s father’s first name and my grandfather’s first name. It was great to be able to combine both families together with the middle name. Erik respects and is very thankful of everything his father did and does for him and it was wonderful to be able to honor his dad this way. I was extremely close to my grandfather, he was like a dad to me, especially during the years we lived with my grandparents. I was thankful I was able to pay tribute to my grandpa this way. I know he is looking down on us and so proud of my baby.
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Listen to Your Heart
Picking a name is definitely a hard decision and we were fortunate that when we heard our son’s name for the first time we both knew it was the perfect name for him. Listen to your heart, and you’ll find the perfect name too.
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Baby Names

Resources How to Decide Keep Name to Self Until Birth? How We Chose Our Baby’s Name Listen to Your Heart

Resources

How to Decide

Keep Name to Self Until Birth?

How We Chose Our Baby’s Name

Listen to Your Heart