What name did you want but got vetoed by your partner?

[Anonymous]

Gus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rachel because it's his ex-girlfriend's name

Claire because we grew up in the 80s and hence the movie line "Claire is a fat girl's name."

Eleanor is "too old fashioned."

I was high on Eleanor/Ellie too. Didn’t register with my spouse.

[Anonymous]

Johannah

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Anonymous wrote:Cameron for a girl. DH thought I was crazy.

Ha I liked Dylan for a girl and my husband was very “um Dylan’s a boys name”. We had a boy and did NOT name him Dylan.

[Anonymous]

My favorite name has always been Melanie. What are the chances that I fall in love with a guy who’s very serious exgirlfriend’s name was Melanie? Veto.

[Anonymous]

Great thread!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Desmond.

I love this name!!!

[Anonymous]

Elodie

[Anonymous]

I really liked Zachary/Zach and Nathaniel/Nate, both were vetoed by my husband. And, I also vetoed some of his choices (eg, Sean - we're a Jewish family, just didn't work for me)

[Anonymous]

Why?

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Most of these names are terrible. Be glad you have smart men around.

[Anonymous]

Ruby, Theodore nickname Ted

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most of these names are terrible. Be glad you have smart men around.

You’re so silly. Do you really think there are objectively good names and terrible names? It’s all fad and individual taste.

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Anonymous wrote:Donna. My mother’s name. DW just kept chanting “Donna Martin graduates”. I was raised abroad and had no clue what she was talking about.

90’s TV ran deep in DH’s consciousness too when it came to choosing names.

[Anonymous]

Zoe.

Our oldest child’s name starts with an “A”, and we knew our youngest would be our last, so…A to Z.

Vetoed with extreme prejudice.