Can we give our daughter our desired name?

[Anonymous]

Name her after her cousin! My family has cousins with the same bar and they are called Big Debbie and Little Debbie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about Biker?

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Who are you and why do you keep pushing biker? STOP! The grownups are trying to have a conversation.

Biker ain't going to happen!!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you can be named Margaux or Margaret and go by Maggie, then you can be named Maggie and go by Margaux or Margaret. If your name is Maggie Jane and you like Jane more than Maggie, you can go by Jane. You can go by M. Jane Smith. You can go by MJ. You can even be named Maggie Jane and go by Skippy. You’re not limiting her options by naming her Maggie. Your niece isn’t named Maggie and she hasn’t been going by Maggie for years. The name has very special meaning for you and your dh (and other relatives, because of Aunt Maggie). Use it. It’s a great name and one that could definitely be used in the workplace 30 years from now. (Who’s going to judge her informal name? Jaxxon? Please.)

Congratulations.

100% agree. Give the baby the name you love. Not the formal name you don’t really like just to get the nn you love.

dp Because you are naming a human, instead of a dog or cat I do think you need to think of the person. Which is why I think you should give her a full name in case she doesn't like the nn ( she will be a different person than op)

[Anonymous]

Not very nice to name your baby a nick name because you feel sentimental. I guarantee she won’t thank you for that when she has to use it. Maggie May geez.

[Anonymous]

Maggie is a fine name. Name her after your DH family member.

I have a Margaret, nn Maggie. She’s always gone by Maggie and no one has ever asked her if that was her given name or if she had a formal name.

I work with a Kate, a Katie, and a Jack which is their given names and it’s not a big deal- they are all professionals and their name does not impact that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Name her after her cousin! My family has cousins with the same bar and they are called Big Debbie and Little Debbie.

Oof, no one wants to be known as “Big Debbie” (or Little Debbie, but Big Debbie is worse)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Just to clarify, we aren't going to name her Margaux. We thought about the longer version name just she'll have options when she's older. Margaux is the only name we like of the many options such as Margaret, Megan etc. Even still we wouldn't name her Margaux.

Aunt Maggie's name was Maggie.

Just name her Maggie and clearly state this is why.


Having said that, I married into an Egyptian family and all the nieces and nephews have the same names. Seemed odd at first. But not really too much different than naming a kid after an uncle. We have several like that. They are Young Joe and Old Joe, Joe and Joseph, and so on.....You guys will figure it all out.

[Anonymous]

Of course you can. My family has like 5 Charlie's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, she needs a full name as an option as she grows up. I would do Margaret, but you could actually get away with Mary or Madeline and use nn Maggie. What was aunt Maggie's full name? Or use Maggie as a middle name.

She does not need the option of a formal full name. This poster is crazy. I know plenty of people who have nicknames on their birth certificates as their formal name. It’s not that big a deal. Plus, I happen to have a second cousin with my same first name and another second cousin with my sister same first name it is not a big deal (our middle names are all different). My son has the same first name as my husband’s first cousin’s son as well (different middle name and same last name and about 15 years apart). Again not a big deal. Why don’t you just named her Maggie May.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not very nice to name your baby a nick name because you feel sentimental. I guarantee she won’t thank you for that when she has to use it. Maggie May geez.

I think it’s very nice to give your child a name that has both personal significance and a connection to a beloved relative. Why would you think you can guarantee how a stranger’s unborn baby will feel about her name a few decades from now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So so selfish. I am not even going to read another page. You know you are WRONG to even consider such a name. Okay, let me stop. I'll just say that Margaux is elegant and interesting.

I’m worried about this poster’s mental state.

[Anonymous]

Name your child Maggie. You love it and it is a strong basis for the establishment of your relationship.

[Anonymous]

May Maggie?

Call her Maggie. She can be May as a professorial and Maggie to her family. She can even do M. Maggie Jones on a business card.

[Anonymous]

We all know someone who has a nickname for a given name. No big deal. Maggie is great.

[Anonymous]

Just name her Maggie.

Most people in this country insist on using the legal name as soon as they know it, regardless of what you say you prefer (or your kid prefers) to be called.