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I am indecisive at the best times but when it comes to what we are going to name our son, well I think the options have changed about fifty times! Two baby name books later and some trauling of the internet and I think we have decided what he will be called (or we at least have a shortlist depending on what he looks like).
There is just so much choice nowadays and your childs name no longer has to be convential. Celebrities are naming their children increasingly flamboyant creations and the fact we live in a multicultural society means we can use more exotic influences when choosing what are children are called. 
These are some of the things that have helped me come up with a baby name that both my partner and I are happy with.
 
1. Purchase a good baby name book...or in our case two. We used the 'Best baby names for 2016' by Siobhan Thomas and 'The 2017 book of baby names' by Hannah Crawford. Both of these were good but we did find that 'Best baby names for 2016' had greater content.

 


2. Consider your partner and be prepared to compromise...obvious right?! Choosing a name for your baby should be an exciting and fun process that brings you and your partner together. But this can soon turn sour if you have completely differing opinions. I firmly believe that the person that has carried the baby and given birth gets the final choice BUT myself and my partner both went through our baby name books and and wrote down all the options that we liked on one piece of paper then narrowed it down from there. If there's a name you hate but your partner loves then consider using it as a middle name aswell.

3. DO NOT TELL ANYONE!! This is the MOST important thing. There is nothing worse than enthusiastically revealing what you have spent ages deciding as you baby name to a 'friend' or (worse) family member for it to be met with 'Sounds like a dogs name that' or 'Oh I knew a boy at school with that name, he was bloody horrible.' Okay. Great. Thanks.
And if your baby name is quite modern or creative do not expect older, more traditional family members to understand your choice, like your choice or keep their opinions about your choice to themselves...because in my experience they do not.
People are insensitive and a lot of the time they simply do not realise that they are upsetting you, and with pregnancy hormones running rife it simply is not worth the tears. 

4. Will the initials of babies first, middle and surname stand for anything offensive or rude...might just be something to check prior to registering!

5. Do you like the shortened version of the name? There will always be some annoying sod that will call your child the shortened version of their name, so try and make sure you do not hate it.

6. Will the name look good on your childs CV? Okay so they won't be getting a CV together for years but it's no good choosing a name that is 'cute' for a baby but embarrassing for a grown man.

7. Be open to change. I am 99.9% sure what I want to name our baby boy but I am ultimately going to wait until I have seen him and then make the decision from there. And with my due date tomorrow I'm hoping I won't have to wait too much longer!
Name reveal (hopefully) coming soon! 

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