One Step at a Time When it comes to naming a baby, it is best to take things one step at a time. If and when you learn that you are expecting a little bundle of joy, it is human nature to start funneling through names in our minds, even though you may not know the sex of the baby just yet. Keep in mind though that your boyfriend/fiancé/husband is probably doing the same thing. With that said, it is usually best to keep a lid on the naming business until you know the sex of the baby. Obviously, if you know the sex of the baby, you can cut your potential choices in half and stave off any potential fighting over a set of names that you will not use.
Next, with the sex of the baby determined, both you and your mate should make a list of potential names that both of you like. From there both of you can start to discuss names to check off. If your mate is family minded and wants to name the baby after a family member, do not turn the naming session into a family bashing session. You’ll want to be constructive in your criticism, not downright mean, regardless of how you feel about your mate’s family.
On a final note, before writing the names down though, stay away from any names that happen to coincide with ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriends. Simply put, you do not want to be reminded of your mate’s past relationships every time you address your child in the future.
Outsource If you and your mate are unable to agree on a proper name for your baby, there is one last ditch place to look: the baby naming industry. Yes, believe it or not there are actually businesses out there whose sole purpose is to name babies. On average these business charge roughly $350 USD to scrounge through a variety of sources to give expecting parents the perfect name. Such sources include the histories of names, origins, linguistics and personality traits that are somehow matched to names. I don’t know about you, but the last time I checked it’s kind of hard to decipher a baby’s personality while in utero.
