How long did it take for you to name your children (dog, cat, bird … fish???) and did you ever wish you chosen a different name?
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We had all our children named before they were born. We used our eldest’s middle name – wish we had put it first. It probably doesn’t bother her.
No problem choosing names for children — all are named in memory of someone long gone.
Mostly they were named quickly before they were born, except for our #4 child. We had run out of boys’ names and our daughter said “Tommy” so that’s how he came to be named.
As for pets, I have had a great time naming our foster pets–and have named dozens of them. They are usually named for characters in TV shows. Our last dog, for example, is Polly for Pauley Pirette on NCIS–I discovered lately how her name was really spelled!
No children, however, I had chosen our Greyhound’s name before we adopted her. We never called her by her race name. Hubby and I only had one other dog, a Great Dane, (previous to the Greyhound), which we adopted from a co-worker and we kept the name they had given her.
I had a dream years before I was pregnant, and the nurse handed me a boy and told me his name. I woke up, asked my husband what he thought of the name, he liked it, and I said, “Good, because that’s our first born.”
The dogs have all been named collectively, and always get human names. The fish usually get named by me, although my son named our latest one Krispy after Krispy Kreme.
Ok, no children. Before I name my pets, I actually ask them what their name is. (I know, I’m crazy)
If a name comes to me, I call it out. If they come to me, I know it is their name. So far, I have had their name right every time.
We struggled with both our children. We knew with both what the sex was each time and STILL didn’t have a name until after they were born. With Finn it took 4 days, with Tate it took 2. I think if I had known with Finn that we could leave the hospital without a name, he would still be nameless. It was just as bad with the pets, we tried out several names for days before deciding.