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Dad holds Internet vote for baby name

Categories: Newborns, Babies, Media, Gadgets & Tech

Naming your baby can be one of the joys of new parenthood - and it can also be a first lesson in the lifelong back-and-forth compromise that two parents make when raising their child.

I consider myself lucky that Rob and I both loved the name Nolan equally.  He didn't have to convince me, and we didn't have to resort to second and third favourites as a compromise.

But I'm sure many parents will relate to this article about a British man who passionately wanted to name his baby boy Gerrard, after an English sports star.  His wife disagreed, preferring William or Matthew. 

Apparently not one for compromise, this Dad-to-be set up an Internet site, encouraging website visitors to vote for a name: Gerrard, William or Matthew.    Gerrard won the popular vote on the site, with William coming in second and Matthew third.

However, the effort was futile and the baby is named Matthew.  His dad still insists on calling him Gerrard. 

This made me wonder how many compromises are made out there over baby names and who usually 'wins' the battle - wife or husband.  In your house, who got to choose the baby's name?

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