Your Baby's Name Is Not a Battleground

It's a good thing my parents never named me. (they only had one boys name for me.) Actually, they did'nt even want me. Nice parents.

Winston Churchill's mother, Jennie Jerome, was named after her father's mistress. The father chose her name - he was sleeping with Jenny Lind, a famous 19th century singer. Seems like that scam has been going on for a loooong time...

I think having the same name as your cousin isn't such a big deal. Growing up, I had the EXACT same name as my cousin! (I was named when the families were out of touch, and no one knew we had the same name... both parents just happened to pick the same first name, and both of our middle names were after our grandmother. Of course, being cousins, we share the same last name too.) We actually thought it was pretty neat to have the same name and it never bothered us in the least. I think parents take "possession" of a name far too seriously!! Relax... your child will be who they are, and their child will be who THEY are.... and, eventually, their names will mean completely different things to people, even though they are the same. :)

i worked in several pharmacies throughout my college years... and it is completely ridiculous what some people come up with to name their children... i once came across twins named (i kid you not) lemonjello and orangejello... seriously... ... i nearly fell out...

Geesh! Terrible thing...I hope his last name isn't Focker.

i don't know if this is the same story i heard but apparently where i live there is a boy named this but his mom doesn't call him she thead. and so his teachers starting calling him she thead because they refused to call him his real name.

I have been in OB for over 25 years and I have heard it all. Not only have I heard Shithead (She-theed), I have heard Urine (U-ree-ne), Vagina (Va-geena) and also had a patient whose little girls middle name was Marijuana (Mary-ju-wana). There was also a case in Florida in the 80s where the state refused to allow a couple to name their twins Syphillis & Gonorrhea. UNBELIEVABLE BUT TRUE!!! Some people want to be so differerent it is ridiculous. I have also had some one make up a name and ask me how to spell it, I told them they were on their own, I didn't want to be responsible for that. These people need to think of the kids and the repercussions on the child and his/her self esteem, that is what love is all about. IT'S NOT ABOUT THEM AND THE LIMELIGHT!

This is hysterical!!! I cannot stop laughing and tears are running down my face. I worked at a school in Brooklyn, New York. One little girl was named Bigina, but it was pronounced like the anatomy of a woman ... enough said! What was her mother thinking?

I think your daughter should still name her baby Olivia if thats what she had her heart set on..no since of being broken hearted over it., By the my daughter's name is Olivia Rose. It is a beautiful name . Good luck!!

Olivianna. ; )

My daughters name is Alivia, my other daughter who was just 6 yrs old, said when I was pregnant that she liked the name Alivia, I said Olivia she said NO, with an 'A'. I liked that suggestion so we went with Alivia Ireland...feel free to suggest it to her>

Name her Alivia.. you can call her Allie

Really, that is ok, you will see. A friend and I had the same name picked for our babies, she had her baby early, I swear she did it on purpose. Then called to see if Id had my baby. I hadnt and he was a boy and I couldnt have named him that name anyway so all worked out, but we somehow lost touch anyway. When my siblings married, some spouses had the same name as my siblings, first and last sometimes. It was actually fun. We specified middle names on holiday gifts. My sisters boyfriend snuck his moms middle name in my nieces name, and there have been some crazy ways of getting babies names snuck in without the whys. My sister names the three girls all similar names but hadnt even realized how mixed up it was, she had reasons for doing each name though. My husband and son have the same first name and my daughter marries a guy whos last name was that. After they had children there were so many people with that name! Imitation is the best kind of flattery. Almost no name you pick out will be only your childs. If someone picks the same first name, get a fantastic middle name for your baby. My idea is for people using all the popular names, find a really old name, they sound so cool together.

Then she could name her "Bolivia" ("Bo" for short) or "Bo-Livia." It's different enough but still the same. "Bo" means "Precious" in Cantonese.

Tell her to use Alivia instead...my youngest daughter is named this and loves her name and the fact that it is different b/c it starts with an "A".

So why can't there be two Olivias? Your daughter is acting ridiculous to get so upset.