Comments on: Baby Names: What Were You Going to be Named or How Did You Decide On a Baby Name?

By: Katerina

Katerina — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 22:04:33 +0000

My sister was going to be named Astrid. My brother was going to be named Max. I was never had another name in the running. As it turns out, my sister’s name is Beatrice Athena M and brother’s is Magnus Frost M. Mine is Katerina Winslow M. Athena for the goddess, Frost for the poet, and Winslow is a family name. My first name, Katerina, is after the famous skater. I love love love our names. Our parents picked out great ones. I know you will too!

By: Lindzi Ellis

Lindzi Ellis — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:55:44 +0000

Studio DIY actually had a thread on this last month and it was SO entertaining to read – so is this! I love hearing how people ended up with their names… mines a weird one…
So… I was ‘unexpected’ and unknown about until my mum was 5 months pregnant, and I was then born 5 weeks early… so my parents didn’t have a whole lot of thinking time 😂
My mum wanted to call me Pebbles. PEBBLES! Like in the Flinstones! Pebbles Ellis, can you image what different directions my life might have taken?!
But my parents eventually decided that Chloe was a nice name for a girl.. but that’s not my name, right? Nope, that’s because when I was born early and very very unwell they decided not to use Chloe (I’ve always seen this as like it would be a waste of a good name?!) and so I was ‘baby girl ellis’ for the first nearly three months of my life while I lived in an incubator. Eventually a nurse suggested to my mum that Lindsay was a nice name and my mum didn’t know how to spell it, so spelled it phonetically.. and so I am Lindzi!
My first baby (who I’m currently expecting, due Nov 5th!) it’s safe to say will live knowing that I have put A LOT of bloody thought into their name! 😂

By: Justina

Justina — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:47:10 +0000

I am named after my great, great aunt. My mom always knew she wanted to name her first daughter Justina and luckily my dad also liked the name. My middle name, Moniz, is my mom’s maiden name. I love having a name that not many other people do (though I hate being called Justine, Christina, or Christine). If I have children of my own, I would like to pass on the Moniz as a middle name.