So you're due any day and you realized that Valentine's Day is around the corner. Are you going to choose a Valentine's Day inspired baby name? It might surprise you that many people actually do choose names for their baby based on what happens near the time or birth or even the conception, so why not choose a holiday inspired baby name?
If that's not the naming tradition you use, tell me a bit about how you choose a name. I find it so interesting. I know so many people who pick names out way in advance and yet our last baby took three weeks to get named...
Then again, I know that there are others out there who take a really long time to name their babies. I was just reading somewhere the other day about people who change their baby's name after birth and that number was rising. I wonder if people took more time or if they didn't name before birth if that number would drop. Most places don't require you have a name before you leave the hospital, though it's easier on them paperwork wise.
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I live in The Netherlands and here parents have about 3 days to name their baby. If you don’t have a name within that time frame, someone at the government will pick it for you. Can you believe that?!?
Anyway, I’m due march 31st and I already know the baby is most likely a girl. I’m Dutch but my baby’s father isn’t, so I spend hours and hours browsing name websites looking for a name that will be acceptable in both our cultures and I found one we both love. I’m also looking for a boys name that we’ll love just in case.
From what I’ve heard, most people here make a list of a few names they like for boys and girls and pick one from the list after the baby’s born. Some families still use the old tradition of naming the first girl after the mother’s mother and the first boy after the father’s father, but in my family, that’s getting real old lol.