So what's your method? Do you scan books for names? Planning on naming your child after relatives? Just how did (or will) you come up with your child's name?

we found some family names that we really liked and are using those.

Yeah. My brother used my name for their child. It is such an honor. It really makes you feel great when someone cares about you so much that they name their child after you. : )

I never thought baby books were that helpful. I feel like it should just come from your mind and heart. The name will come to you. When it does, you know it. :o

I think it's definitely key to have a few and to wait to see 'baby' before making the decision. You may think Perrywinkle is a great name, but 'baby' might look a lot more like a Pennington.

Well, I think you should think of a few before the new little one arrives. You don't want to fuss with a name at arrival time. We picked our first son's name from the irish side of daddy. And I always loved the name Rowan. So boy or girl our second child was named Rowan.

I've looked through books and online too. I also think that you pay attention to names everywhere more when you're expecting. I still believe naming a child is a lot of pressure.

My two boys have their middle names after their Grandpa's. My husband as well. I really like incorperating family into naming my kids. My soon to arrive daughter is going to be named after my Aunt and best friend, Jacqueline Elizabeth. Their really is a satisfying honor in it.

I just came up with my girls' name cause I liked them... I thought they were cute. and I had heard them from other people,,none that I know personally. I myself am named after my grandmother...

When I was pregnant years ago I used a baby name book. My son is Phaylin and it is a celtic irish name. Its original spelling was Phealan but I didnt like that. It means "Of Wolf" my DH and I absolutely love wolves. Phaylin's middle name is a family middle name. His Dads middle name is Douglas and grandpa's middle name was Douglas also. My daughter is named Caitlynn. I have always loved the name Caitlynn. BUT I had the spelling changed. Since my son had a family name I wanted my daughter to have part of my name. So I changed Caitlin to Lynn. Lynn is my middle name. RacheAl is her middle name. Its not racheal but ra'kel. But now I have realized after 11 years my daughters initals. Caitlynn Racheal Sweeney or CRS... "Cant Remember Sh*t.

Choosing the name, this was one of my husbands favorite parts of the pregnancy and I let him run with it. Right away, he started his list of names we liked and met his rules. About the same time, he really got into the band Weezer and thought the singer/songwriter's name was cool. After a couple of months, no other name seemed right and we decided on Rivers. For the middle name, we thought a family name would be good and it was important to me that he have a strong connection with my grandparents and my family. We decided on Thomas, in honor of my grandfather. Plus, it is a more traditional name to provide balance.

Great methodolgy SJ. Naming should not be taken lightly. Your child will identify with aspects of their name, and you should be aware of this. Fame, shame, embarassment, pride, ego..... You should think twice about naming your boy Sue.

WE always wanted something unique so when we had our son my husband and i tryed to get something we never heard of or that was unique to us... with our new one we dont even know if its a boy or girl yet but it already has names....

WELL WE HAVE #4 ON THE WAY & WE NEED T NAMES!!  I ONLY REALLY LIKE BOY NAMES WITH A T -NOT TO MANY GIRL NAMES!! ANY SUGESTIONS??? ALREADY HAVE A SON NAMED TYLER.............

I think Trevor is a cool "t" boys name.  I think on this...