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Reader Baby Name Story: Go With What You Love!

June 19, 2010 By appellationmountain 15 Comments

Oliver & Imogen

Oliver & Imogen

My kids are Oliver George (4.5 months) and Imogen Lily (2.5 years).

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  1. Dawn says

    October 27, 2011 at 5:26 PM

    I called my daughter Imogen Grace 7 years ago. I have never regretted it a day since. Its a lovely name but does get a mixed reaction. Maybe a little like marmite !!

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  2. Jodi says

    June 22, 2010 at 5:06 PM

    Oh, Imogen and Oliver are both names that are so near and dear to me! And on such precious kids, too – makes my heart smile 🙂 Imogen was the only other name on the list for our oldest daughter, but dh nixed it (I think my story’s up next week or so!). Now after three *more* girls not being named Imogen, he’s decided he likes it if we ever have another girl. Bring on girl #5 🙂

    I love your kids’ middle names too. Great complete packages, both of them!

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  3. Whitney Gigandet says

    June 20, 2010 at 12:21 PM

    What a beautiful story from a beautiful mother with two beautiful kids 🙂 JNE, you are always such a pleasure and I absolutely loved your story. Imogen and Oliver are not only gorgeous babies, but man are they gorgeously named! Thanks so much for sharing your story, I had such a great time reading it 🙂

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  4. Sebastiane says

    June 20, 2010 at 12:10 PM

    Love this. Imogen and Oliver are such a perfect sibset. I love both names!

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  5. JNE says

    June 19, 2010 at 8:49 PM

    Thanks, everyone! Your comments are really lovely!

    And thank you, Abby, for the opportunity to share the story! And yes, the records lady is quite the curmudgeon. Some of the nice nurses ‘warn’ the moms about her beforehand. She was abrupt with me when I had Imogen as well, but we filled out the form more quickly that time so she didn’t have as much time to really get her knickers in a twist that time. I do believe one of her statements was to the effect of, “I’m not here to wait for you to figure out what to name your child, you need to fill out this form!” And I thought, well, really, yes, it is actually your job to do exactly that – wait for parents to figure out what to name their babies! You are so right, though, I am certain there must be at least a few parents who were pressured to make a decision they weren’t 100% sure of! She’s an extremely pushy woman.

    Thanks again!

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    • British American says

      June 19, 2010 at 9:38 PM

      Knickers in a twist! Hehe, I love that!

      I don’t even remember seeing as records lady at the hospital either time I had my children. The nurses just gave us a whole stash of forms – name info in there – and we just gave it back to them when ready.

      And you’re right, her having to wait is totally her job! Sounds like she’s not the right person for her job. 😛

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    • UrbanAngel says

      June 20, 2010 at 6:43 AM

      ”lady is quite the curmudgeon”

      LMAO!

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    • appellationmountain says

      June 20, 2010 at 11:33 AM

      You’re welcome, JNE – and I really appreciate you telling the story. It’s great to get see your adorable kids, too. It feels like Oliver was born just last week, but wow, he’s getting big!

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  6. appellationmountain says

    June 19, 2010 at 8:35 PM

    The other thing I love is the use of Lily in the middle spot. I love an ends-in-y middle name. They often work really well, but they’re so rare.

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  7. British American says

    June 19, 2010 at 4:29 PM

    So fun to see a photo of your two children. 🙂 I totally love their names too and the British-vibe to them. And I like how you waited to see whether your daughter would be an Isadora or not.

    That is terrible that the records lady was trying to pressure you into deciding on a name for your son!

    Oh and my husband and I liked Lily too, but didn’t go with it for the same reason – it’s increasing popularity. Friends later did name their daughter Lily. And at that time other friends said that Lilian / Lily was at the top of their list too.

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  8. Names4Real says

    June 19, 2010 at 2:40 PM

    Lovely names and your kids are too cute.

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  9. UrbanAngel says

    June 19, 2010 at 2:16 PM

    Your children are gorgeous ! I agree with photoquilty & Abby 🙂
    Cool names that seem to fit your family really well 🙂 Your and your husband’s name also really seem to fit the vibe of your family . The 4 of you are such an interesting set. Once again, your kids are gorgeous !

    I love this ( Go with what you love, is what I

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  10. Joy says

    June 19, 2010 at 2:06 PM

    Beautiful kids and a great name story!

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  11. photoquilty says

    June 19, 2010 at 1:53 PM

    I love how the syllable emphasis is the same for both kids. It makes their names match without being too matchy. 🙂

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  12. fran says

    June 19, 2010 at 12:42 PM

    awww your children are beautiful! and so are their names. imogen and oliver are gorgeous together (i tried to get my husband to go with imogen for one of our girls but he wouldn’t budge). thanks for sharing your story 🙂

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