StephanieF Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 My ds1 is called Oliver! He calls himself Ollie or Olie, we call him Olly Wally! Only joking:001_smile: He is also called Ol occasionally. I say go for it lol! Stephanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I ADORE the name Oliver! It was on my short list but dh vetoed it. :glare: It reminded him of the little blond cousin or whatever he was on Brady Bunch. He thought that kid was obnoxious. *sigh* Dumb reason not to like a name, but I couldn't get him past it! I think your precious guy looks like an Oliver too!! Does it fit with the other kids names?? Like if you have all place names, or all biblical names, or all Greek names, then Oliver might not fit. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 If you feel strongly about it, I would change it. I love Oliver! My son and dil are expecting, and if it is a boy, they are going to name him Oliver. :001_smile: Your boy is beautiful, by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Your boy is gorgeous! And I think Oliver is an amazing name and suits him well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MominIN Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I'm with everyone else ... I love the name Oliver! BUT, I wouldn't change his name unless dh was on board with it. If he has no problem, then I say go for it!! (By the way, your little guy is simply adorable). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I like Oliver much more than Cody. :) But, of course, that's just me. I think Oliver is actually a cute name and would be a good adult name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I love Oliver. It was one of our names we wanted to use. :) Go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) From the way you were talking I thought the name would be weird :tongue_smilie: Oliver is a perfectly fine name for a boy - it's very popular here in Australia. I'm not a fan of Corey at all - I say rename him Oliver -it's a much better name and is much more suitable for an adult then Corey. IMO Corey is a little dated (think 80's/90's) whilst Oliver is a classic name that will never date. I vote to change it -you will be very happy you did :001_smile: And your boy is beautiful by the way - he does look like an Oliver I know all about naming angst - my last baby had no official name till he was 3 months old - and I did change it once in that time. It was no hassle at all and I'm glad I did because his name and meaning suit him perfectly and now I don't like the first name we tried on him at all. And in case you are wondering - we changed his name from Ethan to Isaac. It's not even a name I would have considered except my little guy just "looks" like this name This is how we got my little guys name as well - a stranger asked me what his name was and I told her we hadn't chosen one yet - She told me "He looks like an Isaac" It wasn't even a name we had been considering but it just suited him perfectly. The meaning is "He laughs" and my little guy is our family clown who gave his first laugh at only a few weeks old (in his sleep) -it was perfect. Edited March 17, 2012 by sewingmama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
july19 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 1. Your boy is absolutely adorable. 2. I love the name Oliver. 3. I say, go with your gut. 4. Your boy is so adorable. 5. I realize that 1 and 4 are the same, but they needed repeating. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Adorable little guy!! And I love the name Oliver. We know a sweet 5 yr old (or so?) named Oliver and he's just the most precious thing. I say if you & your DH are in agreement, change the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoObvious Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I love the name Oliver, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I think Oliver is a charming name. I LOVE it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakersDozen Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 I had to show my family the responses because they are the biggest naysayers! My 14yos even told me that I've had my chances to name dc and now it is "their" turn. Um, no! I think I'll drop "Cory" for a week or so and use only "Oliver" to see how it fits, but my gut says it will be changed in the end. Thanks, ladies, for your input! Thanks also for saying he is cute because when he was born he most definitely was not! He looked like a cross between a monkey and an alien, although the fact that he only weighed 3.5lb may have had something to do with that. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Oliver is a fantastic name! Especially if you can work in some little round glasses and a sweater vest....;) What a doll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt. Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I'd just start calling him Oliver, basically until the time frame to change the name legally for free is approaching the end. At that point, I'd make it official (I love it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 He is a GORGEOUS little boy, and I think Oliver is a perfect name. :) :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 My little guy is almost turning two, and your photo may have just given me the teeny tiniest first bit of baby fever I've had since he was born. He's absolutely precious. I want to tickle his cheeks. Oh, and I love the name Oliver. I think it probably ages better than Cory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I agree with trying it out for a bit. See if it grows on the family. But since he's already here, I wouldn't change it if his siblings still hate it. I don't think they have any say before birth, but since he's here and they have a relationship with him, I'd give thier disdain a little more weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Another yes vote for Oliver. :) I love it and yes, he totally looks like an Oliver, so much more than a Cory. My kids have unusual names and I get tons of compliments on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyMSews Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I think Oliver is a wonderful name for that cutie! When my now 7 yo was born, at the last minute we changed our minds on the name we had been planning. Within a couple of weeks, I really regretted it. I wanted to change it, but dh wasn't too keen on the idea, so I let it go. Now, I wish I'd been a little more insistent, because I still don't like her name and now it's way too late to change it. So I say, go for it now, while he's so young that most people will forget he ever had a different name. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I agree that Oliver suits him. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I have an Oliver. Obviously I think it's a great name. :) Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakersDozen Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 My little guy is almost turning two, and your photo may have just given me the teeny tiniest first bit of baby fever I've had since he was born. He's absolutely precious. I want to tickle his cheeks. His cheeks have grown along with the rest of him and are incredibly kissable! He's like a squishy toy - such fun to squeeze and full of smiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Your baby is darling and he looks like an Oliver! I like it much better than Cory (sorry!). Go for the name change!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 OK, so, um, here's the deal...everyone I have shared it with hates it. I mean really hates it. It's not even a name I would have considered except my little guy just "looks" like this name (I'm afraid to post it here because of reactions...although maybe if 100% of you agree that it is dreadful I should not change it...hmmmm). What to do...what to do?? Change it. Oh my - love the name Oliver!! Or change his middle name to Oliver and have him go by his middle name? I have a friend who has changed the names of 2 of her kids. No harm done. Lovely girls with lovely names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 What would be wrong with Oliver? I wouldn't listen to the haters. Change his name! He does look more like and Oliver than a Cory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 They are beautiful. Just stinkin beautiful. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) I love the name Oliver and it totally looks like him! I know one 10 year old Oliver. Go for it! ETA - SO adorable those two! I'm having baby envy seriously. Which I rarely have any more. Edited March 18, 2012 by kck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Even DH said, after looking at his photo, that he was certainly born an Oliver! :D Btw, we both love this name, and we wanted to name DS Oliver, but when he was born, he so not an Oliver. So the above opinion comes from experts in the area. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetsouthern Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 love it! and it suits him! go for it! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I LOVE the name Oliver! We almost named our 2yo Oliver. Change it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awisha. Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 They are both cuties!! I think you should call him Oliver ( I don't like the name Corey), but it is up to you and your DH :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Oliver is a great name. Can you slip in with the other names Oliver Cory William or Oliver William Cory just in case you change your mind. What a great story he'll have to tell about his name. People will get used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoe Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Oliver is a wonderful name---do it! And he is a cute, cute baby boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 First of all, he's ADORABLE! :)Second, I REALLY LIKE the name Oliver. Would you keep the same middle name? :iagree::iagree::iagree: He is a gorgeous baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Oliver is one of my favorite baby names ever! It's perfect for a sweet cubby baby, a rough edged teen and a mature adult man, not like some cutsie baby names I've heard lately that WILL NOT age well. Go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicMama Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Love the name Oliver!!! I have an adorable nephew that is named Oliver, and that prevents me from having my own. :D Enjoy yours if you choose to change it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I love Oliver! Your little guy is adorable. So is his twin. What is her name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Oliver William is an awesome name!! I do like Cory alot, but Oliver is just as great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'smom Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I almost changed my dd's name when she was a week old. Go for it. I love the name Oliver! (But my dh likes the name Cory better.) What does your dh say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 He's totally an Oliver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Oliver is a beautiful name! My youngest ds is Tristan Oliver. My MIL hates it but what are you going to do, right? I like the idea of incorporating his original names: Oliver William Cory or Oliver Cory William. May we ask his twin's name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 His cheeks have grown along with the rest of him and are incredibly kissable! He's like a squishy toy - such fun to squeeze and full of smiles. Oh, for the love of all.....this photo could be used as an international bargaining tool. Will you please kiss their heads for me, about 100 times? You are so blessed; they're amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Dd5 has a birth name I hate. She is adopted but we haven't changed her name legally yet. (It is complicated but in essence....She is my great niece so 1/2 of her bio family still call her by her bio-name.) We call her a completely different name that has absolutely nothing to do with her birth first or middle name. LOL When I tell people her birth name, I get a variety of comments. Since people know we don't like it and call her something else, we get pretty honest reactions. Some people tell me "thank God you changed it, I hate that name!" and some ohh and ahh about how beautiful it is. LOL There really isn't much middle ground, it is love or hate. I wish I could have changed her name when she first came to us at 5mth old. If I knew now, where we would be with the family situation, I wouldn't have worried about the family and just gone with me gut instead. We do not use Ds's name. There is a different name that he had always wanted, and we call him by that. His birth name is awful! I have never met anyone with this name or heard of it even being used as a name. We do still have to use it for legal stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakersDozen Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 His sister's name is Juliette Elise. She was going to be Autumn until a well-meaning friend pointed out that with our last name it sounded like autobahn (sp?). I had to agree and so reluctantly gave up that name. I've not worried about names that "fit" well together as they won't be together as twins for most of their life, if that makes sense; I wanted to give them names I would have given them had I carried them in two separate pregnancies. What does your dh say? Well, um, he doesn't say...at least he's not allowed to have a say. Seriously, naming babies became such a battle that for the sake of our relationship we agree that I name the babies and he just rolls his eyes and keeps his mouth shut. :D This marriage-preserving agreement came after his contributions for baby names consisted of Bob and Ed (no joke) and old girlfriend's names for girls. He doesn't pray about names and puts no thought into the decision at all. I pray like crazy and feel that a name is a child's first gift from the parents - I take it very seriously. Dh doesn't like the name Oliver but then he doesn't like any of the names I've chosen for our dc until I've actually named them, then he comes around. ;) Will you please kiss their heads for me, about 100 times? You are so blessed; they're amazing! At least 100 times, for sure! :) I feel I am living a dream still. I look at them together and wonder when their mom is going to come pick them up because surely these little ones can't be mine, right? I can't be this blessed. :001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakersDozen Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 I like the idea of incorporating his original names: Oliver William Cory or Oliver Cory William Hmmm...this idea is good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofsbandeg Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Oliver is a great name. Go for it!!!!:iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5wolfcubs Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 The are both amazing, beautiful, cuddly, darling babies! He does look like an Oliver. And I think Oliver goes better with your other children's names (not that it matters!). Oliver Cory William sounds perfect. Sending you many :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Oh Oliver is my FAVORITE boy's name!!! We were going to name our second Oliver but DH had another name in mine and he won :) I love love love the name Oliver. Love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WistfulRidge Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 He is a GORGEOUS little boy, and I think Oliver is a perfect name. :) :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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