Is it wrong to name a baby...

Question

I had a miscarriage 3 years ago and if the baby had been a girl we were going to call her Tiana. Now I'm pregnant with a girl and am unsure of whether it would be appropriate to call her that (I've loved this name forever) or whether I should just let that be the name for the lost baby and think of a new one for this one. What do you think?

Answer 1

Ultimately the choice is up to you. However, do you feel it's okay to name a child after a grandparent, relative, or friend? Seeing as you love the name, and I'm sure you care/cared about your unborn child, I think it would fine if you named her that. In fact, maybe you could think of it as remembering her. That way she would always be with you, too...

Good luck :)

Answer 2

hmmm, it might be bad mojo.  i'd think of a different name.  Tiana is beautiful...maybe something similar?  or a pet name for it?

Answer 3

I had this same problem with my son who is now three. I did go ahead and give him the name I had originally planned on using with my first.  It was a hard decision to make but I just refer to the first as my little angel.

Answer 4

Think of Tiana coming back to you but just in a new body.

Baby Tiana sounds beautiful :)

Answer 5

Well if I was you I would pick a different name for her, so later in life you can tell her that she had a sister named Tiana, but thats if I was you. The choice is entirely upto you.  

Answer 6

Tiana is sort-of cute I guess, not my style though. I think that it would be okay to name your daughter that, as long as it didn't bring back any horrific memories. If you still love the name are and still confident in using it, go for it!

Answer 7

If you feel a little funny about using it,maybe as a middle name in honour of her sister?

I like-

Emlyn

Amelie

Frederique

Mackenzie

Alexia / Alexis

Danica

Eloise

Answer 8

I would say if you knew the baby was a girl three years ago, not to name this one that.

but if you didn't.. then it's perfectly fine!

goodluck!

=]

Answer 9

Maybe you should use it as her middle name... My grandmother had 3 stillborn babies (all girls) and she was going to name them all Gabriella. Finally, she had my mom and named her Maria Gabriella. I think using it as a middle name allows you to still use one of your favorite baby names, while also respecting and honoring the memory of your lost baby.  

Answer 10

I am sorry for your miscarriage. My personal opinion is that the baby did exist and that is her name. You could give the baby her middle name. That would be a nice memory for you. Maybe Serenity Tiana or Anastacia Tiana. GoodLuck!

Answer 11

I think it is fine to name her tiana. but if it bothers you and brings back memories then i would sugest no

Answer 12

i think it would be great to name her that. When she is older and she asks you how did you ever come up with the name Tiana. you could say i named you after your sister who is in heaven watching down on you right now!  

Answer 13

because you never actually had her/him i think it would be fine.i like the name!

Answer 14

i think a new name wauld be most appropiate hunny!thats just my opinion  

Answer 15

Maybe Tiana the 2nd but tiana for short or maybe the middle name be tiana and the first name could be something.

Bianca.

Nicole.

Paige.

Hana

Answer 16

I think that it's fine and i would use the name that you love. I love that name - Tiana. It's beautifull. I'd give it to ur daughter.

Answer 17

try a new name

Caitlin

Teresa

Grace

Erica

Cynthia

Sierra

Meritt

Leigh

hope I helped

Answer 18

I honestly think it would be okay to name the baby that. Congrats.

Answer 19

I had a miscarriage a few years back and I was really upset about it and a nurse came to talk to me, she said that she believed that when we lose a baby it happens because the baby is not ready for this world yet or we are not ready to accept it into our hearts, even if we think we are. The baby's body comes out in the miscarriage but its just a vessel, that babies soul stays with you and when you are both ready the soul comes back into your body with a new vessel to grow in.  I believe that children chose there parents for a reason and if this little soul has chosen you it could very well be the same one so if the name feels right use it.

You may not believe any of this but it made me feel a lot better thinking that instead of losing a baby, we were just bidding our time until we were both ready, and my baby would come back to me, and she did.  

Answer 20

Name her Lucky

Because she is a lucky baby to be in this world

Answer 21

I had 3 miscarriages and even though we didn't know the sexes we named them all.  Angel, Andrew, and Sara.  When I became pregnant again I spent allot of time asking my "little angels" to watch over their sibling and protect him/her.  When we found out we were having a girl we didn't even consider Sara at first because we already used that name.  Then it just began to feel right to name the baby after her older sibling in heaven.  So we did just that and named our baby Sara when she was born.

Answer 22

I have a philosophy that when a woman miscarries and later goes on to have a successful pregnancy, that it is the same baby. I think that maybe there just wasn't something right the first time. So yeah it would be completely ok to name your baby Tiana. Congrats!

Answer 23

well...i know that it would bother me..every time i would say her name..i would always think of the little baby that never was

Answer 24

The fact that you ask such a deep and thoughtful question shows that you truly cared for the baby that had previously been miscarriaged. I feel that even though that baby is sadly not here with us, it knows how much you cared for it, so I would go ahead with naming this new baby Tiana. Not to be religious, but it's as if God or some other superior force out there is blessing you with another baby girl, and I think it would be nice to name this new child Tiana in honor of her "would've been" sister :)

Answer 25

I think it's up to you but I would just let it be the baby's name that passes away...If you give your new baby that name then her sister in heaven has the same name unless you're taking it from the baby you lost & giving it to your new baby but then the baby in heaven is nameless

Answer 26

I'm so sorry about your miscarriage, but you really shouldn't listen to strangers on the matter. What matters is how you feel. Whenever you call your new child on the playground, will you think of your other child and will it sadden you, will it be a nice way to remember the other baby, or is it just sticking to a name you love because you miscarried before the s*x could be determined? (I may be incorrect on the last one, but it seemed like the gender couldn't be discernable.)

You should just go with your gut. Whatever feels right for you and your child. I wish you the best of luck. Oh, and Tiana is really a nice name.  

Answer 27

How about

Tiarni-Tearni

Talanna

Tarryn

Talia

Tahnee

Tara

good luck pp

Answer 28

Personally I would choose another name. Your baby that you lost was named Tiana. If you name this baby Tiana too you would have two children with the same name (even though your last baby wasn't actually around, sorry I am not trying to sound heartless) Tiana is her name, give this baby a new one. If you absolutley must use it then use it as a middle name in honour of the baby you lost. :)

Answer 29

I am sorry to hear of your miscarriage.

As you were unaware of the babies s*x, I don't see anything wrong with naming your daughter Tiana. The baby may very well have been a boy. That is a beautiful name! Congratulations on your daughter.

Answer 30

use Tiana as a middle name