Naming a baby is one of the most exciting things

It is such an honour

Such a responsibility

To give a child a name

Their names

Your children’s given names

I loved naming our children

You can read the stories of their names by clicking on them below

Esther and William

Matilda Mae

Bea

I love reading name books

Browsing threads on forums

Completing quizzes on websites

The Co-op have come up with a new baby name checker

Designed to give you peace of mind

That the name you have chosen for your child

Is a good one

With no unfortunate not well known connections

Co-Op’s Baby Name Peace of Mind tool allows you to search baby names

And get an overview of the achievements of adults with that name

“Rachel” is an academy award winning name, that has won 5 gold medals

But is also the name of 2 tropical cyclones

Peace of Mind is a quirky way to find out interesting things about a potential baby name

Such as the baby name being common among notorious crime bosses

Or Nobel peace prize winners

Naming children is never easy

It is especially difficult I think

When you are a teacher

And when you have lots of children of your own

Having three girls

It was much harder to name Bea

Than Esther or Tilda

When I think about the possibility of not having another baby

I feel sad that I will not have that excitement again

That responsibility

That pressure

The pressure of a name!

Bea has turned one this week

We have been celebrating one whole year of Beatrice Hope

Our bringer of joy

Of hope and joy

And how she has lived up to her name!

She is a chubby, cheeky ray of sunshine

And we all adore her

Baby Bea

She is definitely not a Mabel, Cordelia or Ida

The names we considered calling her

She is very much a Beatrice

Our beautiful Rainbow

Baby Bea

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