How did you choose your child's name?

My husband and I gave our boys' first names we had heard around and liked, from nowhere in particular, but each middle name is in honor of a loved one.

We wanted a biblical first name for our little blessings and middle names after grandparents and great grandparents.

We used my husband's initials, but beyond that our only criteria was that we didn't associate the name with anyone else. That was tricky! I figured most people consulted baby name books, so these poll results are interesting!

We used baby books to get ideas then compiled a list of names. We wanted to wait until we saw our kids to give them names. My husband and I had a hard time agreeing, but think each of our kids names fits them perfectly now. Middles names are after family members.