I don’t mind the name. I’ve always thought “Val” was a pretty nice guy’s name, which is what I’d think people will call him. I think of Valentina as a woman’s name, but Valentine as a man’s.

Congrats to them!

ITA Lucy, and I am a “childless woman”! Haha. As my fiance and I get closer to having kids we’ve started discussing names here and there if something really stands out to us. After making the mistake of sharing some of these names with friends and hearing them voice their vehement disapproval (along with all those fantastically unflattering stories of the one person they know of with that name or a similar name, or not even a similar name but the name reminds them of that person anyway, etc, etc, hahaha) we’ve now decided that anymore naming talk will stay strictly between the two of us until the baby is born and named. I’m sure there are people who are literally unphased by the opinions of others just because they love something, and ultimately of course I don’t care what my friends think of my babies names, as I often don’t like their choices that much (I’m struggling to think of more than two friends of my own whose children’s names I like AT ALL, now that I think of it…).Nonetheless hearing all the negative comments VERY much dampened my feelings about certain names that at one point I absolutely loved. It’s just a little harder to be excited about a name once my mother has told me about the sleazy guy of the same name that tried to force himself on her at a random college party 25 years ago (to give one example).

Wouldn’t it be funny if Valentine ends up getting together with Valentina Pinault (Salma Hayek’s daughter) when he’s older? LOL!

When I just read the part where it said she had a baby and then the name I thought she had a girl until I read the rest. I like the masculine names like Caiden or Hunter… Just my opinion but yes it is better than peanut!

Interesting name, and hey, it is way better than Peanut!

I like the name, and I think it’s quite masculine. St. Valentine was a male, after all.

It was amazing to me how many people were quick to tell me they hated the name of my son!! — Didn’t matter to me though bc I loved it (still do!) In any case, had to remind myself that I hated the names of most of the naysayers children too To each their own. Personally, this one has a very exotic, romantic sound to it – nice. Would I name my son this? Probably not. Do they care? probably not. Congrats on a beautiful, healthy baby boy.

Yipes! I hardly had time to register the name — I was fixated on the size of this lil’ rascal. Good on her, and best to this new family.

Ah, I love when childless women comment about what they would or wouldn’t do or feel when they become parents. Trust me, Natasha, when you pick a name and love it and then people give you grief about it, it does ruin the fun for you. That’s why a lot of people won’t announce their baby’s name until after the baby is born and it’s official. Come back in a few years after you’ve had a baby and announce your kid’s name and watch how someone will find fault, no matter what you pick. See if you’re cool with the comments then.

Congrats to Matthew and Mary Lynn (I loved her on 24!). As for the name, I would have preferred Valentin for a boy and Valentine for a girl, but hey, it’s none of my business how they named their kids. I knew a Valentin myself and he goes by Vali, which I thought was really cute.