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I think they're kind of fun, and also kind of weird. It's interesting to see what people come up with. "Peanut" is pretty common, it seems. I know one couple who has a food theme -- Waffles was their daughter's in-utero name and Strawberry is on the way. For them it is a good way to keep the baby's sex a secret also. I have one Facebook friend who referred to her unborn child as "baby in the belly" all through her pregnancy.

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A kid in the preschool where I worked a few years ago was called Bob in utero -- the most generic name his parents could think of. But then when he was born, he was still Bob to them, so they named him Robert and continued to call him Bob. It was hilarious to see a 4-year-old named Bob (never Bobby!) but it fit him perfectly.