Why why why do people feel the need to give opinions on other's baby names? I am absolutely livid over the responses I have been getting to every name I have chosen for my baby. The nerve of people. I even picked a more common "safe" name figuring everybody would like it & only one person said they did. Yet when people give me their (ugly, stupid, boring, common) suggestions, I politely give a reason why we can't use that name (always a lie) & tell them it was a great suggestion. Why am I able to make people feel good about their stupid suggestions but nobody can be bothered to be concerned with my feelings over my actual choices. This subject hits me on a personal level so I totally get what you are going through. If somebody picks out a name for THEIR baby, yes...their own baby, like this baby is mine, I always say I love it, even if I'm lying. I'd honestly rather have people lie to me at this point. I'm so sick of having my feelings hurt.
That being said I love both raven & willow (& no I'm not lying lol). Willow is not going to remind anybody but your family of a dog b/c I have never met one dog named willow! And after they meet the baby, it will be the baby's name, not the dogs. Geeze, I could see if you were naming her blackie, or Rex or something. And I've always thought raven was cute since that little girl on the Cosby show. Grandparents just need to stfu.