Husbands lisp

[KernowMother]

My husband has a slight lisp which means he can't pronounce 'th' sounds properly.

There are a number of names I like that have a 'th' in them.

Is it unfair to give our baby a name he can't pronounce properly?

[onimolap]

Probably is: what does he think?

And how bad is the lisp? Will it change the normal pronunciation to an extent the child might find embarrassing? Will he be able to bawl it clearly enough at the top of his lungs in an emergency?

[KernowMother]

Yeah, I think it probably is unfair, but was interested to see what Mners thought as it has been the subject of much debate in our house.

Husband is very alpha male so not hung up about it at all, but 'Elspeth' as 'Elspeff' or 'Tabiffa' does seem to bring it out all the more!

Sods law that I bloody love those names! :)

[Janoschi]

Similar trouble here because DH is German. Th just sounds awful. So we avoid it. We're also having to avoid any names with W, J or soft G sounds, plus anything like Patricia or David (which in German are said Pa-TREET-zee-ah and DAR-vid) because kiddy will end up with different pronunciations from Brit and German rellies. Really a bit tricky.

[Italiangreyhound]

I think it is best to avoid the th because of the lisp. If it were you with the lisp, I think you would want to avoid it too.

How about Elsa, I think it is a beautiful name, simpler than Elspeth but obviously easier to say and also just as lovely (IMHO). It means God's Promise or God is my oath.

Similar names are: Ellsa, Elisa and Elysa.

I love the sound of the name Tacita. It means silent or to be silent, which is why I am not so keen on it as a name for a girl! One website even used the word 'mute' as a meaning for it! Having said this, there are lots of other names (like Gilly) that can mean quiet, so I would not get hung up on it if you like the sound of it!

Similar names might be Taitianna, Taegen, Tatijana, Taygan (English), Taziana (Italian), Teagan (English and Irish), Teegan (English), Tegan (English and Welsh) and Teghan (Welsh). Not sure if/how the lisp would affect the pronunciation of any of these.

If you go to you can see links to all the pronunciations!

Yes, I am getting these from a website, I am not a dictionary of names!

Last one, I love but I know DH would not and also we are struggling big time to have another baby - Cadence meaning rhythm or with rhythm, also spelled Kadence.

Good luck and congratulations.

[Ineedsomesleep]

Yes of course it would be unfair. We had to rule out all names beginning with F or P {long story]. Of course all the names I had loved began with those two letters. It just means that you will have to talk more with your DH and in the end you will come up with a name you both love.

Congratulations.

[SmacsGonePotty]

Don't do it !
Choose a name you both like and can both say properly.

[TotorosOcarina]

I think that would be incredibly embarresing for him!!

[KERALA1]

Don't do it. MIL insisted on naming BIL "Robert" but she is german and cannot pronounce "r"s (not sure if these 2 things are connected) so calls him "wobert". Everytime she says it I wonder why she chose a name she struggles to pronounce when there are so many lovely names out there that wouldnt have caused her any problems. But then lots of things she does baffles me

[Lizzieloubee]

If you can aviod it I would. I can't do TH or S sounds either and its a pain becuase mt name contaons both. Raahhhh

[yellowflowers]

I have lisp which is shame because one of my favourite names is Susannah - not going to use it though. Our surnames have S in them which is bad enough. And maybe the baby will have same lisp and not be able to say their own name which would be awful

[seeker]

6f course its not fair!

[pinkbasket]

It really isn't fair to him or the child.