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Friends awful baby name

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ThisIcyHare · 01/01/2025 16:26

My best friend is due to have a baby soon, they are having a girl and she has been talking baby names with me, which feels super special. She has got a few very lovely traditional girly names, and a couple of more unusual choices, but not ‘offensive’. They are names I would expect from her. However, she has one absolutely terrible name, that actually just feels very cruel. It would be bad even by American standards and ‘tragedeigh’ names. It’s not that I wouldn’t choose it, it’s just crazy stupid and the child will be ridiculed by peers and adults. Some of her choices are genuinely wonderful, but I’m so worried she will madly choose this one awful name, I can’t say anything can I?!

OP posts:
Meltedwelly · 01/01/2025 17:20

Integriteighan

ObtuseMoose · 01/01/2025 17:19

Honesty?
Probity?

AngelinaFibres · 01/01/2025 17:19

User74893677 · 01/01/2025 17:11

It’s Destiny

Oh and just imagine when she grows and has a child it'll be.....Destiny's child. Ba ba boom

Squirrelsnut · 01/01/2025 17:19

Chastity, Honesty, Prudence, Trusty?

KimberleyClark · 01/01/2025 17:19

ThisIcyHare · 01/01/2025 17:15

No! It’s not honour, charity, faith. It’s like Integrity.

Decency?

HPFA · 01/01/2025 17:19

What's wrong with Verity? I don't think of that as a particularly weird name.

PeloMom · 01/01/2025 17:19

Probity?

MsReacher2025 · 01/01/2025 17:18

Also Precious Ramotswe in the Alexander McCall books. I quite like it.

oakleaffy · 01/01/2025 17:18

EmmaSmiff · 01/01/2025 17:13

Is it Dripfeedia?

You win the Witty award 🥇 of the day!🤣🤣🤣

HPFA · 01/01/2025 17:18

When I had DD I asked the woman in the bed opposite what her little boy's name was.

She replied "we're deciding between Soren and Welwyn". to which I naturally replied "as in Garden City?"

She gave me a sour look and said "that's what everyone says".

She did have an American accent so I can only hope if she opted for Welwyn the family ended up in the States.

Didn't think Soren was that great either!

ohyesido · 01/01/2025 17:18

Oh good heavens.

Synchronicity!

Littletinytarzanswingingfromanosehair · 01/01/2025 17:18

AngelinaFibres · 01/01/2025 17:16

Oh these are so beautiful. I think Pewberteigh needs to be a boys name though. Just getting that vibe.

Think Deffleigh-phart is the one I'm going to name my next one.

Andoutcomethewolves · 01/01/2025 17:17

Is it along the lines of patience or chastity?

ohyesido · 01/01/2025 17:17

I went to school with a Verity and a Felicity.

It's not Papaya is it? Apparently that translates to something non-fruit in another language

mathanxiety · 01/01/2025 17:17

Trutheigh?
Honesteigh?
Sinceriteigh?
Incorruptibiliteigh?
Credibiliteigh?
Ethicaliteigh?

Rectitude? This one has a certain clunky charm.

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 01/01/2025 17:16

ThisIcyHare · 01/01/2025 17:15

No! It’s not honour, charity, faith. It’s like Integrity.

You could say she'll end up in prison for fraud.

Just something to give her the ick about the name.

maggiecate · 01/01/2025 17:16

Balonz?

ghostfacethriller · 01/01/2025 17:16

I would say something if I was concerned, or at least raise my eyebrows. We have friends that were going to give their child a rather overused, girly name and my DH said something along the lines of, 'It's nice, but I can't imagine say, a surgeon or CEO with a name like that.' They ended up using a lovely, traditional name which they really love.
It's usually best to use a traditional name for babies, one with lots of pet forms - so that they can have a bit of flexibility later. My opinion is coloured by my childhood best friend who has a slightly wacky, made up name that she found hard work growing up.

AngelinaFibres · 01/01/2025 17:16

Littletinytarzanswingingfromanosehair · 01/01/2025 16:41

Pewberteigh?
Pheecee?
Deffley?
Eurin?
Phart?
Aynall?

Oh these are so beautiful. I think Pewberteigh needs to be a boys name though. Just getting that vibe.

latetothefisting · 01/01/2025 17:15

honesty, if it was just one in a long list of names I probably would say something.
Not necessarily "wtf are you thinking, do you hate your child?!" but "Wow! That's very....unique! How did you come up with that" or whatever, complete with facial expressions. Then very enthusiastically praise the other names.

Different to if someone has already chosen the name, when it might be more awkward. Surely the whole reason people tell others the shortlist is to get input/views?

although I don't personally think 'Integrity' (I know it's not actually that!) is that bad...

ThisIcyHare · 01/01/2025 17:15

KarlaKK · 01/01/2025 17:04

Is it Precious? I think it is a popular name in Nigeria and Ghana. I really like it.

No! It’s not honour, charity, faith. It’s like Integrity.

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KimberleyClark · 01/01/2025 17:15

Truth? Doesn’t sound that different to Ruth after all!

YankSplaining · 01/01/2025 17:15

If the word is a positive word, is spelled correctly, and doesn’t rhyme with or sound like a negative word, I think it’s fine. Especially if other people have used it as a name before.

MargaretThursday · 01/01/2025 17:14

I knew a Providence once. I did think "really?" when someone first told me, but I grew to like it. She went by "Ro" when she was older, I think.

BusyPoster · 01/01/2025 17:14

Honesty