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To tell my sister she's mad for naming her daughter this?

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lettingsitallbeagain · 23/01/2025 20:19

First baby. The name is a word. A word you would use to describe a very pleasurable feeling. No, not orgasm, before anyone says it!

It's absurd and I think someone should tell her. AIBU to say 'sorry, but it's ridiculous. You need to choose something else'.

My mum is all very supportive and says 'well, sometimes we don't like names. Then can't imagine them as anything else'

I think this is an exception.

May as well tell you the name actually, as my sister isn't going to be on MN! The name is Euphoria

She wants to call her Ewie for short, the nickname our late dad went by (he was an Ewan)

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DalzielOrNoDalzielAndDontPascoe · 24/01/2025 07:19

DressOrSkirt · 23/01/2025 21:50

YABU
Obviously it's none of your business. But I think it's probably a nice name, like Happiness.

Edit: I obviously didn't read the thread properly, but Euphoria is perfectly lovely

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Only problem is it sounds very like 'a penis' - as Ken Dodd knew full well!

DalzielOrNoDalzielAndDontPascoe · 24/01/2025 07:17

NewdayNewstartin2025 · 24/01/2025 06:09

Euphoria 🤣

Could be worse, Disaster, Petulance, Misery, Rhapsody, Storm,

Storm is gaining a bit more popularity as a name now. Storm Huntley has her own daily national TV show; and Ronan Keating's wife is also called Storm.

Anonanonandon · 24/01/2025 07:11

PrincessOfPreschool · 23/01/2025 20:27

I know a child called LaRose.

I prefer Euphoria by a distance she the nickname is very cute, with a lovely family connection. It's genuinely not awful. But she could go with other Eu names like Eustacia and... Can't think of anything...

Eugenie

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 24/01/2025 07:08

lettingsitallbeagain · 23/01/2025 20:44

Oh dear, I am to blame then I think Blush she use to love the name Victoria at the beginning of the pregnancy... I couldn't help but sing 'Victoriaaa!' From the Victoria plumb ad Grin

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Oh dear, OP.

You turned your sister off Victoria and now she's going with Euphoria?

Better hope she's only trolling you and is still planning to go with Victoria.

Skipskipperroo · 24/01/2025 06:51

My sister named her little girl Prunella. I personally hate the name but it's not my child so I've never said anything.

JudgeJ · 24/01/2025 06:49

Itiswhysofew · 23/01/2025 20:29

Teachers are gonna have a right laugh at that one 🤣

And have to waste time sorting out 'bullying ' complaints from sister when her child is mercilessly teased about the name she lumbered her with.

DalzielOrNoDalzielAndDontPascoe · 24/01/2025 06:42

Water41 · 23/01/2025 21:51

Same, and it also links back to Quaker names which were often like this.

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Which one of those was the name of the horse?!

DalzielOrNoDalzielAndDontPascoe · 24/01/2025 06:42

brunettemic · 23/01/2025 22:46

There’s far worse names out there and it’s all down to choice. One of my friends has a Das called Cyril and I think that’s ridiculous but a) clearly she doesn’t and b) it’s not my DS.

I think that's a nice one...

DalzielOrNoDalzielAndDontPascoe · 24/01/2025 06:35

Sparklfairy · 23/01/2025 22:07

She'll be called Eufy as a nickname at school you know.

Great name for a young person.

DalzielOrNoDalzielAndDontPascoe · 24/01/2025 06:31

BornSandyDevotional · 23/01/2025 21:38

Well. No. Mark is derived from the Nordic god Mars. Albeit loosely through the passage of Judaism. Bryce actually means blemish or stain.

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But we're talking about actual names as we know them now, regardless of their meanings, derivations or history.

If you met somebody with the (birth certificate) name 'Twin', you would most probably think it very odd (and, personally, I would wonder what their sibling was called, then!) - but you wouldn’t question it for a second if you met a Thomas.

DalzielOrNoDalzielAndDontPascoe · 24/01/2025 06:25

Not2identifying · 23/01/2025 21:36

Haven't read full thread so someone else may have made this point but how would Navy fare if she wanted to join the Army?

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Especially if she ended up marrying a man called Raph(ael)!

That reminds me of a MN thread from a while ago, where OP's friend/family member called her DD Navy-Lee.

To begin with, before saying the actual name, she 'teased' that it was an adjective followed by a boy's name, and the best guess by a country mile was Fierce-Barry Grin

DalzielOrNoDalzielAndDontPascoe · 24/01/2025 06:17

lifeonmars100 · 23/01/2025 22:20

There is a Calvin Klein perfume called Euphoria, maybe that is what inspired the the OP's sister

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And what's wrong with getting inspiration from that? My DSs - Oldspice and Haikarate - would be so offended at you questioning the provenance of their names?

NewdayNewstartin2025 · 24/01/2025 06:09

Euphoria 🤣

Could be worse, Disaster, Petulance, Misery, Rhapsody, Storm,

Mummyoflittledragon · 24/01/2025 06:05

lettingsitallbeagain · 24/01/2025 04:50

Faith, Hope, Charity, Joy, Prudence and Grace are all accepted names so I’m not sure why Euphoria is any different. It’s not my taste but there are far worse!

It's nothing like any of those names!

I totally agree with you there. The closest of those to any kind of pleasure would be Joy. The early 18th century hymn, Joy to the world, for example, places this name as entirely wholesome, in stark contrast to Euphoria.

SamuelDJackson · 24/01/2025 05:39

Apropos of naming a child after feelings, if I had another daughter I think
Schadenfreud would be lovely (Fruede, pronounced 'Froidy' for short)

Garlicnorth · 24/01/2025 05:28

Well, it's not totally unique, OP. Ancestry has thousands of Euphoria records!

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/?name=euphoria&location=3257.3250&namex=p&priority=united-kingdom&searchMode=advanced

Thebellofstclements · 24/01/2025 05:11

goodnightgrumble · 23/01/2025 20:53

Heard a little girl called Navy recently. Never heard of it except the colour

See also: The Royal Navy; the Merchant Navy

CrowleyKitten · 24/01/2025 04:59

Spirallingdownwards · 23/01/2025 23:04

Divisive as in love it or hate it. There is no middle ground for having a drugs related name

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I don't think it's a drug related name.
there are plenty of other ways of experiencing Euphoria.
rollercoasters, seeing a band you love live, achieving something that was physically difficult, then getting to the end of it and taking in the achievement, some kinds of meditation.
I've never taken any recreational drugs, but I know the feeling of Euphoria.

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lettingsitallbeagain · 24/01/2025 04:50

Faith, Hope, Charity, Joy, Prudence and Grace are all accepted names so I’m not sure why Euphoria is any different. It’s not my taste but there are far worse!

It's nothing like any of those names!

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PennyApril54 · 24/01/2025 00:11

She could also go with something that spells out the initials such as Emma Willow Isabel Eve

Differentstarts · 24/01/2025 00:09

Rosaofthevalley · 23/01/2025 21:15

I like it.

Not your baby not your decision. My sis didn’t like my kids names but it’s sod all of her business. I thought her choices were dull as ditch water, but she’s entitled to her own choice and I’ve got better manners than to point that out

Omg is that the saying i thought it was dull as dish water. 😳 🙈

PennyApril54 · 24/01/2025 00:09

It's a tricky one. In a way I think she'd be better just going with Ewie as at least then it's a direct link. There's also Evie which is similar although pronounced differently. Also Eugenie, Eunice, Una, Ursula, any name beginning with U or Ew or Yu.. It's lovely to acknowledge your dad in this way I guess the idea just needs a bit of fine tuning. Overall Euphoria is not so bad. ❤️

LikeWhoUsesTypewritersAnyway · 23/01/2025 23:56

latetothefisting · 23/01/2025 23:43

Wow, I think 'Ewie" as a nickname is even worse than Euphoria as a name, although they're both dreadful
She does understand that Ew is an expression of disgust?
It's like giving your dd the nickname "Icky" or similar

This is what I said. Hideous name, and even more hideous 'nickname.' 😆

BornSandyDevotional · 23/01/2025 23:48

latetothefisting · 23/01/2025 23:43

Wow, I think 'Ewie" as a nickname is even worse than Euphoria as a name, although they're both dreadful
She does understand that Ew is an expression of disgust?
It's like giving your dd the nickname "Icky" or similar

I'm not sure your username puts you in the top 200 baby names suggester list. Good luck with the painful kink.

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