MILs response to name. I may be overreacting?

It doesn't sound very nice comment but do remember you are going through a hormonal tsunami. Would you normally get so upset if she said something negative? I imagine you'd just shake it off.

I don't think it really matters what you call your child. He will be beautiful whatever you call him and that name will always be beautiful because it's his. (Actually it sounds like I don't like it but I do!)

I absolutely love it

Aw, she's just being a MIL. I know a Kade, he's tall and charming and (at 12) quite the ringleader of the neighborhood kids. It's a great name, and you shoudn't worry about it at all. She probably just expected you to use the name suggestions she gave you, or thought at you, and is disappointed her mind control didn't work. Some Grannys are like that.

Congratulations. Nothing wrong with the name. My friend has a baby Kade too. Your MIL sounds horrible. Don't let her ruin this special time.

I like it, and my dad told me he didn't like the name we eventually picked for my DD which was on our shortlist of 3.

He never mentioned it bar once after she was born, and then said 'Is it definite then?' I said yes, end of discussion. Now he says he couldn't imagine her called anything else (she's nearly 14 months)

Ignore her!!!!!! Bloody MIL's...

Anyone who says that, having been told that this is the name of her grandchild, is an unpleasant person whose opinion is worth nothing.

Many congratulations and please, please, please dont let anyone spoil this magical time for you! I like the name (it would go well with our unusual surname) and it does conjure up a dashing, handsome, hero-type. By the time Kade gets to school (and uni if he wants to go) then the teachers and application panel will have heard it all. Some reception registers read like the characters from a Disney film. However, we all have to get used to the idea that certain names are classic. some popular, some back in fashion and some will never return (thinking of my dear late FIL - Brian). Just put "Dr" in front of your DS' name - it'll sound great.

It sounds cool and unusual to me. I can picture a tall teenage musician. My mother was very rude about all my children's names - too chavvy, too common, and too unusual, in that order. Yes it hurts, but ignore those with no manners and stick to you guns! I speak as a mum of a son whose name regularly appears on MN as one of the most hated!

I know that everlong, was only teasing :)

YANBU. My youngest DS was called "Eddie" as a bump. Which is a derivitive version of a traditional name in my family.

DH and I always agreed that even though the "bump" was one thing, when DS3 was born he was given another name that was not a traditional family name, but one that we both liked, and one that DS3 suited, and was chosen by us from a few that we had in mind.

You know what I mean, when they are born, you know what the right name is. He looked like his name.

On telling the family what DS3's given name would be, my DM flounced out of the ward (this was still while I was in hospital the day of the birth) and announed to the whole ward "Well, I am going to call him Eddie. I don't like that name at all".

You call him what you want and ignore her.

Just say "I certainly hope Kade's future teachers and the Application Panel at his Top Physics University aren't half as judgemental as you, and you're family!"

Poor form of her to judge that he would want to be a Phisics Graduate anyways. Talk about projecting her views onto him.

My nephew is Kaden but is called Kade...its lovely (and nicer than Kaden imo)

Chavvy would not spring to mind.

It's such an unusual name, I don't really have any preconceptions about it. He will make it his own.

'What do you mean you dont like Kade? He's a beautiful little boy, what has he done to offend you?'

This is your son's name, she is being unspeakably rude about your son.

What a witch! I am extremely judgey about names and I think it is lovely. Congratulations

Everlong inadvertantly offends mothers of Kaden

I grew up with a Kade. I never knew it was Scottish!

How rude! I've never heard of it before, I love unusual names, ignore her.
Laughed at "never be a physics graduate" Having recently met a number of them, I'd be thinking, thank god for that

Wow, what a gorgeous name!

"To me your personality and upbringing puts your name into the context of who you are".

OP, that's one of the wisest things I've read on MN. And no, it isn't chavvy because it's a proper name. It won't be long before your MIL is so besotted with her grandson and his name will just be part and parcel of him. Don't upset yourself worrying about it.

Congratulations on your new son.

She was just rude. Ignore her. Even if you called him Yo'taz'ja she should smile and pretend to like it.

She has been unbelievably rude. Your DH perhaps needs to point this out to her.

Stick to your guns and call him whatever you like.

And I'm scottish and I like it. Never heard it before but sounds like a good, strong, handsome boys name.