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Original poster

Everyone laughs at my babies name......thinking of changing it????

486 replies

KidderminsterKate · 04/03/2012 12:48

Well, title says it all really. DS is 10 weeks old and is a handsome smilng chap already so gets alot of attention. My parents hate his name but are sort of used to it...my other DC's love the name but its HVs and shop keepers and friends and friends of friends that usually just eh and then oh.

I wasnt bothered at first but now its starting to get to me. I do love the name but am a bit embarrassed now.

Would these sort of things make you change the name??? I'm thinking of changing it to Edward (Ted).

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HandMini · 04/03/2012 13:07

Don't know why it's so funny, but it is. Sorry, it's not St John is it? Oh shit, someone's DH/DS is going to be called St John now....

squeaver · 04/03/2012 13:04

Handsome?

Camembert?

MyLi'lMan?

ragged · 04/03/2012 13:04

Cedric? Rupert? Milo? Marion? Ethel? Barry? Cabbagehead?
I am generally in the "Ignore the critics" camp, but it must be pretty awful if people are outright laughing at it.

AndOnAndOnAndOn · 04/03/2012 13:04

what turtledoves said

can't comment any further without knowing the name - or at least as someone else said what kind/type of name, ie, why could it be getting this reaction from people??

hmc · 04/03/2012 13:04

Not willing to tell us.... (loses interest and wanders off.....)

squeaver · 04/03/2012 13:03

Is it Pavement?

Walter?

X?

LuckyLuckyMe · 04/03/2012 13:02

You need to tell us the name. You can namechange afterwards Smile

SaraBellumHertz · 04/03/2012 13:02

Leave it.

When I named my eldest people turned their noses up and proclaimed it old fashioned. It is not to 5 and girls with her name are ten a penny.

Stand proud and start a revolution.

squeaver · 04/03/2012 13:02

Is it Poohead?

Algernon?

Jay-Z?

4madboys · 04/03/2012 13:02

i am sure his name is fine but unless you say you arent going to get the answer you want. there is nothing wrong with changing your sons name but if YOU and your dh etc like the name then it would be very sad to just change it to please other people, esp people that dont really matter ie random shop keepers and friends of frineds.

btw bearcrumble what is wrong with Arlo, my ds4 is Rudi Arlo its a lovely name!

TooImmatureTurtleDoves · 04/03/2012 13:01

Is it something weird like St John?

ahhhhhpushit · 04/03/2012 13:01

Oh come on you have to tell us what it is!

Btw I have an Edward (Ted). Not met another :)

HandMadeTail · 04/03/2012 13:01

I mean only change it if it is not suitable for a high court judge, not the other way round.

Bohica · 04/03/2012 13:00

We will need to know the name!

HandMadeTail · 04/03/2012 12:58

Is it a name for an adult. Will it sound silly when he is a professor of physics or a high court judge?

If so, leave it, what do other people matter?

If you do decide to change it, do so before he is a year old, or it will have to be changed by deed poll.

Can't wait to hear what the name is, OP.

HandMini · 04/03/2012 12:58

Ooooh, please tell.

When you say they laugh, do you mean laugh unkindly, or laugh in surprise because it's outlandish?

If you chose an unusual name, because you want your DC to stand out for example, then you might just have to get used to reactions good and bad.

Bearcrumble · 04/03/2012 12:58

We need to know the name.

Is it Arlo or Orson? If so they are right to hate it.

TooImmatureTurtleDoves · 04/03/2012 12:58

Also, Edward is really popular at the moment because of Twilight, which puts me off it. I do love Teddy as a name, though. Do you want a mainstream name now? How unusual is the original?

grumpypants · 04/03/2012 12:57

Is it a made up name? ie one people won't know?

abbierhodes · 04/03/2012 12:57

No point starting the thread unless you are going to tell us the name!

As a teacher I can tell you that there are many, many children with odd names- their peers barely bat an eyelid and certainly don't treat them differently because of it.

ilovesprouts · 04/03/2012 12:56

id like to know too ? spill.

TooImmatureTurtleDoves · 04/03/2012 12:55

Well, in that case I think it's likely that you're just being paranoid about the name - if you love it, your DH loves it and your DC love it, then stick to your guns and stop worrying about other people!

camarelia · 04/03/2012 12:55

Sorry x post. Is it a name that you know other people with? Is it a name that other people will know? If the answer is yes and it's not made up then it's fine, it's your choice and not other people's! I definitely know a few people whose names I don't like but their parents obviously did and it's not an issue. It's the same that I like my DCs' names but I'm sure not everyone does!
Stick with it, he sounds like a beautiful little boy :)

faeriemoo · 04/03/2012 12:54

Okay, so what kind of name is it, that you think people have the problem with?

Boring? Pretentious? Too extreme? A typical girls' name?

camarelia · 04/03/2012 12:52

I'm intigued as to what the name is OP!