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Weird?

34 replies

Quasilulu · 03/05/2016 00:37

My friend is expecting her first baby, a girl. Her OH has 2 previous children. He eants to call them a combination of their names eg Michael and Kayla Michaela. Not that but hope you get my drift. My friend is wondering if this is weird or not. I personally think it is a bit. Your views?

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mouldycheesefan · 03/05/2016 11:42

Even worse if name is spelled Mike-kayla

Surely his new partner doesn't want her child called a combination of thr names of his children with his ex partner?

Veterinari · 03/05/2016 10:20

Bayreuth the new baby deserves a name of her own

AHintOfStyle · 03/05/2016 10:18

I think OP means he would then have 3 children called:
Michael
Kayla
Michaela

Which is a bit weird no?

IWILLgiveupsugar · 03/05/2016 10:15

It's not just his baby though - does he not think his partner might like a say in the name of her own baby,rather than having some possibly weird combination?

He needs to get a grip, although I do see that he is possibly trying to include his kids in the arrival of a new half sibling. If I was the exw I wouldn't like this much either.

mouldycheesefan · 03/05/2016 10:14

Michaela is a fine name by itself but sure Michael, kayla and Michaela sounds naff

FellOutOfBedTwice · 03/05/2016 10:10

You actually could legitimately put mine and my husbands names together and make Flora. I wouldn't name a child that but it's a legitimate name at least. However if my name was Stacey and his name was Ronald and our potential child's name was Roncey or Stanald... Well that's a different kettle of fish and shit!

honeysucklejasmine · 03/05/2016 10:09

Michaela is a perfectly normal name. Is that what it would be?

manicinsomniac · 03/05/2016 10:08

I think it would depend on the what the 'mixture name' is. Michaela is a perfectly normal kind of name so I think it's fine. If it ended up being something more like Renesmee then no!

MattDillonsPants · 03/05/2016 01:40

Very, very silly.

Like those houses you see called things like "Joantom" and "Salsteven"

Naff, naff, naffity naff.