Would you use a name you love, knowing there may be rolled eyes?

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CarTroubles · 16/09/2016 09:26

The name is Willow.

Not particularly controversial!

But I know all our families will be a bit......eye rolly. They'll think it's hippie hilariousness. Possibly think its too silly a name to lumber a child with.

They probably won't say anything much to our faces, maybe the occasional "Oh, that's........ unusual.....why Willow?" with a fixed glassy smile.

But I'm cringing at the imagined snorts of derision that will happen behind our backs. What adds to it is that we have a ugly surname that doesn't really go with it AT ALL. So I can just imagine them all going "Willow ThatSurname???? Really??"

We love love love the name. But I don't want people to laugh at us! DH doesn't give a fuck, lol. But I don't have his confidence!

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EliCon · 16/09/2016 09:37

When friends ask me for a baby name, I always recommend they try to imagine if years after that their baby boy/girl would love to be called by the name they want to pick. I don't know if such perspective is useful, but it can help in your situation I think. So will your child love to be called Willow ThatSurname?

trancer · 16/09/2016 09:36

Sod them, Willow is gorgeous! They'll get used to it, it's not as out there as it used to be.

Toocold · 16/09/2016 09:34

It's a beautiful name, who cares what other people think, they'll say something, get over it and that will be the baby's name. Other people can/will have their chance to name their baby, it's your baby, your choice and you may end up resenting them if you choose another name...also how would you feel if one of them used it in the future?!

Newtoday · 16/09/2016 09:30

Use it! You love it. And it's beautiful! Something very classic about it.

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