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DH wants to use the name Chelsea. Tack galore?

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DeanaPiana · 17/04/2017 12:46

Our daughter's first name will be Athena. I want Helen (my Mum's name), as her middle name. I highly dislike multiple middle names and so does DH.

He is set on having Chelsea as the middle name. He would've had it as a first name if I agreed.

Chelsea is his football club. Chelsea is where DD will be born.

AIBU to say it's tack galore? Do you think it's tacky? She'll be born in Chelsea and her Father is Chelsea. I cannot get passed it being terribly tacky and distasteful.

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llhj · 17/04/2017 18:00

I think it's ok, not my choice but it's quite fun having a novel middle name. I think it goes well with Athena too. If you chose Athena, then I guess he gets a say somewhere?

WheresTheEvidence · 17/04/2017 17:59

Oh and my parents aren't chavs

LettuceMash · 17/04/2017 17:58

Athena London

summerfling · 17/04/2017 17:57

Woah woah!! Let's all slow down & think about this before we judge.....Chelsea isn't such a bad name!

It's definitely not tacky!

WheresTheEvidence · 17/04/2017 17:56

I have Chelsea as my middle name. It was supposed to be my first but my mother put her foot down so it's my 1st middle name and my 2nd middle name is my grandmother. Yes I'm glad they put it 2nd and actually usually laugh when telling people what it is.

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DeanaPiana · 17/04/2017 17:55

I don't see what all the fuss is about really. Certainly not worth getting yourself in a tizzy over

Er, because I really dislike the name?

newt that's a completely separate name.

Athena Blue is funny, as in 'Blue is the colour', a popular Chelsea chant.

Love Athena Maude but doubt DH would agree to it Angry

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JaeDon · 17/04/2017 17:53

oops, I meant grandmother (it had been mentioned earlier and I'd gotten grandmother / mother mixed up)

newtlover · 17/04/2017 17:50

Shouldn't it be Athene?
Chelsea just doesn't go.
But Athene Blue would be OK (I assume they play in blue)

CuppaTeaTeddy · 17/04/2017 17:44

Chelsea is awful.

MadameDePomPom · 17/04/2017 17:43

Who doesn't like a nice bun?

TroysMammy · 17/04/2017 17:40

I think Athena Helene sounds better. Chelsea, no way. I'd always be thinking bun.

GuinessPunch · 17/04/2017 17:38

Chelsea is better than athena.

NameChange30 · 17/04/2017 17:37

Eh? Her mother's name is Helen, not Diane!

JaeDon · 17/04/2017 17:35

Athena Helen is lovely, but if you wanted to use your mother's name but make it more suited then you could possibly use Athena Diane which I think sounds nice.

Rockaby · 17/04/2017 17:23

Also, I'm 33 and remember the poster shop! It doesn't hugely put me off the name though, which I think is nice.

Rockaby · 17/04/2017 17:22

Athena Blythe
Athena Hope
Athena Maude
Athena Maeve
Athena Faye

Littlepond · 17/04/2017 16:06

I think it's fine as a middle name.

Hotpinkangel19 · 17/04/2017 16:04

Athena isn't classy or timeless either?

MadameDePomPom · 17/04/2017 15:49

I don't see what all the fuss is about really. Certainly not worth getting yourself in a tizzy over.

SumAndSubstance · 17/04/2017 15:42

Chelsea is horrific, but the football connection is just the icing on the tacky cake.
I'm under 40 and remember the poster shop, but I thought of the Greek goddess first Wink

KarmaKit · 17/04/2017 14:43

There's all sorts of names that have also been shops, it's hardly the same as outright calling a baby after a famous, currrent football team.

Did everyone hear about baby Lanesra in Australia? Husband suggested it, wife thought it sounded beautiful and exotic, found out after she was registered that it'should Arsenal backwards, hence husband suggesting it. Awful.

annandale · 17/04/2017 14:34

Blue?

Athena Blue or Athena Helen Blue or Helen Blue are all quite cool IMO.

CancellyMcChequeface · 17/04/2017 14:29

I don't see the problem with Chelsea as a middle name. It's not quite to my taste, but it's not awful, and it isn't as if she'll have to explain the football club connection to anyone who hears it.

(I've encountered a Chelsie and a Chelsee, though, so I'm giving your DH points for spelling at least...)

I like both Athena and Helen, but Athena Helen seems a bit of a mythology overload to me.

Dolly80 · 17/04/2017 14:26

I'm under 40 and remember the poster shop Grin

Athena will be a hit on mumsnet, it ticks the classical, unique boxes. It doesn't do it for me but you obviously love it. Does your husband like it?

I don't find Chelsea that tacky, the football reference doesn't bother me either. At least it's a well known girls name, could have been much worse!

But...you seem to hate it so just tell your husband it's a no. I'd be surprised if he could convince you and it doesn't match as a middle name for Athena anyway.

FeedTheSharkAndItWIllBite · 17/04/2017 14:21

And also Athena Helen. Oops ;)