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Original poster

Initials spell S.O.D....

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hanste123 · 14/01/2018 03:34

Hello

We’ve fallen in love with the name Sophie Olivia but our Surname begins with a ‘D’.... is it too bad for her initials to spell SOD? It’s not something I would have ever noticed, but my OH did straight away... I also sort of like Isabella, but it also sounds funny with our surname... at least we are certain on a first name! Middle name is proving tricky 😬

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catsarenice · 15/01/2018 18:15

Sophie Emilia?

llangennith · 15/01/2018 17:56

No don’t do it. Pick a different middle name.

EveryoneTalkAboutPopMusic · 15/01/2018 17:43

When I had DC1 my DF bought me How to be a Little Sod.

Sorry, know that doesn’t help your dilemma OP but it is an amusing little book if you get to read it

MyOtherProfile · 15/01/2018 17:32

My kids have initials that spell little words and it has been commented on many times. They're kind of neutral words so we don't care. You could definitely swap to Olivia Sophie and still call her Sophie.

bastardkitty · 15/01/2018 17:30

Oh yes, I love the name Titty!

EveryoneTalkAboutPopMusic · 15/01/2018 15:55

What a good solid name Titty

paxillin · 15/01/2018 15:02

I'd have some tiny bit of understanding if it was Serihilda Orbona, as every first born daughter of the family was. I'd still advise changing the order. Deliberately picking 2 extremely popular names (top 10 for most of the decade, top 3 for some of it) to make a SOD is weird.

BhajiAllTheWay · 15/01/2018 09:26

Lovely names but don't think Id land her with SOD tbh. Another middle name would be ok to break it up. We have our full initials as identifiers at work and they become permanent references which people read out over telephones..so I'd not risk it.

Peoniesandcats · 14/01/2018 23:11

Mine is ASS

TittyGolightly · 14/01/2018 23:10

Sophie Olivia Louise Isabella Davies?

stellarfox · 14/01/2018 23:02

I would not use those initials but I agree the easiest thing to do is add another middle name like Rose, Penelope, Charlotte, Alice...

user1459464195 · 14/01/2018 22:57

I'd avoid SOD if it were me. DS2's initials actually spell out a name and two people have noticed/commented on it so far and have hinted that they will call him this as a nickname - he's only a few weeks old so ot remains to be seen if they/others do nickname it. e.g. Robert Oliver Norris, initials as RON (not his actual name but as an example only).

I'd add an extra name in there:

Sophie Olivia Grace
Sophie Olivia Beth
Sophie Olivia Niamh
Sophie Olivia Kate

sycamore54321 · 14/01/2018 22:32

I'd probably think about avoiding it if it were coming as a result of a surname like O'Donnell or O'Driscoll as was mentioned earlier, making it unavoidably obvious. Middle initials are really obscure though and SOD is a fairly mild, and rather dated jibe, it's not exactly a swear word. Plus you never know what the future holds - I occasionally double-barrel my name with my husband's. If I included a middle initial, it spells out the same abbreviation as a well-known internet/text insult.

BikeRunSki · 14/01/2018 22:31

If you put initials on, that means you can't pass it on! So wasteful!

You can unpick them. Local seeing lady charges a small fee to put new ones on.

Bobbiepin · 14/01/2018 22:27

Great idea @starzig

starzig · 14/01/2018 20:52

Sophia Olivia Amelia D. So it could be S.O.A.D

timeismovingon · 14/01/2018 20:32

We had this (not SOD but another word obs!) so we just gave DD an extra middle name. It worked really well actually because she now also has my middle name as one of hers :-)

BrutusMcDogface · 14/01/2018 20:29

If you put initials on, that means you can't pass it on! So wasteful!

ProseccoPoppy · 14/01/2018 19:57

I really wouldn’t do this. People will notice. Not everyone, but a sizeable percentage. I’d definitely notice - at work our full initials do get used a fair bit. We’ve ruled out names that would spell ODD OCD and ROD for exactly this reason. The pp suggestion of adding an extra middle name is perfect - you get the names you want, DD doesn’t get embarrassing initials.

CharizMa · 14/01/2018 19:57

Blimey!

Katz · 14/01/2018 19:51

Weve had issues with dds initials. They are AMG she couldn’t have this put on customised Adidas trainers - (I assume it because Mercedes have the copyright to it) you may find this is a problem with SOD

CharizMa · 14/01/2018 19:49

All students have their initials on their jacket at my dd's school. How else would they avoid losing their jacket!?

Seekingmiracles · 14/01/2018 19:48

😂😂😂 @raviolidreaming

spankhurst · 14/01/2018 19:46

At my workplace people's initials are used on everything as their main identifier. One lady is LOL which she loves, but SOD would be bad.

CharizMa · 14/01/2018 19:46

Ravioli

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