Email from friend about my baby's name

Oh feel lick hole.
But kids will always find something to pick on, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. I adore the name Ophelia, but Hamlet would really put me off (and the painting- my God, it's beautiful but so so tragic.)

To the poster who said Ophelia is not in the same bracket as Kayleigh etc, I know three Ophelias under 5- One has a sister called Kayleigh-Mae, one has a brother called KC (Casey). There's no such thing as a "posh name" these days (Thank God.)

Over 200 comments on this thread and no one has said Ophelia sounds like pedophilia ClaraBee123 I just think it was a really off thing to say.

Ophelia is a lovely name and though unusual it’s not that unusual.
It does sound a bit strange saying the first and last names together though.
What do you plan on shortening her first name to? Have no doubt, it will be shortened!

It's beautiful. I love it and don't see the problem with it said out loud. Kids will always find something if they want to. They'll have to dig deep to come up with what some people have said here.

I have read through all of this (and had some laughs along the way), but please someone explain to me how on earth you can get hole from Cole?

It's a lovely name Op. I can't stop saying it now!

Keep telling yourself that Spotty

Seriously though, Ophelia sounds far to similar to pedophilia. Dreadful name and she will be bullied.

ClaraBee123 you are a moron🙄

What's Ped Ophelia? A fancy name for reflexology?

@ClaraBee123 - bored of the Easter hols already?

OP, it's a lovely name and such a bloody stretch to come up with the 'hole' thing seeing as your surname is Cole. Congratulations and tell your 'friend' to fuck off.

But she hasn't called her Ped-Ophelia? (whatever the fuck that means)

Ped-Ophelia. Awful name to burden someone with. Change it now or she will hate you for nameing her Ped-Ophelia

Right, so your friends concern isn't that you've given your daughter a name that is by and large associated with insanity but how she will learn to spell it? Your friend is being ridiculous. It is not that difficult to spell. So long as you know about the cultural association with Hamlet's Ophelia and you are OK with that I really don't see any issue.

Tabitha is lovely.

I wanted that but husband didn't.

When I told mum the name of our PFB, she said it a couple of times, mulled it over & pronounced herself "not keen".

Er no mum, I'm telling you the name, not asking your opinion

Of course it only took one person to say lovely, unusual etc & then wasn't it just the best name ever

@flumpybear that's awful! My Mum actually refused to say ds's name for three years as she said 'it felt weird' but at least she waited a couple of weeks to tell me!

@shesalady - my bloody mum did!! Straight after my caesarean - she even rang around the family, even my dad whom she'd been divorced from since the mid 1980's to get them to 'back' her - it was a nightmare

I mean - what's wronnwith the name Pussygalore anyway

.... ok it's actually Tabitha .... 😉

I keep thinking about this. At five days old? Honestly that's so bloody cruel. Even my Mother wouldn't pull something like that!

Loving the post from an Ophelia who wouldn’t put her name in the same category as Kaycee, McKensie and some other random name.

The point was, she will learn to spell it because it is made up of letters, just like those names. The letters will never change, so even if they are arranged ‘unusually’ the child will remember them.

Nothing wrong with the name. Also it's rude, and cowardly for someone to email you their negative opinion. Just insensitive. Go with that name, don't let someone put you off like that.

Your friend is ridiculous. Ophelia is no more difficult to spell than any other name.

Dear ex friend, I haven't asked for your opinion on the name we chose, nor do I want it. We've had nearly nine months to chose a name we both love and are offended that you feel in a position to comment.

My daughter will learn to spell her name in exactly the same way as every other child....by learning to form the letters that make up her name.

Please keep any other opinions you have to yourself. FWIW I've met people in my life who I think have hideous names but I grow to like their name when I love the person.

Have a nice life...without Ophelia in it!

I think it's a lovely name, what a terrible thing for your friend to say.

Your friend is a twit it's easy to spell and kids taking the piss - we'll let's face it they can make stupid names up out of any name if they're that type of bully - ignore your friend and her idiotic reasons it's a lovey name

Maybe it was her chosen name! A work colleague told me I couldn't use my child's name as it sounds like a cats name - months later she inadvertently told me if she'd had a girl she'd have called her my chosen cat name!!

It doesn’t to me. At all.
Beautiful name op. Enjoy your baby and don’t worry, it is a lovely name.

I'm afraid I feel your hole us exactly what it sounds like. Ophelia is beautiful, but not with your surname