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Sailor

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Whitley83 · 03/11/2018 17:28

Me and my hubby are trying for our rainbow baby and I love the name sailor.

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DeRigueurMortis · 03/11/2018 18:39

Could be worse - the OP could be planning to call the child Morello....

Sethis · 03/11/2018 18:36

Posts on an opinion board.

Gets defensive when people give their opinions.

Says "I didn't ask for an opinion".

My suggestion would then be "Don't post in the first place"

And Sailor is a terrible name. Sailor Cherry is even worse.

For the record there are plenty of pop culture and literary references taking the piss out of sailors today. It's not just historical. People growing up with your son will be just as familiar with the reputation of the Navy etc etc as anyone else is. Just ask anyone who's in the navy today how much flak they get.

If you want to honour your antecedents then maybe pick a name with a nautical theme, rather than the rather unimaginative "Sailor, because my family had sailors in it".

Nemo? Nelson? Horatio? There are any number of famous Admirals and Commanders from real life and fiction to draw from. For a girl there are plenty of sea-related names. Just don't call her Plaice.

Creepyexgirlfriend · 03/11/2018 18:34

Sailor is better than Hunter. Grin

teachergirl2011 · 03/11/2018 18:26

Really really awful. Surely this is a wind up

Thesnobbymiddleclassone · 03/11/2018 18:25

Sailor cherry.

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Heratnumber7 · 03/11/2018 18:24

I work with a Taylor. I don't like it but it's better than Sailor.

Catpyjama · 03/11/2018 18:23

I dunno I don't hate it. We have a pretty unusual name for the uk, it's a noun in English but a name elsewhere in Europe. And we love it. I think it kind of depends where you live, what your surname is and (whisper it) how cool you are 🤷🏻‍♀️

FanSpamTastic · 03/11/2018 18:22

We know a Selah - pronounced Sailor.

It's a pretty name meaning "to praise".

Sandbox · 03/11/2018 18:22

Or a very rough chavvy area I’d assume

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 03/11/2018 18:21

Where do you live op that your child will be at school with those children. A Disney film?

wineandcheeseplease · 03/11/2018 18:20

I love it. I am going to call mine dinner lady after my DM.

lynmilne65 · 03/11/2018 18:20

Are you crazy???????

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Whitley83 · 03/11/2018 18:19

Hi and thanks midnight, I have thought about it and I love the name, my child will be at school and leading school with names like - arlo, Hunter, kaydin, princess, forrest etc.

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HenryInTheTunnel · 03/11/2018 18:18

If you don't want opinions, then you shouldn't ask. You knew it would be controversial.

Your child won't thank you for it. A child's name isn't meant to be about you.

I'm sure that there are lots of normal names that reference sailing or the sea, or have roots in sea related mythology?

MrsTerryPratcett · 03/11/2018 18:17

Douglas - dark water

Lana - still water

Haf - Icelandic for sea.

There are lots of good water/sea names. Sailor isn't one of them.

TigerDrankAllTheWaterInTheTap · 03/11/2018 18:16

I think a rainbow baby is one born after a previous miscarriage or stillbirth. I hope this pregnancy goes well for you, but I have to say that Sailor is not a name that appeals to me at all, and I don't much like Amelia, Mia or Fleur either. I especially don't like it for a girl, which is probably very sexist of me. What about Ariel or Mary Rose? Or Grace after Grace Darlling?

InfantaSybilla · 03/11/2018 18:15

There's quite a few American celebrities with dcs called Sailor. I'm nit a fan but there are much worse names out there

troodiedoo · 03/11/2018 18:15

He'll be fucked if he wants to join the army.

MidnightVelvetthe7th · 03/11/2018 18:14

Sorry to post again but I've been thinking about it :)

You know I actually like Sailor for a baby and a child up to about age 6. Secondary school will be fairly miserable if you have a quiet shy child as they will have a name that nobody else will have. Fast forward 10 years & I'm trying to think of an adult who introduces themselves to me as Sailor in one of my meetings on Monday.

Sadly you think that tittering about someone's name stops at school, but it doesn't. If we had a Sailor come in to do a presentation or represent a professional organisation then the name would cause judgement & sniggering. It shouldn't be that way but unfortunately it is.

Maybe have it as a middle name & something easier to manage as a first name. You can always call them sailor at home.

Congrats on your pregnancy OP :)

Venison · 03/11/2018 18:13

Might be worth googling the term "rainbow baby" it's quite well used and meaningful to the person who experienced it.

dotty12345 · 03/11/2018 18:13

Ffs. And my kids are not the Fleur etc type but have proper names. My grandad and dad were miners but I didn’t call any of mine Coal and my mum and gran were cleaners, didn’t call my daughter Bleach. Whilst it may mean something to you that child has to grow up with that name. (And I’m quite partial to a Sailor Jerry)

Sandbox · 03/11/2018 18:13

Nobody is bitter or twisted, announce your baby name on your Facebook and turn comments off. why announce it here?!

EthelHallowsBroomstick · 03/11/2018 18:13

I find it attention seeking tbh - both the name and posting about it here only to complain when most people dislike it Hmm

Chewbecca · 03/11/2018 18:12

So was just post just a public statement, not actually intended to start on conversation?

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Whitley83 · 03/11/2018 18:12

If you have nothing to say you don't have to say anything, it's not that hard to be nice

Yeah this baby is following a very traumatic loss, so they are so special to me anyway. Just be nice people, don't be bitter and twisted over something that will never affect you. Unless he or she is prime minister one-day

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