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Buzz

118 replies

AlwaysFuckingTired94 · 22/04/2019 15:42

Name for potential DS

Don't hold back, but try to be constructive please. If you don't like, can you explain exactly why?

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SauvingnonBlanketyBlanc · 22/04/2019 17:20

Macaulay Culkins horrible older brother in Home Alone

EmpressLesbianInChair · 22/04/2019 17:14

Just imagine shouting "Buzz get away from the road!!"

Just imagine someone shouting “Buzz, buzz off!”

HopeMatters · 22/04/2019 17:10

This is one of those threads where I think: OP, would you be happy if your parents had named you Buzz? How would you feel introducing yourself at work events, job interviews etc?

Think about that and spare your child the pain!

Anothertempusername · 22/04/2019 17:07

No. No no no no no. No.

No.

Just no.

CyclingSquirrel · 22/04/2019 17:05

It sounds American. I don't dislike it per se, I just don't think it works in the UK with any British accent. Just imagine shouting "Buzz get away from the road!!"

You can get away with it more in the States where names are a bit more err out there and work with their accent

XXcstatic · 22/04/2019 17:02

t. I think with all the different names popping up these days the worry of what would suit a grown man or what would look professional etc isn't as much of an issue any more.

I disagree. Celebs and the extremely posh can get away with outlandish names because they have wealth & connections that mean their kids will never have to worry about being taken seriously in the workplace. Most of us are not so lucky. People who expect their kids to grow up to do professional jobs (solicitor, doctor etc) are still calling them conventional names.

Not saying you should necessarily avoid an unusual name for that reason, but don't kid yourself that it will have no impact in the future because everyone's doing it. They aren't.

TooTrueToBeGood · 22/04/2019 16:52

I'd rather my kid had something that allowed them to stand out (and didn't need their surname to identify them against all the others with the same name) than something totally unforgettable.

I'd rather aspire to my children standing out for their character, personality and intellect. If I thought my only viable option for making them memorable was a ridiculous name I'd have got myself neutered.

FairfaxAikman · 22/04/2019 16:41

It's a noise not a name. Buzz Aldrin is Edwin.

Crunched · 22/04/2019 16:37

I think I might go to church if the Reverend Buzz was preaching Smile

Wheresmyvagina · 22/04/2019 16:37

No child will thank you for such a name. Can you imagine going through life called Buzz?

clary · 22/04/2019 16:32

haha my son's middle name is George! Dd called me boring this afternoon too so it's clearly true 😂😂

hippermiddleton · 22/04/2019 16:32

Busby?

clary · 22/04/2019 16:31

I'm not keen,. Sounds like a nickname. Buzz Aldrin is actually Edwin I think. Buzz came from his sister trying to say Brother.

Could you call him something else (racks brains...Bertie? Barnaby?) and have Buzz as a nickname?

flumpybear · 22/04/2019 16:31

Rubbish - think of them as a barrister, doctor or vicar - buzz would be shockingly bad for all of them
Give the poor boy a name and by all means give him a nick name, mine have many from Princess or popsicle to tootle pops kitten but I wouldn't give them these names for life!

TildaTurnip · 22/04/2019 16:30

I'm assuming everyone critical of it gives their kids the dullest, most awful names going- Thomas, George etc

Yep those are the only types of names: noises or top twenty. Such a weak comment.

Haworthia · 22/04/2019 16:29

It’s awful. I hate it.

lboogy · 22/04/2019 16:29

Go for it. It'll make him memorable

Reddedder · 22/04/2019 16:28

I like it

NannyPear · 22/04/2019 16:27

I like it. But I follow Giovanna and Tom Fletcher on IG and maybe that has helped "normalise" it. I think with all the different names popping up these days the worry of what would suit a grown man or what would look professional etc isn't as much of an issue any more.

PolarBearBubbles · 22/04/2019 16:23

I quite like it, OP.
I'm assuming everyone critical of it gives their kids the dullest, most awful names going- Thomas, George etc.
I'd rather my kid had something that allowed them to stand out (and didn't need their surname to identify them against all the others with the same name) than something totally unforgettable.
I have a very unusual name and it hasn't caused me any issues, I'm really glad I'm not a Sophie/emma/Jane.

TildaTurnip · 22/04/2019 16:19

Buzz is a noise. It would be similar to calling a child Miaow or Oink or Woof

insancerre · 22/04/2019 16:10

It might be cute for a tiny baby
It will be ridiculous for a grown adult and leave him open to bullying as a child
Why would you do that?
Buzz is not a name, it’s a noise that bees make

Give him a proper name, remember you are naming a person not your pet

EmpressLesbianInChair · 22/04/2019 16:06

If you give him Buzz as a nickname - or a middle name if you really have to - at least he has a choice whether to use it.

Applesbananaspears · 22/04/2019 16:05

Buzz is just a stupid name. I am firmly against having longer names for the sake of it e.g Katie being Catherine or Evie being Evelyn or Alfie being Alfred as I don’t believe that it’s necessary but when it’s a bit of a joke name you do need to have something sensible to refer back to. I know a child called Rocky and another called Buddy. You just shouldn’t do it to your child

TwitterQueen1 · 22/04/2019 16:01

He would never be called Buzz

Buzz cut = baldie, butch, skinny (skinhead)
Buzz Lightyear = ?
Buzz Aldrin = ?
Buzz = bumble, bee, baz

Give him a proper name!

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