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Initials - am I overthinking it?

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Sew3stitch · 19/11/2019 21:20

If we were to go with our favourite boy names their initials would be JAW. It’s niggling a little bit but am I overthinking?

I do use my full 3 initials in work contexts so don’t want to lumber a child with something bad!

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Whattodoabout · 21/11/2019 10:10

Initials really don’t matter.

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Sew3stitch · 20/11/2019 20:06

Thanks everyone. I guess it would be unfortunate if they ended up with an overly large jaw with these initials but hopefully won’t be much of an issue!

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kitchensinkdrama19 · 20/11/2019 18:24

My boy is SEA.

Insertwitticismhere · 20/11/2019 18:19

@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter so are mine Smile

SlightlyBonkersQFA · 20/11/2019 18:06

Jcb and hrt! These are funny!

SlightlyBonkersQFA · 20/11/2019 18:05

Not so bad. I came accross a kevin o'Connor a while ago. His mum was an innocent. Kevin o'connor married to a ROD which made me die. ROD and KOC and it was engraved in their rings.

GroupCaptainChablis · 20/11/2019 18:02

My DH's initials are NCB. We couldn't get him any engraved gifts as they looked like they'd been pinched from the National Coal Board. We are of a certain age and from Yorkshire.

My advice would be as long as it doesn't spell something that might result in your DC being ridiculed - ASS, GIT, NOB, DIC/K, STD, CUM, HO etc - then it's fine.

I would also consider, based on my DH's experience, whether the initials relate to a company. For example - AOL, SKY, CNN, BBC, MSN etc, etc.

soloula · 20/11/2019 17:32

I know an HRT...

acupofteamakeseverythingbetter · 20/11/2019 17:24

My initials are JCB

Sforsh49 · 20/11/2019 17:13

My Dad is JAW, my Mum was SEW and I am VW. Never been an issue for any of us! Go for it

Lunafortheloveogod · 20/11/2019 16:51

JAW is fine, likely be known more as JW. I was on every headstone in the land.. changed when dm remarried... twas practical in the goth phases. Change was more to do with my age/blending family than my initials. Easier if we were all the x’s than me being the last living one lol

Besidesthepoint · 20/11/2019 16:47

Well, since this thread is filling up with people who say that the green grocers nephews initials spell ... it seems that it tends to be memorable. So best not spell a word.

SunshineAngel · 20/11/2019 16:46

Growing up, my younger brother's best friend's initials were JAM and his are JAR .. so they always got called Marmalade .. as you do.

leonardthelemming · 20/11/2019 16:42

I knew someone who's initials were SOD so I think it is something to think about, but I wouldn't be concerned about JAW.

MondeoFan · 20/11/2019 16:42

My Mum is SAT, my friend is BUM and my cousin is ROT I don't think you need to worry about JAWS

Royallyscrewed · 20/11/2019 16:38

And massively outing myself but mine pre marriage were wam ha and are now WAR. Which I quite like.

Royallyscrewed · 20/11/2019 16:36

Ex’s sister was named Sarah Louise annabelle green....her parents weren’t the brightest

Jj2431 · 20/11/2019 16:34

Jaw as initials is fine. BJ, TIT etc is not lol

TheBitchOfTheVicar · 19/11/2019 22:28

I know an EGG

aurora12digits · 19/11/2019 22:13

My initials are CAC. Never bothered me.

CherryBathBomb · 19/11/2019 22:12

BLT

JeremyIronsBenFolds · 19/11/2019 22:09

My FIL’s initials are RAYP Hmm

Bluerussian · 19/11/2019 22:09

I also think we should think of initials when naming. I hated my name when I was a kid and tried calling myself something else but then my initials were VD :-), so I reverted to my original.

I'm old enough to think of STD as Subscriber Trunk Dialling.

DramaAlpaca · 19/11/2019 22:09

It's fine, don't overthink it.

SanJunipero · 19/11/2019 22:07

I know a VAG sniggers childishly