Does anyone else's family make fun of names you've picked?

Ignore them, they're being weird - Louis is a perfectly normal name.

I think rudeness is reasonably common - my grandmother rang my father to complain about my name when I was born. One of my colleagues had family complaints about her 'embarrassing' children's names, her children have very classic names like Sophie and James, so no idea why her family were so rude!

I also think there is a generational aspect with names - my mother thinks my friend gave her daughter 'such an unusual name' - it's Freya! FIL didn't believe DH when DH said his friend had named his son Arlo. They're just not familiar with names which are popular today as they don't know many babies.

It’s a good name. Ignore them and use it.

The answer to anyone telling you that you cannot name their grandchild that is “Oh yes I can, and I will be whether you like it or not.”

It's a perfectly nice name!

Lovely name. Ignore them.

It's hardly 'out there' or weird. It's perfectly normal and a lovely name and even if it was horiffic it's really no e if their business.
I'd completely ignore and not let them know it's getting to you.
I had this when I declared I loved Betsy.
I decided against it but only because I found a name I loved more. My DM didn't like the name I chose either but it really didn't matter to me.

Two of my extended family did this. They are not nice people. The good people in my family only said ‘how lovely’. They have shown their true selves

Aw it’s a lovely name! I learnt my lesson hard when I shared my daughter’s name with my mum (narcissist) where she sneered and sniggered. But I didn’t change my mind(despite all her comments) and I m so glad I stuck to it because I love it and so do many others. A friend told me to NEVER share ur name ideas as everyone has an opinion. Name and register THEN tell everyone. Much harder to take the piss out of a cute baby staring back at you. Your family are horrible

Yes, and some did it after they were born as well so that trick didn't work on the stubborn ones for me.

For months, my mother would not stop going on about my first two were going to get bullied in school for their middle names (not even that weird, just not English names) and how she's never give children such names. Part of me still regrets not asking her why she would think I would take naming advice from someone who seemed to forget two of her children were mocked for our given names and that I had changed mine from everything she had given me to something with a bit more thought.

I did have a wobble when my oldest was little, but it was purely from coming across another name that I think could have suited him just as well that I hadn't heard before. They're both teenagers now, never had any issues with their names.

Never tell anyone the name until the child is born. Otherwise they feel you are asking for their opinion. They had their chance to name a child. They sound incredibly rude and outspoken.
Also Prince Louis? Its a pretty popular name at the moment even before the prince was born.
It was on my list.
Just stop engaging with them and change the subject.

It's a lovely name ignore them. I sisnt tell my family our name choice before ds was born as I knew I would get some funny looks/comments, as long as you and DH like it that's all that matters. Also if you don't use it you may end up regretting it or resenting his family for not using it.

I think that, in some cases, it can be a much needed reality check. Not with Louis though - there's nothing wrong with it at all. With Prince Louis there won't be too many mispronunciations I wouldn't have thought.

Yes my DDAD wife passed comment on all three of my DCs names. She didn't like any of them. She's ridiculous though so we're very low contact anyway.

As in Prince Louis the queen's great grandson?! Your family are bonkers. I know a few children called Louis both little ones and older teenagers. Also Louis Theroux etc it's a lovely name and you chose it together for your son so I'd keep it if I were you

Definitely use the name. I'm a fan of not telling people the name before birth because people can be weird. I'm always shocked how rude some people can be though.

DH (unwisely!) shared our choice of boy's name when I was still pregnant. The response was "Oh I don't like that". We shrugged and used it anyway. I learned only to share the name when the baby is introduced so it's too late. As my parents pointed out, they got to pick names they liked when they had their own kids. And, no, we didn't call him Ferrari or anything remotely adventurous!

I had this op, i named dd Brooke. 'D'M said it was awful and she never heard of it 🤔🙄.

Louis is a lovely name!

What an odd response. It's a perfectly normal name

Oh and it's your DC so call them what you want. They've had their chance to name their baby...it's yours now.