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FunCatSunPat · 20/10/2023 20:13

Withnailandsigh · 20/10/2023 17:54

Don’t do it. My mother cursed me with one. Since the age of four I’ve had to beg every official organisation from primary school to university, doctors and employers to not use the stupid name printed in my passport. It’s ridiculous and classless just like my mother.
the names she chose make me sound like my uncle, father and brother are all the same person too 😅 she’s a drunk and a fruitloop and it shows in my name. For the love of god imagine your child as an adult and not an extension of you or reflection of your creativity, as a barrister, pilot or headteacher, police sergeant or surgeon. Please select normal sounding names that fit a professional. If they want to unique and stand out, then that’s what fashion is for.

I'm just here to say I know a very competent, well respected consultant anaesthetist called Io...
OP I think it's a beautiful name. Don't water it down with a suffix!

SnobblyBobbly · 20/10/2023 20:09

I agree with you. Some of the comments are so unnecessarily rude.

LylaLee · 20/10/2023 20:09

Sunmoonstars33 · 20/10/2023 20:04

Thanks to all the people who have been reasonable. I am not going to hyphenate the name, I agree with pp that actually it makes it too much.
The name Io was never up for debate. That will be her name.

You can all unclench with your 'child abuse and 'saddled' comments. Out in the real world I dont think any child given a name out of love would resent her parents for it.. (although it may become an issue if their relationship with their parents is damaged in many other ways too) its possible she won't like it and will change it when older which is up to her.. but I had a friend called Sarah who did that.. kids can dislike any name. Hopefully she will love it.
I like my unusual name. My husbands first name is very unusual and he's a psychiatrist.. contrary to what a previous poster tried to say, they do not prevent you from entering medical school if your name isn't in the top 10 names of that year.
Kids today do not have the same type of names as in the past. Some of the names on the top hundred baby names at the moment would have been considered very out there only a generation ago. I won't be naming my child simply to try and fit in. I will be naming my child something out of love that was personally chosen. Everyone is free to do as they please but some of these comments are downright ridiculous. Fair enough if its not to your taste but there is no need to be rude. Children get bullied for anything and everything. Its the bullying that's the problem not the child's name, or how the child looks or speaks.. I dont think its a great lesson to not name a child something you love for fear they will stand out. Everyone stands out anyway for various reasons. Personally I like the name Io and do not see what makes it more socially unacceptable than names like Ivy or Erin... I had thought it a bit short hence my idea about the hyphen. However I do agree with pp saying it actually lessens the beauty of the name and becomes clunky were I to do that. So I'm just going to have Io as the first name and Celeste as the middle.

> I dont think any child given a name out of love would resent her parents for it

Are you serious?

Print out this thread, keep it somewhere safe. Take a look at it in 3 years.

HighlighterPenPot · 20/10/2023 20:09

Io is a great name, very cool. Yes she might have to spell it sometimes but so what- my DH gets his name misspelled and he’s called John 😂

ShowOfHands · 20/10/2023 20:07

Io is lovely. I really like it.

I'm glad you've decided against a hyphen. I teach and there are a remarkable number of children with hyphenated first names coming up into high school. Oddly, the -Grace, -Rose and -Leigh brigade are being replaced by names that really don't go together at all. Things like Robert-Thomas. Every single one I teach has asked to drop the second name and to be known by only one name.

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Sunmoonstars33 · 20/10/2023 20:04

Thanks to all the people who have been reasonable. I am not going to hyphenate the name, I agree with pp that actually it makes it too much.
The name Io was never up for debate. That will be her name.

You can all unclench with your 'child abuse and 'saddled' comments. Out in the real world I dont think any child given a name out of love would resent her parents for it.. (although it may become an issue if their relationship with their parents is damaged in many other ways too) its possible she won't like it and will change it when older which is up to her.. but I had a friend called Sarah who did that.. kids can dislike any name. Hopefully she will love it.
I like my unusual name. My husbands first name is very unusual and he's a psychiatrist.. contrary to what a previous poster tried to say, they do not prevent you from entering medical school if your name isn't in the top 10 names of that year.
Kids today do not have the same type of names as in the past. Some of the names on the top hundred baby names at the moment would have been considered very out there only a generation ago. I won't be naming my child simply to try and fit in. I will be naming my child something out of love that was personally chosen. Everyone is free to do as they please but some of these comments are downright ridiculous. Fair enough if its not to your taste but there is no need to be rude. Children get bullied for anything and everything. Its the bullying that's the problem not the child's name, or how the child looks or speaks.. I dont think its a great lesson to not name a child something you love for fear they will stand out. Everyone stands out anyway for various reasons. Personally I like the name Io and do not see what makes it more socially unacceptable than names like Ivy or Erin... I had thought it a bit short hence my idea about the hyphen. However I do agree with pp saying it actually lessens the beauty of the name and becomes clunky were I to do that. So I'm just going to have Io as the first name and Celeste as the middle.

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SnobblyBobbly · 20/10/2023 20:03

I have a hyphenated name and it's just annoying, I've dropped it but have to use it for medical/official things and just really wish it was a middle name.

Also the hyphen can cause problems with online things - I also have an apostrophe in my surname and both cause issues with online registrations at times.

Stick with Io, make sure she writes the capital I with the lines at the top and bottom to prevent the Lo thing that everyone is on about and have Celeste as a nice middle name.

Yes it's short but it's two syllables - I think most names are one or two syllables really. I like it

FrostieBoabby · 20/10/2023 20:02

IO-Silverlining?

RogueFemale · 20/10/2023 20:01

Goodornot · 20/10/2023 19:55

Io - I owe you...

You can't name your child based on what ignorant people might say.

Daffodilwoman · 20/10/2023 20:00

As we progress away from handwritten information and use keyboards more and more, it will look like Low.
There is no getting away from that.
Bare in mind that when she is an adult, she will most likely work alone at home. Again this is the way life has going. Nobody will hear her name, they will only see it on an email. They will think it is Lo (Low). However if you really are set on it then I think Celeste does go with it.
If you want Celeste as part of her first name then hyphenate it.

RogueFemale · 20/10/2023 19:59

KingsleyBorder · 20/10/2023 19:56

Ha ha @RogueFemale we were typing the same thing at the same time!

Yes haha!

KingsleyBorder · 20/10/2023 19:56

Ha ha @RogueFemale we were typing the same thing at the same time!

AFieldGuideToTrees · 20/10/2023 19:56

CurlewKate · 20/10/2023 17:08

I don't like hyphenated first names- people will drop the second one anyway!

I like Io. The only problem is that people might think it's Lo.....

I used to have a hyphenated first name. I got equal numbers calling me the first part, the last part, and both.

I never really knew who I was!

I hated it so changed my name by deed poll.

Goodornot · 20/10/2023 19:55

Io - I owe you...

KingsleyBorder · 20/10/2023 19:55

The beauty of Io is its brevity, it sounds quite classy as a standalone name. Provided that the capital “i” is read as an “I”, it is actually pronounced exactly as it is written.

And I disagree that people will read it as Lo, unless they are really stupid and forget that we write names with capital letters…

Anyway, as you said, Io is a given and not up for debate, so just reassuring you that it is a nice name and sounds like it will fit right in in your social circle. It does not need any embellishment with a hyphenated second part, and all that would happen is that the more recognisable second part would be the bit that people seize upon because Io is unfamiliar. Don’t detract from Io!

(Also, hyphenated first names are a bit vulgar in the UK IMO)

RogueFemale · 20/10/2023 19:54

Sunmoonstars33 · 20/10/2023 16:50

My DH chose the name for our baby who is due in 3 months. Its a name that has a lot of meaning to him and as I basically chose the names of our last two children (we agreed on them together and he likes them its just they were suggested by me) I think I want to use his chosen name for this child. However this name is only two letters.
The name is Io (eye oh) as in one of Jupiter's moons. My husband loves anything to do with space.
I just feel like Io is very short so I was considering hyphenating it with another more traditional name to make it longer?
I wondered what peoples thoughts were about this.... the name we would use is Celeste. So it would be Io-Celeste.
I've never actually met anyone with a double first name but I know they are common, lily Rose, Anne Marie, Lisa Marie, etc
Interested to hear peoples thoughts

I think Io is lovely. Don't spoil it with a hyphenated second name. I loathe those Lily-Mae, Lola-Rose sort of names. Very 'Love Island' and a bit crass.

Io may be short in letters but is the same as any other two syllable name.

A middle name as well would be fine, just not a hyphenated one linked to Io.

Keep it pure and simple. If you want Celeste as well, then name her Io Celeste [surname], but not not Io-Celeste which takes away the beauty of Io on its own.

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 20/10/2023 19:52

I like it!

I think little Io will find it a relief not to be called Ella or Amelia or any of the other overused names.

Ditch the hyphen.

For a middle name you can use one of the many other ‘space’ names - Rosalind, Ariel, Titania, Miranda, etc.

Sleepyquest · 20/10/2023 19:47

I know of an Io. I think it's cute. Just go for one or the other

kkkkleeee · 20/10/2023 19:47

I think lo-Celeste has a lovely ring to it. Don't worry about other peoples opinions. My whole family said they hate hyphenated names before I told them I hyphenated my oldest name. Her name is Frankie-Leigh and yes she uses both. It is a mix of mine and her dad's middle names together. If you want to hyphenate it then do it. I love the name.

Goodornot · 20/10/2023 19:46

I wouldn't. Jupiter has more than one moon. Why not Callisto which is another of Jupiter's moons.

fetchacloth · 20/10/2023 19:46

CurlewKate · 20/10/2023 17:08

I don't like hyphenated first names- people will drop the second one anyway!

I like Io. The only problem is that people might think it's Lo.....

I was born with a hyphenated first name and hated it.
I changed it by deed poll when I could, so I retained my first name, and the second name became my middle name.

bakewellbride · 20/10/2023 19:46

@CountTo10 exactly. When I was a teacher I once did supply with a child with a hyphenated name. He was miserable. I did my best with it during the register but he was pleading with me to just use one part of his name which I obviously did immediately but he was just so sad due to his name and I'll never forget him. He just wanted a normal easy name. Poor boy.

bakewellbride · 20/10/2023 19:44

At least they can change it when they're 18.

CountTo10 · 20/10/2023 19:43

Have you never seen Snow White???

'Eye-oh, eye-oh it's off the work we go'. That was my first thought!
Poor thing is going to get a life time of that along with how to spell it, say it etc. etc.

bakewellbride · 20/10/2023 19:43

"And I wouldnt worry about bullying. I live in an area rife with quite out there names." But your child is extremely unlikely to just be in that area for their whole life. They will grow up and probably want to live somewhere else / travel / whatever. What bizarre logic.