To Not wanting to explain my DD name

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My DD is 20 month old. She is called Dallas. I have named her Dallas after my great aunt who is no longer with us as my Aunty Dallas did alot for me when she was alive and holds a dear place in my heart

My problem is that when people ask me what my daughters name they dont seem to like the answer. They pull there face and say well that's unusual. I then feel like I have too explain it.

AIBU to feel like telling them to pit there face straight.

I then feel like I have too explain it

Then that's something you have to get over. There is no need to explain it & no one is making you do so!

I think it's a great name. If people don't Like it that's their business. Don't explain just because it's unusual doesn't mean you should justify it to people. Much nicer than the boring Rosie/Katie/Emma you hear a million times a day

No offence to parents of Rosie/Katie/Emma !!

I love unusual names like this, your daughter will make it her own.

Although I did find it quite hard to keep my face composed when I asked a mum whose little boy was clinging and crying outside school what he was called and she said 'Rocky'.

"I love unusual names like this, your daughter will make it her own."

Or she will, like my brother's step son, have a miserable time for much of his primary years because of his "beautiful" "unique " name and refuse to go to Secondary school until he was allowed to change it to Tom.

But Dallas isn't an embarassing name, and most of the children at school won't remember Dallas the TV show (only us oldies).

Embarassing names are things like Satchel.

Even then, with the right personality, having a distinctive name can be good. I had a quite unusual name, everyone remembers me. There was a girl in our year called 'Honey' and I still remember her (but have difficulty remembering which Tracy was which).

I agree about personality, but that's not just true of unusual names. I knew a lady called Grace who was huge, lumpen and very ungraceful. It seemed a cruel trick. I also know a Rosie, who although delightful in a different way, is anything but Rosie.

And Chastity is wrong for all of these reasons.

I know a Dallas! She is lovely, if that makes a difference?

I also like the name Redcliffe/Red. I know someone with a sons name Blue.

YANBU!