Upset about critiscm of unborn child name.

[patronsaintofglocks]

To cut a long story short,

I am pregnant with my first child and DP and I have chosen two names.

For a girl: Noah
(I understand that many people prefer the spelling Noa for a female but we don't.)

For a boy: Ezra

I am sick and tired of my family telling us to change our minds/names. It's getting me down and making me second guess myself.

Does anyone have any advice?

"Her name will still be Noah."

Why?

When almost everyone is telling you; on here, and in real life; family, friends, acquaintances etc ; that it's a bad idea to give a girl the name Noah; why would you still do it? Why ?

Are you that bloody minded and stubborn?

The poor girl will spend her entire life explaining why she has a boys name. Many women have come on here, and said that their boys name has caused them nothing but bother. Have you not listened to any advice? Or have you only taken notice of the posters that have said what you want to hear?

As for the comments about girls being called Alex, Sam, Toni etc, they are shortened versions of longer GIRLS names.

Please at least consider re-thinking your choice. Noah? For a girl? REALLY?

Stop making it about what you want, and have some consideration for your daughter who will have to live with name NOAH!

I love Noah for a girl but would maybe spell it Noa .
Not a fan of Ezra but it's your baby . Tell them to shut up and sit down.

I worked years ago with a guy called Stacey.

So did I. He changed it by deed poll as soon as he was an adult.

You are setting your daughter up for a lifetime of confusion and explanations of you name her Noah. Almost everyone is going to assume that's a boy. Why would you do that?? Do you want to draw attention to that for her entire life. Think of her , not what you want to get out of it.

it's your baby

Yes but the baby will grow up to be their own person. Too many parents forget that they are naming an adult of the future, not a baby.

When they give their baby a sickly-sweet name, it really doesn't work when you're 30 or 60. It might be suitable again by the time you're 102, but quite possibly not.

A child is not a vanity project for the parents and in my view they should be given a "normal" name, suitable for their sex, and easy to spell! Unless you move in very Bohemian circles, it really is fairer on a child to be a bit less ambitious or "out there". You don't need a name that everyone else has got, but something "normal".

Noah for a girl is absolutely terrible, may as well just call her Dave. Fingers crossed it's a boy!

Think about what your daughter would feel about having to explain to everyone that she's not a guy. For the rest of her life.

Like Ezra though.

Never ever tell anyone the name until it is born! People will always comment before the baby arrives but once he or she is born and you announce the name nobody can argue

Those names are lovely by the way.

I just asked my 7 year old. He said Noah can be a boy or girl, youtube told him.

Noah for a girl? That will just be confusing. Not only is it a boys name but it's a very popular one, so she will probably know several male Noahs.

I'm not a fan of Noah just because there are so many. As a girls name it also reminds me of a Nora, which isn't that pretty.

Also not keen on naming a child that highlights your social grouping whether that be Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Spanish, Hippie, Posh or Chav. Keep those for it's middle name.
Think you should have your baby, look at what he or she looks like and pick a name accordingly.

Wow i really can't believe the overreaction here to the name Noah - in a world where Blake Lively's daughter is called James no less! OP ignore the haters - Noa is, of course, a legit girls' name and if you prefer the spelling Noah that's fine. It's not even that 'male' a name like Bruce or Arnold!?

Noah is a common boys name.
Even if you love the namr you need to consider the child explaining over again 'no its a girls name'.

But then thats why you dont tell people names in advance.

Noah is awful for a girl, she will spend her whole life explaining herself- for what benefit?

Pick another name ok, don't use your vanity to make your child's life more difficult.

*op

Noah doesn't have to be a boys name. This young lady is a friend of a friend of ours and being called Noah doesn't seem to have done her any harm

I really like them both. But I would drop the h.

I suppose the question is what is the point of a name? Is it about making the child's passage easier through life or not? I rejected anything difficult to spell, too unusual, too common, would get the piss taken out of in the pub, inappropriate for a specific job, weird connotations.

I cannot see why you would saddle your child with a name that will make their life more difficult. It seems a very odd decision - can someone who thinks Noah is a great name for a girl explain that to me please?

SoulAccount
Noa has a different pronunciation, I think?

No, it's exactly the same.
I've never heard of a boy called Noah in Spain, and have two DC in primary, because calling a boy Noah here would be like calling a boy Sophie in England.

your baby call him/her what you like my eldest dd is called indianna and 23 years ago was very unusual. i had people stop me in shops to tell me they either loved it or what was i thinking of calling a poor child that name ! 🙄 she's nearly 24 now and loves her name !! xx

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But NOA as opposed to NoaH isa girl's name

I'm assuming the pronunciation is the same. I know I don't have to understand it, but why add the H? What difference does it make?

I worked years ago with a guy called Stacey. Really nice chap he was to

Stacey (and Tracey and Hilary and Evelyn and Courtney and Jordan and loads more) were all originally boys names which became feminised.

I wouldn't give my daughter such a dominant boys name, school will be hell esp if she doesn't luck out and end up in the popular crowd.