To think most parents these days don't consider their baby's names for when they are adults..

[LondonAnne5]

Just that really.

I've lost count of the amount of times I've seen someone post a picture on their feed of their newborn with a name that is either really, really different or something that the child may not enjoy being called in the future when they are a teenager/adult...

E.g. Billi Mucklow naming her new baby boy Wolf Nine. It's different, yes and okay when he is a baby but I'm just imagining a professional middle aged businessman named Wolf and can't picture it.

I grew up with a very different name that is often mispronunced and is also a bit "babyish" for my age now which I do find awkward in a professional environment.
AIBU and alone in thinking this?

Names are becoming more diverse. Deal with it. it'll probably sound normal in 20 years time.

And there's no need to name your child to join the world's most conservative profession. I work in a fairly trendy, pretty lucrative type job and my company would be much more interested in a Daisy-Bell than a Catherine.

Ps: I want to meet Toddler Alan. He’s a legend in the making I’m sure.

I met a baby called Frank the other day. 'Twas very odd.

Marnie and Jude are not unusual. Sorry

They're quite common names (as in used, not grotty). I even went to school in the 90's with a Marnie and a Jude in my class in seniors.

Oh, I dunno. I just met a toddler called Alan today!

😂 Too funny. I've never met one but it's like Barry. Who would call their baby Barry?

I love James for a girl. I really wanted to call my DD2 Cameron but my DH just couldn't see it. I like unusual names but they have to work in society. Wolf Nine sounds cool but also like a Star Trek episode.

I have 2 dds one with a very traditional name one with a slightly unusual but not very (have met 3 adults with it all under 30) and would pass the prime minister test. Many seem to love dd2s name the only thing I do have is I really don't like any of the short forms so refuse any pet names for her (although people have a habit of doing that with my name which I hate and dhs which actually makes his longer so just why?)

In the barbers the other day a woman had two boys one about 5 the other about 7 Storm and Tater, she was asked what their real names are, she proceeded to say they are their real names.

She then asked me what my sons name was and said it was weird and wonder what happened to names like ‘Keith’ .. my has a very ’normal’ name

The Right Honorable Pebbles Beckham

Brigadier General Timmy Thompson

Vice-President Civil Division of the Court of Appeal Lulu-Belle Hammond

The Most Reverend and Right Hon The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury Blue-Monday Brown

Well, in the circles Wolf moves and will move in, his name will probably sound totally unremarkable.

I've no idea who Billi M is.

Why on earth would anyone give their child a name that is absolutely guaranteed to invite years of pisstaking?

Anyone saying, “ooh I love an unusual name...” should consider that children are people not toys, or pets.

Eh. Zowie Bowie seems to be doing ok

Anyone saying, “ooh I love an unusual name...” should consider that children are people not toys, or pets.

[abandons “Rover” as name for future DS2]

I think some people on MN have a weird idea of what is an unusual name, whenever people post that on baby names it’s normally followed by is ‘Miley’ too unusual or is ‘Arlo’ too unusual .. they’re not.

Annabella er, I think that was the poster's point. She said she had an unusual name so she gave her kids normal names, was how I read it.

@ShellyBoobs my point exactly. My name was difficult for me in school as it was used to take the piss out of me until I made up my own nickname and that started to spread which I'm still called because it's less embarrassing than my normal name! Now in my 30's I can see people thinking "eh?" to themselves when I introduce myself at work. I love my parents but I had no idea what they were thinking

I have relatives who have specifically chosen baby names with an eye on the future. Specifically, names which would help avoid their children's CVs being weeded out at the longlist stage, for appearing not to be white names. This has meant, obviously, not being able to choose to name their babies after most family members. This is really sad (and angry-making) in a lot of ways, though they've chosen lovely names, and I totally understand their reasoning.

(I chose an existing family name that is amazingly race- and religion-neutral for my kid!)

Eh. Zowie Bowie seems to be doing ok

Apart from the fact he changed his name to Duncan Jones.

No1 how do you know those children aren't being called the nickname from a longer name I would imagine lots are

Considering the amount of threads and angst just on mumsnet about baby names I think the majority of people do think carefully about names

The high court judge argument doesn't really stand up though because all those children will grow up together so judge Alfie and barrister lottie will be completely normal for that generation and old people names (our Ethel, Stanley generation) will be called David, Keith's, Clare, sharon

@area Wolf Blitzer was my first thought too :) I didn't really think about names to suit an accountant or judge when I names my dc, just names we liked that were not likely to be causes of piss-taking in school, sensible ones that weren't of exes/people we weren't keen on or celebrities. They weren't very popular when we chose them but soon after became very popular (oops) at the time

I have a surname that is always spelt wrong. I would never choose unusual spellings for children, its just a pain.

& asked to go by the name Joey whilst he was in school (Zowie)

Eh. Zowie Bowie seems to be doing ok

He's called Duncan Jones.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Jones

I’m also slightly at the pp who said they wouldn’t not give their child a name they wanted to in case it affected their chance of being an accountant.

Surely we try to give our children as much chance of getting on, in whatever field they choose, as we can?

I cannot fathom deliberately calling a child a name that you think might hinder them in life just because it will entertain you or (pressumably) gain ‘cool points’ on social media. It’s bizarre.

I find it strange when people choose a baby name to "go with" that of a sibling. Do you really think that when the kids grow up it is going to matter if their names "go together"? Wouldn't it make more sense to choose a name based on each child rather than trying to make them a cutesy "set"?