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

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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?

Galadriel?

Oh no no. Waaaay schemier than that.

Duncan Jones was Zowie Bowie wasn't he poor kid
Yeah my heart bleeds for poor old Duncan. What a shit life he has had. Oh wait ...
As it happens, his real name always was Duncan Jones. Zowie was a middle name and Bowie was only a stage name, not a legal one. Though no one appears to have told Angie that.
I suppose the point is that kids should be allowed to use a different name, or even legally change it if they really don't like the one they've been given.

I know a doctor whose given name is Candy. As far as I know it hasn't held her back, it's just her name. I also know a doctor Wolf who's German and a senior solicitor called Flossie (given name, not nickname).

Someone was saying to me recently that in 30 years Ava and Isla are going to be pushing Sharon and Tracey around the nursing home and discussing calling their kids retro names like Kylie and Jennifer

I actually really like the name Wolf, it’s been on our list since before whatsherface called their baby it

BUT I also appreciate it may not be the most sensible name choice, so the list is as far as it will get (maybe..)

I did the opposite and gave DS a bit of a middle-aged name. I’ve sometimes regretted it as people aren’t very enthusiastic about it, but he seems to like it. I always wanted an Oscar but by the time I came to having him it was suddenly really popular so I went with a more old-fashioned option. Hopefully it will stand him in good stead for that high court judge career all MNers aspire to for their offspring.

@Pandrawerschangedmylife 😂 your comment made me lol! I'm an accountant... thank you parents for naming me right 😂😂

I think by the time the current baby generation are grown up, cutesy names are going to be the norm.

It seems weird to think of 50 year old Tilly on reception, and 45 year old Fox in accounts... but it will happen

Gary is a truly unusual name these days and there hasn't been a Gary born in the UK since the 90s

This is an urban myth. I know one who is 12 - named after his Dad.

I saw someone in the comments section of some toy that was advertised that mentioned a child named Raven

The worst I’ve heard is Cooper. I’d just be calling him Barrel when he grows up!!

Don’t get me started on Parker

I went bibilical with my sons names, not unusual really. Joshua I'm sure hasn't left the top 10 in years. Elijah is slightly more unusual but I think it's creeping up there. I think they translate well to adulthood.

I used to teach twins, called Fifi Capulet and Purple Montague. They insisted that their names were not shortened.

I have no idea who billi mucklowe is but the way you expect us to know sounds like she’s a singer or model or something in which case I’m sure she has no desire at all for little wolf to grow up to be a bank teller.

It’ll be fine!

There are plenty of Tracey & Kevin’s in very senior, responsible jobs across the UK. The same for Sharon’s, Wayne’s & Darren’s.

I bet people were saying the same about all of those “modern” names 40-50 years ago!

Joshua I'm sure hasn't left the top 10 in years

Actually it left the top 10 in 2012 and has been outside of it ever since sorry!

My neighbour's name is Wolf. He's an architect in his 50s and has amazing hair, black and white curls, short in the back.

Yes, his wife is also gorgeous sorry.

YABU. And YABU for the phrase 'parents these days' alone

My personal hate is parents who call their ds Jamie. Jamie is fine for a 5 year old. Plain old James is much more adult

A friend of mine had terrible trouble with her XH's (Scottish) family. They'd named their DS James and were going to use Jamie as a nickname. The XHs family bought loads of personalised stuff with Jamie emblazoned on all of it and refused to acknowledge James was his real name as Jamie was "more Scottish" (more Scottish than a Scottish king apparently). Little Jamie was happy to be Jamie until he went to middle school, then asked to be addressed as James as it was "more grown up".

James is now going through the teenage rebellious phase, goes by Jay and wants blue hair.

At least he knows he can change his name to suit whatever job he has when he's older and my friend will accept it. Probably because she uses her given (sensible) name for work and her more fun middle name everywhere else.

My DS has two sensible names, but still wants to go by his middle name as it's the more unusual of the two (ie. Old fashioned).

'If I ever have children they would end up with gemstone names, because although still unusual I think of them as quite traditional, and possibly play around with them (Sapphire for a boy, although it's usually for a girl, for instance,) and then use plants for middle names. (You can blame The Ordinary Princess for my love of gemstone names.)'

Me too!
My 3 girls all have gemstone names (it was not even deliberate, 4th girl is called after the little song in the tale.

I nearly put my foot in it today. I over heard someone saying their daughter was called legacy something the other day and my first thought was thats awful.
I was talking about baby names to a woman at work and mentioned i had heard this name, i didn't say it was awful just said thought that was unusual and she said oh thats my friend.

I love the name Wolf!
My own DC have fairly traditional names.

My personal hate is parents who call their ds Jamie.

Mine is parents who call their DD Jamie. Or
James. I have a lot of time for Ryan Reynolds but that hasn't been his best decision.

Marnie & Jude. You have excellent taste.

It's the Teddy's/Alfie's/Rocko's/Louie's/Emmi's I feel a bit sorry for.

Why are people visualising their child in high up jobs?
Names do not determine whether people are successful! Hard work, grit, vision, ability, talent, opportunity and wellness do but names just don't!

I know a toddler called Tony
Maybe he could be friends with Alan and Barry

Hard work, grit, vision, ability, talent, opportunity and wellness do but names just don't!

You're right, but as regards vision, I think it takes that little bit more vision to see yourself in a top job (supposing that's what you want) if nobody with a name like yours has ever had that job.