Unfortunate name choice

[Rose789]

A friend of a friend has just had a baby and called her Summer Eve.
Summers eve is a brand of feminine hygiene products in the US. Akin to someone in the US calling their child vagisil.
I have spent a lot of time in the states so it may not be something that many people in the U.K. know about. I messaged my friend to say oh my goodness I can’t believe the name they’ve chosen for the baby. Now my friend is (jokingly) pissed off that I’ve told her as she’ll not be able to think of anything else.
But I also have friends in the US who have friends/family members called Randy. Again completely different connotations in the U.K.

Not an AIBU but it has amused me

Small child in UK called Jenny Taylor

When you hear it you can’t I hear it poor kid when some school mate twigs.

Don't be cruel OP. It is absolutely not the equivalent of naming a child "Vagisil". It is a pretty name.

i know a randy hes gorgrous was a model

does it matter what it means in america-they say fanny for bum there i think thats hilarious

Oh calm down, it’s not like they called her Preparation H.

*can’t unhear

@Backtoschoolnotsoonenough

Ds's primary school friend was Rory Lyons...

@Backtoschoolnotsoonenough genius parents. Love it

@katy1213

I'd have been laughing behind their back even without the unfortunate connotations! It's a dreadful name!

Great for you.

I think a lot of the comments are a bit harsh... your not exactly bullying the baby and I'm sure the parents aren't too worried what you think... you just made an observation you found amusing... I would prob do the same to be honest

@Marcipex

I think Lilia is awful, also a feminine hygiene brand name, but I know two.

@Marcipex is it? In what country?

Its a beautiful name, the poor mum choosing a pretty name that has no product connection in UK yet people get cheap kicks about it and then boast about such.
How could you make fun of a childs name. It's not like many celebs which are ott.

I know of a woman called Pat Mycock.

at least shes not fanny schmelar

@GreyishDays - yes in this country Lilia was a well known sanitary towel in the 60s/70s - in a pink cardboard box with white feathers adorning it. My mother made me go to the local haberdashery shop and get them for her when I was small - I absolutely cringed having to ask for them!

Small child in UK called Jenny Taylor

Nope, I've said it out loud a dozen times and I dont get it, can you explain?

Genitalia innit?

@leafeater

I met an American called Randy Pratt

Nooooo 😂😂😂

Hahahahahahaha let's take the piss out of a baby's name, then post all about it on a site that the babys mum may well be on and make her feel like shit hahaha hahaha.

Soooooooooooo funny op

[quote MagicSummer]@GreyishDays - yes in this country Lilia was a well known sanitary towel in the 60s/70s - in a pink cardboard box with white feathers adorning it. My mother made me go to the local haberdashery shop and get them for her when I was small - I absolutely cringed having to ask for them![/quote]
Oh, I guess that’s long enough ago that the child’s peers or even most of their parents won’t remember though.

@TheHappyHerbivore

If she’s not planning on living in the US I can’t see it being a problem (except for the obvious issue of it being an unbelievably naff name)

That.

'Randy' is a diminutive of 'Randolph'. I don't quite know how Randy Crawford fits into that, she obviously wasn't a 'Randolph'. However I know Americans aren't familiar with our urban use of 'randy'. Hi, I', Randy! Imagine.

I'm Randy (well I'm not actually....)

You would have been unreasonable to NOT tell them. Any thinking human being would like to at least make a conscious decision about a name like that....

Why? I don't think most Brits would have ever heard of that product. Loads and loads of normal names and normal words have rude meanings in other languages, it's no big deal. Telling them is just shit and rude. The only correct response when a friend tells you their new baby's name, is "aww, that's lovely". Even if their name was literally "Vagisil" you refrain from making a stupid comment, unless you don't give a shit about their feelings. I can be pretty socially inept at times but even I know that that's basic social skills.

Well you must be lovely. Congratulations Summers mum if you're reading.

Meh, I think it's funny. A lot of bores on here today.

I read of an American called Randy Ponce.
(I know it’s probably pronounced Ponthay in Proper Spanish, don’t know how it’d usually be pronounced in the US though.)

If she’s not in the US, I don’t see a problem.