AIBU?
Your baby's name is 'so weird' ...?
brandnewcoffee · 03/05/2021 07:57
Due with our baby girl in just a few weeks. It took us a long time to pick a name that will flow nicely with the middle name as well as the surname and a name we both love equally. My nan texted me this morning and ask if we've picked a name yet so I told her that we have and told her the name we chose is Esmé. Her response was simply 'such a weird name'. Nothing more, nothing less. I'm gobsmacked and don't know what to say back. I know it doesn't matter what others think about the name we chose for our baby girl but it really got me doubting myself and now I'm sat here worrying whether we picked the right name. AIBU?
2pinkginsplease · 03/05/2021 08:03
THe most important thing is that you and your partner love the name.
When I was due my grans 6th great grandchild she said, can you pick a normal name for this one! 😂😂😂
The grandchildren all have normal names they just aren’t traditional names like David, John, Ann or Mary.
Still makes us laugh to this day!
21Flora · 03/05/2021 08:03
We called our daughter Elspeth, I know it isn’t to everyone’s taste but my family all told me how much the disliked it before birth. Now she’s born and we gave her that name nobody has said another word about it. I’d honestly just ignore it and do what you want!
HappyGoPlucky · 03/05/2021 08:07
Esme is a lovely name! Grandmas sometimes reserve the right to be really rude - she'll get worse as she gets older, I promise.
Just text back - Cheers, Nan! - and forget about it. It's not her decision. What would she choose anyway? Probably something you'd think was weird.
There's nothing weird about Esme - it's a beautiful name.
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