Ridiculous name for baby

[PegorySpeck]

My step son and gf have recently called their newborn a really awful pretentious name. I know it’s their choice but neither me nor my husband can bring ourselves to say it in a sentence. Every time we talk about him we say ‘the baby’ or the ‘little one’. We have been very diplomatic and said things like ‘ oh that’s unusual’ but they have started to notice we don’t use his name in conversation and it’s becoming tense.

Any advice on how to move forward?

@Margo34

Just here to know the name!

River, Bear, Wolf, Forest, Daisy, Rose, Chip, Apple, Blossom?

Or is it more like.....a more random noun, Spaghetti? Biscuit? Kid?

It’s a bit like your first lot of names but they are tame in comparison. It’s not just about what we think it’s more about the abuse the poor child will get when he’s growing up. I just don’t think they have thought about that.

Tough you’ll just have to get used to it.
Now tell us what it is!!!

TELL US THE NAME OP!

Still think YABU and the name is probably fine.

This sounds like a 'you' problem.

@Iwantcauliflowercheese

I fully understand OP. My DSGS has a terrible name. It's a place name. I was embarrassed when people asked his name. I still cringe now, it's that bad.

At last somebody who understands the complete ridicule involved. It literally makes me cringe - more so because of why they called him this name. The family’s whole reaction was complete disbelief

@PegorySpeck

I’ve explained that we just have to try, but it makes us cringe and we feel so uncomfortable. It’s a name that is also a noun so we feel it is so completely out of context. When they gave their reasons for this name it made things worse.

It’s making YOU cringe. It’s making things worse for YOU!

Ignore the fact it makes YOU fee uncomfortable and call the baby it’s name.

I can bring myself to say it - it’s DH that’s the main issue, he sees his son in a completely different light now and not in a good way

Dying to know what the name is!

I'm calling Aardvark. On the plus side, always first on the School register.

Mountain Range
Mighty River
Waterfall
Niagara
Africa
Bison
Oak tree

Ugh! Such a boring thread without the name- we can't tell you if YABU if we don't know how bad the name is!

If its one like River, Bear, Wolf, Forest, Daisy, Rose, Chip, Apple, Blossom then I honestly can't see the problem. Might not be your choice of name but it's not your child, so you need to get over it & start using the name. I can't see why anyone should be teased over their name, and if they did then its the person doing the teasing who is in the wrong, not the parent or child.

Is it Tiger?

It doesn't matter. It really, really doesn't.
If the kid doesn't like his name when he gets older, he will change it or get people to call him something else. But chances are it will just be accepted because there are so many unusual names around these days, they're actually not unusual any more at all.

Come on Op, spit it out, or are you hoping to stretch this out to two full threads.

Unless it's an insult or inappropriate word eg Shitface, then just start using it. You'll get used to it.

I would actually prefer Skegness which a PP suggested cauli no offence to Skeggie, but the name must be really bad.

I'm going with Mountain

@PegorySpeck

I can bring myself to say it - it’s DH that’s the main issue, he sees his son in a completely different light now and not in a good way

Carry on like you are and your dh probably won't see his son at all or his grandchild.

I thinks folks are being a bit disingenuous.

If it's something like Moon Unit (a la Frank Zappa).. yeah I'd struggle with that.

How is little Moon Unit, I mean come on.

Ponsonby, nn Pob.

Is it Buzz

Is he a little Meerkat?

Come on op, let us guess - 20Qs

Q1. Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?

Both of you need to get a grip. Say the name 100 times a day, ideally in public, until you can deal with it, maybe they hate your name? You have a lovely healthy grandchild. That’s the main thing.