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?

Rain? Storm? Thunder?

Wasn’t overly sure of our grandchild’s name but we love it now, I just suits perfectly somehow.

Likewise, my MIL (German) told my mum that we called our youngest “something peculiar”. My mum thought it must be Zebedee or similar: It was a perfectly normal, traditional Scottish name to reflect my ancestry. MIL too likes it now.

Please call the baby by it’s name.

Tsunami?

Earthquake?

Volcano?

Landslide?

Tornado?

Giraffe?

I bet it’s Tree

So it’s a bit like River, Bear, Wolf, Forest…

Is it Canada? Moose? Maple? Raccoon? Oak? Conker? (Please be conker) Stag? Estuary? Weeping Willow? Eucalyptus?

Dolphin

@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

Oh come on now OP. Yes tooootally normal for a parent to redefine their view of their own child based on a name choice.

Monkey Tennis
Capybara
Smith’s Redknee Tarantula
Wolverine
Phoenix

Forest?

Lord Howe Island Stick Insect!

Ultimately you can dislike the name all you want - it's not about you. If you want to keep a good relationship with the parents and child you'll use it. It's hurtful, disrespectful and childish not to.

@diddl

"it’s more about the abuse the poor child will get when he’s growing up."

Well it's starting already isn't it with Gps who can't bear to say the name & a father who now thinks less of his son FFS!

Exactly what I was going to say. It's not the other kids they have to worry about but the bloody Grandparents

Hurricane
Bingo
Centaur
Vagabond
Burrito

@EveryFlightBeginsWithAFall

I know brothers called fox and fawn

I raise you brothers named Leif and Loki.

I remember after having my children I was on another parenting forum, and someone on there named their baby Ocean Adventurer, her parents hated it, I also thought it was awful and understood their dislike. The grandparents called the baby another name and she was very angry about it.

Ocean - well, it wouldn't be my choice, but Ocean Adventurer.... No.

I think Maverick is cool

Pathetic OP. You're saying your trying to be diplomatic but you won't say the baby's name? That's not diplomatic. Not everything is about you.

@godmum56

I think Maverick is cool

I agree. I could get behind that.

Tell us the name and we can actually offer an opinion...

This is one of those situations where the parents of the child say that their parent or in laws won't use the babies name or start calling the child something else. It is their choice he is your grandchild you need to get over it or risk alienating your family.

Covid

If it's outing it must be Cycling. 🤪

@GillBiggeloesHair

If it's outing it must be Cycling. 🤪

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Honestly, you need to get over yourselves. I can't believe you are refusing to say your own grandchild's name. My sister changed her very feminine name to a male name - Scott William - and not because she was transitioning or anything (this was over 35 years ago) but basically to annoy my parents and rebel. She gets called Billy now (her choice). Yes it was weird but and I thought it was stupid but it would have been even more stupid to refuse to call her by her legal name as thats what she wanted.