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?

I knew an Oberon. As in King of the Fairies. Truly unfair.

Stormy-Water Cloud?

Oh Christ. So sorry OP, that's an awful name

That’s a bit of a mouthful to yell across a softplay

@MyPatronusIsACat

Could be worse. Could be Rainy Puddles.

I think it probably is!!!!!
load of old bollocks

Frankly I think you're going to have to suck it up but tbh I think it will be for a decade when the child tells everyone he want to be called Bob after suffering years of embarrassment introducing himself.

I'm actually interested in the why?

Was he conceived on a boat in choppy water under the clouds?

If so I'd be getting worried for any subsequent kids as his name might be tame by comparison if the shag in question happened during a lightning/thunder storm.

Thunder-Clap Flash Smith might be a contender...

Someone I know called her baby Bodhi Rain because her dead sister came to her in a dream and told her to. She lives in a rough area full of kids called Hayden, Jayden etc feel so sorry for him!

There are no words for how bad that is. Just call the poor child stormy, ignore the rest of the name!

I threw up a bit in my mouth when I read the explanation, OP.

It is an objectively terrible ‘name’ and I see where you are coming from entirely. Wasn’t Stormy Something the name of the stripper who sued Trump?

I’d shorten it to Storm and make that yours and DP’s name for him. I hope that by the time they get to ordering name-tapes for his school uniform that the parents have realised how unfair they have been on this child.

Reminds me of a couple who called their son number 31 bust stop or something

In all honesty it could be worse. I'm sure he'll just go by Stormy at school which I don't think will even stand out that much. It reminds me of the name Misty.

Eeek. It’s very Kardashian. I feel your pain but there’s nothing to be done other than to call him it.

This is just the sort of thing the Daily Mail pick up in which case the comment section will give Stormy-Water‘s parents a feel for how their name choice is likely to go down. If the Mail do pick it up it’s going to be incredibly outing 🙈

@TwinsandTrifle

For now, can the collective minds of MN come up with anything (not Storm, or Stormzy ) that Stormy-Water/ Stormy-Water Cloud can be shortened to, that sounds half decent? "SC?" Sort of like the way you'd shorten Sarah Jane?

Anyone?

Smith. Smithy? 😛 I’m trying with the other names but it’s surely impossible. The initials don’t flow. Storm or Stormy is surely the best? Poor kid.

He'll eventually get called Storm or Stormy. Their still at the full name and it shall never be shortened stage. It shall pass.

As long as their surname isn't Daniels of course cos that would trump everything....

Soooo many poor baby name stories to tell that I might start my own thread

It's fine, just get on with it. I have known children called Tyger, Rocky, Satchell over the years. Even Daisy and Ruby are nouns. Just get over it and crack on, it soon becomes normal after the first five minutes.

Oh sorry I see you've given the reason.

Pretty narcissistic if I'm honest to give a kid a name all about your relationship rather than consider them as a person - especially when it's so shit.

I'm still worried what any siblings might be called.....

He's not going to thank his parents for that.

Sorry OP I agree, i's the reasoning that's really cringe in my book, all about us and our relationship, not what might be a nice name for a child.

Woah, I thought you must be exaggerating but then I read the name…10/10 for ingenuity though

[quote FrozenoutofCostco]@Iwantcauliflowercheese PLEASE tell me it's not Bradford or Preston[/quote]
Close. I used to live next door to a Preston.

Why not buy them a blanket or something with his name embroidered on it as a gift.
Explain that you are both so thrilled for them and (not but) bc it's such a unique name it has taken you a bit of time to get used to it.
Because although it is undoubtedly a truly horrendous choice (really) you don't want to upset them and cause bad feeling.
Hopefully it will naturally get shortened to Storm which is still cringe in my mind but nearly as bad as the name in full...

Cross post bread

Pruritus Septem maybe, to commemorate a 7 year itch?

and cloud was the ‘silver lining’ when realised they were expecting.

You realise they've got that the wrong way round? The cloud bit is the bad thing, the silver lining is the good bit.
Silver would've been a way better middle name. Than Cloud.

@PegorySpeck I called my baby Michael. My family were very very disappointed at how boring and dull I was, and never really forgave me for not choosing something exciting. Good job I don’t bother with them because I LOVE it.

As it turned out, it’s so dull he’s the only one in his school, so it’s quite unusual, and gets some lovely comments from teacher's😂

Has it actually been officially registered? Just thinking it might be rejected.