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?

Can you give him a nickname like Splash? But somehow make it cute rather than mocking/insulting. 😬

Jesus yeah that's a lot. Call him Storm

I mean Kylie Kardashians child is called Stormy so at least there's some precedent

Stormy Weather sounds better
clears throat....sings Dunnnaaah whyyy there's nahh sun up in the skyyyyy Stawmy Weavaaaahhhhh

I don't think as a step grandparent you get to choose a nickname. The name is what it is. The sooner you start using it the easier it'll become.

Not sure it's very nice to openly ridicule new parents on a public forum, either. The Daily Mail will have a field day with this one.

Nah don't believe it sorry.

This is not about you. There are many names people don't like/can't pronounce but don't take it upon themselves to avoid addressing the person by name.

I think you are being immature about it to be honest

Muddy Waters was a great blues artist.

I think what pisses me off is the hyphen. Stormy-water sounds off but Stormy Water Cloud Johnson goes much better for me.

Is it already registered? Can you persuade them to drop the hyphen?

At least one can spell it. At least, I can spell it.

This thread has given me the biggest laughs in what has been a very hard week. Thank you all. But yes, that's a hilariously terrible name. It will have to be Storm, but that's the name of Jeremy Vine's co-presenter and I don't like it as a female name either.

@notanothertakeaway

Oh dear, that name is awful....

My aunt and uncle resolutely refuse to pronounce my niece as her parents do. Bit silly, we roll our eyes

But Stormy Cloud Water is beyond the pale

It's Stormy-Water Cloud

The thing is when this baby is an adult and sends his CV off no one will take him seriously.

Honestly I would say to use the name because its a sign of identity and of respect. If you don't like the name then give baby a loving nickname but occasionally use their actual name too. Don't push them and baby away over something so silly.

Hardly a troll. I've been here for a long time and never trolled anyone. I would actually prefer Skegness which a PP suggested

Changed your name halfway through a thread, op?

@Iwantcauliflowercheese @PegorySpeck

@Marmelace

How will it affect them though? Plenty of people on here liking the name. Anyway according to your logic no one should be allowed to name their children as they will be treating them like property. Maybe we should all have to pick between a list of names you approve off!

Me? Why a list that I approve of?

99% of replies are along the same lines, so not sure why you singled me out.

And 'how will it affect them?' Really? How do you think?

Just call him Stormy. The whole name together is silly, but Stormy isn’t that bad. IMO I t’s better than Clint, which was weirdly popular for a short time!

[quote SofiaMichelle]@Marmelace

How will it affect them though? Plenty of people on here liking the name. Anyway according to your logic no one should be allowed to name their children as they will be treating them like property. Maybe we should all have to pick between a list of names you approve off!

Me? Why a list that I approve of?

99% of replies are along the same lines, so not sure why you singled me out.

And 'how will it affect them?' Really? How do you think?

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I don't know, you tell me as you're the one predicting it? Will small minded people like yourself snigger at it, will you press into your children the same negativity teaching them to bully. You seem ridiculously to not be able to back up your own reply.

My parents nearly called me Storm 43 years ago - after that Wilbur Smith character. It’s funny as I’m not a “Storm” at all, although I wonder if I would be different if that had been my name in a class of Claire and Nicola.
But Stormy Water? No.

Poor kid. Nickname him Balonz instead

Yeah their reasons do make the name even worse! Oh dear. I think unfortunately you have to suck it up and just say it though. Stormy on its own isn't that terrible (its still a bit cringe but not as bad) but insisting on 'Stormy-Water' is a bit much

[quote GemmaRuby]@Marmelace I hate to break it to you but my real name is not Gemma.

It’s Stormy-Water Cloud [/quote]
Haha fair enough

Stormy.. water.. cloud..

Where the fuck am I?

While I think it might be a bad idea to just come out with what you think of the name. You could point out to them that they don’t understand the expression “every cloud has a silver lining” as the cloud is the negative thing. People are not only going to find their explanation sappy but also think they’re stupid.

Well it is a shit name tbh and I would say something to a relative but if they still went ahead with it (which is their right) then I wouldn't be rude about it.

Would you refuse to say a colleague's name because you didn't like it? Or give them a nickname because it sounds nicer? I find it very rude when people do that.

You've voiced your opinion and they are going for it anyway, let them deal with it when their child is moaning that people are calling them wet puddles in the playground.

Whatever happened to being cruel to be kind, I would have had to have been blunt Lol