To give my opinions about baby name?

[jepipi7030]

NC’d for this in case I'm asked for what the name is

DS(18)&his gf are expecting a baby boy in April, DS has told me the name that they've picked and I think it's cute for a baby, not so much an adult. It's a place, I didn't even know it was a baby name, but it is on baby name websites etc although it does come under a girls name.

WIBU to tell them I don't like it? Or keep quiet and hope they change their minds anyway?

Have they actually been to Nevada?! I’d question if they haven’t.

Sorry, you can't say anything.

If you tell them how you feel about it, I’d be prepared for it to cause a bit of a rift.

I very much doubt they’d go “oh, in that case we’ll go back to the drawing board”.

SiL gave one of her kids a ridiculous name but we just raised our eyebrows in private and let her get on with it. It’s none of our business in the same way as I wouldn’t be interested in their input.

I really like it! I think I would prefer it as a boy’s name rather than a girl’s name, even though I think it is a unisex name.

Just because you don’t like the name doesn’t mean other people will dislike it or think it is weird or odd.

It doesn’t really matter if you like it or not, it’s not your name or your child’s name. On that basis I think you should keep your opinion to yourself because it only adds negativity and could cause bad feelings.

My mum used to tell us kids: “If you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything at all.”

And you wonder why people moan about their MILs on here 😆😆
you’ve had your kids and named them it’s nothing to do with you now

Of course you will cause bad feeling if you just say you don't like it, but you can mention its meaning. It's Spanish for a female thing with snow on it. The name of the US state refers to a snowy mountain or a mountain range (both feminine) with snow on it.

Honestly - I would not go for Nevada - but then friends have done freya and Arlo & the like- v trendy - I bet they would not like my son's name - so each to their own.

I disagree with everyone. Usually I would never say anything about a baby name but in this instance your son is 18. He’s still a child himself and the name is a juvenile one he will probably regret in a decade. I would advise. You will probably end up doing most of the parenting work anyway so may as well get a say!

There is nothing wrong with the name. OP I would advise keeping your mouth shut and just go along with it - and to be fair what they call their baby has absolutely nothing to do with you. You had your time to choose names with your own children. For what it's worth I don't see why the name wouldn't suit an adult.

You are about to be a grandmother. This is just the start of learning to bite your tongue.

I don't like it but I don't think you can say anything. Perhaps persist in saying "when little Nev" is here or something and see if it puts them off?

Wonder out loud if people will call
him Nev for short, and he might get mistaken for a a evil.

What ever you do, don't say you don't like it. They'll still use the name and always remember your opinion. I feel a bit sad knowing my DM and FIL don't really like DS2s name. They tried to hold back, but couldn't help themselves when we named him.

Hardly in the same league as Dakota or Paris

I would just warn them that everybody will ask if they've been.

I know a child called kiro.its a bad enough name but to not even spell it right is just insult to injury. Hopefully your dil and ds will spell it nevada . That's all you can hope for here.

I do think it's odd to name your child after somewhere you've never visited.

@Marcipex what’s wrong with Mona? Perfectly acceptable name especially in Italian heritage families, also an anglicised form of an old Irish name.

my kids don’t have particularly unusual names but I don’t get why people have to voice such a strong opinion on what others call the child they are giving birth to and raising. Just name your kids to your taste and stay in your lane 😂

Just ask them what their reasons are for calling their son after a desert & wait for an answer. Don’t say anything, just ask the question. It’s not a name though is it?

It’s not great. Nev isn’t a wonderful nn nor is Ada, a girls name.

But …. It’s not your decision, it’s the next generations turn now.

maybe point out the flaws in the nicknames and leave it at that.

Say nothing.

I remember when the Beckhams had their son and they named him Brooklyn. I thought it was a weird name at the time but years later, I feel like it's as unremarkable as if he's been called Tom.

I wouldn't tell them my opinion on the name but would hope it would grow on me quickly.

Actually I quite like Nev for short. The name is cringe but dread to think what 18 year old me would have chosen thank god never had to find out.

Very judgey. I myself have a Freya, she wasn't named as it was 'trendy', her name was chosen due to the origins of it and the mythology

You should never give your opinion on someone else’s baby name once it’s been chosen. That’s very, very rude.

Do people who call their daughters India have to visit India?