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?

Still not as rude as burdening your child with a stupid name.

It's ok for very close family to voice their opinion in a gentle way if they're just looking out for the future child.

If my parents had considered naming me Truly/Neveah/Blue I sure as he'll would have appreciated my grandparents talking sense into then.

The interest of the child (them having a name they can carry effortlessly and in a dignified manner into old age) is more important than the parents' selfish whims of "expressing themselves" and "being younique". You're not naming a pet. You are not naming a baby. You are naming a future adult. Too many people seem to forget that...

Nev for short. 🫢

Never comment. Just keep quiet. Criticising names never ends well.

Most people I know in their early 20s are just making up new names for themselves nowadays because their parents picked boring dull names from baby lists for them.

Are they, eh? 🙄

I wouldn’t say anything, you won’t change their minds but you could make them upset.

They may well change their minds when they meet him.

(But I do agree it’s a daft name. Nev is ok though.)

Nevada is a Spanish word and in Spanish at least it is definitely female, ending in -a.

Hoping he never has to travel to South America or Spain or anything like that (even to the US where there are a lot of Spanish speaking people).

I’m just saying this in case you do decide to bring it up “oh, that is the female word for snowed in Spanish, did you know that?”

I admit my eyes roll if my future grandchild was named Nevada.

But I agree, you can’t criticise. I would probably say ‘awww, what made you think of that?’ In an interested / impressed sort of tone. Then maybe say ‘what do you think people will shorten it too? Never ? If it’s Nev I hope no one thinks you have called him Neville LOL.’

I think you should tell them this actually. As a matter of fact. It is as well for people to know what it means and the potential implications.

I dont think you can tell them you dont like it, it's not relevant. You can tell them you looked it up and was surprised is came under a girls name and ask if they have considered it a teenage boys and adults males name?

It's not the word for snow though it's more like "snowed on" or snowy. Every body knows it comes after sierra or Montaña or área.

Nobody will think it"s a girls name.
Also, he is a 'persona ' so in that context una persona nevada is correct! A Spanish man's nacionalidad es Española for example

So I think it's a terrible name but I wouldn't worry that it will be received any worse in spain@

One of the names that my DD was considering was likely to lead to a lot of stupid comments and people constantly singing a song at her child which would get really annoying.

I said the name was nice, but mentioned the teasing she might get. And it turned out that other people said the same. DD went for something else.

So yep, basically only say something if the name is genuinely going to cause the child issues.

Nevada as a noun means snowfall; it can’t really be an adjective without a noun to modify. As an adjective, it would be nevado for a masculine noun rather than nevada.

Reminds me of the recent thread about people calling their DDs Beau. Regardless of opinion on a name, when it's from a language that has different feminine and masculine endings, it just seems so ridiculous to use one inappropriately. To me, it would be like calling a boy Nina ('little girl') or Donna ('lady') or calling a girl Reuben ('behold, a son'); but then we had the recent thread about calling a girl James - one of the best-known masculine names there is - so who knows?

Nobody will think it"s a girls name.

I can't speak for Spain - and I don't know where this particular baby will live - but in the UK, most people will assume that a name ending in 'a' is a girl's name. I can't personally think of any names ending in 'a' that are commonly used for boys. In Ireland, yes; but not in the UK.

Joshua ends in an a

True, and although it wouldn't be common name in the UK, so does Enda, so does Dara, Donachada, Ferdia

I really like it.
Don't say anything the baby will be born soon enough.
And there's always a chance the name won't suit him.
You could ask what back up name they have just in case

Joshua ends in an a

Thank you, yes - I stand corrected!

I know a little Asa, Asha, Hamza and Ezra

that’s 4 boy names ending in a

most biblical names end in an ‘ah’ to
zachariah is really popular round here

Also Luca, Mica and Cuba

It's not your place to say if you like it, god you sound annoying!

And the comment above about boys names not ending in A what the hell. My boys name ends in A

You stay the fuck out of it. My sister' MIL slagged off their name and its caused lasting damage.

Egg and my face are in alignment - yes, there clearly are a number of boys' names that end in 'a'!

I still think there's probably a difference, though, between names that people are familiar with and unfamiliar/newly made up ones - and that people are still likely to assume that a name ending in 'a' is a girls' name, unless it's one they already know as a recognised boys' name.

Well, personally, I wouldn't ever call a child after a place I'd never been to as it seems a bit weird but the two examples are quite different. India is a massive and varied country and also a very established girls name and Nevada, although quite amazing to look at, is famous for being home to Las Vegas, prostitution and where people with gambling debts and wannabe mafiosos mysteriously go "missing".

Nevada was the name of the local roller rink that got burnt down in the 80,s ,.