To intensely dislike the “y/ie” suffix name craze?

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Alfie Archie Albie Blakie Bertie Denny Ellie Evie Edie Georgie Lenny Ralphie Ronnie Reggie Vinny.

Today I came across a Jeffie. Why?!

If want to give you kid an old fashioned name, then name it Alfred, Eleanor, Leonard or Vincent. Or Jeffrey.

Added to the naff-ness of it is the fact that when that child starts school, he’s going to be one in at least half a dozen others with the same name.

I just find it it very unoriginal and effortless to give your child a “trendy” name that 50% of parents seem to also be naming their child. I’m assuming they think it’s quirky or cute but I can’t be the only person who thinks it’s naff and tasteless.

I get sometimes it’s to honour a relative. My grandad was called Bernard, but if I wanted to name my son after him I wouldn’t name him Bernie. I’d call him Bernard. As that was my grandads name.

Also, those bemoaning people for not choosing “unusual” names, please consider the impact of an unusual name on your children.

I have an unusual name and I hated it growing up. My name is actually a very traditional name which is easy to spell and pronounce, yet people insisted on calling me more popular but similar names constantly. I used to physically try to melt into the chair when a new teacher was calling the register as I knew they would call me the “wrong” name (9 times out of 10 it was a name belonging to the wrong gender too!)

@modgepodge its not the ee sound tho. It’s the change from original name to one with the ee sound. For coolness/quirkiness. Or whatever the reason is.

I think you need to get out more.

@SamAndEIIa I think you are deliberately missing the point, it doesn’t matter

I have send to work with an Amanda who insisted on being Amanda, because she hated names being abbreviated (fair enough). She went in to call her son Alexander which just seemed like setting herself up for a lifetime of irritation of people shortening it!

It may be that most of the DC are named the “proper” name, eg Thomas, and are known as Tommy when they’re young?

No, I think you are clutching at straws now that you have realised that you can’t actually make a coherent point without contradicting yourself.

I named one of my children with an -ie name over a decade ago purely to wind up people like you. And I was "following a trend" too. We're all about being 'trendy' here. Love it. Unoriginal and effortless, naff and tasteless; just what I wanted for my kids ❤️

I mean, it's possible that I just liked the name and it had fuck all to do with being 'quirky' or the future opinions of (weirdly judgmental) strangers on the internet...but who knows?

You urgently need a hobby if this is the sort of thing you can get worked up over. Especially as you named your own kid Poppy ffs 😂

I think Teddy is a bad example, it’s really mainstream in the states! The NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. Abbreviated there’s obviously Ted Danson. There’s a female Teddy on Grey’s Anatomy and if I’m remembering correctly there was also one on Brooklyn 99- Amy’s weird boyfriend that was obsessed with Pilsner?! There was an Edward known as Ted in my DD’s daycare when we lived over there too, granted Dad was British but no one batted an eyelid especially as the predominant baby name trend there at the times seemed to be what I’d think of as 1970s names like Brian, Martin, John etc.

And I have to point out that if the full names are given when a child is born - 99 times out of a hundred, it'll be shortened anyway to a name with a a 'y' or an 'i.e.' at the end 🙄

You don't like them - fine! Don't use them for your own. But each to their own

I named my daughter in the 70's with a name ending in 'ie' I was at school with someone with the same name and I loved the name. There was also a singer around with the same name a few years earlier. It's not a shortened version of anything. The full name has an 'ie' on the end of it and it's a name with Greek Origins. I have seen more people in the public eye with that name, born later than my daughter - but at the time it wasn't that common.

I think you need to get out more OP. This is a bizarre thing to raise your blood pressure over.

You missed the worst one: Teddy.

Most girls in my DD’s year (8) have names that end with “a” - including DD!

OP Unless it’s like those people who say “it will be Henry on the birth certificate but he will only ever be known as Harry”. But that’s a whole other pet peeve

Also OP If his mates of family shorten it to Alfie then that's fine.

So random mates and family can call my child a name they like but I can't?

Are there any other decisions I'm not allowed to make about my own child which mates and family can?

I glad my friends are not uptight judgemental pricks, we just tend to be pleased for people when they have babies.

What makes you think anyone cares what you think/like/dislike, OP? 🙄

I do know what you mean. I have a suspicion it’s subconsciously about control. Wanting to keep your child a child forever, so giving them a childish diminutive that they can’t shrug off in adulthood. Deliberately limiting their choice over what they can be called.

I’m not sure it’s new though. I had a friend in the 90s who’d been christened Jamie and really resented his parents for it.

People saying what if they go to the States (quite a specific worry) clearly haven't seen what they're naming their children.

So, let me reassure you of my nephew's class which has Landry, Thurston, Darin, Terron, Finley and Simon. Not all of those are boys.

Bertie and Albie will be fine.

Or worse, when the short version is on the birth certificate and people automatically lengthen it. DS has a short (non cutesy, it's a name in its own right) name and the number of people who put the long version in the baby cards. One even said 'that's what you told us'. Um, no it wasn't, as that's not his name.

My son is called Frederick on his birth cert. We call him Fred.
However many of his teachers called him Freddie. I thought it was sweat that teachers picked a nickname for him and so did he.
I also know someone called BJ after the initials of their double-barrelled surname and Chicken when his name is actually Charlie.
If the kid doesn’t mind what’s the problem. They can always change it, chose a nickname.

Is that you Katie Hopkins?
And if so is your name really Katherine or have your parents embittered you for life by naming you Katie?

My DD is named Andie, after a family member... The family member is named Andie. Not Andrea, or Andrina, or any other "And" female name. I also love the name, as does my OH. Are those good enough reasons for you OP?

There is a guy at work called Alfie and honestly I just don't think it's suitable for a grown up, sounds so childish.

so what happens if you have a daughter called Sophie????

I’m Welsh and live in Wales - does that mean I should’ve called my daughter Blodwyn ap Moonseas? Or Llewellynella? Am I not allowed English names, according to your rules?

Maybe find something worth caring about and divert your attention to that… Also I have to say, I have always hated the name Poppy and more so since I found out Katie Hopkins named one of her children that - I’d never have said that before, as it’s rude, but seeing as sneering at children’s names is now fair game than what can ya do 🤷🏻‍♀️

My DS is called John, after his grandfather, but I must admit we do call him Johnny… which is also what his grandfather was known as.