Friends awful baby name

[ThisIcyHare]

My best friend is due to have a baby soon, they are having a girl and she has been talking baby names with me, which feels super special. She has got a few very lovely traditional girly names, and a couple of more unusual choices, but not ‘offensive’. They are names I would expect from her. However, she has one absolutely terrible name, that actually just feels very cruel. It would be bad even by American standards and ‘tragedeigh’ names. It’s not that I wouldn’t choose it, it’s just crazy stupid and the child will be ridiculed by peers and adults. Some of her choices are genuinely wonderful, but I’m so worried she will madly choose this one awful name, I can’t say anything can I?!

There's a retired alpine ski racer called Picabo Street (pronounced Peek-a-boo). Quite successful she was too, and the only professional skier whose name I've ever been able to remember.

I’ve made a note of your name so I can avoid your posts in future 😂

Be honest and say how awful the name is and that the child will get teased. At the same time, praise her other choices and hope she chooses one of them 🤷‍♀️ Remind her that she’s not just naming a baby, she’s naming a human being who will have to use that name at work/school etc. My opinion is that it’s better if the name is a bit boring, let the personality shine through.

Is it Diversity?

I think it’s deffo “honesty”

I know an Immaculate. Is it that? Or maybe Serendipity?

Is it Diversity?

Diverseteigh 👍

Dignity?
Serendipity?

This is quite ridiculous OP.

If for whatever reason it feels 'super special' to discuss baby names with your pregnant mate, why on earth wouldn't you tell her you hate it? 😳

It's all a nonsense.

Virtue? Probity?

I know a Dhighverseyteigh McSpuggins.

She'll be pissed she is no longer Unique.

(is it Unique?)

Audacious?

My daughter is called Antigone. She has never been picked on and absolutely loves her name. She hates her middle name though which is more regular!

I think it IS U-Nee-K.

Authenticitie

I bet people call her ''Anty-Gone'' though.

Beautiful name!

Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery Pulsifer 😜

Is it something like Chastity or Virginity or Serendipity? Although I actually quite like the latter now I write it down 😂

Because when I discussed baby names with my mum, she spared no second to turn her nose up at a name we’d loved for a long time, which was Alice. A perfectly normal name. I just didn’t want to hurt her feelings, but have had some good wording suggestions from people on here

You mean Graiveigh?

Witchfinder General, if you please 🫡

Of course you can say something gently if the child will be teased in the future.
You just need to plant a seed of doubt like 'oh that's unusual, will that name be likened to xyz or gosh that sounds like it could cause some teasing at school?'
Then it's up to them.

I must admit some of these suggestions are top drawer