Friends awful baby name

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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?!

Serendipity?

@HugoYorway I know - I read it that way first as I'm a Welsh-speaker. 😊 Although it reminds me of eirin flewog, so I'd avoid for a different reason...!

I'd guess Chastity, and I could see what you mean if it was that.

Makes me think of some kind of belt... 😬

You have to say something. I have two acquaintances who have, independently, each named a child after relatively obscure figures from Ancient Greek mythology. Neither kid is ever called by their actual name, because they are so odd. So what was the point? "Oooh look at me, I've read some Hesiod and a bit of Homer..." basically. One name is so bad that if I saw it on a CV, and I'd assume someone was having a joke and bin it.

Luckie
Fortini
Prosperitie
Capabillitie
Sacfificia
Terrificka - Terri

You got to literally be honest with her like you're saying here. Literally say to her what you've said here!

Heavenleigh? Which I’ve just seen elsewhere! Only as a forum username, though.

Serenity?

Any chance she is playing a game with you and has no intention of using it but wondering if you'll bite?

Probity? Id just let them get on with it. Suggest they choose a couple middle names so child can change it when older.

I know a child called Honor, she’s fine. No one bats an eye.

I once know a couple who joined their names together for their son. Its vile! BlaySan 🤮

Ok I’ve just seen that’s not it 😂

She says it is a word "like integrity," but not necessarily with the same meaning. Does this mean it rhymes with integrity?

Nothing really rhymes with integrity, does it?

Identity?

Eternity?

I quite like Serendipity, although if I had been a “happy accident” I’m not sure I’d want everyone to know!

If I thought a name was awful (as opposed to simply not my taste) and would lead to a child getting teased, I would say something. If most of your friend’s list is fine, surely your feedback will be mostly positive?

Is it sincerity

Honesty.

Calamity - as in Calamity Jane.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0045591/

I was going to bet on Sincerity!

Vitality?

Celebrity?

Could be Tonibler - a populae name in Kosovo in honour of you know who.

Equanimity?

Serendipity?

Morality?

Trinity
Amity
Allegretti
Fidelity