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?!

One of the most common names in Spain and other Spanish speaking countries is Dolores (frequent nickname: Lolita). It means Pains.

Another is Soledad, meaning Loneliness.

I think the fact that I put ‘made-up’ in inverted commas was sufficient to convey that I was referring to names with no history of being a name.

Then I stand corrected. Thanks for info.

Yes, she did. And you are correct, that's how it's spelled. I am in error and apologise. Never post in haste!

I'm not sure I'd call Katy Price a journalist 😆

You do have to think about the foreign translations it’s true.
Friend of a friend called Nova which means doesn’t go in Spanish, friend called Noel who got taunted relentlessly on the French exchange and worst of all, Hazel, which my Czech friend says means shitty toilet in Czech 😱

Humility nn Milly?

You've probably been insisting that Earnest is the English spelling of the name usually shortened to Ernie too.

The context of Dolores is the reference to the Mother of Jesus and the seven sorrows that she endured in her lifetime, hence the title of Our Lady of the Seven Dolours (or sorrows)

Or indeed Onya - as in Onya Doorstep, the roving news reporter from the new Wallace & Gromit film

Oh, yes - all the car model names that don't work in every country!

Also, Carens (Kia) means lacking or careless, in Latin; and Pajero (Mitsubishi) means idiot, boorish person or w*nker in Spanish!

@FizzyBisto , but Onya doesn't sound like honour.

It wasn't a serious suggestion!

But it's quite nice.

It's like the Irish name Áine.

I hadn't actually thought of that. It is actually a nice name - as long as your surname isn't Doorstep, Bike, Uppers or similar!

Is it Honor? I was surprised when a friend named her daughter that but it's a very posh old money name and not at all awful.

Eternity

Has anyone guessed the correct ‘name’ on the thread OP?

I have a family member who is currently pregnant. She is younger and has been suggesting some weird names. I have used 'are you pranking me' several times. I also said I would refuse to use several! We are close so she has taken the critiques well. She is still young so thinks the unique spellings are great. She suggested Blakeley spelt Blaykeleigh. I told her that was not acceptable!

And THAT, Mums, is how you avoid a flame war. 👏🏽

You're just one of those old-fashioned MNers who think that all girls should be called Olivia or Charlotte aren't you.

My DD (5) is called Blaykeleigh-Jaighmz and we've had nothing but compliments.

Temperance

@HugoYorway you have named one of my children's names!!!!! Happy for people to call children none traditional names but feel sooty for the little darlings when they have to say their name on the phone in the future then have to spell it all out because of the unique spelling. I love your daughters name though. You have sold me on it and I will ask her to put it back in her list!!

Poor Sooty!!!

My two children Soo and Sweep would be heartbroken if I told them, you monster!

Think the name is Honesty