Terrible baby names your parents/in laws have suggested.

[Jackieharris]

We've just told the patents we're having another DC.

Their suggestions so far are

Ian and
Malcolm for boys
and
Jean for a girl!

No no no!

My mum suggested Felix for my DS. I thought it was a ridiculous name. I laughed at her and said there was no way I would even consider it for anything other than a cat. However, 6 years later I love it and would probably want to use it if I ever had another boy!

She also suggested Arthur after dismissing the name Joe as too "old man-ish". Still can't work that one out!

It was actually my DH that came out with the worst name suggestion for our daughter...after being on a roll with some lovely names, he suggested Denise. Just No.

My mum's come up with some new suggestions

Angus
Hamish
Graham
Douglas

Not a chance in hell, sorry mum.

We suggested an Irish name but she said no Irish names 'they are all common'

My grandad suggested Perdita and Prudence.

Cecil and Eugene when I was pg with DS
Madison when was pg with DD

I know a Clark, it's actually not that bad.

Not the grandparents but my DH has regularly over the years suggested Valerie for a boy, saying that they use it in Russia. Neither if us have any Russian heritage or ever even visited.
Strangely enough we are having a girl but he's never once suggested it for her.

Goodness knows why but we had another chat about baby names with DM today.

She suggested

-Christine (we aren't religious)
-marlisse (we aren't German)
-Ann
-fiona
-Harriet
-Lucy

Lucy I don't actually mind but it's too popular and too girly for me.

Apologies if anyone has children by these names, but PIL (who have been divorced 25 years) suddenly united to try to force us to use relatives' names for DS - as in 'You've GOT to call baby after an ancestor'. DH pointed out that he isn't, nephew isn't & neither am I. As well as where would we stop? ALL his relatives plus all mine? Foot down. Suggestions included:

Stan
Tony (not Anthony / Antony)
Bernard
Albert
Marjorie
Barbara
Phyllis
Ida

Again, sorry if anyone has DS's by these names, but they're just not for us.

Oh, and Bridie (not Bridget)