Wilberforce

[Fartbaby]

We have decided to call this baby Wilberforce if it is a boy. We absolutely love it, as do my family and my best friend. I haven't told anyone else as I know for a fact lots of people would be horrified by the name. We will be almost exclusively calling him Wilbur due to the aforementioned probability of loathing for the full name, so my question is: is there any point to putting Wilberforce on the birth certificate?

I know it sounds as if I don't have the courage of my convictions regarding the name Wilberforce and that makes me a little sad, too, as I absolutely love it. Would you introduce your baby as Wilberforce if you were me or would you pretend he is simply Wilbur?

Oh blimey, I sound like an idiot

[Squooshed]

I don't think small children would recognise Wilberforce as being anything out of the ordinary, their nursery peer could be called Quadratic Equation and they'd think nothing of it.

If I was introduced to a Wilberforce I'd hope my polite poker face wouldn't give away the fact I was thinking 'Christ almighty, your poor little bugger'.

Queenie is the name of an East End madam circa 1880.

[Fartbaby]

Yes I quite like the prostitute element, though my husband quashed the biblical Salome for that reason.

I don't mind discussion around my name at all but some posters have a viciousness they are not prepared to have reciprocated, and that makes them a little boring.

[girlandboy]

I had a Great Aunt Queenie who was born in 1895.

Just thought I'd put that out there

Though I don't think she was an East End madam

[Fartbaby]

Ooo, it appears Kate Silverton's baby boy is called Wilbur; her little girl is Clemency.

[Squooshed]

What about Willoughby? Same vibe but slightly less wet than Wilberforce.

He'll undoubtedly grow up to be a handsome cad but worse things can happen!

[reuset]

Reuset, what is the worst name you have seen on here?

Turquand. Few years ago now I think

[Eminybob]

OP I was happy to defend you and your choice of name but I don't think that you are coming across well at all now. You can't expect people to stop being horrible about your choices, but in the same breath be so scathingly snobbish about other people's name choices. And fickle. You remind me of Katie Hopkins when she said she hated places being used as names despite her daughter being called India.

[MrsGentlyBenevolent]

Is this bridge still open? You really know how to captivate an audience, op, I'll give you that.

[Squooshed]

I never spot trolls! For such a normally cynical bugger I'm practically Pollyanna-ish in accepting MN types at face value.

[Eminybob]

Have I been suckered?

[SilverNightFairy]

Damn it and I was just about to mention my wish to name my fifth daughter Jezebel!

[reuset]

There are more trolls than genuine posters in Baby Names, thought that was a known fact, people complaining about it and on the 'site stuff' section frequently (it's a good place to get a posting history, too, apparently. Who knew!).
I'm not saying OP here is up to no good (no troll hunting from me). I'm sure they're genuinely considering the names Wilberforce and Purdita.

[MrsGentlyBenevolent]

Oh, it may or may not be, I'm not on a hunt. However, the tone/writing style has changed since the opening post, and I never think much of a goady poster. The remarks about the name they were so uncertain of at the beginning, then decided to use after many people said how horrid they thought it was, the remarks about bullying, liking the name Queenie even though any other name ending in 'ie' is crap, the prostitue comment . Anyone else can take that as they will, I'm quite bored of the OP now.

[reuset]

The tone has changed a bit!

[reuset]

I'm being careful. I've had wrists slapped for troll hunting before

[Fartbaby]

I most certainly am not a troll. Here I am with my gorgeous Nancy (who should have been Queenie...)!

[Fartbaby]

If the tone has changed it has simply matched the snide and unkind comments posted by some of you. What would you have me do? Scamper away weeping?

I'm going to post another photo - hopefully one where I don't resemble quite so much Deirdre Barlow...

[SillyStuffBiting]

Nancie?

[Squooshed]

Post a photo where you're holding up a card that says 'I bloody love the name Wilberforce'.

Just to make sure you understand......

[Squooshed]

I like Nancy's bow.

[Fartbaby]

Ugh. I can't seem to lose the Deirdre..

[YouBastardSockBalls]

Nancie?

Arf. No, 'ie' names are 'frightfully common' apparently.

Shame no one told Princess Eugenie. Ah well.

[Gunpowder]

Just RTFT.

[Gunpowder]

I mean I just read it, that wasn't a command.

[JoffreyBaratheon]

Ah if all that matters is he ain't fat, then you better give him a bland name as 'Wilberforce' would probably set any rightminded child off in search of the chocolate biscuits...

If trollbabies eat biscuits.