Would you use a name you love, knowing there may be rolled eyes?

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The name is Willow.

Not particularly controversial!

But I know all our families will be a bit......eye rolly. They'll think it's hippie hilariousness. Possibly think its too silly a name to lumber a child with.

They probably won't say anything much to our faces, maybe the occasional "Oh, that's........ unusual.....why Willow?" with a fixed glassy smile.

But I'm cringing at the imagined snorts of derision that will happen behind our backs. What adds to it is that we have a ugly surname that doesn't really go with it AT ALL. So I can just imagine them all going "Willow ThatSurname???? Really??"

We love love love the name. But I don't want people to laugh at us! DH doesn't give a fuck, lol. But I don't have his confidence!

Congratulations! Willow is a lovely name.

Think Willow is a lovely name!

We had this with DS
His name is typically a girls name over here but more male in America. I love it, dh loves it but some family were rather rude.
I don't regret naming him it, it suits him down to a T.
Oh and if you hate your last name why not change it? It's very easily done by deed poll then you could have willow very cool new last name

Just realised this is an old thread with an update. Congratulations on your DD and her lovely name