Hayden - is it horrible? :-(

[NewMumInMarch2017]

Hiya,

Our son was born on the 1st. We had decided on Hayden but people have now told us "please don't" and "oh, dont" and just general comments like that really.

It's making me really sad :-(

I've taught two wonderful Haydens (and one rotter) and I really like the name. OP he's your baby and it's unbelievably rude that people would express a negative opinion about something that you've chosen for him. Sod them!

Its very nice.Such rude people.

It's a fine name.

It's fine. If you like it, go with it.

I think it's a great name. Would be on my list but DH doesn't like it along with almost every other name.

Try shouting it out in Asda .... you get a feel for names that way

There are some truly horrible people about. Hayden is a nice name. A friend is planning to call her little boy a truly horrific name in my opinion but it's up to her, we'll get to love it as we'll love her baby and it's her choice!!!

How rude! My standard response to any baby name is, "That's lovely!" whatever I really think. I might go home and tell DH if I think a name is awful but that's it. I'm sure plenty of people aren't keen on our choice but they smile and say it's lovely to my face which I appreciate. My advice is stick to your name and change your friends.

I don't personally like it-it's in the Kayden, Jayden, Aiden, Kaiden, Jaiden camp for me. I would never say that to someone who wasn't asking my opinion though!

It's a great name. One of my best friends' son is called Hayden. He's 5 and the cheekiest, loveliest, most fun bundle of joy.

Congrats

That's shocking that ppl are being so rude about your sons name AFTER he is born, it's one thing to make a comment while the mother is pregnant but to be so rude when the baby has actually arrived is bang out! Get them told

I think it's a lovely name! Nothing wrong with it at all, all the 'en ending' names are nice eg Caiden, Aiden, Jayden etc! Hayden is just a bit less common which is a good thing!

Ignore everyone else's opinions! It is a perfectly reasonable name.... it's not like you are calling him Zowie or Brooklyn.

I prefer Haydn personally (knew a few growing up) but I really don't see the issue. Slightly dated perhaps? But it's a lovely name.

If you like it - use it! People will associate it with your dc and his personality above anything else, don't worry. But it is better to simply tell people the name instead of asking. Everyone has a different opinion!

It's fine OP. Some people are obsessed with names ending in an ayden sound. Zzzzz.

Stick to your guns and congrats on your new arrival 👶🏼

'I'd axe the people saying this, not the name.'

Just to clarify, would you take an axe to them or do you mean you'd cut them from your life? 😉

It is my son's middle name. It suits him and his entire name beautifully, especially as his first name is Top 3 of the Mumsnet common as muck list

I know someone called Hayden although for years I thought he was Aidan as that's how he pronounces it. (Nottingham)

Its not my cup of tea, but. That in no way makes it an awful names.
Congratulations. Enjoy those new born snuggles

I like it. It was a great uncle's name and he'd be over 100 now, so I do t think it's like Jayden etc.

I like it a lot. Much more classy than the likes of Kayden/Jayden. And I agree with others that's it's incredibly rude of people to make such comments about your baby's name. Stick to your guns!

How rude of them!

Hayden is a lovely name, ignore the rude comments.

I thought it was a girls name, as pp said hayden panatierre. (spelling of surname may be wrong!)

Aidan is nice?

Nothing wrong with Hayden. Go for it.