Be honest: do you like the name Edmund?

[AlicePatricia]

Our baby boy arrived yesterday and we have announced his birth (obviously!) and that included his name - Edmund Jack.

My closest friend has outright messaged me and said Edward is much cooler... or I should swap the names around. She then knew I was a bit upset and just said she's joking and "will love him whatever his name"

My mum has said "you can't call him that"... My dad made a comment about being back in the 1920s.

It's just constant and making me really quite sad. I thought people wouldn't be so rude if he was here...

Be honest: do you like the name Edmund?

It will honestly make me consider using something else.

I really like it and it is one of my favourite boys names. Don't change the name of your new ds based on what a friend says.
Congratulations

Edmund is a super name, cool and classy.

While Edward is nice, it's not nearly as unusual or interesting as Edmund.

I do hope you don't let the comments from your rude relatives make you change your mind.

Your son... you get to choose his name... not other people.

Lovely choice, stick by your guns and don't let people bully you to change it!

Yay! Good decision Op!

It's a great name, and as long as you don't call his little sister 'Lucy' I can't see any reason not to stick to the name you love.

No, I don't like it. But why would that bother you? If you like it, keep it. I let myself be talked into choosing a name that wasn't my favourite. Over a decade later those friends are mostly gone from my life anyway, why did I prioritize pleasing them?

Your baby will grow into his name. People will like him and so they will like his name. And if he doesn't like it he can go by "Ed".