Sailor

[Whitley83]

Me and my hubby are trying for our rainbow baby and I love the name sailor.

I don't hate it as a name but Sailor Cherry for a girl is really awful, sorry.

But I'm not sure why you posted about it on MN if you clearly weren't interested in others' opinions.

I like it but spelt saylor

Have you considered Popeye? Goes nicely with Cherry too.

I think it will only work if he grows up to be an absolutely strapping adonis of a lad, with bags and bags of charisma - it would be terribly cruel to saddle a skinny, bookish young man with that name.

Another thing to consider is how a fat young man might feel with that name? Sailors can be fetishised in some gay communities which could make this name very uncomfortable for some.

It’s much less loaded for a girl I suppose.

Good luck TTC OP, I’m sure he or she will be lovely no matter what you name them.

How a *gay young man - NOT fat!

I thought I had seen it all, but clearly not.

This has to be a wind up. Poor kid. Sailor Cherry. Wow.

Just because it’s in the US doesn’t make it a good name. There’s an American animal rescue program and one of the men on it is called Randy Farmer

There’s an American animal rescue program and one of the men on it is called Randy Farmer

Hehehehe 👨‍🌾 😈

Sailor cherry, sailor Jerry. This is clearly not real

OP seems to have flounced

OP seems to have flounced grin

Sailed away, even.

Oh

I see that ship has sailed

How about Mariner or Fisherman.

Why are people so unpleasant about someone else's choice of name? I hope, if any of you were to encounter a child named Sailor, you wouldn't roll your eyes and exchange conspiratorial grins with your snooty mates.

I'd stifle a smirk for sure

I don't think the OP was interested in taking our feedback on board.

But I do hope she manages to navigate this stormy issue.

It's not all plain sailing when it comes to naming your child, you know.

... I could go on. But I won't. Don't want to sink too much time into the thread.

Why are people so unpleasant about someone else's choice of name? I hope, if any of you were to encounter a child named Sailor, you wouldn't roll your eyes and exchange conspiratorial grins with your snooty mates.

There's a big difference between being polite to someone with an actual name, and giving feedback to someone considering that name. Admittedly, OP doesn't seem to have realised that this forum is generally used for getting feedback on names people are considering, and seems to have just made an announcement. That was not terribly clear at the start.

I’ve met a child who looked like a girl with a traditional girls name, decided to play it safe with gender and commented ‘what a lovely name, does it have meaning for you’ to be told they loved the name during pregnancy and wanted it even though they had a boy. I’ve also met children with made up names and ridiculous spellings.
If they had posted on here, maybe they would have reconsidered and the poor kids wouldn’t have a lifetime of explanations ahead.

Why are people so unpleasant about someone else's choice of name? I hope, if any of you were to encounter a child named Sailor, you wouldn't roll your eyes and exchange conspiratorial grins with your snooty mates.

This is an anonymous forum so people post for real feedback on names. Most people wouldn't bat an eyelid if they met 'Sailor' face to face but they would likely have a good laugh afterwards, not to mention the amount of times that Sailor's CV would be fast tracked to the waste paper basket.

Sometimes parents need a reality check before they embarrass their kid for the rest of their life with a stupid name.

This baby hasn’t even being conceived yet so nobody is being cruel to it by saying they don’t like a possible name
In real life if someone said they were thinking of/had named their baby something I hated or thought wouid set them up for a life of ridicule I would be diplomatic (especially if they had already named it)
However, this is the one place people can get honest feedback on baby names and a flavour of what the poor kid will face for the rest of its life if they DO go with something “unusual”
I’m not saying stick to the same names all the time but people need to understand that they could be opening up a world of “what?” And “how do you spell that” when their friends and family and probably just saying “oh, yes, that’s nice”

"Why are people so unpleasant about someone else's choice of name? I hope, if any of you were to encounter a child named Sailor, you wouldn't roll your eyes and exchange conspiratorial grins with your snooty mates."

You are aware the OP has posted this in a forum that's based around asking for opinions? If they didn't want them then they shouldn't have posted.

It is an awful name and yes, my friends and I would look at each other with the "they can't be serious face" as it is that ridiculous!

Why are people so unpleasant about someone else's choice of name?

The baby doesn't exist yet.

Going through life with a stupid name is horrible. I can only assume you didn't.

This confirms for me that i am glad i channelled sensible me rather than wild and romantic me when naming my kids.

It's bloody awful but I suspect you know that already. I will offer my usual suggestion when people choose stupid names for their babies - if you like it so much change your own name to Sailor and give your child a proper name.