Names with daft associations

[Champy87]

So I have been doing the usual name search (due in April, don't know the sex) but have been put off by many of the names I originally liked because of my husbands school boy humour. Obviously I don't want a name that has obvious connotations so the child is easily mocked but there is a part of me that thinks children (and some adults) will be able to find daft associations with any name and therefore is this a valid reason to discount a name? To give you an idea, some examples of what I have been up against are below;

Aurelia - Oral
Isabelle - Is a bell necessarily on a bike?
Aurora - husband roars like a lion when he says it

So my question is, have any of you stuck with your favourite name despite the possible jokes or did it put you off too much. Obviously husband is now under strict orders to only comment when he has a mature contribution to make

I really like the name Lydia, but DH said it sounds like labia and that put me off. We didn't use it.

I know loads of girls called Isabel/Isabelle/Izabel/Isobel/Isabella and it really doesn’t seem to be an issue, probably because it’s such a popular name.

I know an Aurora who was affectionately known as Rora by her sisters when they were young. It’s increasing in popularity currently and is a beautiful name. My initial thought is the Aurora Borealis which is not a bad thing!

CloserIAm2Fine The “is a bell?” joke was the one I was least concerned about. As you say, it’s a fairly common name and I’m unlikely to use it anyway. It was more to demonstrate the mindset of my husband

My friends surname was Horn so was known as “Horny” throughout school which she hated. Obviously you can’t help surnames but I can actively avoid on given names.

My question is more to those who have gone with names that had potentially negative connotations and if they later regretted it. Of course, I may just be over thinking

We call my daughter Effie. Despite MN being adamant she would be told ‘Eff off Effie’ etc etc it is yet to happen. I’d also like to think I’ve raised her strong enough to rise above such unintelligent comments. Also like you said, you can do it with most names! Smelly Ellie, Scabby Abbie, Willy-bum (William) etc etc.

Thank you Cbeebiesrehab, this is exactly the reassurance I was after.

KeepingTheWormsQuiet Can I just ask if you regret your choice of not using Lydia or are you equally if not more happy with the name you settled on?

I'm 20 weeks pregnant with DD and I just am in love with the name Flora but every single person I've decided to tell the name to hates it or makes a comment about the margarine. DH hates it anyway so it's a name I'll never get and that makes me really sad!!!

Hello, I think with names you are always going to get someone who has to chip in with their opinions but ultimately it is you and your partner who have to love it. If everyone liked the same names everyone would be called the same! My daughter is called Mable which is associated with old ladies - some people fall in love with it, other gives me 'the face' and I know they hate it. As Cbebbiesrehab says, I will teach her to rise above any negative comments :) X

Ps - I personally love Aurelia

I love the name Lydia and if we didn't already have one in the family would use it myself.

I asked the Lydia I know and she said she has never been called labia!

How does Lydia sound like labia? I honestly don’t understand that - what accent would pronounce them in a similar way?

Lydia is a beautiful name.

Ophelia was ruled out by my XH ('Ophelia tits', etc).

Lana is anal backwards

Totopoly I’ve had that one about Ophelia too I’m sure it’s just my husbands sense of humour to find a joke in everything and most normal people wouldn’t jump to these thoughts. I should probably be asking him if the jokes are enough to put him off naming a child something.

Someone on here once described Aurora as sounding like the noise a posh dinosaur would make. I remember that every time I hear the name (I already dislike it intensely because I find it so hard to say and it just comes out as roararoara)

My mum once said Hermione sounds like “I’m ironing”

On another thread (about pretentious names) there were some genuinely awful ones :
Candida- thrush causing yeast
Tuppence- vulva
And one more that I can't remember for the life of me.

I daresay the parents of these kids probably don't regret it because they don't make the associations themselves. However, because your DH makes the associations, I think it will stop him liking the names. And while the association itself may not be an issue, your DH disliking the names is.

Lydia is nice. Will be shortened to Lyd or Lyds. Rhymes with Chlamydia.

Mabel is nice.

My friend was called Lydia Chlamydia since middle school and still gets it now at nearly 40!
My friend Isabelle used to get called Isabelle End!
Aurelia is too ‘Orally’
Ophelia is too ‘Feel-y’
Aurora ‘A roarer’ but reminds me of sleeping beauty more.

I also know and Isadora and kids used to say ‘Isadora door or a girl’

Kids can be such meanies!

I think you can find bad connotations with most names if you look for them.
I liked the name Gemma but an old relative told me I couldn't use it because her neighbour had a dog called Gemma!

When I announced I was calling my 3rd daughter Isabelle my brother used the whole Isabelle really necessary on a bike but its never been said since

I really liked Iona until my dad piped up with "I own a scabby jersey" (translation - holey jumper) & it was scrubbed off the list.

As others say most names can have bad connotations for some - I've been told numerous times that DD2's name is a dogs name but I've yet to come across a dog named Lucy in the 17 years she's been here.

Whiskeysourpuss my name is Lucy and had never heard it as a dogs nane until I met my in laws who had a dog called Lucy it never did me any harm though

I know of an Iona with a surname that's a noun (maiden name). It is a bit unfortunate but a novelty too.

Friend of mine refused Lydia because of Lydia chlamydia. I didn't think it would be a thing but sounds like it is from pp above.