Kelson for a boys name

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My son has announced their new baby son to be's name and I'm the only one who loves it. Should I encourage them to use it or go for something more conventional??

I've had downright 'Yuk' and 'No no no no' from two family members.

It’s not lovely to my ears.

Your DC won’t thank you for commenting negatively.

Your future DGS would thank you greatly for discouraging them though.

Maybe you shouldn't respond positively even if you like it because it's bloody awful and the poor baby deserves a better name!

Shocker of a name.

Absolutely horrendous name but if it's what they want then bloody we'll leave them to it.

Well if dad's name is kell it makes perfect sense.
It is their choice good or bad.

For some reason, the first thing that popped into my head was screwdrivers!?!
I guess it sounds like a brand name to me.

But I agree, stay out of it else they may shoot the messenger!

"The kelson or keelson is a reinforcing structural member lying atop the keel within the hull of a wooden vessel."

It's really, really, really awful.

To me it sounds like the french Calçon (underwear)

Awful

So many lovely established names, why do people have to make up new ones?

What does it even mean? I hate made up names.

Wiki says a Kelso is a structural part of a wooden boat. Tell them it suggests he might be teased for being thick as a plank (likely he won’t) perhaps that will put them off

Is it an amalgamation of his parents’ names (Kelvin and Sonia)?

Everyone knows Kelson is a girl's name.

I don't think it's made up as I actually know a Kelson. I like it but it's a name I've been familiar with my whole life and I like the person called it!

I wouldn’t make negative comments but you could always suggest other names
Kelvin perhaps ?

It's none of our business really and I think it's a bit unfair to test out someone else's baby name on a public forum.

The only thing that matters is that the parents like the name.

It's a character in a series of books I've read. He was a king.

Well it's up to them but it sounds made up and therefore quite tacky. I kinda hate myself for saying that as it sounds really classist. But I think lots of other people in the world will think that too and people make judgements based on names unfortunately.

The only thing that matters is that the parents like the name

Noooooo! This is how terrible names happen.

Are they Katherine Kurtz fans? Kelson is the hero of one series of her Deryni books.

I like it 🤷‍♀️ all names were made up at some point

Very tacky, artificial sounding name that will date really quickly. It's an awful name but I think you should approach this carefully.

I think it is awful. You would be better to keep out of it though.