Give it to me straight

[jemimafuddleduck]

So we have had a long hard road to become pregnant and I would love a name which in some way reflects how much joy we feel to have this baby. I've been looking at names which mean happiness, light, love, hope etc.

One name I've come across for a girl and I LOVE is Bliss. I once knew someone who was called Bliss and I thought it was such a cool name, she really suited it.

But I don't know if I'm brave enough! So, Mumsnet, give it to me straight. Is it lovely or awful?

I did think of the charity as PP noted but that's because I had a preemie in NICU. Vast majority of people won't make this connection though!

Family names are often a good idea if Grampies are not called Horace or Lucretia.* I'd go with that and the Bliss nickname idea.

One of my children has been known in the immediate family all her life by a nickname. It works well.

*Grasping for names there, no offence intended.

Is it not kind of unfair to name a child so obviously after a feeling? What if she turns out to be overly shy, quiet, retiring type? Something a bit less blatant like Blythe might be better?
Congratulations anyway!
Ps I love Miriam too, and have not met a single one yet through five years of baby classes/nursery/school....

I really like it

Panti Bliss is a prominent Irish drag queen, which I can’t get beyond. Also, it sounds vaguely like a brand of scented sanitary towel.

Blythe is nice.

Thanks all, again I appreciate and am taking on board all this feedback! I really dislike Blythe although I'm not really sure why. A bit too old fashioned for me (although I don't mind a lot of traditional names).

Bliss starts to sound short for blister the more i say it. Also the charity for babies as others have said. Middle name maybe. If you like it, maybe think about you'd feel introducing yourself everywhere you go as bliss. Faith, hope, joy, there are loads of words that are actually names to choose from.

Call her Hope.

God knows we all need some of that in our lives.

No, sorry.

I wouldn't.

I know a Bliss and she has never been picked on because of her name, it's a beautiful name and really suits her

Wasn't Bliss a teen mag in the 90's?
I'm not keen.
How about starting with names you like rather than trying to find names that mean something you're trying to express? She will always mean those things regardless. She's precious!

No, it's not good. Sorry.

For some reason the word Bliss makes me think of products aimed at women eg gadgets for hair removal.

Or maybe it's Babyliss I'm thinking of?!

I just feel like it's a shaver or maybe a girls' magazine. Sorry!

Felicity means 'happiness'; people called Felicity are often known as 'Fliss'. I think it is a lovely name for a girl.

Asher and Felix for a boy also mean happiness, good fortune.

Personally I don’t like it, but then I’ve never really liked the word bliss anyway. Too close to blister!

However I don’t see why you can’t use it if you like it. There plenty of women called Precious, Blessing, Joy, Mercy, Patience etc, so why not Bliss.

How about just using Joy?

🎉Congratulations!!! 🧸

I am SO happy for you and because you LOVE it, I want to love it, but I really don't.

My honest reaction is to roll my eyes, a lot. To me it's the equivalent of calling her 'perfection' or 'amazing'. (Which, obviously she will be, but it's not a great name) sorry.

Bliss is...not great.

@FizzingWhizzbee123

Personally I don’t like it, but then I’ve never really liked the word bliss anyway. Too close to blister!

However I don’t see why you can’t use it if you like it. There plenty of women called Precious, Blessing, Joy, Mercy, Patience etc, so why not Bliss.

Yes, there are and I think they are clingy too!!

Amada ( loved one in Spanish) could be nice.
There was a writer called Amado Nervo.
Comes from the verb Amar (To Love)

Bliss makes me think of a lubricant or sex toy. Sorry OP, maybe it’s my filthy mind, but I just can’t imagine having this as a name.

I know someone called Cherish and although I'm very traditional with names, she suits it

Or do another spelling Blisse for instance
WTF? 🤣🤣🤣

I'm mildly uncomfortable with a name to reflect YOUR feelings. Such potential to not end so well. And kinda unfair at the same time.

I don't think it's a particularly nice name regardless of reason.

Blisse is actually a name 🙄