Dodgy initials

[RuPaula]

Hi
I’m currently ttc dc2 and have only just realised that our surname initial is a bit difficult!

It’s C, so does this rule out:

WC (toilet)
RC (arsey)
MC (rapper person?)
AC (air con)
PC (police constable)

I suppose being on her also reminds me of DC & NC.

I think the two that would bother me are WC and RC and these are my top boy and top girl name. Do they matter?

It's good to be aware but you can overthink a thing.
WC - best avoided.
The rest - doubt if people would think like that

WC is my favourite, but I thought people might say that

I also forgot VD, but I don’t think I have any ‘V’ names!

Just use a mn that doesn't start with a vowel.

If you gave your child a middle name then that would maybe make it easier to avoid some of the unwanted acronyms?

There would be a middle name, but if you just initial things it’s usually just WC or whatever. Do people still use WC?

I don’t think I’ve ever used just my first and last initial together. If using initials it’s always with middle name(s) initial too.

Kids don’t use the term WC and it isn’t written on many public toilets so think even that one is fairly safe

I think you're overthinking this!

That doesn't sound bad. Honestly

I do remember as a kid thinking that if I married some with surname starting with A would make my initials a bit rude.... it's an S, it's ok

I use 2 or 3 initials (maybe mostly 3) , DP uses 3 and for D who has a dreaded double barrelled surname we use 3 initials

Just pick a middle name that doesn't spell something (vowels!) or make a more dubious combo

Initials do matter. I know someone who's first and middle initials are M. R. so she's constantly mistaken for a man!

that reminds me of a legal person who was addressed in court as, miss der mann.
i always expected to see a male person stand up, mr man.

I think most people use all their initials so I wouldn't be that bothered by any of those. I'd avoid anything rude but anything else isn't a massive deal.

Over-thinking it :-)

I agree overthinking! I would use WC, in fact my maiden name began with a C and thinking about it we had a PC, MC, RC, and WC and I never gave it a second thought until I read this post 😂

I think I’m overthinking all of them except maybe WC. I think I really need to think about it (but it’s my only boys choice at the moment!)

I think you're overthinking. WC is fine - give them a middle name

You're over thinking it.

My initials were KFC til I got married! I think I'd actually have preferred WC 😂

I think WC would be fine, I wouldn’t bat an eyelid.

We are actually a C surname and would not have considered this at all!

My surname starts with a C and in the wider family there is OC, TC, DC, JC, AC, PC, FC, EC, RC, WC...and probably more.
It's really not an issue.

Bc, cc, FC... you’d have to avoid loads if you start thinking that way!

My baby due will be RC if it's a girl haha I think that's quite funny I didnt think of Arsy 🤣
I think your thinking too much about it I wouldn't worry that much. No one thinks about it. I went to school with someone who had the initials DBJ... double blow job!!! But I only found out because she told me, we had a giggle and she wasnt called BJ or anything!

OH initials are MC too! Never even though about it :)

Massively overthinking it. I used to work in an office where we used our initials were used all the time in email subject headings and in database notes. There was a BJ. It was funny once for about 10 seconds then nobody ever noticed it again.

Add a middle initial and use it on official letters etc. I have to do that because my first initial with my surname is silly.