I'm not joking.... Buzz

[TinaTraybake]

DH has come home from work and out of nowhere he loves the name Buzz. Apparently he met someone today called Buzz and really wants to use it. I've never seen him more passionate about a name. I hate it. At first I thought it was a wind up but I think he might be serious. There is not a chance I will be naming my child Buzz. Can you think of any names that could possibly be similar to Buzz? I might have to compromise with a similar middle name. I don't know what to do.

I love Buzz. I say go for it!

Start calling him Buzz.

“Hey Buzz can I have a cup of tea”

“Buzz what’s for tea tonight?”

Make him see how ridiculous it is. If he’s that passionate about it, he should call himself buzz

@Oneandabean

Basil maybe?

I think that might actually be worse!

Yes, Edwin as a name, Buzz as a nickname, sounds ok?

Please don’t name him something that would lend itself to Buzz as a nickname. Your DH will then start calling him Buzz and you will essentially have ended up calling your child Buzz. Just veto it.

You know the more I read/write it the worse it gets.

Frank Skinner called his son Buzz.

I like the name Buzz. It's Frank Skinner's son's name and as he mentions him often on his radio show I've grown fond of it.

@AbbieFB

Frank Skinner called his son Buzz.

So Buzz Skinner, I imagine?

Sounds like a rechargeable beard trimmer.

Only if your surname is Cutt.

Or Eebee.

out of nowhere he loves the name Buzz.

Buzz is not a name, it is a sound.

Awful. Why would your dh want to set his child up for a lifetime of teasing I'd prefer to ditch the dh and give the child a beautiful name.without dh's idiotic input.

@elQuintoConyo
Yes! First thing I thought was bee aswell

Love it personally! Giovanna Fletchers son is named it. The others are Buddy & Max!

When naming my kids I always tried to think would I like this name for myself. I don’t really like Buzz and I don’t think I’d like to be called Buzz. Maybe you could use it as a middle name.

Yes Frank Skinner's son is called Buzz.

I know it sounds silly but have you thought of Buzby/ Busby as a name and Buzz as nickname

Buzby

I know a Buzz - in his 70's, real name Courbet 😊

The rule is, I believe, that as an adult the name you choose for your baby has to work in the spectrum of professions from clown to lawyer.

Names that are similar -- short, casual, and maybe start with a B:

Blake
Leo
Jack (probably way too popular)

Buzzing is an annoying sound, so I would not go for it. You have a say too, OP! Buzz can be a nn that's unrelated to your son's name. Dress him up like Buzz Lightyear for some kind of festivity (if you celebrate Halloween for instance). That way you can still call him Buzz, but give him a sensible name.

It was on my boy list, in a sort of "names I'd never use but sound quite fun section"

Maybe you could create a similar section on your list.

I used to have a neighbour called Buzz. He seemed fairly normal. I never found out if it was a nickname or his actual name.

How about Spike as a similar name? I used to know a Spike too, at the same time I knew Buzz funnily enough.

I love it actually. The are about 10 born a year according to Dark Greener. What about Buster? Or maybe he'd like Ezra, which is popular now.

Only if you call him Edwin Eugene in honour of Aldrin. Although Aldrin is probably the nicest of his names. According to dh who is a massive Apollo nerd, aldrin always seems the most hard work of the three! So maybe go for Neil or Michael instead....