Middle name for Forest?

[mamah2019]

Says it all in the title really.

I have an idea of what I'd like to go for but I want to make sure I've looked at all options before locking a middle name in. I would love to hear some other people's suggestions please.

It's for a little boy :)

Thank you!

The op has called her baby Forest. She's looking for a middle name.

My baby is called Forrest.

I cannot believe the rudeness on here, i guess the ones who spouted it are the playground bullies 'grown up'

Would you say what you've said in real life? I doubt it. Think about what you're saying. Horrible women. You're not expected to like everything but if you've nothing nice to say then move on.

@WhatWouldPhyllisCraneDo

I think Forest Alexander is a lovely name.

I was just about to say this too

Wow some people are very unpleasant. Maybe teach your own kids not to be assholes and the world would be a nicer place?

Lovely name @mamah2019 and really not that shocking these days at all

I think mumsnet is a bit behind the times sometimes

I think a more mainstream middle name would be good

Forest Henry
Forest Sonny
Forest Oakley
Forest Wilfred
Forest Andrew
Forest Laurence
Forest Vincent
Forest Josh

Agree with previous suggestion

Forest Alexander sounds perfect

@tilder

"Maybe.

I asked my kids what they thought of the name Forest. The response was 'as in Gump?'. None of them have seen the film, youngest is 7, they all made the connection.

If you love the name, go for it. With your eyes open as the Gump association is very strong. Not an easy one to live with*"

I'll take things that didn't happen for £500 please!!

Also...

Wtf is wrong with Mumsnet this past week or two? Really horrible snipey comments on EVERY post... are you all finally going mad in lockdown and your only outlet is being a dickhead to strangers on the internet?

I often wonder how many of the nasty posters would be mortified if people they knew offline saw their comments.

It's funny though, about a week ago, everyone was up in arms because someone posted on the forum that they didn't like old, traditional, 'stuffy names'. Everyone took full offence.

But when it's a more unique name (commonly meant as 'chavvy' on here) everyone's fine about slating it.

Hm ...

Wtf is wrong with Mumsnet this past week or two? Really horrible snipey comments on EVERY post... are you all finally going mad in lockdown and your only outlet is being a dickhead to strangers on the internet?

baby name threads are always like this although maybe not quite such a deluge.

There's the names deemed "chavvy" & then the ethic or cultural names where feedback is often "I can't pronounce that" or "it doesn't look like English". 🙄

@AllMyPrettyOnes

It's funny though, about a week ago, everyone was up in arms because someone posted on the forum that they didn't like old, traditional, 'stuffy names'. Everyone took full offence.

But when it's a more unique name (commonly meant as 'chavvy' on here) everyone's fine about slating it.

Hm ...

More people are straight laced and conformist than they'd like to admit.

Strangely enough over the years ive noticed a fair percentage of posters also say they'd have loved to have used a particular different name of their choice but were too afraid to because of what other people would think and because of bullies.

I do think its a sad reflection of society.

Someone is the bully. Its usually people who conform who try and force others who don't to conform. Someone enables the bully by saying oh well you should have known better when you name your child.

I gave my child his name because it meant something to us. He suits his name. To hell with everyone else who has a problem with that. I take the view that people who have a problem with you will always find something to beat you with a stick with. It might not be your name. It might be the way you look. Or the way you sound. Just any difference they can find.

I don't conform. I never have. And that's never really been an active choice. I just stick out. Same for DH. DS is unlikely to be any different to either of us, so why bother trying to play the game of fitting in? Waste of time and effort. Just get the fuck on with it. I'd rather spend the effort on ensuring DS has confidence and doesn't feel the need to hide from life.

Also anyone who thinks their children don't pick up on what their parents are like and follow suit are kidding themselves.

If you're the kind of person who replies to a thread like this with "Forest Tree hur hur hur" or "Forest Fire lmao aren't I so funny", then yes, your kids are probably more likely to be the kind who bully others at school for no reason.

There's the names deemed "chavvy" & then the ethic or cultural names where feedback is often "I can't pronounce that" or "it doesn't look like English".🙄

I was going to say that, how the hell do these little darlings cope with non-British names? My kids schools are quite multi-cultural and the kids names are just their names. No one makes fun of them because they're not called Jack or Harry ffs.

Teach your children to be more accepting fgs, lead by example.

@RedToothBrush good for you. I don't like conforming either but again not an active thing & I'm not English so wasn't raised with so many "rules".

The only dc who were bullied at my school had the most normal names. I had some banter around my very normal surname but it was funny, never around my name.

Maybe it's a form of self protection, if you call your dc X they won't get bullied. Sadly it won't protect them.

Also anyone who thinks their children don't pick up on what their parents are like and follow suit are kidding themselves.

Same way kids aren't born racist.

I was going to say that, how the hell do these little darlings cope with non-British names? My kids schools are quite multi-cultural and the kids names are just their names.

Exactly! As a pp said I come across new names all the time at work because it's multicultural, I work with people from all around the world & oddly enough I learn how to pronounce their names pretty easily.

Why don't we just make a list of acceptable approved names and then criminalise any other name because of potential bullying?

Cos that would stop all bullying. Obviously.

Sense of humour vaccum.
I see no callous, mean, nasty posts about the name.
Piss taking, yes. Humour, yes. Opinions, yes.
But nobody has said "eeew, your baby is horrible"
That is mean.

Some people have said "If you have nothing nice to say then say nothing at all". So basically they are wishing for a thread like this-
"What middle name shall I give me baby Forrest?"
"Ooh, love that name"
"Amazeballs!"
"Alexander or Oakley!"
"Love it!"
"We love your baby and we love how you have chosen his name"
*etc etc end of thread

Some people don't like it. They are not bullies, they are giving an opinion and they have a sense of humour.
Unclench please.

Goodness. I know it's not really a big deal but my baby who died was Forrest and for some reason, reading pages and pages of people taking the piss out of the name is pretty hurtful.

Oh puppychaos I'm so sorry, it's a wonderful name.

@Figarill thank you. I appreciate that.

OP my baby was Forrest Alex. Seems Alex/ander is a strong contender here from the nicer comments!

@MrMucker

Sense of humour vaccum. I see no callous, mean, nasty posts about the name. Piss taking, yes. Humour, yes. Opinions, yes. But nobody has said "eeew, your baby is horrible" That is mean.

Some people have said "If you have nothing nice to say then say nothing at all". So basically they are wishing for a thread like this-
"What middle name shall I give me baby Forrest?"
"Ooh, love that name"
"Amazeballs!"
"Alexander or Oakley!"
"Love it!"
"We love your baby and we love how you have chosen his name"
*etc etc end of thread

Some people don't like it. They are not bullies, they are giving an opinion and they have a sense of humour.
Unclench please.

Lol. You're trying to spin it like the thread would actually be bad if people just answered the OP's questions instead of making crap jokes and "taking the piss"! Wow, wouldn't that be so terrible?

Mumsnet really is full of dickheads.

Some people don't like it. They are not bullies, they are giving an opinion and they have a sense of humour.
Unclench please.

Sense of humour? Forest tree or Forest boris is funny? You need to get out more, I like my humour a tad more sophisticated. Plus no one was asked for their opinion on the name Forest.

DS suits his name. I think at first people were a bit unsure of it, but i think anyone who actually mets DS 'gets' it. I think we'd have the same issues regardless. Everyone remembers him as he's a force of nature. He's a September baby so that was always going to influence things too.

I don't think you can win with baby names. Someone always has an opinion. Ultimately there will always be someone who hates it.

I much prefer people who give names for a reason rather than simply because they quite liked it and couldn't think of something else better which wouldn't make their child a 'potential target for bullies'. There are thousands of names. Why pick the one which has been most popular for the past 5 years?

I like Forrest. Agree with others Alexander is fab or Forrest Ray is sweet.

There is a real divide on mumsnet when it comes to names. One thing I've noticed is the ones that really slate names such as Forrest (and I could think of many more) use really hateful words. I find it odd. How can a name offend someone so much? There are real problems in the world yet you get the likes on here who presume a child will get bullied at school over their name. I can only wonder if it's because they themselves don't have the courage to choose a non boring name that they'll probably just plod along with, just like mum & dad...