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!

More helpful contributions, why don't you jog on? Your option is irrelevant.

opinion

@JackieweaverhasALLtheauthority

Do you remember that forest gump was named after the founder of the ku klux klan?

Had no idea! I do think it’s a name that will be ridiculed though. There was a post the other day about the name Ithaca.

Who is going to tell you the name is silly in real life though?

Forest Boris ... this

Yawn.

It’s a baby name thread - you post a name on it, people will give their opinions on it, whether you are asking about that name or a middle name or a combination. If you don’t want the opinions, don’t post

To be fair, this is true. The only problem I see is that a lot of people don't know this BEFORE they post. They think that if they make a thread asking for middle name suggestions, people may just give middle name suggestions.

So perhaps it would be helpful if when people sign up to mumsnet, there could be a little notice that says something like "A high proportion of mumsnet users are rude dickheads who are likely to ignore the actual point of a thread just to ridicule/insult/laugh at the OP. If you don't like the idea of this, go elsewhere."

Brynn , I think it sounds manly.

RedToothBrush
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

YYY. The UK is already half way there with school uniforms.

Wow this thread is just so disheartening to read.
I can't help but think the kinds of people on here making rude unnecessary and unhelpful jibes are probably the parents of the children ridiculing other children in the playground for their names.
I doubt they have taught to respect and understand that everyone is different and it's ok we don't all look the same/talk the same/like the same things/have the same names/wear the same clothes etc etc.
If this is how a bunch of adults go on ridiculing a name that somebody else loves enough to name their child. Let's have some respect, and teach our children some too!

[quote SocialDistanced]@mamah2019 just pick another name.

Your poor child will have to put up with these comments all his life.[/quote]
This. Sadly.

@ZoCho

Wow this thread is just so disheartening to read. I can't help but think the kinds of people on here making rude unnecessary and unhelpful jibes are probably the parents of the children ridiculing other children in the playground for their names. I doubt they have taught to respect and understand that everyone is different and it's ok we don't all look the same/talk the same/like the same things/have the same names/wear the same clothes etc etc. If this is how a bunch of adults go on ridiculing a name that somebody else loves enough to name their child. Let's have some respect, and teach our children some too!

I hear you and I would not comment if the child were here or face to face. I always try to be helpful and kind. But this person came on mumsnet specifically to get people’s opinions. That is what they asked for. This is why I personally will not be asking what people think as I don’t want to know. Naming a child is personal. If you’ve chosen something that invites ridicule then just use it... confidently. And don’t lay out a welcome mat for comments.

@LittleTiger007 I didn't ask for an opinion actually. I asked for help with middle names... of course people can and did put their own views forward but they weren't asked for in the first place. I didn't say 'what do you think of the name Forest?'

Well once more I think Alexander would go well - All best to you @mamah2019 and your son

@mamah2019 all the best to you and your new baby. I did not mean any offence but was merely trying to explain what mumsnet is like. Maybe you’re new here.

Someone says: my baby is called John what middle name shall I choose? And half the people will point out that John is overused and boring in their opinion. Once you have asked for an opinion on part of the name you have opened up comment on all of it.

It’s the nature of the animal.

Did you decide on a middle name for little Forest @mamah2019?

Sherwood
Robin

@CherryBlossomTree7

To the posters saying how horrendous it is and how he'll have to put up with nasty comments, probably not as I'm sure he and his mum will not surround himself with rude and boring people. I very much doubt that you would be so rude in real life either. I'm sure your own names are so wonderfully lovely.

I love the name OP. A very strong name. I think Alexander sounds beautiful as a middle name. What about a family name? Your partner's name or a masculine version of your name?

Other ideas:
Forest Leonard
Forest Isaac
Forest Albert
Forest Theodore
Forest Harrison

Except when he's at school children will make fun of his name. That's what children do unfortunately....

Except when he's at school children will make fun of his name. That's what children do unfortunately....

Who are these incredible sheltered kids that can't comprehend a name outside of the top ten lists. Do they also struggle with non English names?
I work in a school & I have a highly unusual cultural name that's hard to pronounce. No one ever said anything mean about my name just like my dc don't question their classmates names. Having a "different" name is really not a big deal.
The kids who got bullied at my school had perfectly ordinary names but wore glasses, had eczema or were chubby etc.

Exactly. What a strange world we live in to not name a child something we love because other children might be mean. How about we stop accepting bullying as something that's inevitable, expected and nornal, and we start changing the way we talk to our children and bringing them up to be accepting of all different characteristics?!!

Who are these incredible sheltered kids that can't comprehend a name outside of the top ten lists. Do they also struggle with non English names?

This.

Maybe people should just focus on raising their children to be more accepting...

@ZoCho

Exactly. What a strange world we live in to not name a child something we love because other children might be mean. How about we stop accepting bullying as something that's inevitable, expected and nornal, and we start changing the way we talk to our children and bringing them up to be accepting of all different characteristics?!!

Or how about stop giving children stupid names! Parents are so desperate to be 'quirky' and 'different' that they don't think of the the child and the experiences they will have.

Forrest and Forest ARE real normal names though.

Its much more popular in the US but its NOT out there or weird.

More kids are called Forrest or Forest than Nigel these days FFS!

@RedToothBrush

Forrest and Forest ARE real normal names though.

Its much more popular in the US but its NOT out there or weird.

More kids are called Forrest or Forest than Nigel these days FFS!

Oh come off it. If you're going to call your kid Forest then you need to expect the associations that go with it. Same as if you call your kid 'Tuesday' or 'Sunday'. They are nice names but obviously have sayings, connotations connected to them.

Or how about stop giving children stupid names!

But who are you to decide what's a stupid name or not?