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BJ initials with MIDDLE name

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Smurftastic · 17/08/2021 09:49

I know it's been done to death, but I'm wondering what your opinions are on initials spelling 'BJ' with first and middle name?
We're set on using 'Joyce' as middle name for our second daughter as it's a family name, but I really like a few first names starting with 'B'.
Is this a viable idea or should I just let it go?

Our surname starts with 'H', so first name/last name initials would be 'BH'. With middle name it would be 'BJH'.

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Newchances · 22/08/2021 00:06

Middle names are important where I live as there is not a lot of surnames,therefore everyone needs a middle name too to differentiate there was 2 other girls in my secondary school with my name so we were called first name,middle initial

Lou98 · 22/08/2021 00:10

I knew a girl at school with the first and middle initials being BJ, she was constantly teased about it and it really got her down.

While it shouldn't matter, unfortunately, kids can be cruel. They may go through their full life with no one ever mentioning it or it might be something that they get teased about all through school (maybe even beyond).

For me, I personally wouldn't want to put my child in that position for the sake of a name. I'd look at other first names that don't start with B

Crunchymum · 22/08/2021 17:07

My DP is a BJ (BJC) and he didn't want me to give DD1 the same middle initials as him, due to the BJ issue.

DoTheMaccaroni · 22/08/2021 18:07

I wouldn’t worry about it. BJ Novak has done well for himself 🤷🏼‍♀️

PalmarisLongus · 22/08/2021 18:11

My initials are PJ

That was close enough to BJ for the kids to use it against me.

gogohm · 22/08/2021 19:12

When you said bj I thought if bj in Mash then Boris Johnson. I can't see how it is an issue

Yourstupidityexhaustsme · 22/08/2021 19:16

Joyce itself is quite a name.

I definitely wouldn’t added the BJ.

I would change the middle name or the first name, what is the chosen name?

Yourstupidityexhaustsme · 22/08/2021 19:17

Kids are creative fuckers. I went to school with a lad called Ben and his middle name was Louis, he was called Blowie the entirety of high school.

Smurftastic · 22/08/2021 19:42

Ok guys, you've convinced me... jus please tell me there's nothing wrong with CJH initials?

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