Can I get away with DAMM initials?

[crimblecrumbles]

DH and I have finally agreed on name for DD2 but realised initials will be DAMM! Is that really awful?

Wouldn't bother me

I think it’s fine.

You’ve reminded me at school I made up an extra middle name so I could pretend my initials spelt the word Slab It was one of those weird things kids were boasting about, in the ‘I’ve got this, yeah well I’ve got this’ kinda way. So it definitely wouldn’t have been a problem in my school!

My brothers were taught by an F. A. R. Thompson, and every bloody kid in two schools knew his initials.

My childhood best friend's initials were KKK till she got married. That's definitely worse.

Whoever uses their full initials including middle names? I don't think I've ever had to in my life!

I don’t think it’s particularly problematic as it doesn’t spell DAMN. If it bothers you you could consider adding a middle initial (rather than an extra name) eg Delilah Amelia J. Surname Surname.

I don’t understand the problem. If you’re worried about the ‘swear’ word, it’s spelt damn

My Dcs school used to have their first and surname embroidered on their PE tops. Now due, I suspect to data protection/child protection, they now just have their initials so I wouldn't!

If you’re thinking about kids they generally don’t have a clue what each other’s middle names are let alone invest time in working out initials.

I couldn't get too worked up about it tbh. I would only avoid something like BJ maybe.

@celestebellman

I think it's fine - if it were DAMN might be different. Even then, who pays attention to initials anyway?

Yes. It's as if nobody knows how to spell damn (presuming that's the 'issue'.

DH went to school with a lad called Philip Ennis. So far, so good, but at upper secondary his parents got him as briefcase personalised it in gold letters: P Ennis. I can't tell you here what they called him after that, but there was trouble when he was being loudly encouraged on the football pitch.

I think it can matter and it's unkind to make any dubious CVC word from a child's initials. Why not swap the D and A around and tell everyone she's Avril Diana, to be known as Diana?

I don't think she will care plus remember people have weird initials all the time after changing surnames. Mine will become SAW when I marry DP 😂

What's the big deal with Damm? I don't understand. There's a road near me called Damm road that's the main thing i think of, and beavers damms. I genuinely don't see any negative connotation

I asked my friend Fraser Urquhart Colin Knight and he says DAMM is fine

I think its fine, my daughters are EAT and she really likes that they spell a word. And my sisters also spelt a phrase think along the linea of ASAP.
You don't really use initials very often and not in a formal setting anyway.

In many jobs (especially in schools) initials are used for messages, pigeon holes and even internal emails. I've been (example) MOP and MP in different educational establishments. I'd avoid anything remotely embarrassing. Of course, those who chose to change names on marriage can find themselves with awful initials.

I honestly don’t think it matters in the slightest. If you love the names go for it.

At work we use an internal database that identifies us all by full initials so I see my initials displayed every day, as does everyone else. Initials also used a lot at school. I don't think I could do DAMM.

My brother always wanted an A name for a middle name so is initials would be MAD. My parents didn't give him one for that reason. He may like being DAMM!

@imnotacelebritygetmeoutofhere

At work we use an internal database that identifies us all by full initials so I see my initials displayed every day, as does everyone else. Initials also used a lot at school. I don't think I could do DAMM.

But why? What is wrong with DAMM? Would DAM be okay, or would you have a problem if the first initial was a different consonant - BAMM, CAMM, FAMM etc.?

I wouldnt

@DietrichandDiMaggio Because, very obviously when you read damm you read it in the same way as "damn", which is a swear word to a lot of people, whereas bamm, camm and famm are not.

It's really not a big deal. I'd only be concerned if it spelled something like c*

[quote imnotacelebritygetmeoutofhere]@DietrichandDiMaggio Because, very obviously when you read damm you read it in the same way as "damn", which is a swear word to a lot of people, whereas bamm, camm and famm are not.[/quote]
But the word dam is used for various other things and is perfectly acceptable. Initials may be used for some things, but rarely said aloud.