How do you feel when you see your child’s name mentioned?

[DontWantTheRivalry]

Just curious how you feel when you see your child’s name being discussed and the general consensus is a “hell no!”

The only time I ever really see my son’s names come up is when there is a “Is this a naughty boy’s name?” thread.

Incidentally, both my boys are very well behaved

I’ve also just seen my name being discussed as a potential for a girl and let’s say the feedback wasn’t the most flattering

The whole thing does make me smile

My children’s names are always described as ‘horsey’, ‘sloaney’ and ‘jolly hockey sticks’ type names. Makes me laugh, sitting here in my bog standard house in the nondescript midlands. They’re fairly classic names.

My daughters name is a bit marmite on Mumsnet, that’s fine though we still love it. I find people can be a bit obsessed with potential nicknames on here, her name has never been shortened so far, it’s only 2 syllables!

If Mumsnet had its way then boys would be called one of James, George, Edward, William and Thomas and girls can choose from Alice, Amelia, Elizabeth, Sylvie or Charlotte. It's useful for gauging a bit of a reaction, seeing if there are any cultural/political references with a name but the general Mumsnet opinion does skew conservative with names.

It doesn't bother me though. If I was thin skinned I wouldn't seek out others' thoughts on it. No name will have universal popularity.

DS's name is very rare and came up as a 'name you liked but weren't brave enough to use'. DD's name is a bit more common but has been called ugly/old lady although some like it. I've always preferred more unusual names so I don't expect them to be popular though.

Well one of my dd's is a hooker or a porn star according to mn!!
Don't give a fig.
And as the ultimate act of rebellion I own a toilet brush...

@KarmaViolet, are they Cleo and Bram?

My DC's names usually get classic or boring

Honestly the ones that everyone loves on here get boring pretty fast!

Exactly. By definition a name that's universally loved will rise in popularity and become overused. These names often fall out of fashion again and become dated.

Much better to have an underused marmite name - it's probably more memorable and unlikely to date.

My dc's names are definitely marmite - some say they're beautiful underused classics while others describe them as 'posh' or 'poncey' Im not even sure that that's a negative Anyway we love them!

DD1s names is never ever mentioned. It doesn't seem to be on anybody's radar lol. She is one of ten born the year she was born.

DD2's name is only mentioned occasionally, more suggested than commented on, but I've only seen positive comments

My daughter name was very unique when I had her in the early 90s but it is now in the last few years in the top 50.It is very well received on MN apart from a very occasional discussion about the pronunciation..we use the correct way to say her name.
Having said that I actually wouldn't have cared what other people thought and she loves her name!

DS2 has a name that is hated on MN as being too American and a Surname type name.

I don't care at all, I love the name, he loves the name, and he is the only one of my DC to get regular compliments on having a nice name.

DS1 and DD both have very classic names.

@amsadandconfused

My daughter name was very unique when I had her in the early 90s but it is now in the last few years in the top 50.It is very well received on MN apart from a very occasional discussion about the pronunciation..we use the correct way to say her name. Having said that I actually wouldn't have cared what other people thought and she loves her name!

Ottilie?

I regularly see my daughters names mentioned on the “not another x, y, z” threads. Once, a poster even named just those 2, eg ‘Ava and Isla.
It honestly doesn’t bother me at all. They are popular at population level, but we hardly ever come across them in real life. They aren’t sitting at a table with children of the same name, as some threads would lead you to believe.

I’ve seen my ds’s name mentioned on the ‘should make a comeback’ threads. I guess he’s the other extreme

The worst that my DCs' names get called on here is 'boring'. Doesn't bother me, they are classic and everyone can spell/pronounce them without having to be corrected so it that makes them boring, so be it!

Most of the time when I've seen it here people seem to like it so it's all good
But the other times when they don't I don't care really. I still feel proud of her name a I love it and think it's a brilliant name
(And wish she hadn't chosen to adopt a nickname with her friends which is much less nice!)

Posters would say that my kids' names are too out there, posh, flowery, pretentious, will get bullied etc. In real life people say they're beautiful.

My own name is child cruelty according to MN, I agree 🤦🏻‍♀️

DS1 is so common, DS2 is trying to hard with a unique spelling and he'll never amount to anything serious. We can just ignore the fact that my children are mixed race and it's a thousands of years old name, I didn't just try to make up a trendy spelling!

DS2 has a name that is hated on MN as being too American and a Surname type name

Hah - so do I. It came up once here, and there was a mostly negative reaction. But I love it - and get nothing but nice comments irl - so sod 'em.

DS1 always gets a response of 'it's boring, outdated and will never come back'.

Ds2 gets 'Top 10 boring. 75 million in every class. '

I adore DS1s first name. DS2 I am a bit saddened it is so popular- but it is popular for a reason I think. People like it.

DS's name is so unusual the individual numbers weren't reported in the ONS stats for his birth year, which I think means there were three or fewer born. On the rare occasions it's mentioned on here, it's described as a 'brave' choice.

I don’t really care. Both mine and DD’s names are ones that most MNetters seem to like but a few violently dislike so 🤷🏻‍♀️

My name is unusual and I chose it myself due to private reasons.
I'm happy with it, others would think it awful. I don't give a shiny shite.
DDs name quite popular and we have a double barrelled first name with a popular filler which everyone thinks is "chavvy"
My DS also has an "out there" name which people don't seem to like in here.
Thing is I don't really care what a bunch of anonymous 20-50 odd year olds think of our names. Unless it's a classic someone's always going to slate it.

My DS 's name is one that people often suggest and say they love. I find this really annoying as he was one of only 63 in the UK given that name when he was born 24 years ago and we loved it because it wasn't well-used. 🙄 😁

I never see them!

DD1's name is suuuuper old-fashioned classic, so I'm surprised not to see it more. There's even a 2nd one in her class, and another in the year below (it is a deeply pretentious name, and there are many deeply pretentious names at the school, so it was inevitable!).

DD2 has an even more pretentious name, and I've never come across it on here. I've met a couple of people with it in real life, and there have been a couple of famous women with the name, so it''s not completely mad.

Dare I search for them on here now, and get my come-uppance, I wonder?

My DD's name is either liked or hated depending on what country the person commenting has links to.

Then the OP can't decide which spelling to use....

It's not a very popular name but isn't rare either. The last girl I heard with the same name in rl is about 3 years older than DD. There as we seem to know at least two of everyone with other names.

My own name or it shortened versions never comes up on here even though a 90s singer had a shortened version of it and I've met people in rl with it.

DD’s name is a bit of a mumsnet favourite I think, though there’s always one or two that absolutely hate it or say it’s ugly - I think because it’s short and doesn’t end in the ‘ee’ or ‘a’ sound. Generally well received on here though although some concern it’s getting too popular (it’s definitely rising - I’d never met another one before I had DD last year and come across 2 since, plus a couple more but only in online parent type groups). I don’t care either way, I’ve always loved the name and wanted to use it for a specific family reason too. DH wasn’t ever really on board with it but as soon as she was born was like ‘yeah that’s her name’ and he loves it now too.

My name is occasionally suggested as a classic but mostly dismissed as boring and ‘meh’. I don’t mind, I think it’s a nice name but I’m probably a bit boring and ‘meh’ myself