Husband's awful name suggestions!

[annaj83]

My husband's absolutely set on several absolutely awful names! I'm trying to convince him otherwise, but MIL and even some of my family are on his side. Don't know gender.
Please tell me I'm not going crazy, these names are awful
Indy
Jolene
Cosmo
Estella
Trisha
Kiana
Aliesha
Chastity

I honestly fear a child named any of those would be absolutely bullied. Any advice?

Estella reminds me of the beer.. I like Jolene and Indy

Estella is ok.
Cosmo isn't my taste but is acceptable.
Your husband's other choices are strange in that they come from such a variety of reference points.
I love Nell as a nn and indeed all your names. May is my least favourite but chiefly because it has been so over used as a middle name. Pretty and traditional , easy to spell and pronounce , it ticks a lot of boxes.

Indy is the only one I'd consider, my friend has an Indy and it suits her - India is also nice :)

Will is the only name that I sort of like on your list too though!

How about Esther instead of Estella?

Of course your DH is being wildly unreasonable to consider Chastity as an acceptable name for any young woman.

Gosh, I thought my ex's family had awful taste. They wanted to call my newborn ds War. I know, just weird !

But these are pretty tacky too except Estella.

If you are married, your dh doesn't need to come with you to register the birth, you can do that on your own, so I'd just register whatever you like on the day.

It is nothing whatsoever to do with MIL. Not her baby, she doesn't get a say. At all.

I love Cosmo for a boy. Estella is pretty but makes me think of the Estella in Great Expectations who was an unhappy character. India is ok but a bit overdone.

Estella is the only one I like. Alicia (that spelling) is okay too.

I love Estella and I don't mind Indy (Indie / India) but the rest aren't great.

I don’t mind Estella….

But I think that’s because it reminds me of ‘Estrella’ and I do like a cold pint on a warm summers day

I’m also not sure your girls names are much better to be honest op. Diana and nell?

Estella is beautiful! I don't like the others though

Estella is nice.

Estella unless your surname is Haversham.

Is he taking the piss? Husband, a Liverpool fan, kept coming up with ridiculous ideas like Ann Field (Surname) or Kingkenny (Surname) or any combination of initials which spelled KOP or LFC.

He didn't really mean it though.

I like Indie and Cosmo

Lol jolene!

They’re so bad that I don’t actually know if you’re being serious.

Have you agreed to your DH getting the final say on the child’s name? If so why? Regardless if you don’t like any of the names you have to tell him. I’m sure you’ll find something else that you both agree on.

They're not great! Chastity is by far the worst.

Don't get the Trisha hate, I know a few Trisha's who would be Patricia's

Chastity is a big name in the states, a Texan friend years ago was telling me about her pastors daughter Chastity who had fallen pregnant at 14 or 15
She didnt find the name remotely hilarious which obvs I did ...

It is absolutely not 'a big name in the states'.

Dreadful (though Cosmo was considered quite a classy name at one time).

You choose your baby's name.

Chastity is an exotic dancer stage name. Definitely not an option.

The only names on his list which would be tolerable imo are Estella (Estelle is nicer though) and Alicia (assuming he's spelled it incorrectly).

I quite like some of the names on your list, especially Nell. They're simple to say and to write, go with lots of middle name options, and are quite classic.

Maybe you could suggest slight variations of your names to see how he reacts? Eg - Eleanor, nn Nell; Jayne (a less common spelling variant but still widely accepted).

Lol lol yes. Estelle would be nice? Indy is also fine. I think Patricia is due a comeback soon though!

Cosmo is a boy's name.