Jacob...Rees-Mogg??

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Need a bit of perspective please! We're really struggling with DS1's name. I have a "shortlist" of 16 names. My husband is incredibly meh about all names and has contributed a total of 0 names.

One that we both agreed on was Jacob, until I woke up in the middle of the night with the words "Jacob Rees-Mogg" emblazoned on my brain.

Baby's surname will be double-barrelled...

My husband had not made the connection until I mentioned it and now I'm kicking myself because he's so horrified by the association.

So...is it actually that bad? We'll try to avoid Annunziata if we have a girl next

As long as your surnames aren't Rees and Mogg I really can't see it being an issue.

I know loads of Jacobs, it'll be fine! Unless your surname is actually similar rather than simply also being double barrelled, you are overthinking

Ps my dh vetoed Dominic because of Dominic Cummings even though our surname is totally different- so i feel your pain!

I wouldn’t make the connection because I had to Google the persons name!
Unless your surname sounds the same I don’t think others would make the connection if they have heard of him. Jacob is a great name.

I know a couple of Jacobs and have never thought of RM!

It's a common enough name that there's no associations that stick out. No one jumps to George bush when hearing the name George,

Jacob is a lovely name for your son.

Thank you everyone! I think baby naming might be driving me a bit loopy. Too much pressure!

Is the double barrelled surname also two single syllable names? That’s when I wouldn’t, if the name had the exact same rhythm

I love the name Jacob. And I never, ever, ever, ever, EVER would associate any Jacob with Rees-Mogg.
Boris is a different story, sadly. I used to love that name... as in Boris and Natasha. But now that it's busy-balls Boris and Carrie, I just couldn't name a child Boris.
Back to Jacob- excellent name.

Jacob is fine. How about Jacobi?

It's a great name, you'll be claiming it back for the people from that 'dusty Victorian pencil' as I once saw him referred to here on mn

@GertrudeKerfuffle Ahaha I LOVE that

I wouldn’t make the connection because I had to Google the persons name!

If your surname is Bees-Fogg or similar then no, but otherwise no problem.

No - it’s a popular and nice name.

And let’s hope to God that twat will be a distant memory by the time your son is at school.