Honest thoughts please! I won’t be offended!

[Mamatoobee]

Our first baby (IVF after TTC for 15 years!) is due in 4 months.
If it’s a boy, we’d like to honour our fathers in naming our baby boy.

My DF is Michael and FIL is Raymond (goes by Ray). However, we aren’t as keen on giving them their full names.

We thought about the below names but my sister said they were too ‘out there’ and wondered if you MN babes think the same!

Micah Ray or Raymi (usual spelling Rémi)

TIA

^^ This!!

The Dad's father is already getting the surname!

So Michael Alexander
Michael David
Michael Edward
Michael Charles

etc etc.

Sorry. I think your made up names are just awful! Stick with classic. Michael is a gorgeous name and it's really making a comeback.

I would choose a lovely individual name and have Michael Raymond as middle names!

I like them both tbh 😂

Micha
Raymi

I suppose it could be a bit off when you look at them being a mash up of two white old fashioned British names, but most people aren’t going to know the link & they sound quite modern. Although I do think the latter will be pronounced Raymi not Remi.

Honestly my daughters have quite traditional names and I am in awe of some of their class/nursery friends names! I thought I was ‘the norm’ I’m actually very boring and reserved with name choices!

I meant QUITE old fashioned not white!!!

Awwww massive congratulations, I love this post, such lovely news ☺️☺️☺️☺️

I don't think butchering names honours the people they are supposed to be named after. Use their actual names or don't bother at all.

Congratulations though

Just use the proper names and nickname the yoonique ones.

Agree

How about honouring both grandfathers by using the name Sonny? It means son and you could offer the explanation that his name honours their relationship with their grandson/their support of you.

Congratulations 🎊 but your names are awful!
How about Ray and Michael as middle names?
They will work with all types of name, traditional and modern

Eg Milo Ray Michael
Boris Michael Ray
Charlie Michael Ray

Good Luck!

Chai Lem Ray - anagram of Michael.

Not all babies get a surname passed down through the patriarchal line.

Maybe the OP didn’t change her name, maybe her DH took her name, etc etc.

Nice idea, but why not plant a tree instead? TBH though, I don't get the idea of "honouring" deceased persons by inserting a name.

Thanks for all the suggestions.
We are considering below first names and having Michael Ray as middle names should we have a boy:

Noah
Callum
Lucas

DH doesn’t have his Dad’s surname as FIL is actually his foster father so baby won’t have FIL surname either. DH has no involvement with his bio parents.

Noah, Callum and Lucas are all lovely names and having Michael Ray for middle names is a nice gesture. Much better than the portmanteau!

Dreadful. Especially Ray Mi 😬

Give the baby his own name and have the two middle names from the grandfathers

Lovely options. I like them all!
I think I prefer Calum with one L.

Please no cutesy names :-(

I'd register the baby as Michasel Raymond (or the other way round); then as a man he has a choice of two dignified grown up easy to read and spell names.

Then in family life, you address the baby as Ray, or Micky. Neither name will be the butt of jokes and mockery at school.

Micah and Remi are both nice, Raymi is ridiculous though, sorry!

Congrats on your baby. The names are awful. You’re not honouring two good classic names by squashing them together to create a made-up chav name. Give your baby his own name - he is his own person - not a copy of your father and FIL.

Not all babies get a surname passed down through the patriarchal line.
That's exactly my point @StageRage

If the baby has the OP's surname then the gave the baby her father-in-law's name of Michael then the baby would have a name from both sides of the family.