people laugh when I tell them my daughters name

[dylanthecat]

People have been know to laugh when I tell them my little girls name and I dont know why. I love it and she loves it. She is called Elaine and she is four. People also often think they have missed heard it and call her Elanor or Elizabeth and once Jazmin(?!) so what do you honestky think of it? Is it stupid?

people who do that are

1. very ignorant
2. narrow-minded
3. rude

just remember that, and then also remember that you don't care what people like that think. the fools.

Elaine is a lovely name. not common these days, so unusual for a little girl, which I guess is why people think they've misheard it.

No it's not stupid.

Perhaps a tad old-fashioned.

I have a dd with a quite old-fashioned name (I don't mean trendy old-fashioned like Amy or Emily btw)

A lot of people assume that it is MY name. They ask her name, I tell them, they say to me "hello dd'sname, what's her name."

How on earth did they get Jazmin from Elaine?

It is a beautiful and romantic name. How rude of people to laugh. We told a nurse my ds's name in the hospital and she laughed and said "No, really - what is his name?"

I pitied her ignorance and despised her It is a fairly common name in some parts of the country too, just not where we are!

I think of it as a totally normal and very nice, feminine name. Can't believe people laugh about it. How weird

I like it - not heard very much these days, which is why I like it!!

Ignore the rude people and feel comfortable in the fact you have given your dd a strong, traditional, individual but not wacky-made-up name.

I like it very very very much indeed!

I think it's rather lovely. It is old fashioned as squonk says but it'll be back in before you can blink and then suddenly all the millions of Ellas, Ellens, Eleanors will be Elaines and you'll be a massive trend setter.

i posted on the other thread!

How strange?

It's a lovely name tell people to p* off

Great name! Also my name.
I still get people saying Elaine the pain though!

the doctor always thinks im called elaine and she is amy

It's a pretty name. Please don't worry, folk are strange sometimes

Congratulations, you have given your Dd a beautiful name that is not the name of every other girl on the planet yet not wacky or hideous!
I love the name Elaine, you obviously do too so stick two proverbial fingers up to the doubters

I cant beleive how rude people can be. Ignore them and be proud your dd has a lovely name that is not common. She will thank you for it when she is not swamped by others in her class at school with the same name

it is lovely fools all not to mention rude

IGNORE

Her middle name doesnt help, its Josephine, but i wanted to call her Elsie but im glad i didnt now elaine really suites her!

Thats a nice name, we have on in our family

I know LOTS of Elaines! Thought it was quite common? (don't mean that in a bad way). I am in Scotland, is it scottish? I am v suprised, it is a v ordinary name here!

i didnt want her to be like me with the same name as every other girl in her year but my mother hated it so much she spent 6 months trying to get me to call her EJ

its not unusual if you are 50 just is if you are 4

Most of the Elaines I know are mid-30s but I have taught 2, they are both about 8 now.

i know loads of adult elaines but no children ones so might in my head think oh that's unusual but laughing?? how rude!!

must just be here then!

I remember my sister calling her DD Nancy and thinking to myself (would not ever dreaming of telling her) that I thought it was a tad old fashioned and maybe she would conscious of it when she grew up. She is 3 now, and Nancy is very popular! So she is a trend setter!