Hate DD’s planned baby name. Is it ever ok to say that?

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I expect the answer is to keep quiet but I fear by future grandchild will be teased mercilessly.

Iona with Io for short would be better.

I would’ve said it should be pronounced Eee-oh, based on my knowledge of Greek

I think it's odd if people are close to their parents that they don't ask their parents what they think of any potential names for their grandchild. When my daughter was pregnant they came up with some godawful names, when they told us we all laughed and said no way. They saw sense and called her a lovely name. I do think hormones can make people go a bit bonkers with names sometimes.
I think Io is going to be difficult for the child, people will constantly be asking about it, checking spelling. Plus the Old MacDonald connection.

Callithyia instead? Describing her as "a woman who was raped by Zeus" is a bit unfair, I doubt that's why they chose the name, and that's not really the way to identify a mythical princess!

No, obviously you can't say anything and she won't be called Lo or 10 by anyone she's introduced to verbally (and she can choose a font - such as Times New Roman - which distinguishes I from L on her email signature and simply not write only in capitals to avoid being called ten).

@Loopytiles why do you think "grandma only nicknames" are bad?
I think it's cute. Children often give their grandparents their own nicknames (ie instead of Granny they call them GiGi or something) so this is the name thing in reverse.

I like it and knew how to pronounce it. The Greek myth is not nice but most people won't be aware. I've definitely heard worse names

I'd also worry that the other kids might say it as if they were a Tellytubby.

Do you mean non-English names? They might be 'unusual' to you, but they aren't necessarily unusual in the cultures the students come from. I like the name 'Io'!

Is it Io with and i rather that Lo with an L?

Because funnily enough my friend's daughter called her son Io with an i last year after the moon of Jupiter.

Definitely not ok to say anything even if it were awful. I also think Io is reasonably inoffensive. Unusual but still classic - yes she will have to spell for everyone but as it’s only two letters could be worse. Anyone who knows about the origins of the name to know about the rape in the original story should have enough context to understand that was pretty common in stories about the gods.

Io is also the name of a moon of Jupiter. I think you’re underestimating people. And she wasn’t just raped by Zeus… Io was a Priestess, later Queen and ancestor of heroes like Perceus, Heracles, Minos and more.

It’s a beautiful, classical name.

Re the pronunciation it’s definitely pronounced Eee-oh, I just checked. Kind of like the island Ios.

maybe tell her the correct pronunciation and she might change her mind? It’s a silly name

The moon of Jupiter is named after the princess Io.

I was expecting something far more outlandish than Io. It’s rather pretty and unusual, I think. My own name isn’t wildly unusual but it was just not fashionable for my era - I was in an era of Debbie’s and Mandys galore.

I would also suggest Iona for her. Io just seems too short to me

Thats a very cool name

Oh dear, that is bad. 🫤

I am not the most subtle person though so if it were my dd I’d ask if they knew the story behind it and if they still kept the name I just wouldn’t say much more than Oh.

I actually like it, a lot. However maybe you could persuade her to change it to Iona, as more recognisable?

I like Io and I knew it was eye-oh immediately and not Lo.

I'd keep quiet, you've named your babies.

I suspect that’s the explanation they’ll give (and leave the whole Zeus rape thing to Granny).

Io is a beautiful name. It’s lovely to say, pleasant to the ear. Why don’t you like it? Is it purely the way it looks written down unless the capital I has lines on the top and bottom?

It is ee-oh isn’t it always remember as it is how the peacock came to be in Greek mythology and always remember the story. And yes Heracles was a descendent of hers. In a way it is a story of a strong woman

it is also a moon - I mean it’s like Ophelia from Hamlet isn’t it, Juliet or lots of other names that have meaning - I am named after a song.

It’s is a classic and rare name but not out there or unique or made up.

I'd mention it was an unusual choice baby name choice as the lady in question was raped by Zeus. Then leave it at that, no further comments or explanation required.

Your dd gets to choose her child's name just like you got to choose her name. If you want a relationship with this child, keep your opinion to yourself.

They won't be bullied because of it. You are being old fashioned.