Thoughts on the name Wybie?

[Lilacbluewaters]

we really like this name for our baby boy but everyone we have told in real life hates it and says he would be bullied as he grows older. But this generation of children has all sorts of names and I don’t think it’s a name that’s bully worthy?

It sounds fine as far as the sound divorced of meaning is concerned, but if he lives among English speakers, people will have a difficult time reading his name, and it will sound like "why be?” or "We buy", which neither has good meaning nor is necessary. I would reconsider.

Never heard of this one! Sorry,but I'm not keen!

God, it's awful. Awful. Please don't do this to your baby.

Louis (French pronunciation)
Rory
James nn Jamie
Henry nn Harry
Rafferty nn Raffy
Charlie

etc etc

And this

Wy would you do that to a child?

What about Toby?

Obi - Wan Kenobi?

Please don't your child will be at the very least laughed at a lot with that name at worst he will be relentlessly bullied.

Dave - nice solid name.

Sounds like an app for holiday lets

If its Wybie from Coraline - remember its short for Wyborne, as in Why were you born. Cant remember the exact quote, but thats whats said in the film.

Wybie Denny Different?

It sounds like a budget airline to me.
Keep looking, I liked all sorts of names that I am very glad now that I did not choose.

It’s been suggested a few times here, Toby is the name of the baby that the Goblin King steals away in Labyrinth, if you want a movie connection. And you can sing ‘Dance Magic Dance’ as often as you please if you choose that one!

Would you like to be called Wybie? Of course not. So don't do that to your poor child.

kids will be asking if his parents named him as they were questioning why he was born

Oh dear - No - thats asking for so much bullying - its not even funny.
Find something else. the EE sound really doesn't need to be in the spelling!

• Rory
• Jesse
• Jamie
• Henry
• Wesley
• Zachary
• Timothy
• Anthony
• Archie
• Charlie (could be short for Charles)
• Joey (could be short for Joseph or Jonah)
• Harry or Sonny (could be short for Harrison)

Yeah, and his siblings could be called Whosdat and Howcum.

Seriously, OP - a definite No. It sounds horrible and he’ll end up being called Whhhhyyyyyy or Wibby.

call the child Balonz and have done with it

😂😂 funniest Mumsnet post in ages. It’s so awful I actually can’t stop laughing. Please don’t call your child this.

Absolutely ghastly.

Where’s the 😂 Mumsnet, I need it…

If you want your child bullied, do it.

I would pick something with a really nice meaning instead ♥️

Worked almost 40 years in paediatrics so have heard some very " unusual" names but I am struggling to think of anything as dreadful as this .

No. Maybe use it as a nickname if you have to but that’s a dreadful name.

Wybie any car.

Dot com.

Don't feel bad. I wanted to name my first born some corkers when in the grips of hormonal insanity. I took DHs advice & went for a lovely, traditional top 20 name and reader I don't regret a thing.