Grr DP is adamant

[mummyjackson]

That our son will be called Bailey!

He will. Not. Stop. Going. On about it.

He's agreed to read the responses to this thread so please fire away (hopefully not too many of you will like it!).

[Shodan]

Have it as a middle name.

First name Old.



No really. It's a bit.....naff.

IMO.

[scottishmummy]

bailey=cheap bawdy drink for girlies.or meeja W10 types.poncetastic name

[suwoo]

Chavvy round here in Manchester. HTH

[GrumpyBlumkin]

I only know dogs called Bailey I'm afraid, agree with Shodan, isn't that what middle names are for?

[MadOldCrone]

It doesn't matter if any of us likes or hates it. You have to name your baby a name BOTH of you like.

But if you're using mn votes to help you decide, well, no, I really don't like it. Daft name. Chavtastic, to be brutal.

[Bleatblurt]

Yup, chavvy.

[mathanxiety]

I think what's more significant that your DH seems to think he gets to decide about this and won't listen to you. This matters more than the actual name. A little compromising goes a long way. You will both be living together after this baby is born and named, and it's a pity if the pregnancy and naming of the baby is clouded by obstinacy and relationship problems that arise from the naming process.

[MarineIguana]

It's naff. But more to the point, you can't give your child a name one of you hates! Who does your DP think he is - Henry VIII?

Maybe you could use it as a middle name on condition you get to choose the first name - see what he says about that!

[gaelicsheep]

Nooooo

[mummyjackson]

Over my dead body will I name my son Bailey, but my partner is going on and on and on and on and on (and so on)..

He thinks it's a "really cool name". I just want him to realise that it is an alcoholic drink and not a name! Well it's a surname but it does not work as a forename in my opinion!

He's gone to bed now but I will be showing him the responses in the morning. I'm just really thrilled that you think of it the way I do!

[gaelicsheep]

I have the opposite problem. DH has put forward no ideas of his own, but has poo pooed every one of my suggestions so far. Grrrr.

[LaRagazzaInglese]

It's a chavs name or a dogs name. Or a chav's dog's name!

[JjandtheBeanlovesUnicorns]

Chav, or stupid mum trying to be cool spelling it baylee! [hmmm]

[Amapoleon]

My sister's dog is called bailey and it is a bit chavvy.

[Amapoleon]

The name not the dog, hahaha

[thisisyesterday]

the name has nothing to do with it.

the fact is, you can't name your child something that you don't both agree on.

so, sorry Mr MummyJackson, you need to re-think

[Strix]

Aside from the fact that the name is girly and an alcoholic drink... oh and just plain silly... you can not give your child a name that one of you hates, which you clearly do. One of you cannot just up and declare he/she will be called x. Blood rediculous. Is your DP going to take a similar stance when you disagree on appropriate discilpne? I think it's best he learn to compromise sooner rather than later.

Find a name you both like, even if it means giving up the ones one of you loves.

[wastingaway]

Lol at chavvy dog.

[Pingpong]

I think Bailey is a silly name for a boy, much more suited to a dog!
I also met a woman at toddler group this week who hated her sons name. She and her partner had agreed that he could chose the boys name and she would chose the girls name. They had a boy, he chose the name and she is stuck with it.
You have to both like the name, not love it but at least both like it IMO.

[piscesmoon]

A dreadful name! He will have to compromise.

[activate]

You can't choose a name unilaterally

if you could I'd have a James

but I'm an adult in a relationship and wouldn't dream of trying to insist on my desires if my partner has already vetoed

he needs to grow the fuck up

[activate]

That said Bailey is a lovely name and I know two of them

But that's not the point

If both mother and father don't love the name and want the name then you have to shut up

[sweetkitty]

I also know two dogs called Bailey but in saying that we had a dog called Chloe and this was way before it was the name for a girl for a while.

DP and I cannot decide on a name for DS and I think we are both going to have to compromise on a name that doesn't float our boat but is safe IYSWIM.

[FiveGoMadInDorset]

You both have to choose a name, otherwise DS would have been called Arthur.

Bailey is a dog/girls name.