Are these initials a problem..?

[yellowmelon]

We are pretty set on a boy's first name: Hamish. We're Scottish and the name just feels right (you never know, we may change our minds when we meet them though!). Our last name begins with M. My husband really wants his father's name, which begins with A, as the middle name. I'm not keen on the initials reading HAM - especially as this features in the name itself. Be doesn't think it's an issue. What are people's thoughts on this? Is this weird or am I thinking too much? I can't ask anyone irl as we're not sharing the name with others beforehand.

I don't think it's an issue. Ham is hardly a rude word.

The prospect of getting teased for it growing up wouldn't worry me - there will always be something to tease (and initials are pretty weak material anyway) so I would find it easy to brush off.

Add an extra middle name if you are worried.

Honestly his initials will never actually be wrote down like that so I wouldn't say it's a problem at all. X

no problem. it's not rude

Add another middle name, maybe from your side of the family, if you dont want just those initials

HAM is fine, I know a few BJs much worse

I don't think it's an issue; those 3 letters form part of his first name anyway.

Not at all a problem. In fact, the amusement factor would make me do it all the more. I know a Peggy E-name, G-surname - PEG!

PS Hamish is a lovely name.

Where I work people are known by their initials as shorthand but in all honesty HAM is fine. I've known a PMT and a COK in other offices so by comparison it's really nothing! As others have said if you're really concerned add a second middle name.

My three year old is CF. He is also a right CF. :)

I would add an extra middle name in case he is employed with a lot of Jewish/Muslim colleagues as an adult. He may then find his initials stressful.

mydc are you kidding? That's a crazy reason to add a middle name. I have some Jewish friends and I struggle to think of one who would tut at you for having ham as your initials

I wouldn’t worry about it , it’s just initials . I’ve seen worse ! I have a friend of a friend who’s initials are Minger (surname inger) first name beginning with M. Took them ages to find a child’s name that they liked that didn’t spell finger , singer , etc

These replies have really put my mind at ease - I was clearly overthinking this! DH will be delighted.

I know a JAM first name James. Only just realised Jam is also the first three letters of his name. He is my 11 yr old son!

No it's fine. I had to add an extra middle name otherwise DS would have been FOC but HAM is fine I doubt anyone would notice. I doubt anyone would have noticed FOC to be honest.

My son's spells out ARM. No biggie :)

We wanted two middle names but dropped one as DD would have been ARSE - strangely it was a good while before we twigged what we were about to do to her. We just didn't think of spelling out the initials. HAM is fine, I actually think it's cool it spells out the first bit of his name.

I know a Noah whose initials are NOAH. So tbh I don’t think many will notice HAM and Hamish ☺️

HAM is fine as initials. A girl in my class at school was HAM - she would tell us, but it was not anything to tease for. Many worse initials - go for it.

My sister was MAP, and when she got married she became MAD. It's never bothered her , she makes a joke of it if anything.

Can't see a problem unless you are Jewish

@ShippingNews I was a LEAW who married to become a LEAP. Frankly I’m just grateful I didn’t marry into a K (or to a lesser extent F, N, D, etc.) Dm and Df clearly didn’t consider marriage when they named me (or maybe they thought I’d be more of a feminist and keep my name!!)