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My parents loathe the name we have chosen and are getting funny about it- is it so bad?

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PeachyHasAFiggyPudInTheOven · 28/12/2007 18:36

baby not sue for 3 months yet but name we have chosen is Sebastian George (surname is Peach as most people on here know)

Already ahve Stirling AMx, Samuel Godfrey, and Harold Jarvis Griffith

i think its nice- but Dad makiing sarkies ate very opportunity. Did initially want elliot but sister swiped it 5 weeks ago

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yomellamoHelly · 28/12/2007 19:22

Fear of this kind of reaction is what held us back from going public with names before our dss arrived on the scene. We figured once they were named they'd all have to lump it! That aside I think they're all good names. Go with your initial gut feelings and don't let them spoil it.

LittleBottle · 28/12/2007 19:24

That's a gorgeous name! We loved Sebastian too, but went with Alexander in the end for our DS. Still, there's always the next one .

choosyfloosy · 28/12/2007 19:29

Sebastian quite popular at the moment. Excellent choice.

And now on guitar, Seb Peach!
Ladies and gentlemen, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Dr Sebastian Peach!
The gold medal for the 400 metres goes to Sebastian Peach!

I agree with poster about 4 posts ago, when i read this title i assumed you must be about to name your child Dusty Bin or something.

hatrick · 28/12/2007 19:33

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kindersurprise · 28/12/2007 19:33

I love the name. Sebastian Peach sounds absolutely yummy. you can tell he is going to be a heartbreaker already.

What are your parents suggestions then?

jaype · 28/12/2007 20:34

Yup - just never tell people before they are born. If it's presented as a done deed then people won't comment. If they want to name the baby then perhaps suggest that his wife copies the lady in Italy who gave birth aged 60 or whatever it was.. otherwise, if you're doing the carrying and pushing / putting up with a painful scar, then you get to do the naming! I think it suits the others perfectly. And I'll never forget my coousin's partner falling about when she was 5 months gone and told him she wanted her daughter to be called Aphra Oriel (tradition of using obscure names in our family) - after the birth i guess his bargaining position was a bit diminished . Anyway, it suits her perfectly.

cathshuck · 28/12/2007 20:37

Think its a fab name so tell them to get lost. We called our ds Leo Armstrong and had comments about that and told both sets to sod off as it was our choice. After that discussion was over.

Pinkchampagne · 28/12/2007 20:39

I think it is a gorgeous name!

JingleyJen · 28/12/2007 20:39

lovely name - perhaps worth a dig back at some point to say - I hope you don't intend on taking the piss out of your grandson's name once he is here ?!?!

CantSleighWontSleigh · 28/12/2007 20:41

I'm quite bewildered by what bad things your dad could have to say about Sebastian George. Goes together well, 'fits' with your other children's names, classic, lovely. Is your dad quite peculiar?!

QuintessentialShadowOfSnowball · 28/12/2007 20:42

Lovely name.

My family could not bear the name we chose for our second son. They were not particularly nice about it, making fun etc. I stood by the name. I said to them. "Never mind the name, in time you will come to love the baby, and the name will therefore become more palatable." This is what happened, now they know and love the baby, the name is part of him, and they are used to it. Good luck.

chankins · 28/12/2007 20:43

Lovely name - I don't get why they are making fun of it !
If I ever have any more kids I definitly won't tell people what I want to call them until they are born. People feel free to take the piss and say they hate a name you love and it kind of ruins it for you. Don't let them !

MaLopez · 28/12/2007 20:44

My MIL refused to all my DD the name we gave her and referred to her as baby a few times. It is sometimes customary for grandparents to give the child a name in my culture but it does not have to be the name the child is called. DH soon set her straight!

ItsPotatoesForYouMyLad · 28/12/2007 20:46

i agree that they are lovely names.
it's horrible when people close to you feel they can say negative things about such a personal choice as the name of your child. my family drove my nutty over dds name and put a real downer on our first few weeks with her.
your baby = your choice imo.

Sarahjct · 28/12/2007 20:46

Mmmm, Sebastian Peach sounds all Brideshead-y. Anthony Andrews with that floppy fringe....

Sorry, not helpful in this case but agree with everyone else. It's a lovely name. Tell them to like it or lump it.

madamez · 28/12/2007 20:47

Well I have always hated my own given name and very rarely use it, so gave my son 3 forenames to give him some choice when he's older. Most of the family on both sides didn't like his name at first but I reckoned he was my son and I would choose (his father was not around when I was PG and we were not on great terms when DS was a newborn but now everyone is cool with his name - though the everyday version we use is to call him by his first two initials and that works just fine.

LadyTophamHatt · 28/12/2007 20:47

with a name like sebastian peach he'llhave a;l the girls fawning over him when he's a teen.

Ohhhh, its a FAB name and you all know how I feel about the name George

newnamefornewyearbookwormmum · 28/12/2007 20:48

It's a lovely name, don't take any notice. I second (or third, fourth, fifth....) posters who have said don't announce a baby's name before the birth - if I ever had another baby, I'm keeping the name a secret until I'm dressed and leaving the maternity ward!

It was for a similar reason when I rang my xp's parents with the good news, I told her the name I'd chosen over the phone in case they tried battering my defences down in person .

whomovedmychocolate · 28/12/2007 20:49

Hey, I am planning to call this baby Sebastian if it's a boy and MiL hates the name - hence we like it even more. Sod them. They got to pick your name, it's your go!

newnamefornewyearbookwormmum · 28/12/2007 20:49

FWIW, my nan didn't like my first name either until my parents ran my middle name past her. She liked that even less .

Me, I love my names .

imdreamingofawhiteKITTYmas · 28/12/2007 20:54

With DD2 we never told a soul her name until she was born it's different when you say "we are thinking of calling the baby X" as people can say oh I don't like it to try and put you off. Different when you call and say "I've had the baby and her name is X"

FWIW I think your DSs names are great.

meglet · 28/12/2007 20:57

Sebastian is a fab name! Ignore your parents.

In fact I love all your LO's names!

newnamefornewyearbookwormmum · 28/12/2007 20:58

I think people hear a name and if it has bad connotations for them then they hate it. There are some names I'd simply never choose for this reason. I actually felt stopped from choosing one boy's name that I liked since one of xp's friends has a shortened version of this name and I was worried it would cause gossip . Luckily the issue never arose since I had a dd.

frostythesnowmum · 28/12/2007 20:58

ace name don't listen to your parents!

WanderingHolly · 28/12/2007 20:59

Sebastian is a fantastic name - Seb v cool for a teenager.

Tell your folks you are also considering Osama, Marrion and Wayne. You may see them change their minds about Sebastian George.

Apols to all mners with Osamas, Waynes and Marrions.

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