Rhyming name. Cute or Cruel?

babycarb

Our last name rhymes with McBaby. We LOVE the name Katie. 

Katie McBaby. 

Is this mean? I've almost facebook-messaged girls with the same name to see if they got made fun of growing up.  

Ace226

The McBaby thing seems way mean but I just can't picture what rhymes with that, lol!
Maybe Katherine?

Renisra+2

I know people who have that rhyme-styling to their names and as far as I know, it wasn't a huge issue.

jennypolkadots

Katie McBaby doesn't rhyme so I don't know how close your last really name is. If the name in question were something like Madison Jackson, Avery McCavery, or Katie McBaty then yeah not a good idea. You don't want her name to sound like someone singing the  "name game".

Name her Katherine, call her Katie. Let her go by Kate, Kat, or Katherine if she wants. But if it truly does rhyme with your last name then consider other options entirely. 

babycarb

jennypolkadots said:

Katie McBaby doesn't rhyme so I don't know how close your last really name is. If the name in question were something like Madison Jackson, Avery McCavery, or Katie McBaty then yeah not a good idea. You don't want her name to sound like someone singing the  "name game".

Name her Katherine, call her Katie. Let her go by Kate, Kat, or Katherine if she wants. But if it truly does rhyme with your last name then consider other options entirely. 

Thanks, that's what I was thinking.... It actually rhymes with McBaty, so Katie McBaty is a no go. 

DaisyZH

I wouldn't do it. DH loves the name Margot but it rhymes with our last name so it's out. It sounds like a cartoon character.

le bebe xo

I knew of a Salina Molina, she got teased. I probably would not choose a rhyming name. 

KYEmily33

Cruel

Worcbride

I have friends growing up with sing-song names;  I always loved them.  Of course then they get married and they lose the sing-song :-)

Helenahhandbasket

Just say no to rhyming names.

queenbone

That would grate on my nerves. 

BananaLettuce

This is why we can't use my fave boy name Atticus. Atticus Lettuce is just not good.

nublet

I know a William William Williams and a Molly Rawley. And that is almost all I know about them. They are legends! Weird legends.

didobas

I once saw a Grazi.ella Cantar.ella on an application - talk about sing-songy!

duckie23

I wouldn't do it.

RachiCakes

I knew a Katy Grady and she was super popular, everyone loved her and I never heard of anyone making fun of her...that said, I am still not a fan of names that rhyme

Beevol

You shouldn't name your daughter Katie regardless of last name because it's a cutesy, familial, diminutive of a real name (Katherine, though Caitlyn and Kate can stand alone in a pinch). 

Katherine McBaby is lovely, as is Kate McBaby, you can call her Katie when she's little, but think about the grown women you know who were Katies as kids - I doubt any of them go by Katie professionally. 

kfras

le bebe xo said:

I knew of a Salina Molina, she got teased. I probably would not choose a rhyming name. 

Lol I knew a Tina Molina. It was her married name. Poor gal.

chicagojackie

Don't do it. Awful.

DawnJM25

I wouldn't do that.

4N6s

Beevol said:

You shouldn't name your daughter Katie regardless of last name because it's a cutesy, familial, diminutive of a real name (Katherine, though Caitlyn and Kate can stand alone in a pinch). 

Katherine McBaby is lovely, as is Kate McBaby, you can call her Katie when she's little, but think about the grown women you know who were Katies as kids - I doubt any of them go by Katie professionally. 

Completely agree!