Gilligan

groovylocks

So last one for the night, I promise. 

I LOVE the name Gilligan. I know it's fekked. I can't help it. My husband says we're not naming our kid after "The Good Lost" and would his middle name be Minnow or Skipper?

I don't care. I can't help myself. I love this name. 

Am I alone in the cold, icy vistas of weird here?

nurse714

No. Hell no.

lola2bee

You are alone. :-(

groovylocks

Yeah that's verbatim what the hubbub said too. 

nurse714 said:

No. Hell no.

CaboBride2015

At least you know it's not good...

groovylocks

CaboBride2015 said:

At least you know it's not good...

Oh yeah i know.. I think what really got me interested in the name was the fact that Stewie Griffin's middle name is Gilligan. That made me laugh for a good solid few minutes. 

It stuck somehow. 

magsugar13

yes, you are alone

queenwog

Wut.

groovylocks

queenwog said:

Wut.

No, look you can dislike it but please don't tell me you're not familiar with the name Gilligan and its place in pop culture.. Cripes that show was before my time too but it's a classic.

LizWhiz87

Girl, you're alone like

carolyn219

Gilligan's Island.  Look it up.

queenwog

I'm aware of Gilligan's Island, but as far as using Gilligan on a baby in this century... wut.

bbiutmcph

I like Gilbert for the nn Gil. So show aside I can see the appeal of Gilligan. But yes sadly the show made the name pretty unusable.

CeCe8579

You're alone! I like Prudence. It is my GP girl name but no, I just couldn't do it and it doesn't even have as heavy a connotation of a well know television show character.

phyllisnefler

Will be the lone voice of dissent here -- I actually don't hate it! The generation that even watched Gilligan's Island is going to be aging out of cultural relevance before too long (eek, that probably sounds harsher than I mean it to!) 

That said, you would definitely have to weather a lot of jokes, questions, and even scorn in the short term. Gil or Gill as a nickname is really nice, imo. However, if your husband hates it that much, it seems like a non-starter. 

cfletch88

Please don't.

jnnfrrose6

I think it'd be a great dog's name. Or fish. A fish named Gilligan would be great.

groovylocks

haha I get it. It's not a good name. 

I am going to try to snake it in as a middle name though.

MixedBerries88

@groovylocks Don't feel too badly. I think we all have that name we love that no one else gets. My guilty pleasure names are Jessa and Dixie. Please excuse me, my redneck is showing.

groovylocks

MixedBerries88 said:

@groovylocks Don't feel too badly. I think we all have that name we love that no one else gets. My guilty pleasure names are Jessa and Dixie. Please excuse me, my redneck is showing.

I like Dixie too. I also like Sadie and Dallas. 

My husband tends to disagree with those. 

MixedBerries88

LOL I have a male cousin named Dallas. One time my husband decided that Dallas would be an excellent name for a little girl. I didn't talk to him for a few hours.

littlebean1222

I don't like Gilligan, but I also have my names that no one else understands so I TOTALLY get it! Lol

dramaphile

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale....

rpazzaam

I read this as Gillian first, and thought, that's not a bad name, what is everyone talking about,lol. But Gilligan is not my style.

mommytobof3

I think when naming your baby you should think about if they'll get made fun of in school (kids are cruel) it's a no go, you're alone lol. I wasn't made fun of for my name but it pisses me off when people say it wrong, Theresia. Pronounced Theresa lol

groovylocks

mommytobof3 said:

I think when naming your baby you should think about if they'll get made fun of in school (kids are cruel) it's a no go, you're alone lol. I wasn't made fun of for my name but it pisses me off when people say it wrong, Theresia. Pronounced Theresa lol

The 10 year old me can make fun of any name because kids don't think logically. If they want to tease you, it's not because of what your name is (unless you're the new kid and your name is Buttkiss Chubwart or something) They tease you because you probably react to it. They'll use your name because why not? They'll use anything. We had a teacher with the last name Stillwell. We didn't like her so we called her "Stillfart". Because fart. If a kid named Kayley is unpopular enough, she just becomes KayFart or Fart-Lee or Fat-lee. 

See? Easy.

I'm not worried about other kids. I'm more worried about adults and how he will grow into his name. His elders need to take him seriously until he gets old enough to start making the rules himself. 

MixedBerries88

Buttkiss Chubwart. A+ @groovylocks that is truly horrifying! lol!