boys name help...is this a weird idea??

christiney06

We have been calling our baby PJ since my BFP.  It stands for My nickname from my husband  + Jr.   so, not a real name.  We have gotten so used to saying it, and have come up w/ NOTHING so far that we love, that last night DH says  "can't we just name him PJ?"  

would just calling him PJ be totally weird??? 

 

 

bellaciao

I knew a guy growing up named PJ...but I always thought about "pajamas" when I heard / saw his name.

MidwestTexan

PJ makes me think of pajamas...

eayode

could you name him Patrick James- or something along those lines and nickname him PJ. I think just naming him 2 letters is a little odd, but if you love it...

robbie3982

Would PJ stand for anything?  My personal opinion is that abbreviation nicknames might seem somewhat juvenile at some point (applying for a job for example) so I'd want to make sure that he had a full name for purposes like that.

christiney06

that's really funny that two of you have said that.  never even crossed my mind!! 

 

and yes, that was one of my arguments for it being a bad idea...when he is 50yrs old, being PJ would sound kind of weird.   There are no P names that I could get on board w/!

BearkatLou

***WARNING*** This is just my opinion.

I think initial names are tacky and back woods for some reason. I have no idea why. But again, that's just me. Do whatever you want to do with your baby.

proudpreg

Would it be weird? Yes. Give him the option of a full name, and call him PJ exclusively if you wish until he's able to decide what he wants to be called. This way, as an adult, he can use his full name professionally.

 

jenber77

I think it's cute, but you can't just give the poor kid initials. You'll have to make up some names to match them.

Patrick James

Paul Jeremy

Peter Jacob

SOMETHING.

nachocheeze

Could you come up with a name combo that uses those initials and just call him PJ for a nn?

DH is Patrick John

ZaraLou

I love the name PJ! I had a good friend with that name growing up..it stood for Peter Jacob though. I def. think it is fine to name him PJ - but def. make it stand for something. Naming him 2 letters is def. kind of weird.. but if it doesn't bother you than who cares! I did know someone who had a middle name that was just an initial.

christiney06

thanks ladies.  I am showing this post to DH...he really thought it was not a bad idea!  It's going to be a hard habit to break..this poor kid is going to have an identity crisis. 

proudpreg

More ideas: Parker, Payton, Phillip (James)

seabass22

There was a PJ I knew in school - I think it stood for his first & middle name but I never thought of it as weird or pajamas.

proudpreg

christiney06:

thanks ladies.  I am showing this post to DH...he really thought it was not a bad idea!  It's going to be a hard habit to break..this poor kid is going to have an identity crisis. 

You don't have to stop calling him PJ, just don't name him PJ. He can be Parker Jacob on his birth certificate (or when you're angry) and PJ the rest of the time, until he gets to choose. 

mrsbrustobe

All that I can think of is a toy that my daughter has that says "Pajamas, I love my Pajamas!!"

Jess8202

You could always do a name like Parker James (or another PJ combo) and call him PJ for short and also by his first name?!  Just an idea

SoOn2bEbLaNk

Funny my cousin has been calling my baby Sally all along because she really wanted me to have a girl.  Well it is s girl and I am afraid that Sally is starting to stick LOL!!!

peachypear

Definitely give them a first and middle name with the initials P.J. - don't just name him "PJ." I used to work in a health clinic where a young patient had two letters as his first name. It never appeared correctly in the electronic system (it would automatically decapitalize the second letter), and his parents would freak out when the new receptionists would ask for "his full name" (thinking it was initials)... and on, and on. It was a bad, ugly mess. You don't want it to be you. It would just be a constant struggle for your child, too.

But just calling him "PJ" would be cute. I also think of pajamas, but I'm sure people wouldn't once they knew him.

L&BAug05

I have a PJ in my class Phillip John...everyone calls him PJ though.   The nickname is cute but he may want a formal when he is an adult.

evhamm

My friend's name is PJ - and he's such an endearing character. His name is Peter John. I know, boring, but if you're going to use just initials, its not bad.

HeyyRed

My step son's actual name is Teddy and he's spent his entire life telling people, no it's just Teddy it's not short for Theodore or any such thing. It drives him nuts.

I would give him an actual name with those initials. Imagine him the President or head of a major company. An actual name other than PJ might be handy!! It also gives you the opportunity to yell his full and proper name when he gets into trouble!!!?