How important are initials?

nisems · May 2009

How much attention do you pay to what the initials might spell out? I think its pretty important, DH not so much. Our situation......DH and I are pretty set on middle names; we both have family middle names and we'd like to keep that going with our children. The problem that we're running in to is for a boy, that puts us with "first initial. A. G." DH's initials are TAG which is fine. But there are lots of combos that I don't think are ok: BAG, LAG, SAG, GAG, RAG, NAG....etc.

Therefore, I'm trying to stay away from considering a lot of names that start with those intials. DH says I'm overanalyzing. What say you?

Oh, and for a girl, we're looking at the possibility of O.R.G. which isn't great, but I think I can live with it.

jessandbrandond · May 2009

I feel the same about initials. DH and and I both liked the name Vincent, but I refused to use it after I realized his initials would be VD.

If you really love a name, though, I think you can get past initials.

starsmaycollide · May 2009

I would not be concerned about intials unless they spell something really negative , like a curse word or something similar.

Things like LAG or ?NAG don't really bother me.

People don't use their initials that often. My DH has his initials on his high school class ring, and that is the only time I can think of. ?Girls could have monograms I guess, but I don't really like those so it wouldn't be an issue to me if I had a baby girl.

tct1219 · May 2009

starsmaycollide:
I would not be concerned about intials unless they spell something really negative , like a curse word or something similar.
Things like LAG or NAG don't really bother me.
People don't use their initials that often. My DH has his initials on his high school class ring, and that is the only time I can think of. Girls could have monograms I guess, but I don't really like those so it wouldn't be an issue to me if I had a baby girl.

i agree. personally, i think monograms are tacky and won't have them for my kids. just don't name your baby frank or francesca LOL

beth thacker · May 2009

I don't even think about initials. Nobody goes by there first, middle, and last name anyways so it's not like everyone would know the initials unless you run around screaming "my initials are rag!" or whatever.

karelaorange · May 2009

I think GAG is the only one I'd worry about. Not only for the GAG part, but I'm also not a fan of double initials (GG).

AidensMama22 · May 2009

one of my friends names is sydney taylor dillard aka std she got a lot of crap growing up

thatgirlang · May 2009

Yeah, there are some that I wouldn't really care for like GAG but if it was the one name DH and I loved and agreed on, I wouldn't give it up. Now, we picked a name for DS#1 that would give him the initials A.S.S. Of course, I had to give THAT name up. But for the most part, initials aren't a big deal.

berryblndgirl · May 2009

I think you're overanalyzing it a bit. Most people do not use their initials that much, so as long as it doesn't spell out a foul word, I don't think it really matters that much.

LMS05 · May 2009

Initials aren't important to me at all. I definitely think you're overanalyzing it. Who cares if their initials are GAG or RAG?? No one will even notice. Most people don't know your middle name.?

nisems · May 2009

Interesting...thanks for the thoughts ladies! I guess I've had several jobs where my initials were part of my log on or company ID, and other instances where I've definitely used my initials, so that's why I'm giving it thought. But you're right, most of them aren't THAT bad. I'd just hate to send my kid to soccer practice with the initials LAG and have him be the slowest kid on the field or something......yeah, over analytical I suppose, but I want to make sure I'm thinking through everything before I saddle my kid with something horrible! thanks!!

star21gazer · May 2009

If our child is a little boy we are looking at a name that starts with a D. Our last name begins with an M. So the only middle initial we are avoiding is A. But over all I agree that most people don't pay attention to initials. However I went to high school with a girl who had the initials PMS.

Mrs.Carlybella · May 2009

lol- i think ORG is worse than half the things listed on your boy list (bag, lag, rag, etc). It makes me think of orgy

i think it is important to be careful with what they spell- but honestly something like bag is not a big deal at all

bim38106 · May 2009

starsmaycollide:
I would not be concerned about intials unless they spell something really negative , like a curse word or something similar.
.....

Ditto this. I have a friend who's initials are ASA. She was freaking when she seriously dated a guy whose last name ended w/ an S. She didn't want to be an ASS..

with DD, I made sure her mn didn't start w/ a K, that way if she married a guy w/ a last name starting w/ a K, it wouldn't be 3 Ks! And I'm sure I only thought of that because of my friend...

Otherwise, I wouldn't worry so much about things like NAG or whatever..

MrsGeek · May 2009

As long as the initials don't sound like anything obscene, I don't think that they matter.

Kelly Madonna · May 2009

My DD is ARM. She'll probably have a giggle over it but hopefully not hate us

mrsc720 · May 2009

I don't think I would worry about it too much. I might avoid gag. The others, for a boy, aren't that bad.

ORG does make me think of orgy but hopefully the kids won't (you never know though).

I have had jobs and school stuff that used my first and middle initial plus my last name as a log in so I keep that in mind. My phantom DD would currently be AKC or KKC.