Initials?

heedy07

We are debating between a couple of names for DS, and one of the leaders right now (my personal fave) is Bennett.  However, our last name starts with an S, so his initials would be BS or BRS with middle initial included.  Would that be enough to "break" a name for you?  I actually work with a lady whose initials are BS, but that was only after marriage, so she didn't have to go through the childhood teasing stages with those initials.

Other name possibilities include: Cooper, Paxton, Owen, Graham, Brennan (same BS issue), Gavin, and Easton.

MN will most likely be Ryan, no matter what.

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trebmal

Sadly, I think it would be a deal breaker for me.  Kids can be harsh and when they make that realization of the BS initials, it could be a sad day for the little one. 

 I went to school with a guy named Aaron Stephen Smith* (changed) but you get the idea.  We had an art project in middle school where we rotated our initials or something like that and he got ripped by the art teacher because his initials were A.S.S.  Now, granted, it wasn't his fault and she was a hag of a teacher anyways, but still, it's just not nice. 

Side note, I like "C" names because of SO but his (will be "ours" when we have a kiddo) last name starts with an "N" so names like Chelsea Annabelle would be C.A.N. for initials and I want to avoid that, but I am quirky like that. 

With Ryan for a mn I like Graham. 

pms1

My husbands initials are B.R.S. Or B.S if you leave out the middle name, he never had any issues with his name. 

mlf625

I'm not a big stickler for initials (my son's are ALF) but I don't know that I'd do BS for a boy.  He'll have those forever and you do see first and last initials used together frequently.

I like Graham the best of your choices, anyway.  Graham Ryan sounds nice. 

HappyMrsK

I'm weird about initials so I wouldn't do it personally.

I like Owen, Gavin and Graham the best from your list.

sunnyday016

I don't think it's a big deal.

Spookster

Before I was married my initials were KKK. Initials do matter and people will tease others if they can find a reason to do so. I think Initials DO matter, speaking from my own experience.

AwBeth

I don't think it matters at all.  My initials were BJ growing up, and one time someone tried to make that my nickname.  I said "no thanks" and never had another problem with it.  I LOVE the name Bennett, and I think Bennett Ryan S___ sounds great.  I also love Graham and Cooper. 

heedy07

Graham is actually DH's first choice.  The only reason I am a little hesitant on it is because people tend to pronounce it incorrectly as one syllable instead of two, and our LN is only one syllable.  I know this is probably just me being picky, but I think it sounds a little choppy with a 1 syl FN and LN.  I do like Graham, though, and agree that it does sound good with Ryan.

BFab11

My nephew's initials are MRS.  I tried to talk my sister out of it, but whatever.  He could just leave out his MN, and your son could just leave his in to avoid BS.  I don't think it's bad.

zaramarie81

mj.reilly:

heedy07:

Graham is actually DH's first choice.  The only reason I am a little hesitant on it is because people tend to pronounce it incorrectly as one syllable instead of two, and our LN is only one syllable.  I know this is probably just me being picky, but I think it sounds a little choppy with a 1 syl FN and LN.  I do like Graham, though, and agree that it does sound good with Ryan.

Really? I have NEVER heard anyone pronounce it with two syllables. How are you pronouncing it? I am really curious.

GRAM

 

Actually, the correct pronunciation is with one syllable (google it). Graham is a family name of ours and we've always pronounced it with one syllable. I am not even sure how one would pronounce it with two unless they are trying to tease the poor child (Gray-ham?).

Edited: Btw, love the name Graham (when pronounced with the one syllable).

heedy07

mj.reilly:

heedy07:

Graham is actually DH's first choice.  The only reason I am a little hesitant on it is because people tend to pronounce it incorrectly as one syllable instead of two, and our LN is only one syllable.  I know this is probably just me being picky, but I think it sounds a little choppy with a 1 syl FN and LN.  I do like Graham, though, and agree that it does sound good with Ryan.

Really? I have NEVER heard anyone pronounce it with two syllables. How are you pronouncing it? I am really curious.

GRAM

Gray-um.  That is the way I have always know it to be, anyway.  However, the two syllables are not long and drawn out, so people tend to blend it into one.

heedy07

zaramarie81:

mj.reilly:

heedy07:

Graham is actually DH's first choice.  The only reason I am a little hesitant on it is because people tend to pronounce it incorrectly as one syllable instead of two, and our LN is only one syllable.  I know this is probably just me being picky, but I think it sounds a little choppy with a 1 syl FN and LN.  I do like Graham, though, and agree that it does sound good with Ryan.

Really? I have NEVER heard anyone pronounce it with two syllables. How are you pronouncing it? I am really curious.

GRAM

 

Actually, the correct pronunciation is with one syllable (google it). Graham is a family name of ours and we've always pronounced it with one syllable. I am not even sure how one would pronounce it with two unless they are trying to tease the poor child (Gray-ham?).

Edited: Btw, love the name Graham (when pronounced with the one syllable).

Most of the sites I found had it as Gray-um?  Now I'm confused!

zaramarie81

heedy07:

zaramarie81:

mj.reilly:

heedy07:

Graham is actually DH's first choice.  The only reason I am a little hesitant on it is because people tend to pronounce it incorrectly as one syllable instead of two, and our LN is only one syllable.  I know this is probably just me being picky, but I think it sounds a little choppy with a 1 syl FN and LN.  I do like Graham, though, and agree that it does sound good with Ryan.

Really? I have NEVER heard anyone pronounce it with two syllables. How are you pronouncing it? I am really curious.

GRAM

 

Actually, the correct pronunciation is with one syllable (google it). Graham is a family name of ours and we've always pronounced it with one syllable. I am not even sure how one would pronounce it with two unless they are trying to tease the poor child (Gray-ham?).

Edited: Btw, love the name Graham (when pronounced with the one syllable).

Most of the sites I found had it as Gray-um?  Now I'm confused!

 Really? I have honestly never heard it pronounced that way unless a person has a southern accent (and even then, it really doesn't come off as two, full separate syllables but more like just a subtle shift due to the accent?).

starz080

It would be a deal breaker for me.

heedy07

zaramarie81:

heedy07:

zaramarie81:

mj.reilly:

heedy07:

Graham is actually DH's first choice.  The only reason I am a little hesitant on it is because people tend to pronounce it incorrectly as one syllable instead of two, and our LN is only one syllable.  I know this is probably just me being picky, but I think it sounds a little choppy with a 1 syl FN and LN.  I do like Graham, though, and agree that it does sound good with Ryan.

Really? I have NEVER heard anyone pronounce it with two syllables. How are you pronouncing it? I am really curious.

GRAM

 

Actually, the correct pronunciation is with one syllable (google it). Graham is a family name of ours and we've always pronounced it with one syllable. I am not even sure how one would pronounce it with two unless they are trying to tease the poor child (Gray-ham?).

Edited: Btw, love the name Graham (when pronounced with the one syllable).

Most of the sites I found had it as Gray-um?  Now I'm confused!

 Really? I have honestly never heard it pronounced that way unless a person has a southern accent (and even then, it really doesn't come off as two, full separate syllables but more like just a subtle shift due to the accent?).

Here are a few sites that I was looking at:

https://www.quickbabynames.com/meaning-of-Graham.html

https://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Graham

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graham

I know what you are saying, though.  I think it totally depends on the region/person when it comes to pronunciation on this one.

zaramarie81

heedy07:

zaramarie81:

heedy07:

zaramarie81:

mj.reilly:

heedy07:

Graham is actually DH's first choice.  The only reason I am a little hesitant on it is because people tend to pronounce it incorrectly as one syllable instead of two, and our LN is only one syllable.  I know this is probably just me being picky, but I think it sounds a little choppy with a 1 syl FN and LN.  I do like Graham, though, and agree that it does sound good with Ryan.

Really? I have NEVER heard anyone pronounce it with two syllables. How are you pronouncing it? I am really curious.

GRAM

 

Actually, the correct pronunciation is with one syllable (google it). Graham is a family name of ours and we've always pronounced it with one syllable. I am not even sure how one would pronounce it with two unless they are trying to tease the poor child (Gray-ham?).

Edited: Btw, love the name Graham (when pronounced with the one syllable).

Most of the sites I found had it as Gray-um?  Now I'm confused!

 Really? I have honestly never heard it pronounced that way unless a person has a southern accent (and even then, it really doesn't come off as two, full separate syllables but more like just a subtle shift due to the accent?).

Here are a few sites that I was looking at:

https://www.quickbabynames.com/meaning-of-Graham.html

https://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Graham

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graham

I know what you are saying, though.  I think it totally depends on the region/person when it comes to pronunciation on this one.

Okay, wow. Well perhaps there are two legitimate pronunciations of the name (the site I linked to with "google it" said the phonetic pronunciation is "Gram" so it seems to be "both/and"?). Sadly, if you favor the longer pronunciation, I think you're gut feeling here is right on... you'll be having to correct people a lot.

Sunshine is mine

I think it's fine.

cmeinla

Every child will get picked on about something, at some point in his or her life.  Kids will go out of their way to find something that they can use to pick on other  kids.  Sometimes grown ups will too.  There's no avoiding it. Now if it actually spelled something embarrassing that would be different. 

As in my ln starts with a G, so no matter how much I love the name Violet Annabelle, I won't use it. 

But I think it's a bit of a stretch to worry that kids will pick on him because his initials are the same initials as a word they probably won't even think about until their early teens.

Use Bennett because for the first 13 years of his life the kids will be busy picking on the kids with the names from Eaglefoots hospital horrors posts.