No Offense but....really!?

Kellybellomo5

So my "baby daddy" lol has been in LOVE with the name Gage for a boy ever since he could remember. So besides the little demon boy from pet cemetery and the gay male stripper I met at my sisters bachelorette party has anyone ever heard of such a crazy name? What to do?  I don't want to break his heart but, I don't want my son to have a name of a demon or stripper.

ArcadianDreams

I know a Gage. He is okay. I don't love the name either, maybe you can compromise as a middle name?

Bubbalub

I went to college with a guy named Gage. He has since become a very successful artist (oil painter) here. I like the name, though it is unusual.

 

 

anna7602

It's my SIL's name. Maybe you could tell him girls have used it? I don't really care for my MIL's naming style, personally.

Jinsy80

Yeah, I definitely think of the movie when I hear that name...

magsugar13

gage is horrid but ive heard it before

it is your baby too, tell him you hate it

forensicmama

I know a little boy named Gage. I actually think it's really cute, but maybe that's because of the positive association. If you don't like it, maybe you can talk your DH/BF/DF into another name? Be honest with him.

alliejo725

mj.reilly:

Um ... tell him you don't like it? I am sure your "baby daddy" will understand.

Yeah, this. I'm failing to see what the issue is here. Is it, or is it not, both of your baby, after all? You have just as much a right to naming the kid as he does.

ZTAsunshine

I know someone who has a Gage.  She named him after the little boy in the movie.

starbuckker

If you don't like the name, just tell him.

My fiance likes the name Bernard. It doesn't mean I'd ever consider naming my child that. I'm sure there can be some kind of compromise.

BTW I like the name Gage.

TUGOsQueen

Definitely tell him you hate it. It is your kid too. If you insist on letting baby daddy get his way (probably will since you are calling him baby daddy) then only use it as a mn.

I have a Gage at school. Suits him. Not too bright and a meat head jock. 

hollyberry3333

alliejo725:

mj.reilly:

Um ... tell him you don't like it? I am sure your "baby daddy" will understand.

Yeah, this. I'm failing to see what the issue is here. Is it, or is it not, both of your baby, after all? You have just as much a right to naming the kid as he does.

Amen! You both should love/like the name. FWIW I don't care for that name at all.

12bailey18

One of DH's friends name is Gage and I even know a little girl (random) with this name. If you don't like it, just tell him! I really doubt it will "break his heart." It's gotta be a name you both like.

melissajoy1985

DH and I really liked the name Gage, but we decided against it for this LO because it is associated with a gun.... we thought maybe it was just asking for trouble... lol.... Good Luck convincing DH!!

Amanda&EricB

Tell him you hate it. Your child's name should be a name you both like.

When I hear Gage I just think gauge.

stahlop

As a jr high teacher I've had students with this name pretty much every year for the past few years.  I personally wouldn't name my child this, but it's becoming quite common.

sunnyday016

I don't think of the movie because I've never seen it, but I do think of a tire gauge.

Sunshine is mine

forensicmama:

I know a little boy named Gage. I actually think it's really cute, but maybe that's because of the positive association. If you don't like it, maybe you can talk your DH/BF/DF into another name? Be honest with him.

I know a little boy also...hes so cute!

brookelynpaisley

I've never seen Pet Cemetary. I'm pretty sure there are others who haven't and wouldn't make the connection either.

If you don't like it, you don't like it. MN it and move on to finding a FN you and your "baby daddy" both like.

jiffy-pop

I kind of like Gage. I like Gabe short for Gabriel better though. 

fallbride110406

I like the name Gage but I think my husband vetoed it pretty quickly, so we moved on.  It is very different but I came across it in a few books several years ago, so I have a positive association. 

If you really don't like it, just tell him.  Naming a baby is a process of bringing up ideas, tossing them around and either keeping them or leaving them.  I had a ton of names I loved that my husband hated and his only real contribution was that he didn't want it to have any obvious bad nickname (our last name is awful and will already be an issue for bullies). We both have very, very common names so we wanted our kids to not be one of 5 in their classes while still having a non-made up name.

Nanna

I personally love the name Gage, so it isn't all that off-the-wall to my way of thinking.  But naming a kid is about compromise so if you don't love it, you both need to look elsewhere for a name.

*Chicken*

I'm not a huge fan of Gage because of a bad association with it. I agree with everyone else, this is just as much your baby as his, if you don't like Gage you shouldn't use it. You both need to like the giving your giving your child.