does anyone (still) have an issue with your LO's name?

LynsiBHM

We picked a hate it or love it kind of name (apparently) and my hubby's family doesn't care for it.  Some of them still refuse to call him his actual first name- they have made nicknames for him.  I thought they'd be over it by now...

Are you dealing with any name issues?  Do you let it get to you?

sweetteaBV

DD has a semi-unusual name and people always get it wrong or ask me to spell it or repeat it over and over. 

I didn't realize people would have such a hard time remembering her name... no one has outright told me they don't like it though. I think it's just plain rude for people to say stuff like that. It's not like you're going to legally change their name just because some people can't keep their opinions to themselves.

I think it's in the same category as calling someone's kid ugly - it's not like they can help it or change it. People need to get over it and move on. Sorry your IL's are mean. 

maria526

My niece has a name I really don't care for-- but what's in a name? I call her by name and my cutesy nicknames- whatever comes out. Refusing to say the name won't change it! Oh family-in-law gotta love 'em (eye roll)

 PS- what is DS's name?

LadyXaverian

People always ask us if her given name (Elinor) is a family name, which I consider to be the equivalent of "WTF did you name her that??" but we get tons of compliments on her nick name (Nora).

We don't have an issue either way. She's named after DH's grandmother, and DH's father loves that we honored his mother that way. He's the only one who calls her Elinor, and I think that's pretty special.

meltoine

DS has a very unusual name. He's named after my FIL who was born and raised in Syria and he and my DS are the only two people I know of outside of the Middle East with their name.

I always have to repeat DS's name for people and usually spell it out. Even then most people don't call him by it, including my family. My ILs are pretty much the only people who use his name.

I just deal with it. They can call him whatever they want. Maybe it's because I'm not particularly attached to the name, but I don't really care. DH is probably more bothered by it than I am because he attaches sentimental value to it.  

LynsiBHM

FWIW, I like all of the names mentioned!  I wouldn't take "is that a family name" as an insult though- I say it sometimes if it's an old or uncommon name, but those are my faves!!

My son's name is Paxton Michael. Michael is a family name and we have a super common last name, so I refused to name him anything in the top 10 (or really top 50.) I grew up with 5 Steve Browns, 3 Kevin Smiths, 3 Jen Bakers, etc. I just didn't want one of those names. It took me and hubby literally 9 years to agree on a name- and he wasn't named till he was here!

We call him Paxton or Pax (and I HATE when ppl ask "oh like Angelina Jolie's son?  nope! ) but the ILs insist on callin him Pac-man, or just "little man" and things like that. only MIL calls him his name and it's the full "Paxton Michael"  I don't care if people don't like it. But it's his name and it's not changing!

LynsiBHM

bethy84:

I think Paxton is cute.  

Thanks!  My mom was really pushing for Callum. It was on my list, but hubby vetoed it.

lpcutipie

My daughter's name is Libby-Jane. People outside of our family still have a hard time grasping that it is all one name and that if we wanted her called just Libby we wouldn't have hyphenated it and would have made Jane her middle name. We made it very clear to our family from day 1 that she was not to just be called Libby so people either call her by her full name or Laney, which was another name we considered as a combination of Libby and Jane. But honestly she's called peanut or munchkin more than any of her names or other nicknames.

Sharon21

I love the name Paxton! Honestly I do give people the side eye for their name choices sometimes, usually if it is a made up name or one that the kid is going to get picked on for. Paxton is not a common name (which is good) but it is definitely a name I have heard before and I like it. 

Sharon21

SarahL77:

People always ask us if her given name (Elinor) is a family name, which I consider to be the equivalent of "WTF did you name her that??" but we get tons of compliments on her nick name (Nora).

We don't have an issue either way. She's named after DH's grandmother, and DH's father loves that we honored his mother that way. He's the only one who calls her Elinor, and I think that's pretty special.

I love the name Nora and Elinor too. I wanted to name my DD Anora after my grandmother and call her Nora but since my grandma never went by her first name and instead went by her middle name I decided not to.  

Bexxy10

I actually fight with myself over my daughters name.  I didn't realize how common her name had become when we had decided on it.  I know 4 guy friends who recently had little girls and named them Ava as well.  I go back and forth about it, and how I wish I had selected a name that was less common.  Then idea of her being Ava S. in school slightly annoys me.  We call her Beanie, and I'm hoping it just sticks.  But when asked why I picked her name I do have a great story that when I found out I was pregnant (while in the hospital, a little I didn't know I was pregnant episodeish) I had a dream that I had a girl and her name was Ave Maria.  And we decided on Ava Marie (Marie is a family name) when we found out it was a girl.  And for the record I love all the names I've read on here as well!

kendra223

My daughter is just good 'ol Natalie. Nobody has ever had a problem with it. A lot of people say they like it. It's not uncommon (I think it's currently #14 on the baby name list), but oh well. I have loved the name ever since I knew of the actress Natalie Portman. I think it's a name that she can grow with.

The only problem I have ever had is where I work, another employee had a daughter name Natalee. So everyone wants to spell my Natalie's name like Natalee. I always have to spell it for them.  But I've never had to spell it to anyone else.

Bluescarf

I get asked about Oliver sometimes. I think because we call him Ollie. People ask if it's a family name which it is), etc. Now it's actually popular though so not sure why. The biggest thing I hear is "Oh, a grandpa name!"

AliandJimmy

Cash Hudson is our DS's name and every now and then we get the " Oh after Johnny Cash" or "Cash Money!" it's like nope just Cash.  My IL's like to stay dumb stuff like "We'll never be out of Cash"  Seriously people it's just a name.  If you don't like it then deal with it.

nugget0411

LynsiBHM:

We picked a hate it or love it kind of name (apparently) and my hubby's family doesn't care for it.  Some of them still refuse to call him his actual first name- they have made nicknames for him.  I thought they'd be over it by now...

Are you dealing with any name issues?  Do you let it get to you?

what's his name? i'm sorry i don't hate our name - we love it and most others do as well from what i've heard...but i'm sorry you're going through this still...if i were you i'd correct people. our DS's name is Henry and i've had some people try calling him HANK but i just correct them and say we are calling him Henry until he is 16 and decides for himself!

if they call him by another name or a nickname then i'd just keep correcting them and say  it's ............. not .............. - you have nothing to lose! 

shaindelr

No one has an "issue" with Liam, but everyone says, "Oh, like Liam Neeson?" (And what's amazing is they'll even get that wrong and say, "Nielsen.")

Liam Neeson is cool and all, but do people really think I'd name my baby after a movie star? When I explain that he was due on Shakespeare's birthday, so I wanted to give him a Shakespeare-related name and that "Liam" is the second half of "William," they get it... (I just couldn't name a baby William and end up with all the "Billy" or "Willy" nicknames or be the cheesy English prof who directly names her kid William after Shakespeare :-)

And Pax is "peace" in Latin. It's pure awesomeness!

tmm140

LynsiBHM:

My son's name is Paxton Michael.

I love love love that name!!  It was on our list.  We went with Colby and DH and I love it, and while my dad loves it too, he can't say it for some reason.  He always gets on me about it being a hard name LoL.  He just doesn't say the L.

rileylr215

Bexxy10:

I actually fight with myself over my daughters name.  I didn't realize how common her name had become when we had decided on it.  I know 4 guy friends who recently had little girls and named them Ava as well.  I go back and forth about it, and how I wish I had selected a name that was less common.  

We had the same problem with our little guy. Since he was born, we've had three acquaintances use the name as well. So much for originality.

Also, OP, I think the nickname Pacman for Paxton (which I LOVE) is actually kind of adorable. That said, I would also find it annoying if it was coming from someone who was giving me a hard time about my son's name. 

Kered6799

my grandma can not pronounce Kaitlyn to save her life...she calls her Kayla. We all have corrected her and she still does it. We have a guy at church that she has known for over 30 years and calls him the wrong name too. My husbands family will sometimes call her Katie which I don't mind too much.

thatgirl2478

Nah - no one has a problem with the name Sarah.  Her middle name is Jane (in honor of her grandma who passed 4 years before she was born - they share a birthday), so we get laughs from fans of Dr Who but that's about it.

 

(Dr Who reference: One of the Dr's companions was named Sarah Jane.  She even had her own spin off show.  That's NOT why we chose our daughters name though.)

 

Paxton is the name of the town I grew up in, so I have a hard time with that as a child's name.  However, I would never refuse to use it in reference to a child named Paxton.

LadyXaverian

thatgirl2478:

Nah - no one has a problem with the name Sarah.  Her middle name is Jane (in honor of her grandma who passed 4 years before she was born - they share a birthday), so we get laughs from fans of Dr Who but that's about it.

 

(Dr Who reference: One of the Dr's companions was named Sarah Jane.  She even had her own spin off show.  That's NOT why we chose our daughters name though.)

 

Paxton is the name of the town I grew up in, so I have a hard time with that as a child's name.  However, I would never refuse to use it in reference to a child named Paxton.

I'm a Sarah Jane. Great choice.  

etude de la vie

We named him after my husband and the only thing that REALLY bothers me is they call DS DH's nickname (which happens to be my dogs name). 

I have expressed that although it is DH's childhood nickname DS has his own identity and can have his own nickname but they still seem to do it.  

sarahdee678

DD's name is kind of "coming back," but I still get the whole "oh is that a family name" runaround. It's like people think that if a young person names their kid something old it has to be a family name. Also, people sometimes call her Emily. And by people, I mean family members. I have nothing against the name Emily, but that's not her name.  

Oh, and Bethy? My grandpa's name is Everett. It's my dad's middle name, and we'll use it as a middle name if we ever have a son.  

LynsiBHM

nugget0411:

LynsiBHM:

We picked a hate it or love it kind of name (apparently) and my hubby's family doesn't care for it.  Some of them still refuse to call him his actual first name- they have made nicknames for him.  I thought they'd be over it by now...

Are you dealing with any name issues?  Do you let it get to you?

what's his name? i'm sorry i don't hate our name - we love it and most others do as well from what i've heard...but i'm sorry you're going through this still...if i were you i'd correct people. our DS's name is Henry and i've had some people try calling him HANK but i just correct them and say we are calling him Henry until he is 16 and decides for himself!

if they call him by another name or a nickname then i'd just keep correcting them and say  it's ............. not .............. - you have nothing to lose! 

maybe you misread my post, and missed the replies too... ?

I don't hate his name, I love it. And I don't have a problem with nicknames, I just wish people didn't refuse to call him by his given name. I know lots of people with names I don't like, but I still call them by it... because that's their name!

LynsiBHM

shaindelr:

And Pax is "peace" in Latin. It's pure awesomeness!

Yep, that's what sold it for me   and I'm not religious but his MN means "god-like" so he's got quite a name to love up to!