If you name your LO "x", then....

cookies+milk

DD's name is Gemma and I have seen some love for that name recently on this board.  It got me thinking about the name, which we absolutely adore, and it couldn't suit DD better, but many people have never heard of it and we get a mixed response.  So, time to fill in the blanks with a little game that may help others out if they are considering a name.

If you name your LO ____, then ______.

I'll start.  If you name your LO Gemma, then, 1) everyone will pronounce is Gemma with a hard G (like garage) 2) they will wonder if you mean Jenna 3) they'll either never have heard it before, or know a few ancient Italian ladies with the name.

Ready, go! 

Crossingfingers

Alexis, then some less than intelligent stranger will actually SAY, "Why did you name her after a car?"  Umm, hello, it is Alexis, not Lexus... 

Moneypenny424

Crystal/Trixie/Misty, then you'll have a lifetime of trying to keep her off the pole

MarxieVonTrapp

Moneypenny424:

Crystal/Trixie/Misty, then you'll have a lifetime of trying to keep her off the pole

Awesome.  Especially because in Ireland, "on the pole" means pregnant.

aimee1899

If you name your LO Axl, then 1) you're asked if you love 80's Rock music. 2) 'Like The Middle, what a great show!' 3) you have every female cast member at the Biergarten at Epcot telling how extremely popular it is in Germany. 4) Everyone smiling at least on their faces when you tell the name. 5) "Like Beverly Hills Cop?" 6) Isn't there supposed to be an "e" in there somewhere?. 7) DH's friends referring to him as the Axeman!

shootingstars00

Crossingfingers:

Alexis, then some less than intelligent stranger will actually SAY, "Why did you name her after a car?"  Umm, hello, it is Alexis, not Lexus... 

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alliejo725

If you name your LO Monica Piper, then (1) Baby Boomers will say, "Oh, Monica!" while Gen Xers and byeond will say, "Ooh, Piper!" (2) people will think you named her after "Friends." (3) On sight, everyone knows how to say it; when heard, everyone knows how to spell it.

austenreader85

If you choose Theodore then you might be surprised about how opinionated people get about possible nick names for him. We love Teddy, but think Theo is ok. But most everyone I've met has been strongly on onside or the other, some in DH's side refuse to call him Teddy and, for example, had to scream Theo overtop of everyone else during 'happy birthday.'

great idea, op! I have to say that even though it makes me wince when they do this crap we've always loved Teddy and it's perfect for him. I think what we'll see here is that there will be some kind of drawback to every name, but that doesn't make it less 'perfect.'

bread&jam

If you name your kid Mary Jane....

I don't have to go on now, do I?

LollipopsAndCrisps

MarxieVonTrapp:

Moneypenny424:

Crystal/Trixie/Misty, then you'll have a lifetime of trying to keep her off the pole

Awesome.  Especially because in Ireland, "on the pole" means pregnant.

Haha, really? Where in the world does that saying come from?  

 

ETA: Well, Ireland, clearly, but you knew what I meant!! 

brookelynpaisley

collegecouple:

If you choose Theodore then you might be surprised about how opinionated people get about possible nick names for him. We love Teddy, but think Theo is ok. But most everyone I've met has been strongly on onside or the other, some in DH's side refuse to call him Teddy and, for example, had to scream Theo overtop of everyone else during 'happy birthday.'

great idea, op! I have to say that even though it makes me wince when they do this crap we've always loved Teddy and it's perfect for him. I think what we'll see here is that there will be some kind of drawback to every name, but that doesn't make it less 'perfect.'

Too random - high school friends of mine also have a Theodore who turned one on Saturday. Happy belated birthday to Teddy

BlindysWife

If you name your LO Linus, then people meet will say either 1) "like Charlie Brown?" 2) "where's his blanket?" or 3) both of the above. One nincompoop even said "oh, that was the dirty one, right?" um no, that was Pigpen, thankyouverymuch.

About half of people will also exclaim at what a great name it is, and ask how we came up with it. The other half probably think we have terrible taste. :-P

alohamora

BlindysWife:

If you name your LO Linus, then people meet will say either 1) "like Charlie Brown?" 2) "where's his blanket?" or 3) both of the above. One nincompoop even said "oh, that was the dirty one, right?" um no, that was Pigpen, thankyouverymuch.

About half of people will also exclaim at what a great name it is, and ask how we came up with it. The other half probably think we have terrible taste. :-P

This made me laugh out loud!  Eh, you know...Pigpen, Linus...they sound the same.

tbmadeamistake

My mother had a friend named Gemma growing up who always wore her hair half up and half down, so we always called that hair style a "gemma" when I was little.    I think it's a great name.

If you name your child Vienna/Austin/Arizona/Ford, then people will always wonder if you named your child after the place it was conceived!  

PrincessFiona9

If you name your kid Sophia everyone will say it's beautiful and did you know it's the #2 name!?! (Number 4 for her birth year though.)

I didn't even know the name was popular. I had never met a Sophia before but I just loved the name for years.

KearaD

If you name your LO Diggory, then 1) most people will say whaaaat? 2) some people will say "no, seriously, what is his name?" 3) you will have to explain again and again that it's a legitimate British literary name 4) a few people will love it! 

 

Sigh. Although I LOVE DS's name, I will never pick such an uncommon name again.  

travelingmonkeys

If you name your LO Aaron then people will either say: With a double A? or I have a friend name Erin.

Which then leads into a conversation about how Erin means Ireland and has only been used as a name for the past 100 years for a GIRL and Aaron is a biblical boy's name meaning eloquent speaker and mountain of strength that belonged to the first priest of Israel (Moses' brother) that has been around thousands of years. (And I'm not hating on the name Erin, just want people to know they are two different names!!)

wlm740

If yu name your LO Wyatt,older people will say "Like Wyatt Earp?"  But it's becoming more common now, so not as many questions about it. 

 

With Levi, I was asked if it was a family name a lot.  (which it is)  Or they think you named him because of Matthew McConaughey  (sp?)

 

With Maverick, again, "Family name?"  or just  nod and stare.  Or right out, "Why did you name him that?"