Looking for some input...

MEESH3205 · March 2012

My husband and I will find out the gender of our baby next week. I like the name Taytum for a girl and if it's a but he will be Brian III. I'm thinking if it's a boy using Tre as a nickname. I've also gotten some funny looks about Taytum. What do you think?

BlueRidge8 · March 2012

It's NMS but I prefer the Tatum spelling. No need for the "Y"

alliejo725 · March 2012

Trey is a common NN for a "third." I think it's fine.

Tatum is spelled incorrectly; maybe that's where the looks are coming from. I think it's a lovely name and have always liked it. A lot of people will cite "tator tots" as a way the name gets made fun of....as if that's some kind of mortifying insult.

526SadieSadie · March 2012

Tatum is one of those names I can't make my mind up about, like Sydney. I can't decide if I like it or not. I will say I highly prefer it without the random Y.

Trey/Tre is a totally acceptable NN for a boy who's the third to have the same name.

rinibug · March 2012

A gal a few houses down from me named her daughter Taytum. I love it. At first I did think it was a boys name, but I adjusted. She's super adorable.

Indynurse12 · March 2012

I agree that the "Tatum" spelling is the way to go.

I've heard of several people using Trey as a NN for a third - I think it makes perfect sense.

natalie7s19 · March 2012

Tatum is okay. Please get rid of that extra Y!

I would prefer Trey as the spelling of the NN - Tre looks like a rapper name, for some reason. I've also heard of Tres (said like Trace) as a NN for "the third."

cloud9climber · March 2012

BlueRidge8:
It's NMS but I prefer the Tatum spelling. No need for the "Y"

This and I much prefer the nn "Trip" (as in triple) over "Trey" for a III.

Annie984 · March 2012

shmeell25:
I think you should take the "y" out of Taytum and add it to Tre

Tatum and Trey.

Precisely. Tatum isn't my favorite name, but it's 100x better than Taytum. She's going to spend her whole life saying, "no, no, it has a y in it."

alileecam · March 2012

BlueRidge8:
It's NMS but I prefer the Tatum spelling. No need for the "Y"

Ditto this. Also, Trey might be easier for people to understand as a nn for a boy who's the 3rd. I see 'tree' when it's spelled without the Y.

EarsToYou · March 2012

shmeell25:

I think you should take the "y" out of Taytum and add it to Tre

Tatum and Trey.

Yup, this. I also liked pp's suggestion of "Trip" as a nn too.

WiFeY 4 LiFeY · March 2012

Your girls name is NMS at all, but its not awful. I think your boy NN is super cute!

angelfire02 · March 2012

I really like the name Tatum but drop the Y it just looks like an extra letter thrown in there to make it different and since it's not a super common name to begin with I don't think you need it. Am I missing how you get to Tre as a nn for a boy? Brian III? Or is it just a name you like?