Catcher?

sunflower8710

What do you think? nn Catch. Saw it in a movie (Down with Love) and I instantly fell in love with it. I ran it by some friends, and one friend brought up a very rated R reference for it... I never heard the phrase, myself, but apparently its common?

MeghanAndJasonWed20576

ditto.

PinupMomma08

Yeah, Catcher is setting him up for a life of ridicule.

Keri Marie

Yes, It's a slang term that popped in my head first.

karen_loy

 it's a pretty bad name even without the reference.

FrecklesInside

karen_loy:

 it's a pretty bad name even without the reference.

This. Sorry, it's not good

Cranang

Well, A) it's just not a name. And that's one of the most cruel things you could do to your son with the connotation that everyone thinks of.  Come on now...

AshleyC0117

This is my childhood dogs name so I can't get past that-sorry!

stahlop

My first thought was baseball.

I have a lot of gay friends and I've never heard the term catcher used, so I personally don't think that will be a problem.

To me it's not a name.  It some one who catches something.  The character in the movie didn't have to actually live with the name their whole life. 

irer

The R rated reference you referred to was the first thing that came to my mind. 

BrideBuddies

Hollywood makes up such preposterous names... with the emphasis on "make up."  That isn't a name you should use on a real life person.

Keep looking.

Cissi64

I must live under a rock because I have never heard the derogatory term but after reading all the previous posts I can kind of guess.  Having said that, this is not a name.  You will get aserious side-eye from everyone even if(like me) they don't know the term.  People will assume you are obsessed with baseball.  I can hear the jokes now "Is your brother named Pitcher?  or  Third Base?" etc.  I would try really hard to fall in love with something else.

jessican08

theresat858:

The R rated reference is what I would point out.

For a boy, he will be the blunt of gay jokes for his entire life...even if he's the straightest person anyone has ever met.

All of this!

apc1929

OMG please don't do this to your son...  sorry but he would hate you for it

sugarpumpkin716

just horrible. sorry. i definitely might be a perv but i initially thought the obvious.

bobbyme

I just thought of JD Salinger

Pictures29

I agree with PPs I would avoid the name Catcher.

da731

My mind immediately went to Catcher in the Rye but was followed up very shortly thereafter with the inappropriate pitcher/catcher reference.

At least I can take solace in the fact that I'm slightly more literary than I am pervy.

That said -- I would definitely not go with Catcher. 

sunflower8710

bobbyme:

I just thought of JD Salinger

Thats what I had originally thought of. I had never heard that nasty term, and I just liked the sound of the name (I know I know its not liked here). I am not even pregnant, just heard it the other day and liked it. Don't worry no little baby Catchers from me!

queenbone

Cissi64:

I must live under a rock because I have never heard the derogatory term but after reading all the previous posts I can kind of guess.  Having said that, this is not a name.  You will get aserious side-eye from everyone even if(like me) they don't know the term.  People will assume you are obsessed with baseball.  I can hear the jokes now "Is your brother named Pitcher?  or  Third Base?" etc.  I would try really hard to fall in love with something else.

This is me too.  I have no idea what you are talking about. 

I have had enough of the occupational names though, and this to me is the desperate direction they seem to be taking.  I'm waiting to meet a little Plumber or Shoemaker.  I love a good baseball name, but this is just too much.