Initials that spell words and not the good kind

NeuroGrl1

My husband and I like a family name for a girl, but it would make the initials A.S.S. Does this really matter? Will she get made fun of?

kmv68

I hate MUD that isn't even comical.

chris&kendra1

I would avoid this. Most people might not notice, but when they do, they are likely to question you and possibly make fun of her. I used to get called KAM (my pre-marriage initials) and it drove me nuts because it rhymes with spam. We consider using my middle name for our baby, but her initials would have been LAI, and I didn't even want to open the door to that!! Some may not think it's a big deal though, maybe I'm over-analytical.

simplein06

I hope you are kidding.........

wklj875

Their are many articles written about this, do not do it, we liked a name but the initials ended up being DAM, I was always thankful I had read the article before naming our DD that. I would have probably not even noticed or even thought about paying attention to the Initials before reading it.  again don't do it!

wonkatalia

NeuroGrl1:

My husband and I like a family name for a girl, but it would make the initials A.S.S. Does this really matter? Will she get made fun of?

Yes, she will get made fun of.  Find a different name.

KiraH28

Really?

harleykay

I never really thought about initials.. A name that we have in mind now is Scarlett Olivia.... BUT last name is S... Really?! Just when I was happy with a name.

Whats your opinions on S.O.S.?

chris&kendra1

harleykay:

I never really thought about initials.. A name that we have in mind now is Scarlett Olivia.... BUT last name is S... Really?! Just when I was happy with a name.

Whats your opinions on S.O.S.?

I don't personally think SOS is that bad.

harleykay

chris&kendra1:

harleykay:

I never really thought about initials.. A name that we have in mind now is Scarlett Olivia.... BUT last name is S... Really?! Just when I was happy with a name.

Whats your opinions on S.O.S.?

I don't personally think SOS is that bad.

Thanks. The more I thought about it the more I realize, there would only be a few times where she would need to use her full name throughout school like graduations.

patrick401ca

I think I am the first guy in the history of this board to post but here it goes...

 My initials are a bit tricky but they do spell a short form for an obscenity that some people notice. I have heard about this since late grade school. I hate it. I would recommend that any parent take a close look at the initials.

 

RachelOC

Yes they will notice! I was called by my initials growing up but they were an actual name, RIO, so it wasn't bad. 

rider5344

My initials are D.A.M, not one person has ever noticed.  My dad used to joke that it's because "DAM>N I'm good" when he would pretend to be an announcer.  I always thought it would be funny if I had married a man with a N last name so that it would actually spell out the word.

MrsTownsend8136

I dont think it really matters. Mine are A.S.M. Ive joked how it would have been funny to marry someone with the last name S. However, I married a T so now they are A.S.T. the first 3 letters of my first name. No one really pays attention to that. in school no body knew what my middle name was unless I told them.

Bluebird2318

rider5344:

My initials are D.A.M, not one person has ever noticed.  My dad used to joke that it's because "DAM>N I'm good" when he would pretend to be an announcer.  I always thought it would be funny if I had married a man with a N last name so that it would actually spell out the word.

The first choice DH and I had for a boy's name (had this LO been a boy) would have resulted in the initials D.A.M., and I don't think we would have changed it either, unless we'd found a different middle name we truly loved as much as the "A" one. When we noticed it, we just joked that it would be "DAM, that's a cute baby!" so I must say I like your father's style!

zaramarie81

I could totally care less about initials *except* when they clearly spell a bad/offensive word. It would be awful to give your child those initials, and I am having a hard time believing your seriously considering it.