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3rd Trimester
Name choice.....
I have known what I wanted to name my son since before I found out we were expecting. I never really told anyone, until we later found out we were having a boy, then decided to tell family and friends. DH has agreed with me about the name choice since day 1, and loves it as well (which is all that matters, I know!!) but my mother seems to have a HUGE problem with the name.....
His name is going to be Jakob. I like it because its a little bit different, but still a very traditional name. I LOVE the nickname Jake and Jakey so I think spelling Jakob with a "k" just fits!!!
My mom keeps telling me that he is going to have problems all of his life because of the spelling and that no one will ever spell it right, blah blah blah. She then decided to say that he wont EVER be able to find anything in the stores with his name on it like christmas ornaments or anything else. I know that ALOT of stuff can be customer made these days tho, so thats not an issue for me.....
Has anyone else been dealing with a family member absolutly hating your name choice, and just continuing to compain about it everytime its talked about?
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Re: Name choice.....
My SD's mom spelled her name with a K and it is usually spelled with a C. She is 7 now and gets very annoyed that nothing in the stores is spelled like her name. I special order stuff for her all the time, but it honestly drives her crazy that she can't by the damn license plate for her bike at walmart.
I don't think that spelling his name with a k is that off the wall and I understand your wanting to, but trust me when I say it is a hassle for us, so don't be surprised when his name is spelled wrong a lot and it will probably bother him.
The best advice that I got from other Bumpies was to drop the name subject until the baby comes.
My step mother told me that she hated the name and it was the stupidest name she ever heard! I was crushed, but we kept it. I love it and it has started to grow on her now. She had it put on the shower cake and I was blown away!
She does not call him Xander though... she calls him Xande (zandee) and I don't mind that at all.
My name is Aimee. not Amy, or Amie or Ami or Amiee. Hell, I've even seen Amee.
I hated having my name misspelled when growing up, and I'm the point now where when someone asks my name (to write it down or whatever), I just spell it, without saying my full name first because if I do, it won't be spelled correctly. I also felt left out of the fun when I couldn't find my name on mass-produced items. I still look for my name when I come across them.
For this reason, it was very important to me that our son have a first name that is easy for everyone to spell.
I'd seriously consider Jacob. However, your son will just be able to use the NN Jake that should be spelled correctly every time.
That is why we are not sharing our name choices with our (mostly mine) very vocal families.When I told my mom that DH and I will both be taking my maiden name as a middle name and using his last name, my mom said "well that's stupid"...
I like Jakob. It's slightly different, but not off the wall (I have met a Jakob before).
I grew up with a name that could never be found on a keychain, and I never had a problem with it. I like that my name is different and people comment on how much they love it and ask how to spell it all the time.