s/o bad names

balihaigirl · November 2011

My little sis is pregnant and they have picked a pretty ridiculous girl name (maybe the kid will be lucky and will be a boy!). Would you voice your opinion or just keep your mouth shut? I've just kept my mouth shut because it's her kid and her decision. WDYT?

Taytee · November 2011

If I really think it will haunt them for the rest of thier lives, I'd be hard pressed to keep my mouth closed. I don't think you ever get to a point where you would never ever say something but you have to weigh the pros and cons.

When I was on my nursing school OB rotation a 16 year old told me she wanted to name her daughter Cherry Indifferent . I don't recall exactly how I convinced her but she ended up putting Sherry on the birth certificate. I just couldn't NOT say something!!! I believe I mentioned something about how it would sound more professional on her college applications.

And uh, you can't leave us hanging! What's the name!!!

balihaigirl · November 2011

Oh sorry I didn't put it in the post! The name is Cambrynn.

FireChiefsBride · November 2011

Maybe ask her if she wants your opinion. It might be something she's adamant about, or it could be a Liisa sitch where she's trying to convince herself and could use encouragement either way.

I wasn't a fan of the name my sister picked and she used it anyways, knowing neither of her sisters were on board with it, but she was okay with that.

rssnlvr · November 2011

Her kid, her choice. I wouldn't say anything. We once ruined a baby name for some friends of ours...they loved it but ended up going with something else for their first daughter because we made so much fun of it. Well, they never really got over it and ended up naming their second daughter (third kid) that name. We still think it's an unfortunate choice, but we've learned to keep our mouths shut.

I'm in the same situation with a cousin. She's naming her boy something that makes me cringe internally...but I'm keeping it all internal.

If anybody thought the names we picked for our kids were dumb, I'm glad they kept that to themselves.

shanwalk2 · November 2011

I personally would not say anything unless she asked. People have strong emotions when it comes to their kids names.

amyliisa · November 2011

In your case, I would probably nod and smile when she told me, and maybe say something like, "Oh, that's interesting - were you stuck between Cameron and Brynn?" (because that's what immediately came to my mind). But unless she specifically asked me what I thought, I probably wouldn't tell her how bad it is.

She needs a Bump board to tell her that... Wink

luluAXA · November 2011

Her choice. Quite frankly I don't think I've ever heard a name and hated it, particularly after you get to know the person. My sister's kids are named Zipporah and Solomon (from the bible) and we thought she was crazy but now they're 15 and 12 and no one cares. Names grow on you. I've found people with simple/common names like to be creative and unique and vice versa. My sister's name is Tina.

Mrs.Froggianna · November 2011

Depends. Which sister is it? Stick out tongue

Seriously, though I'd probably keep my opinions to myself. It isn't a stripper name or a disease, so it won't be THAT bad. And honestly one of the reasons I can't commit to our front runner is because I'm afraid our families will all wrinkle their noses at it.

bluestreet · November 2011

luluAXA:
Her choice. Quite frankly I don't think I've ever heard a name and hated it, particularly after you get to know the person. My sister's kids are named Zipporah and Solomon (from the bible) and we thought she was crazy but now they're 15 and 12 and no one cares. Names grow on you. I've found people with simple/common names like to be creative and unique and vice versa. My sister's name is Tina.

a. I love those names so much!

b. You are so right. Case in point. My first name is Jessica and my last name is a color. There are 4 of me at UT alone. If I'd had boys and had free reign, they would have been Balthazar and Cosimo.

Name opinions are subject to turn on a dime. Today's upper-middle class names are tomorrow's working class names. What you thought was obscure and quirky will shoot to the top of the charts in popularity. And balking at made-up names? That's a tradition as old as dirt. The snotty opinions towards names just make me smirk.

Edited to fix subject-verb agreement!

atlantic · November 2011

I don't like that name, but i don't think it's the worst thing in the whole world. I wouldn't say anything. Probably the only way I'd say something is if there was a teasing/rhyming issue with it that they weren't aware of.

I love the name Cambria though, it's totally different but easy to pronounce and spelll.