Does anyone dislike their DH's name?

ChristyML · February 2012

Before I met DH, I really disliked the name John or any variation of the name. My husband has a variation of the name, and while I still don't like the name, it obviously was not a deal breaker to marry him (which would have been really stupid to not marry him just because of his name). After knowing him (and loving him) the name has become less of a dislike and more of a tolerated one... :P

Have any of you ladies felt this way?

AlabamaMamma224 · February 2012

DH is William, but he's called Bill.... Out of ALL the possible NN's for William, I think that is the one I dislike the most.... On second thought, Willy is awful too.

I avoid it by calling him babe...lol

It's still eh, to me, but my DS's middle name is William, so I must have mellowed on it.

natalie7s19 · February 2012

My DH's name (Aaron) was always on my most-hated list, just NMS, and the AA bothered me. But I love him, so it doesn't really matter. I call him Hun or Babe most of the time anyway.

bethanyui · February 2012

My husband is William Ryan, but he's always gone by Ryan. I'm really not crazy about either name for my future offspring, but it suits my husband perfectly. He's definitely a Ryan.

ObLaDi · February 2012

Yes--my husband is Mike, and it drives me up the wall how common it is.

I always have to specify Mike my husband, as opposed to any of the 3 Mikes I work with, my friend's boyfriend Mike, etc. Yuck.

Of course, I don't love him any less because of it.

lorist202 · February 2012

DH's name is Anthony. His dad, grandfathers, uncles and cousins are also named Anthony. In fact, he is the third. Credit checks and buying auto insurance is a nightmare. Don't even get me started on what it's like at a family event.

Aside from the fact that the name is NMS, I refused to give DS a name that is so unoriginal in his family.

alohamora · February 2012

I like my H's name, but I don't like how it's spelled. His mother was trying to go for alliterative siblings and for some reason decided to mangle the spelling of a common name just so it would fit the theme.

blu-eyedwife · February 2012

Eh. It's not a name I would pick for our child, but I woudn't go as far as to say I hate it.

He's not fond of the spelling or how common it is though.

BethPSU · February 2012

I like DH's name (Brian), but hate how common it is for our cohort. 2 of his best friends and my best friend from growing up, like closest friends in the world, are all Brian so it is annoying.

MrsWiggles · February 2012

I didn't have strong feelings about his name either way. He's a Bob, which is very common but after dating 4 guys named Chris I was just relieved that he wasn't a Chris.

JacklovesSarah · February 2012

Mine is Jonathan. Not a huge fan of it, because like you, I don't like "John"

I call him Jack

RedCardinal · February 2012

BethPSU:
I like DH's name (Brian), but hate how common it is for our cohort. 2 of his best friends and my best friend from growing up, like closest friends in the world, are all Brian so it is annoying.

My husband's name is Brian too ! I love it, but there are A LOT of Brian's haha. His best friend is also Brian.

kookulai · February 2012

I don't like "Joe" to the extent that I call my fiance by his first and last name. People ask me what I'm going to do when we're married...still call him "Joe Parks" probably, hahaha. I dislike that he wants his son to be the fourth, too, but he really wants it and if it's that important, so be it.

wdc*bride · February 2012

I actually really dislike my DH's name. It's a very odd and ugly Arabic name. It seemed super odd and ugly when I first met him. But I thought that was just my being unexposed to the culture/language. But now that I know all his family members and have been exposed to lots of Arabic names and started seeing the beauty in them ... I still hate his name.

kim1989 · February 2012

I'm from England and FI is from El Salvador so the name styles are completely different. He's called Armando and I'd never even heard the name before. I don't mind the name but I'm glad he doesn't want a Jr or something :-p

Kelli7025 · February 2012

My fiance's name is Edward, which I dont mind, but I despise the name Ed. I have not once ever called him Ed, and never will. He is the third, so I am a little tired of the Ed, Eddie, and Edward thing. Luckily he has never wanted a fourth, just wants to use Edward as a middle name. Totally fine with that !

magnoliablossom00 · February 2012

Ugh. I dislike Dh's name. His name is wonderful (Christopher Joseph) but everyone calls him CJ. Barf. I hate intial names. I feel like its super childish. Alas, that is his name and at least it stands for nice longer names, and not something weird.

At least he is a good man! Stick out tongue

ablou · February 2012

I'm married to a born-in-'78 Jason. Not a fan, and it's gonna die with him.

And his mother DARED to criticize us for naming our child Charles because it was "ordinary."

trojas · February 2012

I love my husband's name - Federico.

Its powerful and not common. Too bad he doesn't want to name our son Federico too. He's says there's one too many in the family already.

ChristyML · February 2012

JacklovesSarah:
Mine is Jonathan. Not a huge fan of it, because like you, I don't like "John"

I call him Jack

Mine is Jonathan too! His family calls him "Jono" and I have called him that a few times, to be cutesy, and his roommates from his first year of college call him "Jon". I call him Jonathan usually. That's how I was introduced to him. It's weird to me to call him Jon (I never have and that's why I don't call him that :P)

queenbone · February 2012

I'm not a big fan of DH's name, it is only one syllable, you can't make a diminutive out of it. I actually call him by his college nn most of the time which is longer and based on his last name. But it is a normal, classic, name. It was just super common in the 70s.

But at least it isn't his brother's name, Wayne. Yu-ck!

greyeyes15 · February 2012

i love DHs name, Blane Alan, and wouldnt mind naming our boy that but he is totally against it. so we are going with Matthew Alan.

sweetpea2003 · February 2012

My DH is John Patrick. I actually really like the sound of John Patrick, but I do get frustrated with how common it was to name a baby John in the 70s and 80s. When I talk to girlfriends I have to say "my John" and "your John" a lot because I feel like 30% of the people I know are married to a John. And when we are at parties - forget about it! There are like 15 in the room.

We gave our son Patrick for a middle name. We won't use John if we have kids in the future.

KikiCohen · February 2012

DH's name is Richard... the thing that bothers me is that I also have an uncle Richard and a cousin Richard. And get this- NONE of them go by Richard. DH goes by Rich, my uncle goes by Rick, and my cousin goes by his MN David. It sometimes gets awkward at family functions explaning who is who. Richard was also DH's grandfather's name and he went by ***, but he passed away before DH was born. I would like to use it as a MN, but DH doesn't want to for some reason.

ETA: Wow, can't believe that's censored. I'm sure you can figure it out though. Four letter word, and rhymes with Rick.

austenreader85 · February 2012

It's not one I would ever consider for my own child but I don't hate it. The biggest problem is that I already have an uncle named Doug and it's also FIL'S name. DH is a II as well and for the longest time wanted our first DS to be a III. That I could not get behind.

salt78 · February 2012

My husband is also Mike. I don't hate it, but I do know so freaking many of them. I do like it better than what he was almost named though. (Chad.)

hmp1 · February 2012

KikiCohen:

DH's name is Richard... the thing that bothers me is that I also have an uncle Richard and a cousin Richard. And get this- NONE of them go by Richard. DH goes by Rich, my uncle goes by Rick, and my cousin goes by his MN David. It sometimes gets awkward at family functions explaning who is who. Richard was also DH's grandfather's name and he went by ***, but he passed away before DH was born. I would like to use it as a MN, but DH doesn't want to for some reason.

ETA: Wow, can't believe that's censored. I'm sure you can figure it out though. Four letter word, and rhymes with Rick.

lol, My husband's mn is Richard after his grandfather who went by Diick. I find if funny that TB censors such a common nn for that generation.

I love DH's name even if it is super common. Matthew and he goes by Matt.

LadyXaverian · February 2012

I like my husband's name well enough that I suggested it as a MN before we knew we were having a girl. It's Bradley, and he goes by Brad.

LadyXaverian · February 2012

ablou:
I'm married to a born-in-'78 Jason. Not a fan, and it's gonna die with him.
And his mother DARED to criticize us for naming our child Charles because it was "ordinary."

Bahahaha!! I was born in '77. In 9th grade, there were FIVE Jasons in my homeroom class alone and there were at LEAST 2 others in the 9th grade. Is his sister named Jennifer by any chance?

There is nothing wrong with the names Jason or Jennifer. I'm only making fun because she criticized you for choosing an 'ordinary' name. Hilarious.

tonia4433 · February 2012

AlabamaMamma224:

I avoid it by calling him babe...lol

Mine is Martin. I've never liked it and avoid it at all costs by calling him babe as well! We won't be using it for our little guy.

LMBESQ · February 2012

Mine is Brent. It doesn't bother me, but I know he gets sick of being called "Brett" all the time.

brookelynpaisley · February 2012

Dh is Daniel but goes by Dan. It's just not a name I like. It doesn't help that I dated another Dan in college who was just a mess. It took me a while to get over the association, but I just liked and then loved DH so much I guess I got over it. Still, his name is just not one that I care for.

lisabeau · February 2012

Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't. DH's name is Beau. It can be awkward because some people aren't familiar with the name and confuse the spelling. He also get's called BeOU. Weird!! But I like that it's different and interesting.

LMS05 · February 2012

My husband is Phillip but he goes mostly by Phil. I would never name my child Phillip, but I think it's a perfectly fine classic name.

CWMC · February 2012

I love him, but despise his name...I am sure he does too! His name is Myron....most people call him Mike. I call him sweetpea.

ablou · February 2012

SarahL77:
ablou:
I'm married to a born-in-'78 Jason. Not a fan, and it's gonna die with him.
And his mother DARED to criticize us for naming our child Charles because it was "ordinary."
Bahahaha!! I was born in '77. In 9th grade, there were FIVE Jasons in my homeroom class alone and there were at LEAST 2 others in the 9th grade. Is his sister named Jennifer by any chance?
There is nothing wrong with the names Jason or Jennifer. I'm only making fun because she criticized you for choosing an 'ordinary' name. Hilarious.

My SIL's name is Lindsey! #1980saywha

JacklovesSarah · April 2012

ChristyML:
JacklovesSarah:
Mine is Jonathan. Not a huge fan of it, because like you, I don't like "John"

I call him Jack
Mine is Jonathan too! His family calls him "Jono" and I have called him that a few times, to be cutesy, and his roommates from his first year of college call him "Jon". I call him Jonathan usually. That's how I was introduced to him. It's weird to me to call him Jon (I never have and that's why I don't call him that :P)

I know what you mean. At work they call him "Jon" because, as he says, "it's easier to yell 'Jon' in a busy kitchen than 'Jonathan'" The first time I called him at work, I asked for Jonathan and they were confused. Then said "Oh you mean Jon?" I meant Jonathan.

lol

mrebecca · June 2012

I love DH's first name and hope to use it for a child of ours in the future. I really dislike his middle name.

Reyka9 · June 2012

My DH is John, too. It's ok, I can think of a lot more names I dislike more than John, but my main gripe with it is that if I shout "JO-OHN!" from another room it sounds just so naggy and whiney, lol. DH is named after his father (different middle names though) and I told him that tradition would end with him.

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