Do you like the name Tessa?

MamaFantastic · January 2014

In honor of missdragan@yahoo.com, i want to conduct a little poll to see if she really is accurate when she says "I realized after looking at other data that it's common for most names to have a large percentage of dislikes."

Full post here:
https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12221366/do-you-like-the-name-bali/p1

So give it to me straight on my baby name choice. I will exactly copy the wording of her poll.

Do you like the name Tessa? (middle name is Elizabeth, since she also shared her proposed middle name in the thread)

fireflygirl12 · January 2014

I LOVE it. It was also on our list if this LO would have been a girl.

rtv3 · January 2014

I wouldn't use it personally, but it's a cute name

Twirple · January 2014

I think it is beautiful!

fireflygirl12 · January 2014

Although DH said the first thing he thought of was testicle. I told him, "eh, she'll be a tomboy then". He was on board.

thomas930 · January 2014

Very pretty name!

klgallup · January 2014

Love love love it! DH vetoed it. We are having a boy so I guess it doesn't matter.

irisheyez7 · January 2014

Personally, I am excited to see all the "It's growing on me" responses. I imagine it like a pretty little name sprout that you water with unicorn pee and it grows into a beautiful flower that everyone laughs at because it was a silly flower in the first place.

On a serious note, I think Tessa is a timeless and classic name :-)

BiggerinRealLife · January 2014

I really really like it! Very classic, yet unusual.

SummerLeah · January 2014

I liked it for our LO, but DH hates it

joiedev · January 2014

Tessa reminds me of a dairy cow. That's just my childhood experience, though.

mrscrcalli · January 2014

Your poll is defying SIENCE!!! =D>

KarenEliza · January 2014

I have to say as a former research scientist, your results are voided by having posted her quote.

jennypenny1014 · January 2014

joiedev said:

Tessa reminds me of a dairy cow. That's just my childhood experience, though.

No, that's Bessie.

Tessa reminds me of Tess from Dick Tracy. I love it.

beautifulstr13 · January 2014

It was on our short list. I think it's a classic name.

MamaFantastic · January 2014

KarenEliza said:
I have to say as a former research scientist, your results are voided by having posted her quote.

So you're saying this ISN'T a double blind study after all?!?!

::throws goggles on lab floor and stomps off dramatically::

JNova78 · January 2014

Tess has been my #1/#2 choice since we found out that we're having a girl. Unfortunately, I can't convince my husband to love it like I do

( But, I still have some time

DemoDoll · January 2014

I love it, especially with the MN you have chosen. Good work, your child will grow up with a normal, great name. She could even visit Bali and not feel dumb.

KHendy27 · January 2014

Tessa was on our top three also. but we're having a boy.

ricekez · January 2014

I would use it as a NN for Theresa. Tessa is pretty. And I would never question the intelligence of parents who named their daughter "Tessa" like I would for some other names that get thrown around, like, say, Bah-lee

ksulli · January 2014

It sounds like a NN to me. I'd go
Theresa and call her Tessa.

Asljoc · January 2014

Love that name so much! Reminds me of Tess of the D'Urbervilles. My British lit nerd is showing.

)

snmetz7 · January 2014

I don't mind the name in and of its self so I voted that i like it. however, my high school boyfriend's sister's name was Tessa and she was a brat so I wouldn't ever use the name myself.

sloger · January 2014

I went to school with a girl named Contessa and we all called her Tessa, so I like it!

Themaritimemama · January 2014

Love it... I tried so hard for DH to agree but he wasn't feeling it.

snmetz7 · January 2014

aww look Fantastic, you've got 14 votes for "its growing on me". It is like you are planting little name seeds.

alysemci · January 2014

I know a Tessa that killed it for me.

emilypjack · January 2014

LOVE the name Tessa! It was on our short list... And hearing it again makes me wonder if we might change our minds again!

MrsCate · January 2014

Post this in another group and see if the results are different bc they didn't see the other one.

jennypenny1014 · January 2014

MrsCate said:

Post this in another group and see if the results are different bc they didn't see the other one.

And don't forget to ask for no negative comments, cause they're hurtful, but don't actually mean anything anyway.

irisheyez7 · January 2014

MrsCate said:

Post this in another group and see if the results are different bc they didn't see the other one.

Hmmmmm, just created profile and flagged my post in the other thread after the original flag was removed?

MrsCate · January 2014

I think this poll was maybe a little biased. Try this link. At the bottom of this page, you can see the poll results if you vote. 70% hated it

https://www.parents.com/baby-names/tessa/?fromSearch=true

I think it's still not to bad compared to other names that are popular right now. For example, 75% of people hated Olive...
https://www.parents.com/baby-names/olive/?fromSearch=true

MrsCate · January 2014

I don't think it's bad though.

irisheyez7 · January 2014

MrsCate said:

I think this poll was maybe a little biased. Try this link. At the bottom of this page, you can see the poll results if you vote. 70% hated it https://www.parents.com/baby-names/tessa/?fromSearch=true I think it's still not to bad compared to other names that are popular right now. For example, 75% of people hated Olive... https://www.parents.com/baby-names/olive/?fromSearch=true

Seriously? If you like the name Bali so much name your kid Bali, end of story. No need to create a fake profile to try and justify yourself by saying that no matter what the name, everyone will hate it.

MrsCate · January 2014

You can't change your username (which was my old email from when I used the knot) without making a new profile. There's no bump conspiracy.

irisheyez7 · January 2014

Alas, you did not represent yourself that way. Andplusalso, NO ONE CARES! Again, name your kid Bali or Slipper or Nintendo or whatever silly thing you please! In the end no one cares but you (and well eventually your poor unfortunate offspring.) Just don't try and fool yourself into thinking it is a pretty little name seed or that everyone hates every name just because that's how things work. It's not. Quit looking for justification for your decision and name your child whatever you please. You have already made it clear that no ones opinions matter so I hope you and little Bali have a wonderful life...

MrsCate · January 2014

Irisheyez-Oh chill out. So what if I made a few name polls while contemplating a name. Don't be offended bc I didn't take some comments that seriously. I changed my username bc someone brought the email thing to my attention and the only way you're allowed to change the username is to make a new profile. I saw another baby name poll that happened to mention ME in it. So I don't think it's that unexpected for me to comment on it. I've been on here intermittently only over the past week because I've been interested in baby names, but it seems like you're on here a LOT. Maybe you're really bored and this is how you find entertainment. So go ahead and try to make this into something juicy for yourself to enjoy if that tickles your fancy.

irisheyez7 · January 2014

There is nothing unexpected about changing your user name for that purpose or you coming in to defend your stance, however, you misrepresented yourself and came in as a "new" user to back your original position. And you flagged me with your new profile just to prove how much you "disliked" my post in your original thread. There really is no white knight in the world as good as yourself...
And yes, this is how I find entertainment, you know why? Because this is a website designed for ENTERTAINMENT purposes, but thanks for playing. Now you and little Bali have a wonderful day

:-h

MrsCate · January 2014

Well if you think about the obvious... Why would I change a profile broadcasting my email address and then go out of my way to link my new username to it? It's not the end of the world, but seems pretty apparent that it would make more sense not to mention it.

christinanoelle · January 2014

Tessa is growing on me.

I love Elizabeth though - although I am biased as that is what we're naming our little girl

JennieCBBC · January 2014

Love it!

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