Baby Name :(

StefanyaMarie · July 2014

I have never been one to care what other people think. I knew when we picked out baby's name that there would be people who didn't like it and that is perfectly fine with me. We had some haters with our first some too, his name is Forrest Orion (after the UFC fighter Forrest Griffin and the Metallica song Orion). This time we have decided to once again use a UFC fighter we both like since it's something that my husband and I are obsessed with and have enjoyed together since the day we met. This time we are using Urijah (no middle name yet, still hashing that out lol). Even though I don't care what other people think, it really bothers me that my dad hates the name. It would be one thing if he just didn't like it, but he straight up said he hated it in front of my entire family over 4th of July weekend. It didn't phase me at first because he said he didn't like Forrest's name either and a week after he was born he admitted that it was really cute and fit him perfectly, but now a week later it is bothering me. The distain on his face when we told him was just shocking to me. I am not changing the name because this is what my husband and I really like, but I with there was a way to get my dad on board with it. I figured since Urijah was also a biblical name that he would warm up to it...no such luck. I am just hoping that a week or two after he is born that my dad will do they same thing he did with Forrest and say that it fits. Anyways, thanks for letting me vent.

Jenner37 · July 2014

I know a little boy Uriah and it's adorable on him, they also named it after the UFC fighter but clearly didn't spell it right. Anyways, use the name, once it belongs to a baby, people will be fine with it. We also keep names a secret for this reason.

StefanyaMarie · July 2014

There are two Urijahs/Uriahs in UFC. Urijah Faber and Uriah Hall. So they may have names their son after the other Uriah, or just liked the spelling better. Thank you, that does make me feel a little better. I am not as concerned with other people as I am with my dad. I don't know why it even bothers me. He has 10 other grandkids and didn't like most of their names at first (Monthany, Mai, Maly, Reece, Riley) If it isn't Michael or Joseph or something normal, he won't like it at first. Fingers crossed that it will grow on him.

StefanyaMarie · July 2014

P.S. The funnier thing about this is that his kids are Rebecca, Corey, Stephanie and Mika (girl)...yeah, Mika. My grandmother didn't like Mika's name and it grew on her pretty quick (fits my sister perfectly). So, yeah, he really should talk LOL.

conradraging · July 2014

How is the name pronounced, just curious? Maybe you guys can talk and come up with a nickname from it that he likes to use for LO, and then it'll definitely grow on him.

StefanyaMarie · July 2014

It's pronounced like yer-eye-uh.

conradraging · July 2014

StefanyaMarie said:

It's pronounced like yer-eye-uh.

Oh! I like that a lot. I was like "uri-juh?" But I actually like the sound of it a lot now that I know haha. Sorry I'm slow.

RedBaramid · July 2014

I love your names, your dad can suck it. Also, I commiserate, my FIL hates our LO's name and even cried at us saying "What will I tell my mother her name is?! I can tell her this!"

The "this" he is referring to is if you shorten her name from Sirona to Siri, and then pronounce it with more of an er sound than an ir sound, it sounds very close to the word penis in his native language (Georgian). Note that it's not the name, its a nickname, that he picked, that sort of sounds similar. Also they barely even speak that language so I don't know what his problem is.

rlyttle · July 2014

Once the baby is here he will come around. Babies always have a way of taking on their name & making it fit.

Mrs. Pleimann · July 2014

Friend's have a Uriah (Biblical name) same pronunciation, so it's not unusual to me. I agree that you should stick with it if you like it. There will always be people that have negative things to say...

JD83 · July 2014

I admit, I was curious about the pronunciation too. I figured it was like Uriah, but the "j" threw me off. I know you give zero fucks about what people think, but that is the only thing I would consider changing. However, the name is adorable (and will look good on a resume and college applications) and you shouldn't even think about changing it just because your dad has no imagination. Screw his opinion, Urijah/Uriah (however it's spelled) is a great name.

hizah05 · July 2014

I like it!! I'm sure your dad will warm up to it after he meets his grandson. And truly if you like it that's all that matters. Easier said than done but try and remember that. My son's name is Logan and my aunts still remind me that my cousin had a dog named Logan 15 years ago so they always think of the dog because of this. Okay... ? I just brush it off. We love his name.

On a side note, Monthany? Where is this name from? There aren't a lot of names I've absolutely never heard of and this one threw me off. Just curious the story behind it.

megs2011 · July 2014

This is why we didn't share last time and won't again. Especially This time bc I'm sure everyone in dhs family assumes we will name him after dh which we won't be doing

StefanyaMarie · July 2014

Thank you for all the wonderful comments. I know that he will come around. It's not the worst thing I could name a child. I know that the spelling is a little different, with the silent J and all, but I think we will stick with it since it's the fighter's way of spelling it and I actually really like it.

I know a lot of people say not to tell people the baby name in advance for this reason but since it usually doesn't bother me what people think I decided I would rather talk to people about it so that they can point out things I may not have thought of. Two of the other names I liked were Tyrion (like the character from Game of Thones) and Alaric. My sister immediately pointed out that every is going to glance at Tyrion and say Tyrone and with Alaric his nickname might become Rick and I'm not a fan of that. I like hearing the positive and the negative to names. I think I was just caught off guard by him saying he "hated it and will never like it". I mean, I expected my dad to dislike it, but they way he said he hated it just hurt.

As for the inquiry on my nieces name Monthany, it is pronounced mon-tany and is Cambodian. My brother married a Cambodian woman and all of the girls have Cambodian names; Monthany, Maly, Mai.

Ciardasully · July 2014

I am sorry about your father not liking your name. :-( We are Team Green but I know my mother won't be happy with our name choice if the baby is a girl. DH and I made sure to keep our names a secret.

mdexter11 · July 2014

I like that name. My parents like to tell me the story of telling my grandmother my name before I was born. They told her it would be Mackenzie if it was a girl and Matthew if it was a boy. My grandmother's response was, "I hope it's a boy". Lol. She got used to it

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