No one likes the name we've picked for our daughter...

slezpass · August 2014

I'm really annoyed at how people are reacting to the name we have choosen for our girl....Wednesday....I am not into plain, ordinary names and I have always liked Wednesday for a girl...every time someone asks what we chose I get negative reactions...why are people so judgemental? This is my first child and she is due the end of Feb/early March...I am going to be 37 when she arrives. I just wish people would stfu about what I'm naming my daughter....

logahn4281 · August 2014

At the end of the day this is you and your DHs child! Who cares what anyone thinks or says this is you human and the child you will raise and love. People are judgemental because they want you to pick a name they choose.

biaher16 · August 2014

Not my style but in the end its your baby and your choice.

HerHighness · August 2014

Piss on them, its your kid.

Megane8907 · August 2014

I learned quickly that everyone has an opinion about baby names. I've decided to not tell anyone (no family, no friends, NOBODY!) the name we chose for our baby boy. I'll tell everyone after I've printed his name in ink on his birth certificate!

For what it's worth, I love the name Wednesday :-)

Maple403 · August 2014

I like the name Wednesday. Ignore the negative nancies- it's not their decision anyway! I think I'll keep the name a secret until after the baby is born (and officially named) because I don't have patience for people who think you want their input on a name choice.

jennjilljo · August 2014

Key words in your title are "our daughter" which makes their opinion as valid as you allow it to be. Also, they won't care what her name is when they meet her.

HerHighness · August 2014

People are allowed to dislike a name. Ive disliked many names but i tend to keep my opinions to myself. Its not my kid, not my choice. My nephews name is AJ. It doesn't stand for anything, its just A.J. Did i give my sister a little side eye? Yes. Did i tell her how to name her kid? Hell no.

Although im glad my aunt gave my mom a little shit so she didnt name is Raeshawna.

StephanieLBerg · August 2014

We ran into his with three of the girls names we picked out, and ALL of the boys names we picked. My family hated all the names, except one girl name. It pissed me off something fierce. I'm like you, I don't like plain ordinary names either, and the ones we picked out were kind of unique in their own right. I said the names Kortana and Kora for a girl, my mother and grandmother immediately said I was damning my child to a life of humiliation if I chose those names for her. I was like, says who? Its not easy to come up with something snarky to turn those names into an insult. They then said, what ever name you choose, put the word doctor in front of it, if it doesn't sound good with the word doctor as a prefix, you're not giving your child that name.

I came undone at that point because all my life, my grandmother was always telling me and my aunt to marry rich men, and that really pissed me off. When my aunt married a comic strip creator, my grandmother literally told her she was disappointed in her choice of man. When I decided to marry my husband, my grandmother was happy about it because she found out he'll have quite a nest egg available when his aunt passes. I never thought she was serious about what she said, until that moment. And now, when she's telling me what I CAN and CAN'T name my child because it may not sound good with the word doctor in front of it; I haven't spoken to my family since that night, which was two weeks ago almost.

So I say name your daughter whatever you want to name her, everyone else can suck it!

Ducktale · August 2014

IMO You invited opinions when you started telling people the name, especially going with such a unique name. Which is fine if you've got thick enough skin to handle criticism, but it sounds like you don't. If you don't tell people they can't give you their opinion.

slezpass · August 2014

Oh I have thick skin...and tbh i much dont care that others aren't liking the name we've picked...I'm just annoyed with how everyone thinks that they need to comment with such negativity and saying my child will be made fun of...i'm not old school, i'm a punk/goth and everything about my life reflects that so idk why people are so shocked at our name choice...I'm already referring to her as Wednesday so everyone gets used to it so THEY can be more comfortable/used to hearing it...thanks everyone for your input...now to find a middle name that sounds good with Wednesday...

ambernicole06 · August 2014

My MIL side eyed me for my girls name for sure. But all of her kids have typical names now that I think about it they all have names that 15 other kids in their class have... Hmmmm. Any who's I'm with you on unique names (just not into crazy spellings lol) but I think Wednesday is very pretty! And I think If and only if you wanted to call her Wenny for short that's adorable!

Ducktale · August 2014

slezpass said:
Oh I have thick skin...and tbh i much dont care that others aren't liking the name we've picked...I'm just annoyed with how everyone thinks that they need to comment with such negativity and saying my child will be made fun of...i'm not old school, i'm a punk/goth and everything about my life reflects that so idk why people are so shocked at our name choice...I'm already referring to her as Wednesday so everyone gets used to it so THEY can be more comfortable/used to hearing it...thanks everyone for your input...now to find a middle name that sounds good with Wednesday...

Your child probably will get picked on for her name. Children get picked on for every little thing about them that isn't totally normal. I got picked on for my last name growing up. As long as you're fine with that, go for it. It doesn't mean you can't name her that, but it doesn't change reality.

chicagojackie · August 2014

Ducktale said:
IMO You invited opinions when you started telling people the name, especially going with such a unique name. Which is fine if you've got thick enough skin to handle criticism, but it sounds like you don't. If you don't tell people they can't give you their opinion.

This. Keep your ideas to yourself if you don't want commentary! Don't borrow trouble.

Cohensmommy16 · August 2014

Your baby, your choice

WanderingA · August 2014

When asked in the past what our names would be the name that we have chosen for a boy I have been told "sounds like a dogs name." We will tell family the sex of our baby but are going to not announce the name until after birth. Your child, your choice.

logahn4281 · August 2014

You go girl...

Sorry but the 1st name I thought of was Adams but then some other names came to mind like,

Wednesday Eden

Wednesday Rose

Wednesday Elizabeth

Wednesday Grace

Wednesday Mariah

Wednesday Cayenne

There are a lot of options.

Ducktale · August 2014

Please don't name your child Wednesday Cayenne.

cls78 · August 2014

CrazyCornball said:
#teamkeepthenametomyselfuntilbirth

Yep!!!!!

JKHope · August 2014

I am very fond of the name Linus for a boy. I told my MIL and she laughed. At that moment I said,no more telling!

jennjilljo · August 2014

I Liked to give names that sound plausible but aren't on my list so that I can hear what people say about them. It's kind of funny to watch them get all worked up. I guess that makes me a baby name troll (towards family anyway).

mrsherr22 · August 2014

Every person seems to have an opinion even if it's a simple name. I think it's great you chose something unique and you and your SO agreed to the name. As long as both of you are happy then who cares

dreemkin84 · August 2014

Just don't tell next time. I'm not too crazy about Wednesday but at least it's not another Olivia or Grace.

srcr2011 · August 2014

I immediately thought of Wednesday Adams too...

logahn4281 said:

You go girl...

Sorry but the 1st name I thought of was Adams but then some other names came to mind like,

Wednesday Eden
Wednesday Rose
Wednesday Elizabeth
Wednesday Grace
Wednesday Mariah
Wednesday Cayenne

There are a lot of options.

Then I said "Oh, now I get it..." when I read this...

slezpass said:

Oh I have thick skin...and tbh i much dont care that others aren't liking the name we've picked...I'm just annoyed with how everyone thinks that they need to comment with such negativity and saying my child will be made fun of...i'm not old school, i'm a punk/goth and everything about my life reflects that so idk why people are so shocked at our name choice...I'm already referring to her as Wednesday so everyone gets used to it so THEY can be more comfortable/used to hearing it...thanks everyone for your input...now to find a middle name that sounds good with Wednesday...

Wedneday is NMS, but whatever. Just know OP, DD may not be goth/punk even if "everything about my (your) life reflects that". She may like the pink, glitter, frilly "cliche" stuff

ETA: Words

mahalo3 · August 2014

We aren't telling people our kid's name. If people ask what we are naming the baby, we say Dilbert, Mowgley (rhymes with our last name), or "we haven't decided yet". I will stand by those answers until the birth.

foxslaw · August 2014

People think we are kidding about John Solo. Hahahaha

foxslaw · August 2014

But there are much stranger names than Wednesday. Like Tallulahdoesthehulafromhawaii

Real name. Australian.

kippersma · August 2014

We aren't telling either! We told our parents and they had input, so we decided "that's it" not telling anyone else! People are dumb.

kippersma · August 2014

Ps. Screw what anyone has to say about YOUR child's name! RUDE.

srcr2011 · August 2014

I also agree with PP, and not tell anyone the name until baby is born. I don't know if it's just me or others do this too, but when I hear a name, I picture a face/personality...example Katherine reminds me of a classy, pretty girl, maybe a wallflower. Naveah (I don't like that name) reminds me a girl with her boyfriend's name tattooed on her neck and has 3 different baby daddies. (Sorry if this offends anyone). I have a cousin who named their little girl Armani. I now associate that name with this...(not my cousin, but close enough) and thought oh how klassy...

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRzJOR4Sli8imFUjtireMqL3Kglh7KJtYicQWkDnra3qa0hojEG

That is why I wouldn't want to tell anyone the baby's name until it's born. They can associate the name with the new baby instead of my examples ^^.

dreamof2 · August 2014

This is why we didn't tell anyone the name until after DS was born

. At that point it's an introduction and discourages opinions. We plan to do the same this time around.

krysmill · August 2014

I keep getting asked if we picked out names! Everyone that asks I just tell them yes I have names picked out but you'll have to wait till the baby arrives to find out! I seen first hand how people can make fun/opinions about a name that someone really loved but then didn't use! I'm keeping my lips sealed.

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srcr2011 · August 2014

CrazyCornball said:

dreemkin84 said:

Just don't tell next time. I'm not too crazy about Wednesday but at least it's not another Olivia or Grace.

Lay off the poor Olivias and Graces. I know the names are popular, but they are still really nice, classic names.

I LOVE classic names!!!

Ducktale · August 2014

It's also probably a good idea to consider how a name comes off professionally and to clients/employers. I worked with someone named Electra and it's not the worse name in the world but she was not always taken seriously professionally because of her name. When employers get 500 applications, you would not want to be overlooked because you have a very odd name. Picture your child having to market themselves as a lawyer or realtor or something with their name. Will people take them seriously, or is the name a hurdle they have to overcome?

srcr2011 · August 2014

Stephanie2378 said:

We aren't telling people our kid's name. If people ask what we are naming the baby, we say Dilbert, Mowgley (rhymes with our last name), or "we haven't decided yet". I will stand by those answers until the birth.
Ha ha. We're keeping our choice a secret too but we like to mess with people. I asked MIL if my SIL would be trying for a baby when she gets back from her honeymoon. She said yes and I said," Good! Misery loves company!" And my hubby was like,"Yes... We're naming our daughter Misery!"

That's funny! We used to mess with people too.

jennjilljo · August 2014

Ducktale said:
It's also probably a good idea to consider how a name comes off professionally and to clients/employers. I worked with someone named Electra and it's not the worse name in the world but she was not always taken seriously professionally because of her name. When employers get 500 applications, you would not want to be overlooked because you have a very odd name. Picture your child having to market themselves as a lawyer or realtor or something with their name. Will people take them seriously, or is the name a hurdle they have to overcome?

This is the exact reason that we decided not to go with River even though we both love it.

Mrs.EvilQueen · August 2014

I used to work in a bridal salon, and I understand a brides desire to have tge validation of important people in her life, but very often a girl would pass on her favourite dress because her entourage didnt have the curtesy to keep opinions to themselves. And it was heartbreaking, same applies here. If you love it then screw em! We re not telling people because everyone has their opinions and I don't need it!

jaztastic · August 2014

I agree yet disagree with a lot of pp. Yes this is YOUR child... but people are only trying to help you or make a suggestion that you reconsider the name you have chosen. I think naming your kid Wednesday is a bit much and I feel your desire to give your child a "goth" name is more important to you than considering what they will go through because of such a unique name.

cinderella4282 · August 2014

It's easy for people to have an opinion when you tell them a name without a baby present. Once the baby is here and you introduce the baby, the name is a mute point. You and the father have to be happy with the name - no one else's opinion matters.

The best advice my mom gave me is this - make sure you give them a name that they can be proud to sign when they become CEO I'm not a huge traditional name person and I think Wednesday is pretty.......I grew up on the Adam's family though and my head went straight there.

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