Everyone HATES the name

KentuckyKate · October 2014

It's Simon Henry. Is it that bad? The reactions I'm getting are horrible, from everyone from our parents, to our friends, to our coworkers. The people who don't openly say they don't like it start suggesting names to us. My parents actually told me they hate it but they'd get over it.

Our dd is named Abigail Rose, and goes by Abigail, not Abby. To us it seems like Simon fits well with her name. I'm starting to think maybe I'm missing something. I've literally had one person out of probably 50 say they liked the name. I know all that matters is that DH and I like it, but I don't want to saddle this baby with a terrible name that gets a bad reaction from everyone he meets.

What do you think, what would you say, what would you do? Thanks.

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drunkindonuts · October 2014

I prefer Henry Simon just because I'm not big on Simon but overall it's still a solid name

drunkindonuts · October 2014

And I'd just stop asking for their approval because what other people think shouldn't matter

strawberrytree · October 2014

I love Simon! Some people just have bad taste and bad manners. What kind of suggestions are you getting- Jaxton, etc type?

IrishTraveler · October 2014

Simon Henry is a perfectly fine name. I'd stop sharing and name your baby what you love. My mom hated DS's name, but he's our kid. We named him what we wanted. We didn't share either of our kids' names before they were born for the very reason you posted.

KentuckyKate · October 2014

I'm not asking anyone's approval (aside from this post) or even bringing it up. People ask us the name and we tell them. Henry is not an option for the first name. It is a family name on my side and I barely convinced DH to agree to it as a MN because he's just not huge on it.

maggie2324 · October 2014

I love Simon. It's on our list. I don't share names with anyone until the baby is here because you'll hear rude comments no matter what name you pick. Everyone has a different taste in names, and not everyone is going to like any name.

nlscroggins · October 2014

i think it's a perfectly fine name. and i know how annoying it can be to have people suggest names after you've already told them your choice. i also hate when people ask "where did you come up with that?" like we aren't allowed to name a child anything other than a "family" name haha. i would use the name you've picked- it's great, and is far and away better than some names you see these days!

DaisyZH · October 2014

Simon is a very nice name, people are so weird. It's classic and sounds great with Abigail. Try and ignore everyone, I really don't understand why they would object to it.

ETA: Edited for clarity

vallartavows · October 2014

Love the name!

Helenahhandbasket · October 2014

Simon Henry is lovely, and I think it pairs really well with Abigail (who is adorable, BTW).

saham07 · October 2014

Please stick with Simon Henry ! It is a great name and classic AND Simon is very under used. I love it. If I met a little 2 year old Simon, I would instantly get a smile on my face.

kmvisioli · October 2014

I love it! Simon is in our top two if this LO is a boy. Classic, a little quirky, has Biblical history, but not popular.

kelley72 · October 2014

I agree with all other's it is a great name! screw 'em

BunnyBerry · October 2014

I love the same Simon Henry! Sometimes I wonder if people are perhaps just thinking about the little baby about to arrive, instead of the entire lifetime that your child will have this name, and perhaps to them strong, classic names sound too "big" for a little person.

blu-eyedwife · October 2014

Simon and Henry are both wonderful names.

le bebe xo · October 2014

I really like Simon

aztecash · October 2014

Simon Henry is a solid name. It's not my style, personally, but I'd like it on someone else's kid. You should definitely use it!

(I was really hoping the name would be bad, so I could laugh at it and walk away. I'm a little disappointed...)

PhilsWife07 · October 2014

There's absolutely nothing wrong with that name. You'd get brutal honesty here if it sucked.

It sounds great with Abigail. They'll get over it.

Beevol · October 2014

I'm so confused - I was expecting something horrible, but Simon Henry is a normal, classic, solid name. It's nms, but it's common without being super trendy/popular and flows really well.

I'm super curious to know what sort of names your friends/family think would be better...

neverblushed · October 2014

I LOVE this name!

FWIW, people are a lot freer with negative opinions about names when there's no actual baby attached to the name. And since negative responses feel like a slap in the face, it's easy to get in the mindset in which any negatives at all feel to you like "everyone hates the name." You may be taking positive and neutral responses for granted and only paying attention to the negative responses, which sting more.

llambrose · October 2014

I think it is a great name. I wouldn't listen to them at all.

jenkh2012 · October 2014

There is honestly nothing wrong with the name you have chosen! Very nice and if you love it then go for it!

lifeonthehill · October 2014

I LOVE SIMON!

If we we ended up with two sons Simon would be the name! I adore it.

I wonder what they would all find to be a good name because Simon is as good as it gets in my book.

ginger1228 · October 2014

RedheadBaker said:
I like Simon and I like Henry. For some reason they don't "fit" well together to me, but it's absolutely NOT a terrible name!

I agree with this. They're fine names, but something about them together doesn't roll off my tongue well. But don't change it based on the flow. Still a good, solid name.

peeppeeppeep · October 2014

Beevol said:

I'm so confused - I was expecting something horrible, but Simon Henry is a normal, classic, solid name. It's nms, but it's common without being super trendy/popular and flows really well.

I'm super curious to know what sort of names your friends/family think would be better...

this. I really like it, but even if I didn't, I don't think I'd find it objectionable.

erinms · October 2014

Simon is adorable! Great choice.

faeriem · October 2014

I think it's super cute

4N6s · October 2014

I like Henry more than Simon. I think Simon is Eh. Maybe they are expecting something new instead of the traditional classics? I dunno.
If you love it, that's what matters.

ajacot924 · October 2014

I like Simon. I think it sounds cute for a child but also professional for an adult. If you love it, it doesn't matter what everyone else thinks.

capulet · October 2014

It's a great name. Everyone you know is weird.

loopybaby · October 2014

I love Simon! One of the nicest guys I know is Simon so it has a great association for me. I'm really confused as to why you would get such a strong negative reaction to it. It's an underused classic.

harmonicbabe26 · October 2014

Not gonna read two pages worth of comments bc I just don't have time, but OMG what is wrong with those people hating on your choice??? Simon Henry is a WONDERFUL name!!! Totally disregars nay sayers! It's a great, strong, classic, masculine name any man would be happy to have! Your son will appreciate you being so reasonable!

mangomimosa · October 2014

It's a great name.

Simon is NMS, but I wish it was.

I just have a bad association with it from a kid in elementary school. But it's a great name.

NerdyLucy · October 2014

strawberrytree said:

I love Simon! Some people just have bad taste and bad manners. What kind of suggestions are you getting- Jaxton, etc type?

All of this.

mariahd43 · October 2014

If it's a name that you and your husband like, stick with it! I like the name and think it's nowhere near horrible but it's not my opinion that really matters. People will love it once your sweet baby is here

KentuckyKate · October 2014

Thank you for the reinforcement! The names our families have suggested are Lucas, Jabob, Ethan, Mason and the like. Good names but too popular, and the top ten boy names just don't excite me, even though I think they're mostly pretty names.

We like Lucas but my friend just named her baby that, and I have a terrible mental association with 2 people named Luke, so I just can't do it. The names my friends have suggested are Riley, Kingston, Camden... Very cute, but timestamped names are NMS either.

The feedback I'm getting from people: My friend said Simon is a cat name, my parents worry about the chipmunk and the nursery rhyme Simple Simon and actually think he's going to get beat up on the playground for that, my inlaws don't like Simon Cowell or the chipmunk thing, and a coworker said he's going to get called semen or hymen, and since our last name is Cochran we shouldn't pile on.

My husband informed me our son is probably going to be called "C0ck" as soon as kids learn that word, just as he and his brothers, and everyone else in his family were. So on the off chance some kids think of semen or hymen too, he'll probably already be able to handle it. A few hypothetical playground bullies that far in the future is just not reason enough to make me want to go back to the drawing board right now.

kmvisioli · October 2014

I'm actually really intrigued by the comments from your friends/family. Good to hear now what others think! If this LO is a boy, he will probably be Simon James.

mhickey426 · October 2014

I think it is a good name NMS but not a bad name. If you like it then go with it. It isn't some horrible made up name so who cares what people think. My stepmother and father didn't like my DD's name at all and kept giving me other options. I finally told them to shut up and get over it.

saham07 · October 2014

Joy2611 said:

KentuckyKate said:

Thank you for the reinforcement! The names our families have suggested are Lucas, Jabob, Ethan, Mason and the like. Good names but too popular, and the top ten boy names just don't excite me, even though I think they're mostly pretty names. We like Lucas but my friend just named her baby that, and I have a terrible mental association with 2 people named Luke, so I just can't do it. The names my friends have suggested are Riley, Kingston, Camden... Very cute, but timestamped names are NMS either. The feedback I'm getting from people: My friend said Simon is a cat name, my parents worry about the chipmunk and the nursery rhyme Simple Simon and actually think he's going to get beat up on the playground for that, my inlaws don't like Simon Cowell or the chipmunk thing, and a coworker said he's going to get called semen or hymen, and since our last name is Cochran we shouldn't pile on. My husband informed me our son is probably going to be called "C0ck" as soon as kids learn that word, just as he and his brothers, and everyone else in his family were. So on the off chance some kids think of semen or hymen too, he'll probably already be able to handle it. A few hypothetical playground bullies that far in the future is just not reason enough to make me want to go back to the drawing board right now.

People recommended Kingston in all seriousness? Yeah... don't trust their judgment.

Simon Henry is lovely.

i have 5 kids, and have done A LOT of primary school, I have never ever heard of a kid getting beat up for their name! I have never even really known of kids being made fun of for their name. I think this is mostly in the heads of adults (that it happens or going to happen) for GAWD sakes we have a kid named Rooster at our school and he does fine.

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