friend just took a shit on my baby name...

lustuart · January 2015

I love the name you picked out!! Its beautiful!

shay4cavs · January 2015

When I was thinking of names with my baby I let all of my family and friends give there input and tell me what they liked and suggested. When it came down to the name my husband and I chose Maximus Creed Vazquez. Some of my family didn't like it and when people started to voice their opinions on that I did not have it for one second. I'm very vocal and simply don't take the crap no matter who it is coming from. I was respectful but I had to tell my own grandmother who wanted me to choose the name Noah or at least a biblical name. I told her "Grandma you had two children of your own and you chose their names. (Neither of which is biblical might I add). This is my baby and that's the name you will call him." That was that. You need to state your feelings so that your family and friends know it's not ok to over step boundaries and what those boundaries are.

shelby0622 · January 2015

I know my mom isn't going to like any of my name choices. But like @shay4cavs‌ said they got to pick the names for their kids and you get to pick yours. I'm not trying to please anyone but myself and hubby.

Cfabretti2 · January 2015

Im going to take this post as a learning experience ! And talk with my partner about keeping our names a secret. Iv noticed if u say the name ur thinking when ppl ask "Oh have u thought of names?" ppl give u alot of faces and say "Ummm mmmm uuhhh" and its like u didn't ask for their opinion u were respectfully answering their question. I also don't like how inlaws tend to not agree with ur names but like fathers name. So its better to just state the name when its born so it is what it is.

babydoll1008 · January 2015

We have the same problem with our friends if it's going to be a girl. Meh. After the 400th complaint, I just learned they'll have to deal with it when OUR daughter is born. Yeah, she can call your child by the last name but if that bothers you enough, you can just slap her in the face haha.

cutiepie0104 · January 2015

That is the exact reason why We aren't telling anyone the name, people feel they can say anything and its annoying, and given my emotional state they may end up dead. lol

kladd7182 · January 2015

Your friend is an asshole. The name is fine, who gives a shit what your friend says about it? Besides someone always has something to say about kids names nowadays anyway. It's not like you're naming her Pilot Inspektor. as a matter of fact maybe you should start telling people that's the name!

elowen15 · January 2015

Yea she is super southern and likes more trendy names with no meaning. We are the kind of friend who tell teach other what we think and the upfront brutal honesty is the way I function best. I hate trying to read between the lines ya know. But I totally told her she was an asshole and based on her naming style the fact that she hated it only solidified my choice

keeka9 · January 2015

We decided on Nolan Adam for the boy and a lot of ppl have openly disliked the name Nolan but we love it and for a girl Charlotte Faye... I'm not huge on Faye but SO loves it so I'm good with it LOL It's not up to the world to name our LOs it's up to us as parents you and only you will know when you meet them their name

good luck

werehavingababy2233 · January 2015

No one likes the names DH and I picked out for our children. Our DD is Charlotte Elizabeth people told us that it waas too long of a name and so old fashion and she needs a shorter name and more up to date. (Charlotte is was in the top 20 that year). DS name is Brantley Donald Edward. My BIL hated this name so much that he has always called him Jack (I like the name Jack but its not my child's name!) till I finally told him that if he calls him Jack one more time he is going to have to deal with the wrath of this moody Pregnant women. Then DH explained to him that I will kill him and should be very afraid of me! My mother said to me "Brantley isn't my favorite name but it's not going to stop me from loving him" all of my in laws think that it is stupid that he has 2 middle names even after I have told them that My grandfather passed away 12 hours before Brantley was born I was in labor with my boy when he died! They share the day together and I thought that it was very important that they share a name too! and then Edward is after both our fathers. they still think its stupid!

This time around we are thinking Talia, Carter or Ryan for a girl
and Hunter or Gunner for a boy. ( no one has had anything nice to say about any of them)

Name your child/ren what YOU want to say the rest of your life don't worry about what other people think about the name you picked your for your children!

This got really long sorry!

LibbyC730 · January 2015

We've got a girls name picked out, but we have no boy's names yet. Fortunately, when people ask about names this is the direction I can steer the conversation in. I've even heard a few good suggestions this way!

valigrl21 · January 2015

WifeofaComposer said:

As long as you and your SO love the name you've picked for your child together, any other opinions don't matter.

When my DH and I lost a little girl halfway through pregnancy 2 years ago, we named her Henrietta. My father-in-law said, "Well at least she doesn't have to live with that awful name..." My DH got so angry and called his father a bad name and didn't speak to him for 5 months. It was a heartless remark, but I tried to convince myself that it was his way of coping with the loss. He has since learned to keep his mouth shut about our name choices.

Oh my goodness, that's awful

Henrietta is a beautiful name. I may be biased because it was my great grandmothers, but I still think it's beautiful. That's so horrible he said that, I am glad you were able to realize it's his coping mechanism and have been able to forgive him.

bumpuser8571475 · January 2015

Sunshinelady15 said:

elowen15 said:
She was just being an ass for the sake of being an ass. It's just her nature and I know that. We have very very different tastes in names. (Her boys are jadon and Jayce and her girl name for if she has a girl is Arianna angel
You are too good of a friend to say this I am sure, but the name she likes sounds like a porn star name. She wants to talk about the beautiful name that you like and she wants to give her kid a porn name? Go figure.. I think the name you like sounds beautiful.

Umm.. Are you saying Arianna is a porn name?!? I've never heard that one before.

finally1baby · January 2015

If i have a boy, his name is going to be Luck. I have gotten the weirdest looks and opinions when telling people. I expected it to an extent but i feel for you. Especially because some of the names ive seen posted on this feed so far arent ones i'd expect to get slack for...its weird how people feel the need to give input...im not changing the name for anyone!!!

erinnlou · January 2015

@elowen15‌ I think that is a gorgeous name! Serafina is a name I had picked out for my daughter (Italian spelling). Sounds like she is trying to start trouble. Go with your gut

Knottie47406909 · January 2015

Loving Seraphina!

I had Remi Lynn for a girl and Archer Louis for a boy

... we are having a boy.. so now my son will be named after my father who passed in September. I'm very proud!

DocTaco · January 2015

We didn't tell anyone our DS's name until he was born. Part of it was that I didn't want to decide until after he was here and the other part was that I didn't want to hear people's shitty opinions. I figured they would STFU once he was already here and named. Nope. People voiced their stupid opinions anyway. It is such a deeply personal thing to name your child and I don't understand why people feel entitled to say a damn thing about it, but they do.

nurseneedles · January 2015

Love the name !

aspecialsnowflake · January 2015

Absolutely beautiful and classic name!

ohkay · January 2015

elowen15 said:
The name I am using is
Seraphina Wren

Beautiful!! Don't let her get you down. The name you chose is lovely.

MrsC0409 · January 2015

irelandsangel81 said:

@inLOVEalready715‌ I love the name Emily! My 3 year old dd is Emily Grace. OP, I'm experiencing the same reaction from people about our boy name (Carter James). Most are being pretty vocal about not liking it. I say if you love the name use it. Who cares what others think.

So funny... Carter is our top contender and I threw Carter James around for a while!

mrsbeachcat · January 2015

Different strokes for different folks, right? I happen to love contemporary art, but my best friend doesn't. My SO loves brussel sprouts, and I'm pretty sure they're the worst things on earth. We were thinking of using "Beachcat" as a middle name, mostly because I think it's cute and funny. Probably won't do that because of future resumes, but seriously, pick something you love and don't worry about it.

Or, you can do what my parents did which was to leave me nameless for a week until they finally decided that I "seemed" like a Gwendolyn (which, I'm not sure what baby me did, but I'm glad I did because otherwise I might have been a Nicole and that's ALL wrong (not that I don't like that name, but I'm definitely a Gwen)).

elowen15 · January 2015

mrsbeachcat said:
Different strokes for different folks, right? I happen to love contemporary art, but my best friend doesn't. My SO loves brussel sprouts, and I'm pretty sure they're the worst things on earth. We were thinking of using "Beachcat" as a middle name, mostly because I think it's cute and funny. Probably won't do that because of future resumes, but seriously, pick something you love and don't worry about it.

Or, you can do what my parents did which was to leave me nameless for a week until they finally decided that I "seemed" like a Gwendolyn (which, I'm not sure what baby me did, but I'm glad I did because otherwise I might have been a Nicole and that's ALL wrong (not that I don't like that name, but I'm definitely a Gwen)).

Madness! Brussel sprouts are like sex, if you don't like em you're doing it wrong!

Mamamads · January 2015

finally1baby said:
If i have a boy, his name is going to be Luck. I have gotten the weirdest looks and opinions when telling people. I expected it to an extent but i feel for you. Especially because some of the names ive seen posted on this feed so far arent ones i'd expect to get slack for...its weird how people feel the need to give input...im not changing the name for anyone!!!

Glad you are prepared because that is going to haunt him his entire life. Sounds like a pets name.. In fact I had a dog named Lucky.
Also in your case people feel the need to give input because they are trying to help you from making a terrible mistake. Why would you do this?

katherinepopp · January 2015

We announced our name at our gender reveal and my MIL took my hubby aside and told him Jude sounds like Judas so people probably won't like it

FYI Judas from the bible who betrayed Jesus...

mhuang1 · January 2015

Mamamads said:

finally1baby said:
If i have a boy, his name is going to be Luck. I have gotten the weirdest looks and opinions when telling people. I expected it to an extent but i feel for you. Especially because some of the names ive seen posted on this feed so far arent ones i'd expect to get slack for...its weird how people feel the need to give input...im not changing the name for anyone!!!
Glad you are prepared because that is going to haunt him his entire life. Sounds like a pets name.. In fact I had a dog named Lucky.
Also in your case people feel the need to give input because they are trying to help you from making a terrible mistake. Why would you do this?

Maybe do it as a middle name? He will get really tired of explaining his name to everyone. You could also look up names that mean luck or lucky one. I think the gist is the same as Hope or Faith but I don't think it will be as well received. I also agree that it sounds a bit like a pets name.

expectingbabytaylor · January 2015

This happens more than you think. For example my husband(now the 6th of his kind lol) and I are having a boy so we are passing his family name down boy how his family made fun of us and told us not to torture my baby like that. It really annoys me however I stopped caring about what people thought.

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