How would you react to someone who said they disliked your childs name?

[Aquamarine]

Just spinning off from the other threads. lol

And not trying to start anything okay. hehehe

But seriously, how would you react if someone said they disliked/hated the name/names you chose for your child?

Would you reply, ignore or just think why say anything? Just keep it to yourself.

Your thoughts?

:) :thumbsup:

[BigRedV]

I would say well, you don't have to like it.

My DD has an unusual name and normally I get "oh, that's pretty and unusual."

[3bubsplus1]

I would say "Each to their own"

[PeppaH]

My dad used to hate the names I would run by him and I was like "I DONT ******* CARE IF YOU HATE IT" hahahaha I dont care what people would say, I would be like "thats nice"

[Mathermy]

If I knew it wasn't a silly name it wouldn't bother me because it's kind of down to personal preference and everyone has different taste

but if I called DD blossom moonbottom or something then I might rethink my choice if enough people expressed dislike, I figure if that many adults hate it then there's a good chance she might and at the end of the day it's about her, who actually has to live with the name.

But I might chuck an indignant "how dare you?" type tanty first :laughing:

[traseal]

If they didnt like it cause its not a name they liked then thats fine.
Not liking it cause "why would you name your kid that" or "he will get teased" or because its "too different" then i would laugh and assume they were shallow :p

[traseal]

but if I called DD blossom moonbottom or something then I might rethink my choice if enough people expressed dislike, I figure if that many adults hate it then there's a good chance she might and at the end of the day it's about her, who actually has to live with the name.



See i dont understand that. Why should someone not name there child a name or feelk they have to change there name they love because someone might tease or disapprove...shouldnt peoples mentality change to not being so judgemental and shallow??
Isnt that bullying if people have to change names because of it.

[MimiGrace]

i would probably turn around and go...yeah well at least i didn't name my child XYZ (insert their/their childs name there)
i'm a bit snarky though :D

i guess it depends on how they told me they hated it though.

[Luna Lovegood]

My brother didn;t like DD's name

And I was told that it wasn't original and boring.

Thats cool with me, because I like it and didn't care. her name suits her very much.

By the way, her name is Isobel Grace...IMO super pretty

[sockstealingpoltergeist]

I would say- that is very interesting:detective:- because I've never liked your name, but didn't want to be rude.

[smog]

i would probably be a bit annoyed if someone came up to me and said i dont like your kids names, but if someone doesnt like it and keeps it to themselves thats fine each to their own. if i see a what do u think thread in a here for a name i dont like i just dont reply to it or if someone i know chooses a name i dont like for their kid i usually just say the appropriate oh thats nice or unusual etc i wouldnt want to hurt their feelings. if someone i know is preg and specifically say to me do u like the name xxxx and i dont i say well not really but its your baby choose what ever name YOU like. i personally am not into heaps unusual or different names and im definately not into the quest to have a name that noone else does. i like names that everyone has heard of and can pronounce but arent in the top 20 or even top 100. my youngest though is a common name and i wasnt entirely happy with choosing it as it is definately in the top 100 maybe even 20?? but dh loved it and it really suits him now so it has grown on me more and more
my older 2 have names that werent hugely popular at the time they were born but seem to be more popular now

[crazymuma]

I usually get good comments about my kids unusual names but have had quite a few bad ones from people I hardly know - my response is usually - "I suffered through 20 hours of labour to get that kid out - so now he can suffer for the next 18 years with a name like that - paybacks a ***** isn't it!!" - I tell you what this usually shuts them up pretty fast :laughing:

I only use this with those people who like to tell me it was a cruel thing to do - how are they ever going to learn to write a name like that - they will be teased all through school :ecomcity::ecomcity::ecomcity:

[Aquamarine]

I would say- that is very interesting:detective:- because I've never liked your name, but didn't want to be rude.

hehehehe :yelclap:


IMO I would feel a bit offended. I get that other people are going to have different likes and dislikes regarding names but I just don't understand why they would have to come out and say it.

I can maybe understand them thinking it but not actually saying it.

I would never comment on another childs name if I didn't like it. No way. I think it is a subtle form of bullying to be quite honest.

Just my opinion though. ;)

[Mathermy]

See i dont understand that. Why should someone not name there child a name or feelk they have to change there name they love because someone might tease or disapprove...shouldnt peoples mentality change to not being so judgemental and shallow??
Isnt that bullying if people have to change names because of it.

um, I was talking about what I would do, and if you read back I was thinking more along the lines of my own DD might actually dislike her own name!

Just because I think some outlandish name sounds funky does not mean my child is going to love it, and I want her to love her name!

If heaps of people think it sucks it's more likely that she might think it sucks too and I just don't want that for her. It's not really about me, and it's not anything to do with bullying. Yanno? I'm not always right, I may very well have picked a cr@p name, so I'd pick another. No biggie really:confused:

[Fuchsia!]

I would say- that is very interesting:detective:- because I've never liked your name, but didn't want to be rude.

yup what she said.

[little_froglette]

i wanted to call my new baby rosemary and my mum said she would be mortified to have a grand daughter called that and she would be highly emrarrased and would polietly ask me to change it..

My partner's name is Szilard and everyone struggles to pronounce it!

[mum2bubba]

It would depend on the situation.

If I asked for their opinion I'd expect an honest answer, so if they said they didn't like it I'd would think 'ok, well its not their cup of tea but I like it, thats all that matters'

If I DIDN'T ask for their opinion and they came out and said something like 'I hate that name' I'd think it was pretty rude and tell them I didn't ask for their opinion.

Hope that made sense.

[Kittylou]

It wouldn't really bother me because I think my children's names are fabulous.

Having said that, I would think it was rude to just out of nowhere have someone say that they didn't like one of my children's names.

On the other hand, if I were to ask for opinions on a name, I would expect honest answers - whether they were positive or negative.

ETA: SNAP mum2bubba

[sweetseven]

It depends on how they put it.

Them: Every xyz I've met has been a (stuck up bit**) / (little sh**) / (lazy cow)
Me: Well you haven't met my xyz yet.
or: Hopefully my xyz can show you that they are not all bad

Them: Sounds like a grandma.
Me: We wanted a normal name that wouldn't be too common amongst her peers.

upon discovering DD6's name is technically a boys name
Them: You really wanted a boy didn't you.
Me: No. If she had been a boy, his name would've been Noel.
A welshman upon discovering this was the name of my daughter not my son: Do you not like your daughter?
Me: *laughs* I thought it sounded pretty enough for a girl.

[Mathermy]

It would depend on the situation.

If I asked for their opinion I'd expect an honest answer, so if they said they didn't like it I'd would think 'ok, well its not their cup of tea but I like it, thats all that matters'

If I DIDN'T ask for their opinion and they came out and said something like 'I hate that name' I'd think it was pretty rude and tell them I didn't ask for their opinion.

Hope that made sense.

I think I'm lost:confused::laughing::o

Are we talking about someone waltzing up unannounced and going "whoah, cr@p name dude!"

or like

Poll-does this name blow? err yes it does!

I would never comment on a name (unless it was a compliment) unless asked in a poll. I figure that's what a poll is for right? to gather a varied opinion to help you make a decision, test the waters before testing your creativity out on your baby?

But if asked, and the child was already named I would probably just smile or ask if they just saw that plane flying low...

[sockstealingpoltergeist]

I think I'm lost:confused::laughing::o

Are we talking about someone waltzing up unannounced and going "whoah, cr@p name dude!"

or like

Poll-does this name blow? err yes it does!

I would never comment on a name (unless it was a compliment) unless asked in a poll. I figure that's what a poll is for right? to gather a varied opinion to help you make a decision, test the waters before testing your creativity out on your baby?

But if asked, and the child was already named I would probably just smile or ask if they just saw that plane flying low...

I think we are talking about people just randomly giving opinions.:D

I agree if you ask- you asked for it.

If you put up a poll more fool you. Don't come crying :crying: whaaa no one likes the name I chose. PFFFFTTTTT.

[Aquamarine]

It depends on how they put it.

Them: Every xyz I've met has been a (stuck up bit**) / (little sh**) / (lazy cow)
Me: Well you haven't met my xyz yet.
or: Hopefully my xyz can show you that they are not all bad

Them: Sounds like a grandma.
Me: We wanted a normal name that wouldn't be too common amongst her peers.

upon discovering DD6's name is technically a boys name
Them: You really wanted a boy didn't you.
Me: No. If she had been a boy, his name would've been Noel.
A welshman upon discovering this was the name of my daughter not my son: Do you not like your daughter?
Me: *laughs* I thought it sounded pretty enough for a girl.

Is this a real conversation? If it is that is just so rude.

[BabelFish]

If I knew it wasn't a silly name it wouldn't bother me because it's kind of down to personal preference and everyone has different taste

but if I called DD blossom moonbottom or something then I might rethink my choice if enough people expressed dislike, I figure if that many adults hate it then there's a good chance she might and at the end of the day it's about her, who actually has to live with the name.
Pretty much what she said :yes:

The thing is, it's OK if people don't like certain names. It's OK to not have to mollycoddle everyone around you and be dishonest just so you don't offend them. I'm not saying you should go around and offend people on purpose, but if people don't like my daughter's name then that's absolutely fine for them to do so. Not everyone HAS to agree, ALL the time.

IMO people are too quick to look for something to be offended by.

Names are important - they're your handle, a huge part of your identity, how you refer to yourself - they're a massive part of your life. If I'd called my daughter something stupid just because of a desperate need to be different to everybody else, and people didn't like it, then I'd take it on board.

It's not about you, as the parent, it's about your child and what they have to live with.

If someone disagrees with you or doesn't like your child's name it doesn't automatically make them shallow :rolleyes: or rude. It just means they don't agree with you. And that's fine.

I wouldn't get all vengeful and go `well I don't like yours either nah nah nah nah nah'. I'd say probably `well, we like it because ... ' or `yes, I understand that it's not everyone's cup of tea'.

People need to grow up. They need to stop naming their kids idiotic things and then get all huffy and puffy when people don't like it. People shouldn't be rude and offer opinions without being asked, either. A little bit of tact goes a long way.

But at the end of the day, your name is probably one of the most important things in your life, and so it's going to matter to you, and other people.

Names are deeply, deeply personal. It's not shallow not to like someone else's kid's name, or to feel sorry for them. That's actually pretty thoughtful and kind. What's shallow is being so selfish that you name your child something so monumentally stupid that you never, once, consider how it might affect them.

[sandy cheeks]

I wouldn't care I might not like their name or their childs each to their own.
I love my kids names they r the only names that would suit them and they live up to their names dd is kinda snooty like a princess and so is her name, ds is different and spunky just like his name.
I know a Octavia which when I heard it was a bit hohum about but it suits her to a tea any other name wouldn't do her justice.

[Mathermy]

Pretty much what she said :yes:

The thing is, it's OK if people don't like certain names. It's OK to not have to mollycoddle everyone around you and be dishonest just so you don't offend them. I'm not saying you should go around and offend people on purpose, but if people don't like my daughter's name then that's absolutely fine for them to do so. Not everyone HAS to agree, ALL the time.

IMO people are too quick to look for something to be offended by.

Names are important - they're your handle, a huge part of your identity, how you refer to yourself - they're a massive part of your life. If I'd called my daughter something stupid just because of a desperate need to be different to everybody else, and people didn't like it, then I'd take it on board.

It's not about you, as the parent, it's about your child and what they have to live with.

If someone disagrees with you or doesn't like your child's name it doesn't automatically make them shallow :rolleyes: or rude. It just means they don't agree with you. And that's fine.

I wouldn't get all vengeful and go `well I don't like yours either nah nah nah nah nah'. I'd say probably `well, we like it because ... ' or `yes, I understand that it's not everyone's cup of tea'.

People need to grow up. They need to stop naming their kids idiotic things and then get all huffy and puffy when people don't like it. People shouldn't be rude and offer opinions without being asked, either. A little bit of tact goes a long way.

But at the end of the day, your name is probably one of the most important things in your life, and so it's going to matter to you, and other people.

Names are deeply, deeply personal. It's not shallow not to like someone else's kid's name, or to feel sorry for them. That's actually pretty thoughtful and kind. What's shallow is being so selfish that you name your child something so monumentally stupid that you never, once, consider how it might affect them.

um, no...wot you said woz way better! :yes:

[BabelFish]

I wouldn't care I might not like their name or their childs each to their own.
I love my kids names they r the only names that would suit them and they live up to their names dd is kinda snooty like a princess and so is her name, ds is different and spunky just like his name.
I know a Octavia which when I heard it was a bit hohum about but it suits her to a tea any other name wouldn't do her justice.
I love the name Octavia. It's from Shakespeare and is a very old, beautiful name. And not something made up just to sound different.

Olympia is another one I love. My friend's daughter is called Olympia (they are Greek) and she's Oly for short. Adorable.

[sweetseven]

It depends on how they put it.

Them: Every xyz I've met has been a (stuck up bit**) / (little sh**) / (lazy cow)
Me: Well you haven't met my xyz yet.
or: Hopefully my xyz can show you that they are not all bad

Them: Sounds like a grandma.
Me: We wanted a normal name that wouldn't be too common amongst her peers.

upon discovering DD6's name is technically a boys name
Them: You really wanted a boy didn't you.
Me: No. If she had been a boy, his name would've been Noel.
A welshman upon discovering this was the name of my daughter not my son: Do you not like your daughter?
Me: *laughs* I thought it sounded pretty enough for a girl.
Is this a real conversation? If it is that is just so rude.Not exactly, as in not all of it at once and not with the same person. It is snippets of various conversations I've had with various people over the years.

As for the welshman, it was partially my fault. I was curious as to the actual correct pronounciation of my daughters name, so I handed him my Medicare card and asked him how he pronounced it. He then made a comment assuming it was my surname, and I corrected him that is was my (then) youngest daughter's name.

[DreamBelieveAchieve]

I wouldn't be offended. I don't really like DS2s name but i think it really suits him. So i figure if i don;t really like it then there is going to be plenty of others who dont like it either.

I think the tone people would put it would be more offending. There is a name that people call their daughters and i instantly think its a dogs name but i would never tell them that.

[canberramomma]

We got a fair amount of criticism regarding our last two childrens names, but I mostly ignored it.

[MothersMilk]

I don't care. Not everybody can like every name.
My DD's name is very traditional and popular so the only real criticism i get is that it is too common and boring.
I happen to love common names so meh :p

[faroutbrusselsprout]

My Aunty commented that when she heard A's name she screwed her nose up and said "Urgh, Albie Mangels!"
and I said
"Yeah that's EXACTLY what we called him that, I hope that he too drives around Australia in a beat up old four wheel drive and surrounds himself with bikini clad women in billabongs!" :D

[Misheycat]

I haven't really gotten comments that are too negative apart from "that's my dog's name" which technically wasn't bad as she obviously liked it to name her dog that :laughing:. The comparison was a bit weird though.

I mainly get comments about it being very common but I chose it it not for popularity but thought it was pretty :D.

[Misheycat]

I don't care. Not everybody can like every name.
My DD's name is very traditional and popular so the only real criticism i get is that it is too common and boring.
I happen to love common names so meh :p

:iagree:

[WorkingClassMum]

"And your opinion is valid because?...."

[~Candy~]

I don't care if ppl dislike the names we've chosen. The main thing is I love their names and so does DH :thumbsup:

[Poppetfish]

I accidentally said to someone on my msn the other day that their dd's name reminded me of a bogan. She was really angry and i had to try to explain that all the girls that i had ever met with that name had been bogans but i am sure her DD wont be but that that is what it reminded me of.

I really put my foot in it.:(

[Mathermy]

I accidentally said to someone on my msn the other day that their dd's name reminded me of a bogan. She was really angry and i had to try to explain that all the girls that i had ever met with that name had been bogans but i am sure her DD wont be but that that is what it reminded me of.

I really put my foot in it.:(
oops:footinmouth: I have a theory about bogan names but I keep it to myself bcoz you just never know...:hugs:

[Jeclipse]

My Ds - Heath was born before Heath Ledgers death, but people still comment on how I am obsessed with Heath ledger? And its sad that I named my child after him!

WTF!!!! I got it from a book, Withering heights, and I shortened it to Heath instead of Heathcliff..

Some people need lives!! :banghead:

[TeenyT]

Apologies if I am just repeating something that has been said already but if you feel really insecure about your choice of name and it makes you so worried about what others think, maybe it isnt really the best choice. There will always be someone that hates the name you've picked. You cant please everyone all the time.

Otherwise be proud of the name you've picked. At least your child wont be going to school with 50, 000 other kids that have to have their last initial tacked onto the first to distinguish them or end up being known by their nickname. At least your best friends or relatives wont pinch it off you. At least, when your kids become famous they'll have a great unique name that new generations will all want to name their kids after.

The only person who I would listen to is if my own child came to me and said they detested the stupid name I gave them as it makes their life hell. But, there is always a deed poll change option!! :D:yes:

[Mathermy]

Apologies if I am just repeating something that has been said already but if you feel really insecure about your choice of name and it makes you so worried about what others think, maybe it isnt really the best choice. There will always be someone that hates the name you've picked. You cant please everyone all the time.

Otherwise be proud of the name you've picked. At least your child wont be going to school with 50, 000 other kids that have to have their last initial tacked onto the first to distinguish them or end up being known by their nickname. At least your best friends or relatives wont pinch it off you. At least, when your kids become famous they'll have a great unique name that new generations will all want to name their kids after you.

The only person who I would listen to is if my own child came to me and said they detested the stupid name I gave them as it makes their life hell. But, there is always a deed poll change option!! :D:yes:

Actually i think the ol deed poll days are over! :eek: I had to change my name recently and it was a real pain in the *** and took over two months and $100 for the BD&M to process it :rolleyes: must try and find a link..

[LolliLips]

I'd say nothing. It's a non issue. I wouldn't even think twice about it.

[Mathermy]

Here we go

http://www.easynamechange.com.au/name-change-information/Change-of-Name-(Deed-Poll-Name-Change)/


Changing your name by deed poll is no longer applicable in Australia. This process is now handled by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages and is simply known as a change of name.
When changing your name, you have two options:
1) Name change by association. Notify family, friends and colleagues of your new name and start using it immediatley. Your name change will have taken effect by reputation in the community and you can use your new name without taking any formal steps. Certain organisations will not issue official documentation under your new name (such as the passport office and banks), so you will still have your old name on legal documentation but have a new name in the community by association.
2) Undertake a legal name change via the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. This process is best if you want to have your identity documents such as your passport and drivers license, changed into your new name.
Any person aged 18 years or over can apply for a Name Change Certificate at the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in their home state. If you live interstate you may need to provide evidence you have lived in that state for a minimum amount of time before being eligible to change your name.
In most states an Legal Name Change can be done via the post and can take between 2 and 8 weeks, depending on back log. Some states offer an express service for a slightly higher fee.


Cost

From 24 November 2008, until further notice the Registry does not accept urgent Change of Name applications over the counter or via the post.
The cost for a Change of Name for an adult and child are the same.
Urgent applications* $182.00
Non-urgent applications* $140.00
*All Certificates are distributed through registered post (except Family History) and incur a $6.00 (inc. GST) postage and handling fee. Prices listed are inclusive of the postage and handling fee. Registered post does not ensure next day delivery.


Was a pain in my bum I tells ya!:hair:

[danielle13]

Ugh.

I wouldn't care, each person chooses their childs name because it's what THEY like.

Just remember that it's the NAME people are saying they do or don't like, not the person :yes:

[TeenyT]

Actually i think the ol deed poll days are over! :eek: I had to change my name recently and it was a real pain in the *** and took over two months and $100 for the BD&M to process it :rolleyes: must try and find a link..



Was a pain in my bum I tells ya!:hair:

Oh no. :hair: :laughing: Now the pressure is on then. We need to invent some sort of fetal communication device where we suggest names and baby kicks once for "Its on the list" or twice for "Uh no thanks" to a flurry of activity if its "Call me that and I'll start punching your cervix as hard as I can every waking minute until you change your mind".

[sooz77]

It would depend on the situation.

If I asked for their opinion I'd expect an honest answer, so if they said they didn't like it I'd would think 'ok, well its not their cup of tea but I like it, thats all that matters'

If I DIDN'T ask for their opinion and they came out and said something like 'I hate that name' I'd think it was pretty rude and tell them I didn't ask for their opinion.

Hope that made sense.


Made sense to me and I totally agree.
If you solicited their opinion then you should be prepared to hear something you don't like.

If you didn't ask their opinion then it's just they're incredibly rude people with no tact and they should be ignored anyway.

DH's brother and SIL called their new daughter a name which I hate but I wouldn't dream of telling them. It's unusual in that it's an indian name and they're of irish/scottish descent but it's certainly not my place to tell them I don't like their choice.
Even if they asked my opinion I'd try to be tactful about it.


Apologies if I am just repeating something that has been said already but if you feel really insecure about your choice of name and it makes you so worried about what others think, maybe it isnt really the best choice. There will always be someone that hates the name you've picked. You cant please everyone all the time.

Otherwise be proud of the name you've picked. At least your child wont be going to school with 50, 000 other kids that have to have their last initial tacked onto the first to distinguish them or end up being known by their nickname. At least your best friends or relatives wont pinch it off you. At least, when your kids become famous they'll have a great unique name that new generations will all want to name their kids after.

The only person who I would listen to is if my own child came to me and said they detested the stupid name I gave them as it makes their life hell. But, there is always a deed poll change option!! :D:yes:

Good point. I'm really liking Dexter for a boy at the moment with Dex as a nickname but I'm still reluctant to choose it because I'm worried about the comments we'll get but I know I have to try and forget about that when we pick a name because no matter what we decide on someone will hate it. :hair:

[Mummaholic]

If someone said it to me in person, 'Oh, I hate Ds's name" I would think that was rude, and would say something like, "that's ok, you don't have to like it, but we do".

If someone happened to write on a forum that they hate the name ____________, I would not be offended as it's not directed at my child in general, just that they don't like that name.

[Mathermy]

Oh no. :hair: :laughing: Now the pressure is on then. We need to invent some sort of fetal communication device where we suggest names and baby kicks once for "Its on the list" or twice for "Uh no thanks" to a flurry of activity if its "Call me that and I'll start punching your cervix as hard as I can every waking minute until you change your mind".

hehe!:yelclap:

If I hadn't *had* to change it I would of just let it be because I tells ya those folks over at the NSW BD&M aren't the smartest cookies!:doh: and they took their sweet time:rolleyes:

oh wells, is done now..phew :o

[bAaM]

I think I'm lost:confused::laughing::o

Are we talking about someone waltzing up unannounced and going "whoah, cr@p name dude!"

or like

Poll-does this name blow? err yes it does!

I would never comment on a name (unless it was a compliment) unless asked in a poll. I figure that's what a poll is for right? to gather a varied opinion to help you make a decision, test the waters before testing your creativity out on your baby?

But if asked, and the child was already named I would probably just smile or ask if they just saw that plane flying low...

I would do the same, asking for opinions is different to being told your childs got a bogon name.


If someone said it to me in person, 'Oh, I hate Ds's name" I would think that was rude, and would say something like, "that's ok, you don't have to like it, but we do".

If someone happened to write on a forum that they hate the name ____________, I would not be offended as it's not directed at my child in general, just that they don't like that name.

That is exactually right.

If someone said i dont like the name**** And that was my sons name it would not offend me at all no. There are names that I dont like and wouldnt use.

But its a different story when someone says I hate the name **** its bogan or find some way to tease it. To me that is bullying and I wouldnt put up with it.

For eg:

Me: My childs name is Coco

Them: haha I hate that name it will get called coco pops at school. What a bogan name.

Me: blood boiling wanting to punch them in the month for being so nasty about my childs name.

That is different to.

Me: My childs name is Coco

Them: Oh thats nice, I am not a fan of it but each to there own.

THAT would not offend me, there is a way of having an opinion and being outright nasty.

[SassyMummy]

Don't really care.

If I don't know them very well, I'll just think how they have such poor taste.

If I know them well enough, I'll just tell them that. :p

[Mathermy]

Don't really care.

If I don't know them very well, I'll just think how they have such poor taste.

If I know them well enough, I'll just tell them that. :p
:laughing:

I never looooved the name Chanel, until I *met* you and heard you talk about her, and with your own personality-and it kinda just *fit* and now I quite like it!

and now you have her in your avatar and I just think :yes: suits her , she's all gorgeous and stuff, like Chanel!:cloud9:

[naiwen]

Well I would probably say it's a shame you don't like it but I would be thinking they had bad taste and probably name their kids awfull bogan names.

Lucky I don't speak my mind always hehe.

[khristine]

" well who cares if u ont like my kids name, for me it's perfect!"

[mumma2bee]

:flowerz:this is something we have talked at length about. im sure we will cop it but we couldnt care less. we are heavily tattooed, into rockabilly/psychobilly and old skool art, its who we are and its the basis for our name choices.

Most of our friends are not into the same stuff as us and we know some wont like the names but as far as were concerned thier childs names are boring and mainstream, thats fine too but we would never say that to them, i feel like no matter what the childs name is it always suits them and they totally own the name anyway.
so here are the ones we have so far.... zombie is a must and its a compromise for the hubbys choice of "SKELLATOR" hahahaha


boys-
buddy zombie
charlie bud
finch adakias
atticus burke
ezra pallis zombie
stevie zombie
blake waz

girls-
charlie alice
eva leila zombie
janda jay zombie
stevie rumour
ally bezz zombie
wednesday lestat
leila jadis zombie

:bfp::babydust2::bfp:

[sockstealingpoltergeist]

:flowerz:this is something we have talked at length about. im sure we will cop it but we couldnt care less. we are heavily tattooed, into rockabilly/psychobilly and old skool art, its who we are and its the basis for our name choices.

Most of our friends are not into the same stuff as us and we know some wont like the names but as far as were concerned thier childs names are boring and mainstream, thats fine too but we would never say that to them, i feel like no matter what the childs name is it always suits them and they totally own the name anyway.
so here are the ones we have so far.... zombie is a must and its a compromise for the hubbys choice of "SKELLATOR" hahahaha


boys-
buddy zombie
charlie bud
finch adakias
atticus burke
ezra pallis zombie
stevie zombie
blake waz

girls-
charlie alice
eva leila zombie
janda jay zombie
stevie rumour
ally bezz zombie
wednesday lestat
leila jadis zombie



You do realise that online forums have different rules about honesty.;):laughing: Also Deaths Births and Marriages have to approve it. That is of course unless you are joking. Peace be with you.

[canberramomma]

With our last there was HEAPS of disapproval and no one in my family was particularly shy in saying what they thought, but when we found out I was scheduled to have her on October 31, I told them we had revisited the name and were now going to call her Vampira Elvira. Suddenly they were ok with the name we had picked!:devil:

[Mathermy]

:flowerz:this is something we have talked at length about. im sure we will cop it but we couldnt care less. we are heavily tattooed, into rockabilly/psychobilly and old skool art, its who we are and its the basis for our name choices.

Most of our friends are not into the same stuff as us and we know some wont like the names but as far as were concerned thier childs names are boring and mainstream, thats fine too but we would never say that to them, i feel like no matter what the childs name is it always suits them and they totally own the name anyway.
so here are the ones we have so far.... zombie is a must and its a compromise for the hubbys choice of "SKELLATOR" hahahaha


boys-
buddy zombie
charlie bud
finch adakias
atticus burke
ezra pallis zombie
stevie zombie
blake waz

girls-
charlie alice
eva leila zombie
janda jay zombie
stevie rumour
ally bezz zombie
wednesday lestat
leila jadis zombie

:bfp::babydust2::bfp:

Atticus and charlie are lovely, and they work well together if you had two :)

[sockstealingpoltergeist]

With our last there was HEAPS of disapproval and no one in my family was particularly shy in saying what they thought, but when we found out I was scheduled to have her on October 31, I told them we had revisited the name and were now going to call her Vampira Elvira. Suddenly they were ok with the name we had picked!:devil:
:laughing:

My choice is allways Farquar first.

[canberramomma]

:laughing:

My choice is allways Farquar first.
:laughing::laughing: Love it. Imagining mum's face! ~ Still laughing!

[BabelFish]

Atticus and charlie are lovely, and they work well together if you had two :)
Not to mention Atticus being one of the greatest, most noble characters in one of the greatest, most noble books ever written. I am assuming that's where Finch came from as well?

[canberramomma]

Not to mention Atticus being one of the greatest, most noble characters in one of the greatest, most noble books ever written. I am assuming that's where Finch came from as well?

That's what I thought, too! Algernon Atticus - too much d'ya think?

[MooMum]

e

but if I called DD blossom moonbottom or something then I might rethink my choice if enough people expressed dislike, I figure if that many adults hate it then there's a good chance she might and at the end of the day it's about her, who actually has to live with the name.

But I might chuck an indignant "how dare you?" type tanty first :laughing:


How dare you? :eek: My sweet darling Blossom Moonbottom thinks her name is wonderful!!!:laughing:

I have actually spotted DS's name in name threads with some negative comments, doesn't bother me. My Mum was shocked when we told her what we were calling him, but she can't imagine him with any other name now.

As for my darling Blossom Moonbottom, she may grow to hate us!!:laughing::laughing:

[Mathermy]

How dare you? :eek: My sweet darling Blossom Moonbottom thinks her name is wonderful!!!

I have actually spotted DS's name in name threads with some negative comments, doesn't bother me. My Mum was shocked when we told her what we were calling him, but she can't imagine him with any other name now.

As for my darling Blossom Moonbottom, she may grow to hate us!!:laughing::laughing:
:D

alright then farty mcstinkpenis? That's a fabbo name!

[MooMum]

:D

alright then farty mcstinkpenis? That's a fabbo name!


I'm due ANY DAY NOW don't tempt me!!!!:laughing::laughing:

[sshellzp]

I couldn't care less what people think about my name choices.

[SassyMummy]

Ta Malol. :p

TBH, Chanel is my favourite name, nor is it 2nd, 3rd or 4th in line... it was just the only name that Chanel's father suggested that I didn't think was total rubbish... lol. I agreed to it straight away before he had a chance to reconsider. :p

Everyone HATED my choice of name - Scarlet Delilah. That would have been her name. It's a bit too "pretty" for her though... she's too much of a boof to pull it off. :p

[MimiGrace]

Everyone HATED my choice of name - Scarlet Delilah. That would have been her name. It's a bit too "pretty" for her though... she's too much of a boof to pull it off. :p
i didn't recognise you with your new avatar :o

just wanted to say OMG!!! she's gorgeous! i had cheeks like that when i was little, but she pulls them off better than me :yes: :bee:

[Mathermy]

Ta Malol. :p

TBH, Chanel is my favourite name, nor is it 2nd, 3rd or 4th in line... it was just the only name that Chanel's father suggested that I didn't think was total rubbish... lol. I agreed to it straight away before he had a chance to reconsider.

Everyone HATED my choice of name - Scarlet Delilah. That would have been her name. It's a bit too "pretty" for her though... she's too much of a boof to pull it off. :p

hehe :D

Well I like it, it's kind of a strong and sassy name and I bet that's the way she is too-just like her mum :p

i quite like scarlet too, but i am a sucker for an old-fashioned name:yes:

[reAllytee]

Couldnt really care less ...

A lot of people do a second take with G's name ... Especially as they look at it as a last name ...

We liked it & thats all that mattered to us !

[Uniquey]

I don't like it when negative name comments are made and they come back to me, such as recently where one rather rude one was made to my Mum about my dd's name. My Mum was hurt, I was just angry. I don't care if people don't like the names 'we' have chosen for 'our' kids, and if they feel the need to tell me, then so be it, but say it to me not via others.

You can't win them all, *shrugs shoulders*.

[sooz77]

Ta Malol. :p

TBH, Chanel is my favourite name, nor is it 2nd, 3rd or 4th in line... it was just the only name that Chanel's father suggested that I didn't think was total rubbish... lol. I agreed to it straight away before he had a chance to reconsider. :p

Everyone HATED my choice of name - Scarlet Delilah. That would have been her name. It's a bit too "pretty" for her though... she's too much of a boof to pull it off. :p


That's a gorgeous name, why would people hate that?!? :confused:

I like the idea of telling people you're going to call the baby something totally weird and then telling them the name you'd actually picked.

I might do that and tell them we'd picked Humperdink or Humphrey or something, then Dexter won't seem to strange. :laughing:

[mum_I'm_hungry]

We got plenty of comments about Theodore. People didn't come out and say it directly, but we got things like... 'But what will we call him?' (Answer: 'How about Theodore?'). What we get the most is a rude silence. People will ask my daughter's name and go, 'Oh, how lovely! What's your son's name?' And then when I tell them it's Theodore, they don't say anything. There is just a very long........ pause.

I don't say anything because I don't particularly care what they think. There's often a bit of weirdness about the fact that he doesn't have a middle name while my daughter has two :rolleyes:

[Mathermy]

We got plenty of comments about Theodore. People didn't come out and say it directly, but we got things like... 'But what will we call him?' (Answer: 'How about Theodore?'). What we get the most is a rude silence. People will ask my daughter's name and go, 'Oh, how lovely! What's your son's name?' And then when I tell them it's Theodore, they don't say anything. There is just a very long........ pause.

I don't say anything because I don't particularly care what they think. There's often a bit of weirdness about the fact that he doesn't have a middle name while my daughter has two :rolleyes:

I think Theodore is very traditional and lovely! I can't imagine a boy named Theodore growing up to be anything less than a gentleman :goodvibes:

[canberramomma]

Hee, hee - we get the same with Soviejetskaja!

But it's important to us to name our children something of importance to us!

[Mathermy]

Hee, hee - we get the same with Soviejetskaja!

But it's important to us to name our children something of importance to us!

how do you pronounce that?

[canberramomma]

how do you pronounce that?
Soviet- sky - a:D

Means strong or large community.

[Mathermy]

Soviet- sky - a:D

Means strong or large community.
oh, I am soooo dumb

I was thinking so-vee-jet-skar-ja:doh:

lucky we didn't have that conversation aloud!:laughing:

[canberramomma]

Don't be embarrassed. Lots of people get it wrong. Doesn't help that we teaked the spelling so it wasn't the same as the USSR warship of the same name!:D

Funnily, Liam Aloysius got a similar response from our family!

Don't get them started on Algernon!:laughing:

[Mathermy]

Don't be embarrassed. Lots of people get it wrong. Doesn't help that we teaked the spelling so it wasn't the same as the USSR warship of the same name!:D

Funnily, Liam Aloysius got a similar response from our family!

Don't get them started on Algernon!:laughing:

Does she? use her full name or a nick name? I think so-vee would be kinda cute:goodvibes: Was it hard teaching them to spell their names? I guess not hey, as it wouldn't be an odd word to them being one of the first they would learn to spell.

[BabelFish]

Dexter - awesome

Scarlett - awesome

Delilah - double awesome (is on my name list for a girl)

Theodore - so wonderfully old-fashioned, noble and gentlemanly. Can't possibly imagine why people would give you a hard time about this name? It's lovely.

Algernon - completely hilarious character from one of the most famous and wonderful plays ever written, very original, awesome again.

In fact, there's just so much awesomeness here.

A name I LOVE is Rufus and I would call my boy that in a second if people wouldn't wonder if he was my dog or my son. :D

I like very, very old names. That's part of the reason we like Poppy so much - even though it's coming back now, I guess, like Lily and Ruby. We love Ruby too, but that's our dog's name :p

[Mathermy]

Dexter - awesome

Scarlett - awesome

Delilah - double awesome (is on my name list for a girl)

Theodore - so wonderfully old-fashioned, noble and gentlemanly. Can't possibly imagine why people would give you a hard time about this name? It's lovely.

Algernon - completely hilarious character from one of the most famous and wonderful plays ever written, very original, awesome again.

In fact, there's just so much awesomeness here.

A name I LOVE is Rufus and I would call my boy that in a second if people wouldn't wonder if he was my dog or my son. :D

I like very, very old names. That's part of the reason we like Poppy so much - even though it's coming back now, I guess, like Lily and Ruby. We love Ruby too, but that's our dog's name :p

oh I love poppy,lily and Ruby!!!!

I wanted ruby for another girl but then a friend used it and now I'm not sure..and I love poppy and DD has lily in her name already.I also love Grace, Ava, Georgia, Ivy, Daisy, Madeline..

I like old fashioned flowery names for girls and proper gentlemanly names for boys :laughing: Hamish, Oliver, Atticus, Theodore,Angus

[JasmineLouise]

Soviet- sky - a:D

Means strong or large community.

That is quite pretty :)

[misskittyfantastico]

oh I love poppy,lily and Ruby!!!!

I wanted ruby for another girl but then a friend used it and now I'm not sure..and I love poppy and DD has lily in her name already.I also love Grace, Ava, Georgia, Ivy, Daisy, Madeline..

I like old fashioned flowery names for girls and proper gentlemanly names for boys :laughing: Hamish, Oliver, Atticus, Theodore,Angus

You have very good taste:D. If Hamish Joseph had been a girl, he'd have been Daisy Mairead.

[mum_I'm_hungry]

You have very good taste:D.

:iagree: as my daughter is an Ivy. I find it very strange that people love Ivy, but don't like Theodore at all. Ah well, there's nought as queer as folk, eh?

[misskittyfantastico]

:iagree: as my daughter is an Ivy. I find it very strange that people love Ivy, but don't like Theodore at all. Ah well, there's nought as queer as folk, eh?

Indeed. Theodore is on the top of my "next time" list. Theodore Dudley:D.

[Mathermy]

:iagree: as my daughter is an Ivy. I find it very strange that people love Ivy, but don't like Theodore at all. Ah well, there's nought as queer as folk, eh?
well I happen to like both :yes:

Lovely sweet names! Tabula, Hamish has always been one of my favourites, I just love it and your Hamish is so squishy and delicious he makes me want one too!

[SorenLorensen]

if someone said they dont like my grils names it would depend on HOW they said it as to how i would respond. if it was rudly then they would recive a smart @ss comment but if it were a :footinmouth: whoops moment or they were ust being politly honest then i would be nice and say something along the lines of "not everyone like the same"


DD1s name is pretty popular and i have never had anything negative about it only compliments.
DD2s name is known but not all that common these days and like DD1 i have never heard anything negative and have only gotten compliments......EXCEPT here on BH, apparently to some it is a bimbo name and trampy :rolleyes:

[misskittyfantastico]

well I happen to like both :yes:

Lovely sweet names! Tabula, Hamish has always been one of my favourites, I just love it and your Hamish is so squishy and delicious he makes me want one too!

Aww, tanks!

[SorenLorensen]

well I happen to like both :yes:

Lovely sweet names! Tabula, Hamish has always been one of my favourites, I just love it and your Hamish is so squishy and delicious he makes me want one too!
OH i LOOOOVVVVEEEE Hamish :cloud9::cloud9:
but DPs family tradition is to have james as the middle name for the first son so if i get a boy next i cant use Hamish :(....might just have to try for 2 more ;):laughing:

[Mathermy]

if someone said they dont like my grils names it would depend on HOW they said it as to how i would respond. if it was rudly then they would recive a smart @ss comment but if it were a :footinmouth: whoops moment or they were ust being politly honest then i would be nice and say something along the lines of "not everyone like the same"


DD1s name is pretty popular and i have never had anything negative about it only compliments.
DD2s name is known but not all that common these days and like DD1 i have never heard anything negative and have only gotten compliments......EXCEPT here on BH, apparently to some it is a bimbo name and trampy :rolleyes:

ouch!, it's not kitten is it?:laughing: Candy? Bambi? Destiny?

[SorenLorensen]

ouch!, it's not kitten is it?:laughing: Candy? Bambi? Destiny?
nope, its Tiffany


personally i think it is sweet and i love her name and middle name together....tiffany grace. i also love the meaning behind her middle name, DD1 is hannah...meaning grace :goodvibes:

[Mathermy]

nope, its Tiffany
My sister used to always call herself Tiffany when we played hairdressers! :) I think I was melody :laughing:

I was just about to guess venis or desire becoz I googled "trampy names" and that's what popped up!

Candy was number 1 though!

I didn't see Tiffany ;)

[ladybugblue84]

nope, its Tiffany


personally i think it is sweet and i love her name and middle name together....tiffany grace. i also love the meaning behind her middle name, DD1 is hannah...meaning grace :goodvibes:

That's hardly a trampy name :no:

If someone said they didn't like my DD name I would say "meh, I like it & your strange for not liking it!"

BTW it's April.

[SorenLorensen]

My sister used to always call herself Tiffany when we played hairdressers! :) I think I was melody :laughing:

I was just about to guess venis or desire becoz I googled "trampy names" and that's what popped up!

Candy was number 1 though!

I didn't see Tiffany ;)
well im glad LOL
funny about you and you sister, a friend of mine has 2 girls (twins) and A is sweet kind good little girl like DD1 and her other DD is melody....like my DD2 she is a wild one. we have already imagined our future to be along the lines of us (the parents) go away and leave the girls at home for the weekend and DD1 and A will study and be perfect angels and while away we will get a call from the cop shop about DD1 and M because they had stolen my car and had been upto no good....melody and tiffany are are our version of Thelma and Louise :laughing:


That's hardly a trampy name :no:

If someone said they didn't like my DD name I would say "meh, I like it & your strange for not liking it!"

BTW it's April.
thank you.
i like april, i tend to link names to people i know and mum and dad have a friend whos name is april and she is so nice.

[MsMummy]

How would I take the criticism?

Smugly, as I know my son's name is awesome and fantastic!:smiliedance::p

[MimiGrace]

i tend to link names to people i know and mum and dad have a friend whos name is april and she is so nice.
LOL, i think a lot of people do that. So their 'issues' with names often reflect back on previous acquaintances.

Like i can't stand a lot of the popular names, and i wouldn't be surprised if i would have liked the names, if i didn't associate them with people who were really cruel to me in school.

I often don't like a name unless i have a face to put to it either, iykwim? one of my friends named her daughter a very unique, japanese sounding name, and it looked really odd to me - but once i met that little girl i just went 'yeah, thats gorgeous and totally suits you'

[jimmysmummy]

nope, its Tiffany


That's my DSD's name. I think it's lovely.

I wouldn't really give a toss if someone said they didn't like the name we chose. We like 'traditional' names, so chances are that a person who didn't like our names would have beardy-wierdy made up names for their kids, so I wouldn't like theirs either!

[Myztik]

I stopped telling people the name we had chosen for DS2 after several of them commented negatively. They dont have to like it *shrugs*

[ladybugblue84]

.....thank you.
i like april, i tend to link names to people i know and mum and dad have a friend whos name is april and she is so nice.

Thank you :). I do the same thing :yes:.

[Lily_Pad]

DD's name is in the top 3 most popular names I think (I didn't knowwww when I chose it! :crying:) so I doubt many people would say they didn't like it.

But if they did, I'd say, well good for you, we do like it! :p

I actually have got a few comments about Chloe being a dogs name. :confused:

[BabelFish]

That is totally weird. I have never, ever met a dog called Chloe.

And I train dogs :D

[LuvMy4Babes]

When I was pregnant with my 2nd son, we didn't know what we were having, but had told my Mum if it was a boy his name would be B*****. She told me the entire pregnancy she "hated" that name and would regularly tell me "If you hate him you'll call him that"!

I told her she had her chance to name her kids and this was my chance.

Well we had a boy, I used the name she hated and of course now he's 4 and she loves him to pieces, she loves his name too!

[BabelFish]

We didn't tell anyone what our names were before our daughter was born, and won't be this time, either. Mum had some kind of surreal twilight zone moment and guessed (who guesses the name Poppy??) but she didn't tell anyone.

Without exception, when she was born, everyone LOVED the name, except my Dad, who never said anything except for `hmmm. Bit cool on the name'. And he didn't say that to me, Mum told me afterwards. But that was it. My Dad is so cute. Of course now he thinks she couldn't possibly be named anything else.

We have a strict policy of not telling names until after they're a done deal. That way nobody can say anything. Hehe. My brother didn't even tell us their baby's name until we actually met her for the first time in hospital - which annoyed everyone else but I actually think is really sweet. I remember it so well, I saw that gorgeous creature and he said `Well, would you like to meet little Francesca?'. We just melted!!

[IndigoJ]

We got plenty of comments about Theodore. People didn't come out and say it directly, but we got things like... 'But what will we call him?' (Answer: 'How about Theodore?'). What we get the most is a rude silence. People will ask my daughter's name and go, 'Oh, how lovely! What's your son's name?' And then when I tell them it's Theodore, they don't say anything. There is just a very long........ pause.

I considered Theodore, DF didnt like it but i did.

[Teegzie]

I considered Theodore, DF didnt like it but i did.

Same. :( I love the name! DP suggested Ludwig instead... after his drum kit! :rolleyes:


OH i LOOOOVVVVEEEE Hamish
but DPs family tradition is to have james as the middle name for the first son so if i get a boy next i cant use Hamish

Hamish is our boy name of choice! DP wanted Hamish James (his brother's name is James) until I pointed out that it would basically be James James then. :p

We got a lot of flack for deciding on the names Hamish or Alice, depending on sex. Everyone said they were too old fashioned and boring. Meh, we like them so that's all that counts! My brother was stoked with Alice though because he wanted my little sister to be called Alice when he was young, so he finally got his Alice! :D

If we have another girl we want to call her Ruby. It is one of the most popular names around at the moment and everyone keeps telling us that we should go for something more original. My Mum likes to remind me that we (my family, not me and DP) used to have a calf called Ruby! I think all the negative comments just makes DP more determined to use the name! :raspberry:

[Jakois]

I dont get usually get offended if someone doesnt like the names of my children , although I was a bit miffed at DS1's name being to refferered to as boganish in the other thread:(.

[Celyse]

I have a 6 week old baby boy & we named him Blaize, I have had quite a few comments about it, I was also told it's a dogs name!

[Misheycat]

That is totally weird. I have never, ever met a dog called Chloe.

And I train dogs :D

I only posted about this recently too, my work colleague told me the other week "no offense but my dog's name is Chloe".

I'm like hmmm thanks for that :rolleyes:.


I have a 6 week old baby boy & we named him Blaize, I have had quite a few comments about it, I was also told it's a dogs name!

I really love the name Blaize :)

[JackzMumma]

You know what? It would depend on how they projected their dislike as to how I would react:yes:. If they said something like "oh, ok, not my cup of tea" then I would just say something like "we think it suits him/her" and then I would change the subject:thumbsup:, mainly to show that their opinion isn't important. But if they said it like "oh why do you do that? What a horrible name!" then I would be a little more annoyed:mad:, and just say something like "well good thing you don't have to use it then", then I'd make an excuse to leave, and then I would walk away, as I just don't have time for someone like that:no:.

[eclipse]

I'm fine with anyone saying they dislike DS name. Each to their own of course.

But I do not appreciate comments like that name with that spelling is 'bogan' or anything else negative. Its one thing to dislike, there is no need to be rude.

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself!:)

[BabelFish]

I only posted about this recently too, my work colleague told me the other week "no offense but my dog's name is Chloe".

I'm like hmmm thanks for that :rolleyes:.
You know, a friend of mine rescues cats, and is a foster-carer for them (she lives in America) and when she found out my daughter was called Poppy she was over the moon and said `I REALLY hope you don't mind, but I love that name SO much - would you mind terribly much if I called one of the cats Poppy? I think it would really help her get adopted!'.

I thought that was so lovely, and was very happy to agree!

But it's a bit different when someone just comes straight out and says `Ohhh, hahahaha that's my dog's name'. But then, I'd just think they had fantastic taste in names!! :D

[twitch]

I wouldn't care if someone didn't like DD's name which is why I don't understand why people get upset when they ask "WDYT about *name*" in their threads and ppl say it's ridiculous, don't ask if you don't want to know. If someone said they wouldn't call their child what I had chosen to call mine I'd think it was great there was one less kid in the world with my DD's name :laughing:

[RoarsomeMum]

I guess if I "cared" what people thought, I would have picked a more "normal" name.. That's my Mum's take on it, backhanded compliment Indeed! (but she is right, I don't care! :yes::D) We like it, Roar LOVES it! So all good here! :thumbsup::goodvibes:

[mummabec]

my DP and I have two unusual names picked out
the boys name Callan we have gotten great responses about everybody has loved it
the girls name Starla we have gotten mixed responses to
the only time i got annoyed was when ppl (my brother in particular) told me it was cruel

Im ok with ppl not liking the names we pick if everyone liked the same names the world would be a boring place but theres no need to tell me im abusing my child
I have friends who childrens names i really dislike but have only told them this when asked for an opinion and done so very tactfully and i think this is the operative word! Be honest, dont hide your opinion but be tactful and dont hurt ppls feelings
:yelclap:

[BabelFish]

my DP and I have two unusual names picked out
the boys name Callan we have gotten great responses about everybody has loved it
the girls name Starla we have gotten mixed responses to
the only time i got annoyed was when ppl (my brother in particular) told me it was cruel

Im ok with ppl not liking the names we pick if everyone liked the same names the world would be a boring place but theres no need to tell me im abusing my child
I have friends who childrens names i really dislike but have only told them this when asked for an opinion and done so very tactfully and i think this is the operative word! Be honest, dont hide your opinion but be tactful and dont hurt ppls feelings
:yelclap:
I wouldn't call those names cruel. Cruel is calling your child Khlamydia. Callan and Starla are unusual, and not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but they're not SO unusual that your kids would need to feel embarrassed by them.

If my brother said that to me I'd kick him where the sun don't shine. Twice.

[2girls&1boy]

I would say "well you don't have to live with it now do you"??.

I wouldn't care - I love my kids names :D

[Teley]

I woulnd't care - I love it. Hopefully DS loves it too. I know I hate some of my friend's kids names, but I don't tell them that because it's rude. It's not my place to care anyway - what matters is the parents.