BABY NAMES!

I think about bullying that’s about it. I think it’s a little strange when people are so hung up on the initials though. Idk anyone that ever uses their initials for anything ..

I think it is very important to remember you are naming a person, not just a baby ❤️ i love cute names/nicknames but there are some that push it too much in my opinion ❤️

My kids have white passing first names for this reason.

Because I've worked in a field that required the use of my initials frequently, I did make sure initials didn't spell anything like STD or LOL. Obviously those are just examples of what an initial could look like and didn't match my last name. I do think of how a nickname can be pulled from the name and whether I liked it or not, or if it could be made fun of in some other way. Unfortunately my last name can easily be changed to "moron" to which my husband said "it is a right of passage with the last name." I never looked into other languages for the name or the meaning. The important part is remembering you're naming an adult, baby and childhood are such a small part of their life.

@Daija what does white passing mean , is it like white people names lol forgive me I Really don't know

@Kelli i nearly spilled my coffee you woman 😅😅 STD is pushing it.Maybe Stella Thomas Dominique I'm trying to see how that would come by😅

I definitely care about the meaning of a name, so I Google the name meaning of there is a name I like. I also think about possible nicknames/shortened versions because sometimes I like a name but not the short or nickname version with it. Then I think about how the name sounds as a teen, adult in the workplace etc. it’s not a long process or extensive research, just a little thought when I go through a name.

@Offy my coworker's last name is Davis. Had she chosen a name like Sean Thomas for her son, his initials would have been STD. It's not that difficult to come by.

@Ellie-May sincerely speaking, I believe people forget this babies are adults in the making...they are not babies forever...i don't like names that sound tooo baby like because that little boy will introduce himself one day somewhere 😅😅,

@Kelli damn it really isn't that difficult.

@Brielle as I read your comment, I just thought to myself, this truly is one of the 1st official responsibility of a parent...🙂‍↕️

@Offy essentially names that are often associated with white people. Not one of their names but an example would be Brandon, Mark, Taylor. There are other ethnicities that has those names yes but you cant guess their race based off of their names or people will guess white first. My last name is also ambiguous to most people with it are white.

Yeah i thought about the spelling, the initials and any nicknames they could be give. Xx

@Daija i see .the fact that there is an actual study about this is real .😎

@Offy some parents really don’t think about it though. My husband first name is Blake. His initials spell out BS. He’s learned to laugh it off though.

Anyway, I think about the bullying aspect of it and I try to do unique names still but not ones I think they will be bullied for.

@Offy yea my cousin was applying to jobs (has a stereotypical black sounding first name) months no response he started using his middle name immediate call backs

@Lucy Sundin 😅😅 BS damn smh

My son at first full name was Jacob James melius Jr and he was named after his dad and he didn't like it and so I picked and was just scrolling through Baby boy names and did first name and Middle name . With my last name And numbered them in order . And I went over them like repeatedly and which everyone got the most checks would be the one I named him and the one that fit him. And so his first name is Jayden and his middle name is river. Full name is Jayden River gray

@Lucy Sundin 😅😅😅😅😅 imagine the bullying in high school,especially teenagers

@Daija I'm high key waiting for a white kid with a super younhique name to grow up and sue for discrimination when they can't get a job

I just think about if the name could easily be made fun of. Like I wouldn’t want to be the reason my kids gets teased for having a weird ass name.

We wanted our baby to have a normal name. All these unique names are not it.

It bothers me that people are so worried about somebody else’s baby’s name. Worry about your own. There is no such thing as “normal”.

Literally sat there with my husband thinking of ways we could bully our children with their names 😂😂

@Offy my dads initials are STD😭 he named his company after his initials too because he says “nobody will ever forget the name”

In my own opinion: You’re not naming a child you’re naming an adult. We choose our names by trying to see how easily it could be bullied and we strive for a “business card name”. Our son is Theodore, plenty of nicknames while growing up but it’s a classic and sounds professional. For now, we call him Teddy. Our daughter is coming in summer and we will have the same standards. A business card name with a couple childhood nicknames while she grows up. Bullying might be inevitable due to our last name but we can’t change that 🤷🏻‍♀️

I definitely thought of meaning, initials, rhyming words etc. Me and my partner have different accents so it needed to sound ok both ways too! I also heard of the playground test, you imagine shouting it in a playground, shop wherever. If you’d feel silly saying it or it just doesn’t sound right it’s not the one!

I don’t do research but I have a hard name to pronounce and I got bullied for it so I go by Ali now. I picked a name that’s cute for adults and babies and easy to pronounce. I wouldn’t be mad if she changed it tho, it’s her decision. I picked Avery for my baby. My full name is Aaliyah (like the singer) uh-lee-uh

I think about it, but I am not too extensive with it

@Nicole i think unique names ARE it.Normal names are good too.

@Lydia oh my my my 😅😅😅, what to say here 😅

@Shore I think it's the concern for things like a person not being able to get employed simply because of a name .

@Katherine i agree .in fact thinking of them as “baby names “ is weird enough, they will become men and women .They are babies for the shortest time , they are adults for most of their lives .

It is definitely a consideration. But we dont do extensive research because none of the names weve picked out are so out there or so uncommon that it would ever cause an issue

I put thought into all of it but didn’t over think it. I am of the opinion that kids will come up with the most random things to make fun or bully and the things we think are easy marks may be so irrelevant by the time they are older. Also you never know with pop culture and such what events or celeb will make or break a name. I would like to think that it’s more about building your child’s confidence in the world and hope they own their name along with that and if they don’t like it, change it or incorporate a nick name. Who knows what they will or won’t like or why?!

@Kate kids are mean. I know my ultrasound tech told me she named her kid Abby because she didn’t want her bullied for her name. She was teased still and called crabby Abby at school.

@Kate also on the bullying topic, shouldn’t we be teaching kids to be nice to others even if they are different for the whatever reason and not bully others? Idk just my thoughts on it.

@Lucy Sundin exactly they will come up with anything if they want to be mean and yes we should be teaching our kids to be kind

Hours of research trying to find a name I liked and met my criteria. With both of our kids our number one priority was giving them as many names they could go with as adults as possible between first and middle name. (Example Theodore, Theo, Teddy, initials, middle name) so they have the option to change it depending on likes or proffessional reasons. The next things were checking the initials didnt mean something bad and what the name means in different places. Bullying is something we were aware of but kids will find a way to make fun of every name so I just avoided the obvious ones.

I thought about initials, what the name rhymes with and the meaning of it, where it’s derived from, how it sounds with the last name, etc 🙃 imo 9 months is too long of a time to not think about it all and a name is so important and integral to a person I really made sure to choose names that I feel like would do right by my kids while still being unique and cool. It’s the first gift or curse you could impose on your child so it should be at least kinda thought out in my opinion

My son’s name is Odin 😆

We picked a name that had important meaning in our culture, then her middle name is an Anglicized name. She can choose to use either, both, or neither. I had a different name when I was born, when I was in foster care, and when I was adopted. Still the same person. That which we would call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet 🌹

I ignores names that I didn't think would be good as an adult. Like Teddy is cute as a baby and as a kid but as a full grown adult I expect most would go by Ted.

I'm originally from The Netherlands and hardly ever did anyone pronounce or spell my name correctly. It's the same now that I'm in Scotland. It's a huge part of your identity! I found it important that my child's name would be easy to pronounce and spell, and also that it would be a suitable name for an adult.