Baby names can be a great way to honor those you love or those who have passed. Think of all the times in TV shows when a couple symbolically names their child after someone who has helped them along the way. Not only is it a great storytelling device, but it’s a nice real-life gesture. …
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17-year-old girl named Sawyer begs family to use her name, paternal side refuse because they don’t find it sufficiently feminine: ‘They hate that I’m a girl with a boys name’
There’s a phenomenon where once masculine names become feminine in only a generation or so. There was a time when there were oodles of men named Kelly, Ashley, Leslie, or Carol walking around, only for them to disappear nearly entirely in 2024. However, some gender-neutral names have fought a good fight to stay gender-neutral. To …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old girl named Sawyer begs family to use her name, paternal side refuse because they don’t find it sufficiently feminine: ‘They hate that I’m a girl with a boys name’
‘You’re both idiots’: New parents make an unconventional baby-naming deal, husband wants out after hearing wife’s ideas
It’s a well-worn trope that celebrities give their children wacky names (Think North West, Moon Unit Zappa, or most of Nick Cannon’s many children). I wonder why that is. Maybe they know their kids will never struggle to find employment, so they’re not worried about burdening them with an unusual name. Perhaps it comes from …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re both idiots’: New parents make an unconventional baby-naming deal, husband wants out after hearing wife’s ideas
Pushy mother pressures pregnant daughter-in-law to give her baby her maiden name despite nobody in the family using it: ‘I raised you he didn’t’
Names can carry with them big expectations. When you name your child, you begin to set them up for a certain kind of life. Of course, you can overcome a bad name, but it is something to overcome. People carry a lot of baggage when it comes to names. Certain first names might make you …
Seguir leyendo Pushy mother pressures pregnant daughter-in-law to give her baby her maiden name despite nobody in the family using it: ‘I raised you he didn’t’
Unmarried childless woman insists her sister rename her baby because his name is on her baby names list, their parents double down on her demands: ‘They said she prides herself on that list’
Who could forget the S*x and the City episode where Charlotte finds out that an acquaintance of hers stole the unique baby name that she had planned to use? It’s funny because it’s kind of an absurd thing to be angry about, but it’s a totally relatable and understandable feeling. But as far as I …
Seguir leyendo Unmarried childless woman insists her sister rename her baby because his name is on her baby names list, their parents double down on her demands: ‘They said she prides herself on that list’
Dude named Skyler claims giving boys a unisex name is unconscionably cruel, freaks out when brother-in-law named ‘Indigo’ disagrees: ‘He acted like I had demanded he name his son Ella’
I’m not completely sold on the idea that a name can determine your destiny. If I had gone by Emily instead of Emmy, I’d probably be the exact same person, but that doesn’t stop people from saying that I am not and could never be an Emily. The jury’s still out on whether being named …
Seguir leyendo Dude named Skyler claims giving boys a unisex name is unconscionably cruel, freaks out when brother-in-law named ‘Indigo’ disagrees: ‘He acted like I had demanded he name his son Ella’
American hairstylist mispronounces Indian customer’s name, compares it to the weird names she gave her kids: ‘she just admitted that she made her child’s life harder by giving him that name’
Having a non-westernized name in an English-speaking country can be tough. It can seem like every day you have to deal with egregious mispronunciations or an overly friendly nickname to avoid pronouncing it at all. What’s worse is when people try to overcompensate for it, too. Guilty empathy can only go so far. This is …
Seguir leyendo American hairstylist mispronounces Indian customer’s name, compares it to the weird names she gave her kids: ‘she just admitted that she made her child’s life harder by giving him that name’
Dad insists on naming baby Nigel despite mom hating the name, won’t take no for an answer: ‘He said if we didn’t name him Nigel, he would still call him that’
Not all bad names are newfangled. It’s easy to make fun of millennial parents for naming their kids after Harry Potter characters or adding an -eigh to the end of every name, but sometimes the worst names are the oldest ones in the book. Who could forget that Reddit post where a guy found out …
Seguir leyendo Dad insists on naming baby Nigel despite mom hating the name, won’t take no for an answer: ‘He said if we didn’t name him Nigel, he would still call him that’
New dad refuses to give his baby a short name, despises nicknames and insists on using long formal first names: ‘It bothers him that the full name gets ignored’
We live in an interesting baby-naming age. New parents are constantly under fire for naming their kids things that make Apple Paltrow look like she has a Biblical name. Despite how far we’ve veered into casual naming territory, there are still some people who hold out on traditional first names, refusing to use a nickname …
Seguir leyendo New dad refuses to give his baby a short name, despises nicknames and insists on using long formal first names: ‘It bothers him that the full name gets ignored’
18-year old changes her last name back to her late dad’s name, enrages mom and stepdad who changed it against her will when she was 7: ‘My mom’s husband told me I publicly disowned them’
Names are more important than we give them credit for. They’re not something that you should change without serious reason. We’ve all heard of parents who realize they gave their baby the wrong name two weeks after they were born. Changing their name in that scenario is largely harmless, but once a child is old …
Seguir leyendo 18-year old changes her last name back to her late dad’s name, enrages mom and stepdad who changed it against her will when she was 7: ‘My mom’s husband told me I publicly disowned them’