Am I being silly?

Abbafan1972

I don't understand. You say you wouldn't want the baby named after you, but you're still complaining about it?

I wouldn't dream of using either of my parent's names for my kids, they're just not suitable!

valk_scot

shegirl wrote: »

And people go for names they like.

I honestly do not know anyone who is named after their mother or grandmother,whether a first name or middle name...aside from little people who have a deceased grandparents name as middle name.And that's only two!

I don't understand why anyone would ever expect it let alone be upset by not doing it.

I am, so is my sister, my brother and quite a few cousins. There's a strong family tradition on my side as to who picks up which granny's name etc. The family tree only has about twenty first names, we just share them around! I share my name with my gran, two aunts, at least two great aunts and a random assortment of cousins. And my MIL, though that's a bit of a coincidence. And the star of a really rather dreadful TV show that was on six years ago and which has meant my name is on the Top Ten girls names list for the first time in ...well, ever, I think! And my kids all have family names, both first and second names from both sides of the family.

Buzzybee90

I think she's more likely to feel hurt as it's the mother who has chosen her MIL above her mothers name (in her opinion!).

But its probably your son in law that's decided it. Your daughter just wanted a fresh name which is fair enough. I sincerely doubt your daughter would have chosen her MILs name over yours, I would never even consider that.

LEJC

Abbafan1972 wrote: »

I wouldn't dream of using either of my parent's names for my kids, they're just not suitable!

Dont you think that a lot of people grow into their names....how can a name not be suitable?...it must have been to their parents...


Although I think I get what you are saying...perhaps more not to your taste


My name when I was given it was very unusual...often mispronounced and frequently misplelt...but nowadays its returned to fashion a lot more and should I choose to I could get some things ready personalised which was never an option whilst growning up.


Lots of the older fashioned names are now being given too...I can count at least 5 Archies that I know of being born in the last 2 years.

Person_one

LEJC wrote: »

Dont you think that a lot of people grow into their names....how can a name not be suitable?...it must have been to their parents...


Although I think I get what you are saying...perhaps more not to your taste


My name when I was given it was very unusual...often mispronounced and frequently misplelt...but nowadays its returned to fashion a lot more and should I choose to I could get some things ready personalised which was never an option whilst growning up.


Lots of the older fashioned names are now being given too...I can count at least 5 Archies that I know of being born in the last 2 years.

Names seem to come round in cycles. The older ones that are coming back into fashion now would have last been used by the generation of the baby's great-grandparents or older, things like Archie, Alfie, Freddie, Ava, Edith, Grace etc.

You don't tend to see babies being given names of their parents or grandparents generation though, generally. Most people wouldn't call a baby born today Sandra, Jackie, Gillian for a girl or Keith, Graham or Neil for a boy!

poet123

Person_one wrote: »

Names seem to come round in cycles. The older ones that are coming back into fashion now would have last been used by the generation of the baby's great-grandparents or older, things like Archie, Alfie, Freddie, Ava, Edith, Grace etc.

You don't tend to see babies being given names of their parents or grandparents generation though, generally. Most people wouldn't call a baby born today Sandra, Jackie, Gillian for a girl or Keith, Graham or Neil for a boy!

True, of the babies born to friends/ family recently, we have; Niamh, Freddie, Emily, Isaac, Kate, Isabelle and Nellie(!)

LEJC

Person_one wrote: »

You don't tend to see babies being given names of their parents or grandparents generation though, generally. Most people wouldn't call a baby born today Sandra, Jackie, Gillian for a girl or Keith, Graham or Neil for a boy!

I guess the recent exception of that would be Simon Cowell and whatever her name who yesterday gave birth to Eric....named after his father.

Buzzybee90

poet123 wrote: »

True, of the babies born to friends/ family recently, we have; Niamh, Freddie, Emily, Isaac, Kate, Isabelle and Nellie(!)

I'd only class Freddie and Nellie as old fashioned names!

paulineb_2

LEJC wrote: »

I guess the recent exception of that would be Simon Cowell and whatever her name who yesterday gave birth to Eric....named after his father.

George as well, not really a common name these days.

Brighton_belle

Buzzybee90 wrote: »

I'd only class Freddie and Nellie as old fashioned names!

Ooh, Isaac would have been seen as very old fashioned ion the 60's and 70's. And possibly Emily.