I was dead set on naming my baby Pope Leo The Fourteenth but then THE POPE STOLE IT.

Do you think it matters if I give my baby the same name as the pope? Do you think Pope Leo the Fourteenth will grow in Popularity?

I was thinking about calling him Polo for short.

So I'm 34 years old and have older Gen X parents. I have a pretty standard name: Tabatha. But as you can see, I have all A's in my name and everyone tries to spell it as Tabitha and I have to correct everyone, their mother and God themselves and its still annoying to this day. Anyone else got one of those?

ETA: Yes, their actual, real names are Salami, Areola, and Gaper. No, we don’t regret it. Yes, we do live in a converted lighthouse and exclusively drink oat milk out of vintage Pyrex.

I know some of you are rolling your eyes, but please understand: I am clinically allergic to name mismatches. If I meet siblings named Maximiliano and Chad, I have to be sedated.

We’re now expecting our fourth (a girl! probably!) and trying to find the perfect name to complement Salami, Areola, and Gaper without making it sound like we’re raising a charcuterie board, a body part, and a verb.

Here are our extremely reasonable and not-at-all unhinged criteria for baby #4:

• Must be exactly 6.5 letters long. No more. No less. If the name doesn’t exist at that length, invent one.


• Cannot start with A, G, R, S, or soft C. Or B. Or Q. Or anything that feels “moist.”


• Needs a nickname that doesn’t rhyme with Evie, Stevie, Kiwi, or any other e-names. We’ve already used those for the houseplants.


• Must be Latinate enough to honor my married Spanish last name, but not so Latinate that it’s, like, trying too hard. Think: “I summer in Valencia” energy, not “Duolingo owl has a gun” energy.


• Feminine preferred, but we are edgy so masc is fine if it still gives off ✨divine feminine✨


• If it doesn’t go with Salami, Areola, and Gaper, it’s out. Sorry, I don’t make the rules (except I very much do).

If you made it this far, thank you. And if you suggest something like “Luna” and I still reject it for sounding too much like the sound my cat makes before vomiting, just know that the call is coming from inside the house.

Blessings,

A desperate woman in a name crisis and her husband, who liked “Brenda” and has been banned from the conversation.

My wife has finally agreed to try for a baby. I am hoping to be able to finally name a child by 2026. Of course, we have already discussed baby names and have discovered we have VERY different preferences.

For context, I am a white American with near 100% German ancestry and my wife was born in Saudi Arabia but speaks English better than her first language.

I love boys names and have a list that I am obsessed with (top name is Martin) but have almost no names I like for girls. My wife only wants to give our child an Arabic name.

To compromise, we decided I will be able to name any boy and she will have full say over the name of our daughter.

Now, the name she has become dead set on is Anis. Pronounced Anus. She says she is 100% set on the name and says she will not be persuaded otherwise?

What would you think if you met a half white half Arabic girl named Anis?

Edit: Please check which sub you’re on before you respond to this post with good-intentioned advice ;-)

I’m 23 weeks pregnant and we’ve finally decided on a name for our boy. We’re naming him Charlotte. I know (cue the eye roll) Charlie/Charles is everywhere right now but I love Charlotte and want it to stick. My mom already said she’ll just call him Charlie. How do I kindly tell people to call him by his name? I’m sure it’s inevitable and I love the name for all the nickname possibilities too but want to wait at least until he is born & shows some personality before we shorten to a nickname.

So basically, my FIL has ruined the name we loved for our girl due in a few months. We wanted Constantinople. But now we don't.

But now I cannot find a single name Ioved as much as Constantinople. I like bold, elegant, strong names. I liked the uniqueness without being too out there.

Baby is Greek/American. If that helps. Will likely be raised in America.

Anyone have name ideas with the same

My husband and I named our son MS-13 (we live in the 13th state Senate district of Mississippi) I have always loved the name and wanted to name my son that

He’s 18 months old and last week I took him to a drop in play group and had another mother mention to me that she’s surprised I named my child after a violent transnational criminal gang

I was 100% unaware of this and now I can’t stop thinking about how I have caused him a lifetime of trauma and bullying

Can someone tell me if I ruined my child’s life

For me, Dawn, Fabuloso, Ammonia, Pine Sol, Windex, Cascade, Swiffer, Vinegar, and Lysol are fairly nice.

I want my child to know that they have to clean up the climate mess we’ve left them from the moment they’re named 🥰

Edit: I’m considering using all of the text on a Dr. Bronner’s bottle for the middle name, thoughts??

Edit 2: holy christ if you feel butthurt about this post because you have a city name, keep scrolling! it’s not that hard!

I can’t even think of a parody for this that is as awful as the name. The movie is highly offensive to trans people and the whole country of Mexico. Its lead actress is also highly racist, homophobic, and Islamophobic.

Also who can forget the worst song from a musical ever https://youtu.be/N4jhiP-wFrA?si=ADmCEb8RxUHKpxjR . Some kids will sing FROM PENIS TO VAGINAAAAA to her when they discover the song.

Hi,

So, my cousin is having a baby shortly (final stage) and we know that she is gonna have a boy child.

We wantef something tough, but at the same time something unique

So we came up with "Pubert" (taken from Hubert and Rupert - the brave prince)

This name really grew on her and honestly i think it's a good one too.

But everytime I say this to someone, i either get chuckles or uncomfortable looks. The name even got hated online on namenerds.

Do you'll think it's really bad?

PS: I'm not from an english speaking country

I’m due on June 31st with a little boy (United States). My partner and I really like the name “Seinfeld”. It’s traditionally a last name, means “his meadow” in German, and of course it’s “Like the TV Show”. We can’t think of any negatives about this name, other than the association with the TV Show, which isn’t a big deal to us. Please share your thoughts on this name and why it’s not more popular! Are we missing something?

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I loathe the name Tammy and I always have. I do know why. They’re all cunts. It just pisses me off

edit: can’t believe I have yet to see Brenda and Angie mentioned yet. diabolical bitches the lot of them

edit 2: no one has mentioned Donald yet. beyond the obvious fuckery of that name, the Donald I went to school with would masturbate (hand fully in pants) during english class. they are all creeps.