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HelpRe: Thoughts on a nickname for my still-regretful name choice....
in reply to a message by anxiolytics
I think that you should forget about this.
When I first told my mother that I planned to name my baby, if a girl, Victoria, she stood there for a minute, saying, "Victoria" over and over again, while making a face and sticking her tongue out.
I laughed and said, "If it's a girl and I name her Victoria, you'll say you like it." She said, "Yes, I will, because I will like it then because it will be your baby's name."
When I first heard that my grandson's name was going to be Leonidas, I was inwardly appalled. I admit, I had never heard the name before (which fact I think precludes me from being a true namenerd) and it struck me as unbearably strange. After he was born, within a few months, I began to like the name and began to see it as my daughter does, "strong yet beautiful." But you know what? I think I mainly like it because it's my beloved grandson's name.
Why can't this happen to you? I think it can. Give it a little more time.
When I first told my mother that I planned to name my baby, if a girl, Victoria, she stood there for a minute, saying, "Victoria" over and over again, while making a face and sticking her tongue out.
I laughed and said, "If it's a girl and I name her Victoria, you'll say you like it." She said, "Yes, I will, because I will like it then because it will be your baby's name."
When I first heard that my grandson's name was going to be Leonidas, I was inwardly appalled. I admit, I had never heard the name before (which fact I think precludes me from being a true namenerd) and it struck me as unbearably strange. After he was born, within a few months, I began to like the name and began to see it as my daughter does, "strong yet beautiful." But you know what? I think I mainly like it because it's my beloved grandson's name.
Why can't this happen to you? I think it can. Give it a little more time.
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Agree with you.My own daughter's name is Carol, her Father's choice. though I like it too. For whatever reason, it was common in my (French-speaking) community about the time of her birth, that's why my husband heard of it, I suppose, he's not English speaking.
Some find it common or outmoded, but for me, it just glows, because it's my dear daughter's name.
(Her middle name is, in fact, Victoria;it was my husband's mother's name.My mother-in-law, of course, but I never knew her, she died young.)
Some find it common or outmoded, but for me, it just glows, because it's my dear daughter's name.
(Her middle name is, in fact, Victoria;it was my husband's mother's name.My mother-in-law, of course, but I never knew her, she died young.)
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hi QueenV,
I felt that way about my own son's name when I knew my mother didn't like it. I named him Felix despite her pronounced loathing of the name, and trusted he would grow into it for her, even though she had different/negative associations at the time. She's OK with his name now, and I have always been happy I stuck to my guns.
This seems different to me since it is my child, not grandchild, whom I agree I would have no say in liking/disliking/changing. but I understand that I'll need to move on, or find a solution that is more palatable that reflects her given names if he is unwilling to change it.
I felt that way about my own son's name when I knew my mother didn't like it. I named him Felix despite her pronounced loathing of the name, and trusted he would grow into it for her, even though she had different/negative associations at the time. She's OK with his name now, and I have always been happy I stuck to my guns.
This seems different to me since it is my child, not grandchild, whom I agree I would have no say in liking/disliking/changing. but I understand that I'll need to move on, or find a solution that is more palatable that reflects her given names if he is unwilling to change it.
This message was edited 4/11/2012, 7:54 AM
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