Parents hate potential baby name!!

chiefs1313 wrote: My parents really don't like the leading choice for the baby, if it is a boy, is the name really that bad? We are thinking of Thor Alexander if it is a boy; but my parents are trying to convince me that is a horrible name... Honestly what do you think of the name?

Jason

luvmykids replied: Ummmmm....... is it the kind of thing where it just sounds cool to you, or is there more to it? I think I'd have to hear the background before deciding.

My3LilMonkeys replied: It's not my favorite name (sorry ), but it's totally a matter of personal opinion. My dad HATES my daughter Madison's name, but it wasn't his choice - it was mine and DH's.

CosmetologyMommy replied: My mom is very picky like that too but it is not her biz if u ask me!

PrairieMom replied: Thor is a bit unconventional for my personal tastes, but I have run into children with stranger names. I say its your kid, name it what you want. They will get used to it and come around.

chiefs1313 replied:
not really any background, just like the name

luvmykids replied: I agree with the others, its your baby, you get to name it. Just wondered if there was a story.

mommycat2244 replied: Me and my parents keep going back and forth on the baby's name so I know exactly how you feel at this point. I finally told my dad today that it is my choice and that I don't see him giving birth to a baby anytime soon!!! (Yes, pg hormones, I guess ) But I agree with everyone who says that it is ultimately your choice, and I think that they'll eventually get used to it no matter what!!!! Good luck!!!

C&K*s Mommie replied: it is different, which is good. It is the safe, not too far out there, different.

A&A'smommy replied: I don't like it either but I agree with the others it is your child!

TeagansMom609 replied: Well to be COMPLETLY honest, I think Thor is a very odd name and I think you would be setting him up to be picked on horribly at school. You have to think of these things and think about how harsh kids are.

MyBrownEyedBoy replied: I agree with Kelly. I know how I caught heck in school and it was only because my name rhymes with Smelly. That still makes me mad. So unless you had Norse blood, I really would avoid Thor. It kind of makes me think of a Great Dane. Sorry, that was extremely honest.

C&K*s Mommie replied: Someone REALLY needs to tell that to the celebs that have bad name ideas. Like:
Apple,
Inspektor
Pilot
Bindi
Diesil
Poppy Honey (Jaime Olivers; child & he has another strange name for the other child)

PrairieMom replied:
hey! I like Bindi! I don't think you could pull something like that off unless you are from Australia tho!

MyBrownEyedBoy replied:
I kind of like Poppy. But I wouldn't have paired it with Honey.

mckayleesmom replied: Personally I don't like it. Remember the movie Adventures In Babysitting??...Wasn't that the characters name that the little girl was obsessed with??....But overall it is your choice.

luvbug00 replied: My best buds cousins named her son Thor but they are native american and so it suits him. In the end it's up to you

MamaJAM replied: I think Thor is cery unusual.....therefore I would LOVE it!
All 4 of our parents tried to talk us out of both DD#2 and DD#3's names (they didn't win). They thought the names were too wierd...but we really loved them, and used them. It took some time - but our families adjusted. I admit - for baby#4 and baby#5 - we didn't tell anyone the names we chose until they were already born.

CAMSMOM1 replied: The name Thor reminds me of Sore & Bore....I'm weird, but I always rhyme with names. I'm not a big fan, but I don't hate it either. I agree when Kelly said, you have to think of how kids and people will treat him/or tease him about his name. But trust me, kids will always find a way to tease you with whatever name you have. My name is so simple, Ann. And some how the boys thought it was funny to call me "Ann the Man." Stupid kids.

When I told my family I was naming our son, Cameron, some of them thought it was a "girly" name. And I reminded them that it was orignally a boy name, and I didn't care what they thought of it. And we don't even call him Cameron, Cam is his nickname, and we like it.

Just think about it before you choose a name. And when you actually see your baby once he is delivered, you might change your mind. That's why it's always good to have a back-up name.

Either way, it's your choice. As long as you both are happy with it, and feel good about it, then go for it!

Let us know what your final choice is.


Ann

ilovemybaby replied: I think it's your child so name him/her what you want. But you do have to consider if they will get teased at school. Is your wife/partners name Krissi by any chance. I use another message board and one of the ladies is pregnant and they are naming their boy Thor.

Actually Bindy/Bindi is the nickname for the name Belinda (it's not an Australian thing although I know that the Crocodile Hunters daughter is named Bindy). I like the name and have considered it for our next child... The meaning of Belinda is "beautiful" and there is another meaning for it too that I can't remember.

ammommy replied: I'm sorry, but if you are asking for honesty, I think that you are setting your child up for torment and torture throughout the school years. Then, once he is in college, he will probably use his middle name for professional reasons. That's my opinion, anyway.

CantWait replied: I think it sounds very manly, but I'm not sure I like the name Thor. I don't think it's very realistic, or something that he'll use in his adult years. I agree he'll probably refer to his middle name, which I love.

Mom2BNTN replied: Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......well, it is different! However, I personal do not like it, but it is your baby and you have the right to name your child whatever name you like.



Kristi

Kaitlin'smom replied: how about reversing it? Its a bit odd to me, not sure I like Thor makes me think you left the n off (making it Thorn). I do agree its your child and if Courtney Cox can name her child Coco, than yours is far better.

Cece00 replied: Honestly, with all due respect...I dont like the name and I wouldnt use it.

People will look at you strangley when they ask you the child's name, and the child will probably have a lot of trouble with that particular name in life.

However, if its really a name you love, it is your child & you should go with it. Your son could always use his middle name once he gets old enough if he should choose to do so.

daycare mom replied: I used to know someone whose nickname was Thor!

My boyfriend wants to name our next child Wolfgang. He just likes the sound of it. Oh, I hope we have a girl, so I don't even have to argue with him.

Edward's Mommy replied: My mom is half black, which of course makes me a quarter black. If we had had a girl her name would have been Kyzra and her nickname would have been Kyzzie. My mom didn't want me to name the baby Kyzra because of the nickname Kyzzie because it reminded her of 'Roots'. My mom is ashamed of her being half black and doesn't want my brother or me to be proud of it.


If you want to name your baby Blue Moon, than do it! Your parents got to name you, and you get to name your baby. If you and your DH like it, then go with it.