WELL, my husband and I have spent months looking for the perfect name for our son who is due in October. We have looked through a ton of name books and we finally found a name that we both really liked. I know the name is a little different, but that is what we were looking for. Everyone has said that they like the name (friends and family) except for my mom!!! She HATES it which was pretty disappointing to me because we were so excited to finally find one that we both like. She says that he will get made fun of (I think kids make fun of anything anyways) and that people are only telling me that they like the name so that my feelings don't get hurt. Basically making it sound like if I name him this, I am being a bad parent. I want some honest opinions!!!! The name is Ace Michael. Tell me what you think and don't hold back! Also, if you have named your child an unusual name or you have one yourself, let me know how it has affected you!! Would you change your name if you could or do you like being different?
Thanks everyone for your input!!!! We have decided that we are going to keep the name and whoever doesn't like it will just have to get over it. We really feel like that is his name! My mom said she is starting to get a little more used to it so I'm sure in time it will grow on her. Thanks again, I am really glad I posted the request.
My first name is D.. I like having an unusual 1st name and wouldn't change it. I enjoy not being the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th person in a group named Sarah, or Debbie, or Jessica.....etc.
C.,
I don't have a unique name but my little sister does, it's Halsey. Everyone hated it at first but it fits her so perfectly now. I couldn't picture her as anything else. Bottom line, it's your child. You're the one going through labor, etc. Don't let everyone elses opinions ruin it for you. If you both like the name (which is hard enough to find one you agree on) then go for it!
C.,
It doesn't matter what other people think about the name that you choose for YOUR baby. I personally like the name that you have chosen. I don't hear the name Ace so it would be different to me. But don't let someone else name your child for you. That is why they are your child. If people want to make fun of his name let them. You are right people are always going to make fun of someones name regardless of what it is. If your mother doesn't like it she can come up with a nickname for him. We are naming our son Michael Patrick but calling him Patrick beacuse my husbands first name is Michael and I don't like junior. His mom doesn't like the name Patrick but it was our decision and she has no say in it. We explained to her that if she didn't like it then she could call him Michael but she would be the only one calling him that. Good luck with watever you chose but remember it is YOUR decision...not theirs!
Both my daughters names are unusual - Bree and Bryn. We honestly didn't tell anyone what we were going to name them til after they were born. (A bit of wise advice passed on from another mom to me.)
We were so glad. My mom had difficulty at first with pronouncing Bryn but it didn't matter. My husband and I loved the name and that was what was important.
Just tell everyone that you are not sharing til after the birth.
I think he is your son you should name him what you want. My daughters name is Marie which before we had her everyone told us that is a middle name not a first name but it fits her wonderfully. I will tell you I just gone done taking a Psychology class at college and read a study that showed people with unusual names tend to have lower paying jobs and are offered fewer promotions than people with traditional names, just some food for thought.
C.,
My mom also hated the name that we picked out for my youngest son(Weston). He is my 3rd boy. I changed the name of my second boy because she did not like it. Well this time I decided to name my son Weston anyway. Now my mom says that she likes the name. She says the name fits him and she likes it! She also hated the name my oldest brother named his son (Shawn). It was not heard of much about 36 years ago when he was born. Well she complained about 6 months and then she later learned to like it. I think your baby name is beautiful. Your mom will get over it and then later even learn to like it!
JanV
C. I know what you are going through. I also really like different names and when we were having our first son 4 years ago we got some grief as well. Our oldest is Beckett Thomas. My grandmother even told me people were going to call him Becky. But now that he is here and everyone just loves the boy they couldn't care less what his name is. So when we had our second son Teague Michael no one really said anything. Now our last boy Sullivan Joseph was just born earlier this year.
We kind of went the same route as you with an unusual first name and a traditional middle name.
I personally wouldn't do Ace but that is just me. If you like it then that is what you should name your baby boy. He will be precious no matter what his name is.
I think the name is awesome, and IF someday he does hate it (which I don't think he will) he could always go by his middle name. My husband and I both have unusual names and we thought our daughter had an unsual name. Sometimes it gets frustrating when they can't pronounce it but you have an easy unusual name (and are you even sure it's that unusual we thought we had a unique name with our daughter kiah but after she was born we found out LOts of people knew kiah's maybe spelled differently. One word of advice though is if you want an unusual name next time don't tell until the baby is born.. because who's going to say they HATE the name with that cute little baby in their arms. I LOVE THE NAME!
C., I would have to agree with all the others on here. Name the baby what you want. Its your baby and just from personal experience, there is always going to be someone that doesn't like the name. We had some grief naming our 1st child and so when the 2nd one came around, we didn't tell anyone until after the baby was born. When the baby is born, nobody really cares about the name anyway....... they just love that baby and even if they don't like the name, they'll get used to it. I like the sound of Ace Michael.
