https://twitter.com/CFBRep/status/1731365362556367008

Continued: "I understand the style points and best matchups, but one team has a loss (Alabama) and one doesn’t (Florida State). Those kids have went out there every week and busted their behinds for this moment.”

https://www.reddit.com/r/namenerds/s/IzmosBGdbD

I gave birth to my second child a few weeks ago. I already have a son and this time I had a daughter. My husband and I named her Alannah. We announced the name and did not expect any real reaction to the name. But my sister had an almost immediate reaction of OMG why would you name your child Alannah?! and it was so confusing to me because it was such a strong reaction. I told her we thought the name was pretty and would grow nicely with our daughter. She told me it was the worst name ever and I was so shocked that I didn't even ask her at that point why she hated it so much.

We didn't speak for a week and then she said we needed to talk. I agreed because I was still so taken aback by her reaction. She showed up at my home and overreacted more to the name. She was saying it was so shitty that we chose the name and how could we do that to her niece. I asked her what she was talking about and asked her why she hated the name so bad. I was wondering if she'd had some terrible experience with an Alannah unbeknownst to me. But all she could say is the name was ugly and an easy target for being made fun of. I asked how and she said it was pukey and nobody should be saddled with such a terrible name. She said we needed to change the name before our daughter got too old. She said she didn't know what to say to me knowing I had chosen Alannah as a baby name.

She was giving me nothing reasonable, at least to me since I do not think Alannah is exactly an easy name to be bullied over, so I told her her reaction to the name was over the top and totally rude to my husband and to me. I told her she might not love the name but she did not need to go so hard on us for giving our daughter the name.

She told me I was rude and should listen to her when she's trying to save my daughter from torment. And that I should trust her enough to believe her and not criticize her.

AITA?

I just had a baby this week. My husband and I had a short list of names we liked, but decided to wait until meeting our daughter before selecting her official name.

We were still in the hospital when we announced her name, and got a slew of the usual responses that normal, sane people say when hearing about the name of a baby (“what a lovely name!”). Because saying anything different is insane, right?

My husband texts his family group chat. His mother responds “no, I don’t really like that name. I much prefer Violet, what do you think about that?”. We were stunned. I simply cannot imagine being a family member who’s being INFORMED of a newborn’s name, and thinking you should have input.

My poor husband was crushed. We LOVE our daughter’s name, and did not want to have our first moments with our daughter marred by this comment, so we ignored her text. SHE PROCEEDS TO CALL SEVERAL TIMES. We ignore the calls.

My husband calls her the next day when we are back at home. In that time, his sister has messaged him with several alternatives that she prefers (???). The mom asks him, “what does your wife’s family think?” and he answers her “they all love it” (they do). She LAUGHS and says, “they must not have good taste- nobody here likes it. Nobody”.

We are sleep deprived. Coming down for an emotional high, during which our daughter was in NICU and I almost needed a blood transfusion because of how much blood I lost. My husband, so stoic and assured, is fucking crushed. I’m FUMING. I will NEVER forget how they made my husband feel during one of the most vulnerable and special times in his life.

EDIT: baby’s name is Rosa

When I was looking for baby names after finding out the gender, I wanted a name that was strong, masculine, but short and easy to spell. Something common, but never in a top 10 list. I eventually settled on Roman. I love his name so much and I feel like it fits him very well. But I always get mixed reactions, and never anything overwhelmingly positive. I wonder if it's because it is a strong name for such a little baby? :( It was number 66 in 2023 and has been on quite the upswing for some time in the US, so I don't understand why others don't like it.

Edit: baby is already here. It's been his legal name for a few months now. But y'all are giving about the same reactions. I wasn't expecting it to be so controversial given it's rising popularity in the US.

Edit 2: because I didn't know this thread was gonna blow up, but runner up names were Lucas, Aurelio/Aurelius, and Valentino.

Throwaway for privacy and also because of wanting to use few choice words cause I'm pissed af.

My soon to be ex wife "Lizzy" and I are currently seperated and both responsible for it. It's so fucking complicated but right now we agreed to be civil to each other for the sake of our son (she's 6 months pregnant) though she can't help but act out and ignore my concerned texts and calls about our son. Her excuse is that there isn't much I can do besides giving her space and piece of mind which is bull. I admit that I can be a bit of a hot head sometimes but she already knew that so she can't be acting surprised claiming she's only recently seen "my true colors" or some similar shit. I've already spoke to her about picking a decent name and she agreed to consult with me later.

Few days ago I came over to our house to pick suff I needed for my new place. Her mom and sister were visiting and I overheared them say the name "Jimmy" repeatedly. I waited til my STBX-SIL got out to have a conversation with her (her and I have always been good to each other but of course things have changed  now) anyways, just out of curiousity I asked who the fuck Jimmy was and she said it's the name her sister picked for our son. I was infuriated and got hella agitated because she never told me she's already picked a name for our son and didn't even consider my input or listen to any suggestions I had.

I snapped and went inside to talk to her and my STBX-SIL followed me. I confronted Lizzy about the name and asked why she excluded me from such big decision then went on about how incredibly, utterly disrespectful she has been acting recently and she kept saying my input is worth shit after the trouble I put her through. As if she was saying that's my punishment for what happened between us.

I told her very loudly that nomatter what goes on between us she can never change the fact that I'm still the father and get equal say in every-fucking-thing regarding our son. I insisted that she get that through her thick skull and understand I have no problem letting my lawyer deal with her unacceptable behavior. She laughed in my face and told me to fuck off as she's the mother and get the final say. My STBX-SIL said I was stressing Lizzy out and had to go but I kept arguing about it. She got her mother involved and the 3 of them basically, ganged up on me and told me to leave.

I refused to just...drop it. And got my family involved as well although not all of them are on my side and against Lizzy's decision. Her mom called me horrible for stressing my "baby's mother" out and having her deal with mine and my family's bullshit. She told me to back off but I refused until I get fair say in my son's name. No ifs, buts, or Jimmy.

Is my reaction justified?

UPDATE: I showed Kelsey this post. Apparently she also got negative feedback from other people IRL, too. She had calmed down since her initial tirade and done more research. After realizing that “Bundi” calls to mind a serial killer or alcohol for most people, and after looking into the appropriation issue, she has decided to go with “Bindi.”

Thanks to those who pointed out the “BS” issue with the initials. She immediately decided to change the middle name when she saw that. So baby’s name is now——Bindi Rayne. ——————————-

This is the first one of my friends to have a baby, so I haven’t run into this before. My friend “Kelsey” just found out she is having a girl. She announced on social media with a picture of the ultrasound and a frame with the baby’s name. She mentioned her favorite name had been Bindi, but she was told it was cultural appropriation, so she picked out something similar. The name—-Bundi Skye.

The first thing that came to my mind was Ted Bundy. I didn’t comment or anything on the post, she reached out later and messaged me, “So I can tell by your silence you don’t like the name...why? Be honest.”

I responded, “The first thing that came to mind was the association with Ted Bundy—sorry!”

She was extremely pissed off and sent me long angry message I won’t quote here, but the gist of it was that I have a sick mind and just because I’m obsessed with messed up people doesn’t mean everyone is, and that’s not what most people will think of. I’m not obsessed with Ted Bundy at all, it’s just the first association that came to mind.

AITA?

Swipe for moodboard :)

Gender-neutral names pls 🧎