Women really get worked up about baby names

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Oscar is a good name. The key is to not tell other people what you're thinking about name-wise, because people are always going to have something negative to say.

When my wife and I were married but childless, she said she wanted to name our first female child Olive. I think that's a terrible name for a person, so when we got our first cat I convinced my wife to name her Olive. You can't have a cat AND a kid named Olive, so I win.

We did end up naming our daughter something very non-standard: Sullivan. We call her Sully. I like it, some people think we're weird.

Boy names I have proposed that have been shot down:

Cornelius ("Corny" would be the nickname)
Morris ("Big Mo")

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Holy cow, you seem serious.

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And there's all the ones named after states and cities, the Dakotas and etc.

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Idaho would be an alright name.

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I was with my girlfriend in the car and someone on the radio was named Patience. We then decided which attribute we would name our children.

I decided on Omnipotent.


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I lol'd.

[Los Feliz Slim]

Dude, Corny would get so much ass it would be insane.

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I'm not sure how I feel about people who come up with names and then also what the kid's nickname will be ("We'll name him Xxxxxxxxxxx, but we'll call him Xxxx"). I'm pretty sure it's not good, though. It's one thing to name your kid James knowing full well a bunch of people are going to call him Jim. It's a whole 'nother thing to force a nickname in there before the kid's even born.

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I kind of agree here. Kids should have some say in their affectionate diminutive, too. Some kids will like Jimmy and keep it all their life, some will hate that and like Jim, etc.

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And there's all the ones named after states and cities, the Dakotas and etc.

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Idaho would be an alright name.

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It does have that potato quality I'm fond of.

[Claunchy]

I think Oscar is a cool name FWIW.

I have an agreement with my GF that, in the event we should eventually reproduce, I get to name it if it's a boy, and her if it's a girl. That way I don't have to deal with her trying name my son something faggy like Brock or Riverson.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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And there's all the ones named after states and cities, the Dakotas and etc.

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Idaho would be an alright name.

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It does have that potato quality I'm fond of.

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And that's not even the best part! BIMO, 4_2.

[NickMPK]

I have no problem with the name Oscar. I'm pretty sure statistics have shown that the name's popularity dropped dramatically when the Oscar the Grouch character was introduced on Sesame Street.

To be honest, this seems like something that is worth getting worked up over (not that name in particular, but names in general). This is going to be something that has a pretty big influence on your child's entire life; e.g. much bigger than what brand crib you buy him.

My wife really wants to name one of our future kids "Katrina" (if we have a girl, obviously). I think it is a nice name, but I'm not sure if this would be strange. Although some of the stigma attached to the name will have probably faded in 5 years when the issue is forced.

[eastcoaster]

"Women really get worked up about baby names"

That's because they are control freaks.