"We really think you should re-consider this name..."

[Mya209]

My LO was 3 days old and my Dad said he didn't like my LOs name. He said "but don't worry, I'm getting used to it.." like it's up to him!

 

[T-Bex]

I think it sounds nice! But even if it didn't, it's got nothing to do with anyone but you and OH, and it's just mean saying things like that...

 

[stepmum]

I think you have chosen a gorgeous name, as previous posters have said kids will always find something to rhyme with a name, sometimes not even making sense. I would have loved to have had a more unique name for Oliver but OH was totally against any of my suggestions and we did both agree on Oliver. I'm just hoping there are no other Olivers in his class when he goes to school, theres nothing worse than the teacher having to add the first letter of your surname to differentiate. I was Kelly S (aka smelly Kelly with the big fat belly who likes jelly lol I was neither fat or unhygienic) .

P.s I'm forever having to tell people he's Oliver and not Ollie, nothing wrong with Ollie but he suits Oliver.

 

[CormacksGirl]

Haha thanks for the replies ladies, as for changing it to Lucifer, that maybe wouldn't be so out there, Castiel (well, Cassiel) is an angel of the lord, a brother of Lucifer (I've all my information from Supernatural so apologies if it's incorrect!), it would make a wonderful name for a sibling in a few years

He so suits his name, I just laughed it off and bitched about it later with OH I know he's going to be strong and confident enough to pull off his rather unique name

You're so lucky, my short list consisted of Jenson,Sam or Castiel. My OH turned his nose up at all of them, no fair!!! Totally love Castiel though!!!

 

[MissLucy]

your baby, your choice (you'd think)

MIL tried to tell SIL what to call her LB, MIL wanted Luca (which I actually really like) but SIL and her OH decided on Phoenix it wouldn't be my choice but her baby her choice.

We decided that if we had a girl I would name her and if we had a boy DH would name him. Turns out that our LO is a girl so we agreed on Isabella...when SIL and her OH came round he said "haha she'll get called Is-a-bell-end at school.

I think it's a lovely name and at the end of the day I think most people get the mick taken out of their names, my surname was often turned in to Turkey- it hasn't done me any harm!

 

[daisy_dee]

It was my surname that got 'doctored' while I was at school. I'm an O'Neill, so I got O'Nelly, O'Orange Peel, Ginelli O'Nelly (after Gino Ginelli, an ice cream brand that was advertised on TV at the time), O'Nelbert......many more on top of those too.

No kid is immune to having their name changed by their mates (and their enemies too LOL) so I wouldn't worry about it. If you and your OH are happy with the name you chose, then that ought to be it, so far as the rest of the family is concerned.

 

[letia659]

thats going way to far!! my son is Zander! I got all kinds of opinions on how they didnt like it or did but not much off it after he was born I could just tell they kept it to themselves...I think it took about a year for everyone to be used to it! my in laws insisted on calling him his middle name for a long time until they noticed when they tried to talk to him he didnt know they were talking to him so they finally gave in and started calling him Zander now that he is almost 2 the only crap I get for his name is when strangers ask what his name is and I get all kinds of mixed reviews then

 

[Kittifer]

Hehehe, Castiel is my LO's middle name! Seems like your parents need to get with the times =)

 

[LittleBoo]

Thanks for all your replies ladies, seems there's a lot of a**eholes out there who need to keep their opinions to themselves! we adore his name, so screw 'em!

For the PP who asked how it's pronounced, it's "Cas-tee-el"

 

[ttcnewbie123]

Sod them! Get him registered as soon as u can and hopefully that'll shut them up!x

 

[lhancock90]

even though you don't want an opinion I love the name!! And I've never thought of stiff fanny, I'll use that one on my friend called steph ha!!!!

An aquaintance is thinkin of calling her baby Muse if it's a boy... Just don't get it but each to thier own hey!!

LIKE THE BAND!? I love them. Aha.

 

[vaniilla]

Damn interfering parents. Fair enough, everyone has an opinion. But this is the second time my mother has brought this up since Cas was born, this time with her partner, both saying it's 'horrendous' and 'he'll be ripped apart in school'. Sorry but, my name's Stephanie, it doesn't take a genius to come up with 'stiff-fanny', or anything containing fanny for that matter. My OH Charles, had 'Charles Dickens f**ks chickens'... EVERYONE I know has had the mic taken out their name.

I don't want opinions on Castiel btw, this is purely a rant over my mothers reaction to our name choice.

sorry but the bolded bit made laugh so much when I read it

I've not heard of Castiel before but I love it!
I hate it when relatives think they have a right to put down your choices, all the way through pregnancy I kept getting "ohhh noooo thats not a nice name can't you call him something else" or they'd suggest names they love and just assume we'd want to use their suggestions instead, my sister was particularly very annoyed for a while because "we didn't let her choose the first or middle name" sorry but we're parents, we choose the names

 

[mummy2be...]

I think the name is awesome!! I've never heard it before. We named our daughter marella, you wouldn't believe the amount of hassle we've had from people over that! Friends and family alike- we love it tho and as you say I don't know a single person who doesnt get stick for their name! My name is Danielle and I used to get "daniellea, can you
Smell her- kids are so cruel he'd get it even if you named him jack! It's an awesome name, ignore everyone who doesn't think so- that Is all! Xx

 

[DanielleM]

Your baby, your choice tell her to butt out!!

 

[Aunty E]

My son is Edmund but I told everyone he was Teddy til he was a bit older and I think they know I would rip them a new one if they didn't. Told everyone our girls name if he had been a girl, which was Meredith, and everyone was so rude about it I'm half tempted to have another baby so I can spite them all

 

[Babushka99]

My daughter is Aiya like Hiya and rhymes with Papaya. I love it. Its so negative to say this or that might happen in the future because nobody knows. I've noticed children have more interesting and different names these days so it will be the norm when they go to school. I think its a bit mean of your mum to say that really.

 

[KittenKat]

My thoughts on what they have said are probably a little childish but .....booya sucks to them *blows raspberry*

As for not wanting opinions I'm gonna give it anyway....love the name....but then again I have a huge soft spot to Cas of Supernatural fame.

But for noseiness sake looked up the origins of the name....Castiel is the angel of Thursday, new changes and travel...and means God is my cover if I remember reading rightly....not terrible things to be linked with

 

[Farie]

Tell her to fu(k off - its a great name!

My mum made gagging noises and said 'what a ghastly name' when I told her what we were calling LO (and this was after LO was born too!) Just made me more certain I liked it!

 

[minties]

No one liked the name Thomas in our family. My mum kept calling him Izzy (his middle name is Isaac) when he was a newborn. Now she loves his name.

My FIL has never once refered to Thomas by his name, he refuses to. He calles him "the little fella" or "Mr T". After I had Thomas and was in the hospital, FIL was horrified at the name and kept asking us to change it.

 

[x__amour]

Simply put, YOUR baby, YOUR decision. NOT theirs.