How odd….. i dont see any issue with that name list.

How silly! A rose by any other name will still smell as sweet – so suck it up, grandies, and just enjoy your wonderful grandchildren while you can. They will soon be so old that they won’t come around any more.

I’ve never hated a baby’s name. I may dislike one but I’d never have a falling out over it. My Grandchildren have beautiful names and my Grandson is named after my husband, William, which he found to be a great honour. The only difference is their nicknames. While my late husband was called Bill our Grandson gets called Will. He now drives around with the number plate “unclebill” which used to be my late husband. My parents never had a problem with our sons names either

This is a strange article. Naming a child is the parents prerogative. Are people really this immature to ‘fall out’ over a name? “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” comes to mind.

I am so surprised that anyone would fall out over names. Parents decide on the names of their children and not grandparents.

I can’t imagine anyone in our families saying they didn’t like a name we’d chosen. Unless there’s something about the name they haven’t considered (I’m thinking last name ball first name crystal but maybe not that obvious) and the baby isn’t born yet just say nothing.

I actually think the names in the list are quite okay. I don’t think the grandparents have any right to say anything about their grandchildren’s names

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 15 Oct 2021 , 3:18 am

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  I agree – the names are all quite lovely.

My parents and in laws have never said they did not like the names we gave our girls. I also don’t think any of them would have told us if they did not like them. I’m pretty sure they are just happy to have healthy grandkids they can spoil…no matter what their names are.

I wouldn’t be fussed what grandparents think. I know I grew up not liking my name, so the way I see it, they’ve had their time/moment in name selection, and it’s not their time now.

I don’t fave grandkids yet but I remember a lady from work whose mum hated her bags name, Kyass because it was hard to say lol.

I think they would get used to the name and learn to love it just as they should love their grandchild.

Lucky it’s just their grandchild then and not their actual child. It’s just a name, how rude!

My mother in-law hates our oldest son’s name which is Jesse, it was hubbies choice, when she found that out she said ohh not so bad, you see she dislikes me

The Grandparents who were surveyed must be very hard to please (and a little strange) as these names are wonderful and my lovely nephew is a Noah. ????

Wow! Those names are cute- I can’t see what’s wrong with them, I’d rather them than some of the ‘creative’ names that keep coming out.

This makes me laugh, since when does anyone else have a say in naming your child. Some names are definitely odd, but it’s the parents that need to explain to the child when their older how they were named.

Personally I don’t think it’s fine for grandparents to give their opinion on their grandchild’s name; the name of their grandchildren is a given fact, nothing they can change about and when they can’t say anything positive they better shouldn’t say anything at all.

Don’t give 2 hoots what the grandparents like or dislike for a name. Or anyone for that matter. If I want to name my child something I will.

It’s not their place to give unsolicited suggestions for sure! I love all the names on this list. I would love my grandkids no matter their name. Parents have a hard job naming their kids, I know girls who have had their heart set on a name since they were little girls and had that name crushed by comments from family and friends and had to push past this to follow their choice of name. It’s a Mum’s prerogative to name her child. (In hospital the paper-work is given to the mother to fill out) It took me weeks to decide on my children’s names making sure it suited and my husband was happy and had a say too. We were lucky that no one offered a opinion just waited for our announcement of baby’s name. Grandparents job is to enjoy the baby’s and love them when they come to see them or be with them.

I’m not sure I’m worried about what my parents think of my children’s names I know 4 kids with these names from the list the top 3 actually and I don’t see anything wrong them