If you already have kids with those names why is the teacher so confused by the baby’s name? Clearly she was talking to Lioness or soulmate, so black panther fits the theme!

No. you shouldnt worry what other people think. You should however worry about what your child might think. I mean think carefully if you would have been happy with the name. My male cousin badly wanted to call his son ‘Major’ ….he felt that for the rest of his life the kid would have rank and even the teachers at school would have to refer to him as ‘Major Dickson’

Not everyone can be named the same haha just as everyone on this planet is different

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  • • Simone replied
    • 10 Jun 2021 , 1:18 pm

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  I completely agree, each to their own. We don’t need to all stick to “traditional” names, I love the creativity of some of the names I have heard.

Yes I went with a different name not a common name for my daughter when family found out what I decided to call her they were like OMG how can you call her that but most of all they were asking how do you even say it haha

We have 3 beautiful daughters and have chosen unisex names for all 3. And with baby number 3 we went with a name I had only heard once before in a movie, never met a person by this name, and we absolutely adore it. We named our 3rd Henley, and the look on people’s faces when they ask her name is priceless, we named her for us not for other people.

That really spoke to me when you said if we lived in a world with no judgement would baby’s name be such a concern. Because your so right with that. Way to many people judge and pry, your child, your name, not really up to anyone else to discuss.

I favour traditional names but each to their own.

It is not to my taste but it is not my choice, I try to think about the future for them and the names I chose hopefully will be good for them

First off I also wouldn’t officially name a baby until it’s born. Secondly if you love the names so much why can’t they be nicknames. You are setting your children up to be bullied at school and ridiculed in life. It’s up to you what you name your children but if I met them I would only be addressing them as young miss and young master. Makes me wonder what your name is and if you are just following a family tradition. I always wish that someone’s baby is born healthy and don’t really focus on their name. I grew up getting boys gifts when we went to Lion’s Christmas parties because it was generally thought of as a boy’s name more than a girl’s. Hopefully you will let them change their names when they are young if they want to. But it all boils down to the fact that they are your children and you can name them anything you want and no-one can tell you otherwise.

But the baby isn’t really named Black Panther though, right? It’s a nickname.

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  • • mom207052 replied
    • 06 Jan 2021 , 4:51 pm

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  That’s what I’m wondering too. Is that actually the baby’s name? I’m confused

I would hate to be this child and get teased all my life over my name. Pity parents don’t think of this when they name their children. To me it is an awful thing to put a child through.

About the only thing I agree with her is the last comment that people should care about a baby being born alive more than others opinions of the name.
(Being born healthy is another big bear of mine as many kids are born with chronic illness or a disability- this doesn’t mean they’re any less worthy or any less worth celebrating the birth)

But those names – seriously?? It’s not a matter of judgement or other people’s opinions- the name of a baby/child is what’s part of their identity. It doesn’t just affect them at school, potential bullying etc. but into adulthood too. Imagine applying for a job and your resume says ‘lioness’, ‘black panther’ or ‘soulmate’. No way. These aren’t names. And 3 kids with lion in their name??? Just not right.

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  • • mom63542 replied
    • 19 Nov 2020 , 7:55 pm

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  I feel for the child, as she is the one who is going to find it hard when she grows up. The mother may like it , however it’s the child who is going to have to continually being asked about her name l

Whilst I agree that she has the right to keep the name to herself until after she officially decides, I did the same. I had a few boys names but only one girls name picked out, but wanted to meet my baby first before deciding. Thankfully the girls name I picked suited because I had a daughter. As for this woman’s particular choice of baby names, well, her taste is pretty crap. I think she is setting her kids up for a lot of bullying.

I think you’re just setting your child up for a life of bullying and question and shame. My son has a different name, not terribly so, but he hates how he always has to repeat it and spell it. And his name is not that unusual. He gets called many versions of it and was often bullied, including his name being used in a derogatory way. My son is a beautiful, empathetic, sensitive, caring, loyal kid, but unfortunately, others are not so and he’s had to learn some hard lessons because of it.

Wow, certainly a different name, just hope the mother chose the name out of love. Kids can be very cruel and let’s hope this child is not bullied at school for having a different name.