Do you like your grandchild's name?

Shysal. Re names on CVs. It is happening. One of my Daughters runs her own recruitment company and is often told by companies not to even look at applicants with certain names.

Parent's choice totally. I just smiled and said "that's nice". Yes it will grow on you in time.

Ah, you see, they are not our babies, so, therefore, not our choice. After a certain amount of time, you couldn't imagine them being called anything else . I'm not sure my mother wholly approved of our choices, however, she absolutely did not mske any mentionI . I was lucky that my daughter did choose a beautiful , traditional Scottish name, however, I wouldn't have dreamt of commenting if 'i' hadn't been keen

I do love all of my grandchildren's names, but confess to having a near miss with one of the grandsons. His father chose a name that I really hated. I suspected that my daughter wasn't so keen, but was standing by his choice. Whilst she was in labour she and I had a discussion (out of dad's earshot) where we both agreed we liked a completely different name and within a short time of baby being born he had two completely different names to the ones initially chosen - and his dad thought they were his idea.

I find it very hard to believe that Victoria Beckham named her daughter after the author of To Kill A Mockingbird, especially as she has said that she has hardly read any books!

f77ms - I was at school with a Fay, whom I still see occasionally, in the 1950s. She had no children so isn't you - that makes two of you!

Yes - or Kweeva in the South of Ireland.
Although DD called her Kayohmee (not by mistake )

And Caoimhe is pronounced Keeva !!

Also, I once taught a girl whose parents liked Irish names (this was in East London), but didn't know how they were spelt. She was Chernade.

DD had a friend called Caoimhe

My first name is Fay , in the 50`s no one else had my name and I remember being embarrassed by it . When my Mum had another girl she called her Jo also unusual in those days . Neither of us mind our names now but I notice there seem to be a lot of Fays lately .
I called my children traditional names so they wouldn`t be embarrassed by them but DS3 has told me he dislikes his boring name (Paul) so you can`t win .

I'm afraid I didnt like 3 out of my 8 grandchildren's names. But I've got used to them and couldn't think of them as anything else now. The funny thing is we all use 'pet' names for these three. Instigated by their parents not us. The other 5 traditional names are used in full.

My first name is very traditional and boring. I would prefer to have been called by my middle name.

Yes! They are both boys. I like their names very much but some of DDs early suggestions made me cringe.

I was thinking about a particular name for DGS2 which was not one I had ever thought of before, and it happened to be already high on their list.
These two boys names go well together in two brothers.

Also, I once taught a girl whose parents liked Irish names (this was in East London), but didn't know how they were spelt. She was Chernade.

DH's gran's name was Lucretia, and his family were very keen that she was remembered when our DD was born. We compromised with Louise.

When my mum heard my daughter's name she said "what kind of name is that?"! DD doesn't mind her name but wishes it was spelt differently to avoid the constant confusion it's caused throughout her life.

My DD sent me their short-list when she was pregnant and I was slightly horrified, then desperately hoped for a boy as these names were preferable to any of the girl options. They favoured Gaelic/unusual names. I made quite a neutral comment on the list, mostly saying it was their choice!

Then another list arrived with a new girls name on it and I loved it ... thankfully we have a beautiful GD with a beautiful name which suits her perfectly.

Hopefully we would have loved the baby and loved it's name whatever it was!

They may change their minds, TinyTwo - we had chosen a name for DD1 but as soon as she was born I decided on something else.
I wish I had ignored other people when naming the others too, but got dissuaded by other people (MIL in one case, who scoffed at my choice).
However, they are all traditional names and I tried to choose ones that couldn't be shortened as I dislike the shortened version of my name.

grannylyn it could have been worse - like Thistledoo for instance.

The Beckhams did not give their daughter a last name, the called her Harper because her mum said, she loved To Kill a Mockingbird and admired the author Harper Lee.

My youngest grandchild spent his first week known as Baby X . His parents were sure that one he arrived, they'd know which of the 3 names they'd finally agreed on suited him. His name is unusual and it suits him of course, he's lovely and why would his grandparents feel they had any right to do anything other than say "oh, that's a great name"

My Grandmother's middle name was Echalaz. Somehow we never felt tempted to continue its use in the family!

My middle name is Thistlewood !

I heard of a little girl called Isis - a really pretty, classical name which they are now trying get everyone to shorten to Issy.

I have a really unusual name (thank you Mother!) about which I used to be really embarrassed. I could get most people to call me the shortened version, which isn't so bad, but Mum insisted on the full version. My brothers have really 'normal' names. I have only known 3 other people with my name....oh and a TV puppet!!

I was insistent that we call our children sensible names but they have, naturally, gone the other way and we had to swallow hard to smile when we heard DGS1's name but, now, he couldn't be anything else.

After that, everything was fairly easy until we got to DGD3's name. GN helped me get through that one!! and now, she couldn't be anything else and the shortened version is lovely.

We did have a dicey moment when we were told what DGD2 was to be called had she been a boy and I think prayers of thanks were uttered that we didn't have the embarrassment of a grandson called Roman!!!!!

Their names become part of them and you will forget that you had an issue with it within a few days.

When I was a child I had a really boring first name, a very common surname and no middle name. I've always felt quite resentful that my parents were so unimaginative and I've still got quite a chip on my shoulder about 'boring' names. It must be lovely to have a name that stands out and for everyone to recognise you just by your first name because they don't know anyone else by that name!

The Beckhams gave their daughter a surname as a first name - was it Harper or something similar? I'd have thought they would have chosen a more feminine name as they already have three boys.

Our four DGC have ordinary (but not boring) names and I'm glad as my first name is unusual and I was teased a lot at school. (Changed to using my second name when I was older.)

My former neighbours called their little boy Carter....