My cousin just had a baby and she named him Gaylan. I think it's awful, but apparently it's a family name in her husbands side or something, so they went with it.
So if you just had a baby boy, and it was tradition to pass on some horrible name, would you do it, or go with something you like?
If it were me, I would maybe keep the initial, and pick a different name, like Greyson or something, or use the bad name as a middle name.
2007-09-08 17:55:45 · 17 answers · asked by Queen Queso 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
I don't know what she's planning on calling him for a nickname, but I'm not a close enough family member to see them often enough to get a nickname of my own to stick.
2007-09-08 18:21:53 · update #1
I'm not saying I think having a crappy name is gonna make the baby be gay, I just think he's doomed to a life of torment on the playground and the locker room. I can't remember what the middle name is, but I hope it's something better, and maybe he'll start to go by that.
2007-09-08 18:29:59 · update #2
aww i feel so bad for that kid. children are ruthless these days, and until that post high school-ish age when they grow out of the whole "making fun of homosexuals" phase, he will be miserable. if you have a close enough relationship with this cousin, i would definetly try to talk her out of naming him that. if it's too late, urge her to call him by his middle name, which is hopefully more normal.
someone mentioned that the name is usually spelled gaelan, which sounds a lot better than gaylan, but there will still be more than the necessary amount of ridicule.
2007-09-08 18:57:35 · answer #1 · answered by toaster9795 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing about the name says the person is gay.It is the cruelty of our children today and as we were growing up. They will torment you not only by looks but if you have a name like Gaylan its doomed for a fight.I wonder what the middle name was.
I did know a boy in school his middle name was Gay and first name Michael(Michael Gay )But back in the 60's I don't recall anyone associating the name Gay as we do now.
2007-09-08 18:22:46 · answer #2 · answered by rubyjuly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gaylan is horrible, poor poor baby boy! I don't understand people that do these things to your children. I accept it as a family name but use it in the middle and never say it outloud!
I used my hubby's middle name 'Matthew' as our son's middle name but other than that, I don't condone using awful names for kids. My husband, his father and his grandfather all have "S' first names but we couldn't find an 's' name we liked so we decided 3 generations would be where the tradition stopped!
2007-09-08 18:24:30 · answer #3 · answered by Cindy; mum to 3 monkeys! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it were me, and it were also a tradition, I would use it as a middle name.
Any name with the word "gay" in it is going to be ridiculed forever.
..In elementary school, junior high will be awful, and just imagine in the high school locker room... not to mention when he gets a job..
If I were you, I'd give him a cute nickname, like his first and middle initials, and hope it sticks with the rest of your family..
2007-09-08 18:14:15 · answer #4 · answered by Ashley 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you kidding me? That kid is going to be teased from the moment he walks in the door! Kids can be really cruel! She could have saved some ink and just called him Gay, for all the good it'll do him!
Just for the record, I don't have a problem with gay people, I don't want to come off that way! I just know that kids can be cruel and they will tease this poor boy unmercifully about his name even though he had no power over it.
2007-09-08 22:47:23 · answer #5 · answered by Two quarters & a heart down 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nothing is wrong with being gay, but being accused ot teased becuase its part of your name it horrible. They will tease the hell out of this kid. It's going to be a nightmare. What are they going to call him for short?Maybe as an aunt you can create a knickname for him that may stick, I bet others in the family will be happy, and he will thank you later.
2007-09-08 18:14:17 · answer #6 · answered by ms.O 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Poor boy. The parents could have used that as a middle name instead of first name. What were they thinking? Obviously they weren't.
2007-09-08 18:01:20 · answer #7 · answered by so-vogue 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That's a horrible name. What are people thinking when they pass on these godawful names? I would put my foot down. There would be no way on earth I would continue a tradition like that.
2007-09-09 03:14:40 · answer #8 · answered by Sydney 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would use a horrible family name as a middle name if i absolutly had to but i would prefere to name my baby what i want and Gaylan that poor child i hope he goes by his middle name
2007-09-08 18:33:37 · answer #9 · answered by Bookybell 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OH MY GOD THAT NAME IS TERRIBLE!!!!!
I understand that they want to keep the name in the family so they should have had it as a middle name ...
Thats what I would do ...
2007-09-08 21:51:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋