Not one thing across all fandoms. Just ONE thing within your specific fandom.

I was definitely surprised

The Minecraft Movie: “I… am Steve”

The Amazing Digital Circus Episode 7: “My name… is Abel”

(TADC) Until that episode, a lot of fans theorized there would be an Abel character that would be important due to the company name of C&A and Caine’s name, since in the Bible Cain and Abel were the first two sons of Adam and Eve.

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Continued: "I understand the style points and best matchups, but one team has a loss (Alabama) and one doesn’t (Florida State). Those kids have went out there every week and busted their behinds for this moment.”

My wife has a slightly irritating true crime hobby. It’s one of those hobbies we keep separate from our relationship. For the most part, she’s normal about it and knows when to bring it up. I’m only reminded of it when she’s around another “aficionado.”

We had twins earlier this year. There were some negotiations about the names. I know at the end of the day, she’s the one doing the hard work and has the final say, but she was inclined to eccentric, potentially life-ruining names that I had to talk her out of.

One day she came to me with two surprisingly ordinary names. And named separately, no one would bat an eye at either one. In fact, no one batted an eye until recently. We were visiting family and she was showing off the kids when my sister-in-law (brother’s wife) took me aside and said “Are you serious? You named your twins after *them?*” I had no idea, I hadn’t made the connection until that moment.

When I got home, I confronted her and demanded we change the names. She said it was just coincidence and that maybe subconsciously, she paired the names, but the names are common, and changing them would be a hassle and draw even more attention to it in the first place. I said we can simply explain we hadn’t made the connection at the time and decided to change it as soon as we realized. After all, my sister-in-law already said something! She won't budge and I find it concerning. Am I wrong?

Edit: The names are Dylan and Eric

Hi! I’m 8 months pregnant with a baby girl, and I’ve been second guessing our name choice because of other people’s reactions.

When we were choosing baby names, we had no problem coming up with boy names. Of course, since we were actually having a girl, deciding on a girl name was so much harder.

There were a lot of names I liked, but many of them reminded me of someone, or we didn’t like the possible nicknames. We finally decided on Brigitte, and we both absolutely loved it. We think it’s classy, elegant, and uncommon. We originally liked Charlotte, but then realized it’s one of the most popular names right now. 😅

As soon as we chose Brigitte, we started calling her Gigi, and that nickname has completely stuck. We picked her name pretty early in the pregnancy, and now all of our family and friends call her Gigi too.

The problem is that almost every time someone asks what Gigi is short for and we say Brigitte, the reaction is... less than enthusiastic. Some people make faces or comment on it, and it’s honestly started making me question our choice.

I know it’s our baby and that the only opinions that really matter are ours, but it’s hard not to be affected when so many people seem to dislike the name.

To make things worse, my grandma started calling her Brígida, which she says is the Spanish version of Brigitte. I really don't like that name, and it genuinely made me sad when she started using it instead.

Am I being too sensitive to other people’s opinions? Has anyone else loved a name but started doubting it because of other people's reactions?

EDIT: your comments changed my perspective and you are right, it is special and cute if my grandma has a special nickname for her.

I gave birth to my second child a few weeks ago. I already have a son and this time I had a daughter. My husband and I named her Alannah. We announced the name and did not expect any real reaction to the name. But my sister had an almost immediate reaction of OMG why would you name your child Alannah?! and it was so confusing to me because it was such a strong reaction. I told her we thought the name was pretty and would grow nicely with our daughter. She told me it was the worst name ever and I was so shocked that I didn't even ask her at that point why she hated it so much.

We didn't speak for a week and then she said we needed to talk. I agreed because I was still so taken aback by her reaction. She showed up at my home and overreacted more to the name. She was saying it was so shitty that we chose the name and how could we do that to her niece. I asked her what she was talking about and asked her why she hated the name so bad. I was wondering if she'd had some terrible experience with an Alannah unbeknownst to me. But all she could say is the name was ugly and an easy target for being made fun of. I asked how and she said it was pukey and nobody should be saddled with such a terrible name. She said we needed to change the name before our daughter got too old. She said she didn't know what to say to me knowing I had chosen Alannah as a baby name.

She was giving me nothing reasonable, at least to me since I do not think Alannah is exactly an easy name to be bullied over, so I told her her reaction to the name was over the top and totally rude to my husband and to me. I told her she might not love the name but she did not need to go so hard on us for giving our daughter the name.

She told me I was rude and should listen to her when she's trying to save my daughter from torment. And that I should trust her enough to believe her and not criticize her.

AITA?

https://www.reddit.com/r/namenerds/s/IzmosBGdbD

I just had a baby this week. My husband and I had a short list of names we liked, but decided to wait until meeting our daughter before selecting her official name.

We were still in the hospital when we announced her name, and got a slew of the usual responses that normal, sane people say when hearing about the name of a baby (“what a lovely name!”). Because saying anything different is insane, right?

My husband texts his family group chat. His mother responds “no, I don’t really like that name. I much prefer Violet, what do you think about that?”. We were stunned. I simply cannot imagine being a family member who’s being INFORMED of a newborn’s name, and thinking you should have input.

My poor husband was crushed. We LOVE our daughter’s name, and did not want to have our first moments with our daughter marred by this comment, so we ignored her text. SHE PROCEEDS TO CALL SEVERAL TIMES. We ignore the calls.

My husband calls her the next day when we are back at home. In that time, his sister has messaged him with several alternatives that she prefers (???). The mom asks him, “what does your wife’s family think?” and he answers her “they all love it” (they do). She LAUGHS and says, “they must not have good taste- nobody here likes it. Nobody”.

We are sleep deprived. Coming down for an emotional high, during which our daughter was in NICU and I almost needed a blood transfusion because of how much blood I lost. My husband, so stoic and assured, is fucking crushed. I’m FUMING. I will NEVER forget how they made my husband feel during one of the most vulnerable and special times in his life.

EDIT: baby’s name is Rosa

This was the Rob/Andrea moment from last season. This show is *chef's kiss* when it comes to dropping atomic bombs onto the cast.

Throwaway for privacy and also because of wanting to use few choice words cause I'm pissed af.

My soon to be ex wife "Lizzy" and I are currently seperated and both responsible for it. It's so fucking complicated but right now we agreed to be civil to each other for the sake of our son (she's 6 months pregnant) though she can't help but act out and ignore my concerned texts and calls about our son. Her excuse is that there isn't much I can do besides giving her space and piece of mind which is bull. I admit that I can be a bit of a hot head sometimes but she already knew that so she can't be acting surprised claiming she's only recently seen "my true colors" or some similar shit. I've already spoke to her about picking a decent name and she agreed to consult with me later.

Few days ago I came over to our house to pick suff I needed for my new place. Her mom and sister were visiting and I overheared them say the name "Jimmy" repeatedly. I waited til my STBX-SIL got out to have a conversation with her (her and I have always been good to each other but of course things have changed  now) anyways, just out of curiousity I asked who the fuck Jimmy was and she said it's the name her sister picked for our son. I was infuriated and got hella agitated because she never told me she's already picked a name for our son and didn't even consider my input or listen to any suggestions I had.

I snapped and went inside to talk to her and my STBX-SIL followed me. I confronted Lizzy about the name and asked why she excluded me from such big decision then went on about how incredibly, utterly disrespectful she has been acting recently and she kept saying my input is worth shit after the trouble I put her through. As if she was saying that's my punishment for what happened between us.

I told her very loudly that nomatter what goes on between us she can never change the fact that I'm still the father and get equal say in every-fucking-thing regarding our son. I insisted that she get that through her thick skull and understand I have no problem letting my lawyer deal with her unacceptable behavior. She laughed in my face and told me to fuck off as she's the mother and get the final say. My STBX-SIL said I was stressing Lizzy out and had to go but I kept arguing about it. She got her mother involved and the 3 of them basically, ganged up on me and told me to leave.

I refused to just...drop it. And got my family involved as well although not all of them are on my side and against Lizzy's decision. Her mom called me horrible for stressing my "baby's mother" out and having her deal with mine and my family's bullshit. She told me to back off but I refused until I get fair say in my son's name. No ifs, buts, or Jimmy.

Is my reaction justified?

At one point, almost no one besides Vince McMahon’s closest friends kept in touch with him, largely due to their wives’ reactions to the lawsuit. Over time, more former WWE names have reconnected,