Sister named puppy the female version of my son's name

[Anonymous]

You are ridiculous. My H played baseball in college with this conservative, kind of redneck but rich a** from the deep South and it was always a competition between them. Redneck always wanted boys, was obsessed with having male descendants to do manly things with them, couldn't stop posting on FB about his future sons. So of course he has 4 girls and no sons and we have 2 (very athletic) boys. So he gets a dog and names the dog our DS1's name, which is unusual and has a very special meaning in my culture - I'm not American. We though it was hilarious and reeking of insecurity.

[Anonymous]

Do you really have nothing better to do than troll on New Year’s Eve? Sad.

[Anonymous]

I am trying to think of all the names it could be:

1. Michael- Michelle
2. Christopher- Christy
3. Matthew- Maddy
4. Joshua-Josie
5. David- Davina
6. James- Jamie
7. Daniel-Danielle
8. Robert- Roberta
9. John- Johanna
10. Joseph-Josephine
11. Jason- Jaycee
12. Justin-Justine
13. Andrew-Andie/Andrea
14. Ryan-Riley
15. William-Wilhelmina
16. Brian-Brianne
17. Brandon-Brandy
18. Jonathan-Joan-athon
19. Nicholas-Nicole
20. Anthony-Antonia
21. Eric-Erica
22. Adam-Addison
23. Kevin-Kevinia?
24. Thomas-Tammy
25. Steven-Stefanie
26. Timothy-Timathina
27. Richard-Sade
28. Jeremy-Gerri
29. Jeffrey-Jessica
30. Kyle-Kylie
31. Benjamin-Bennie
32. Aaron-Erin
33. Charles-Charlotte
34. Mark-Marcia
35. Jacob-Jessica
36. Stephen-Stephanie
37. Patrick-Patricia
38. Scott-Scarlett
39. Nathan-Natalie
40. Paul-Paula
41. Sean-Shiovan
42. Travis-Tracy
43. Zachary-Zoe
44. Dustin-Dustina
45. Gregory-Gracie
46. Kenneth-Kendra
47. Jose-Josie
48. Tyler-Tyra
49. Jesse-Jessie
50. Alexander-Alexandra

[Anonymous]

That's super cute and you're weird OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did she let the kids name it?

Yes. The kids picked the name. She spelled it so it's the same as my kid. Think Sean and Seana

So, it's not like she named it as an affront to you. Her kids did, it's cute. Let it go.

This.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like an episode of El Chavo del Ocho.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did she let the kids name it?

Yes. The kids picked the name. She spelled it so it's the same as my kid. Think Sean and Seana

If they are young, makes sense as kids use what they know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter named her cat after our dentist.

She must be one heck of a dentist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My former sister-in-law named all of her pets after her nieces and nephews, including naming her cat after my daughter. Her pets don't have masculine or feminine versions of our kids' names; they straight up have the same names.

In my opinion, it is a tad strange, but it is not offensive. I can't imagine being offended.

Ha. Two of my cousins named their kids the same names as my cats. My cats are 5 years older though. I guess I am a trend-setter in the name department!

(I am sure they have no idea what my cats are named, but we think about it frequently because to distinguish, my kids call the cats X and their cousins Baby X ... even when the cousins are no longer babies. My kids think it's hilarious. My cousins probably wouldn't but not my fault!)

[Anonymous]

You don’t own the name OP. And it’s clear you dislike dogs! Our dog has a popular kid’s name - our kids picked it. There are plenty of kids with the same name as our dog - so what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sister got her kids a new puppy. She named her the female version of my son's name. I am so offended.

Ha! It isn't even your son's name! How could someone be offended? How does your son feel? Who cares really.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are ridiculous. My H played baseball in college with this conservative, kind of redneck but rich a** from the deep South and it was always a competition between them. Redneck always wanted boys, was obsessed with having male descendants to do manly things with them, couldn't stop posting on FB about his future sons. So of course he has 4 girls and no sons and we have 2 (very athletic) boys. So he gets a dog and names the dog our DS1's name, which is unusual and has a very special meaning in my culture - I'm not American. We though it was hilarious and reeking of insecurity.

You do know girls can be very athletic, too? Welcome to the 21st century!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So he's like Jack and she named it Jill? What a silly thing to worry about. My former step family named their dog after the Grandmother, while she was still alive.

dp How is Jill the feminine version of Jack? More like Charlie and Charlotte or Joseph and Josephine, Robert and Roberta

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When my brother and his wife were separated, she got a dog and named it the same name as my son. My son has a traditional Irish name, not a name given to dogs that I’m aware of, and my SIL is not from Europe or the United States, so it is not a name she would have likely ever come across without having met my son, who was already born and named for many years before she and my brother met. That I thought was odd behavior.

So if she was from Europe or the US she could give her dog the Irish name? Now we actually have to be from the country before we name our animals? Well, I named my cat Merida and I am not Scottish! Oh dear! People might think it is "odd"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So he's like Jack and she named it Jill? What a silly thing to worry about. My former step family named their dog after the Grandmother, while she was still alive.

dp How is Jill the feminine version of Jack? More like Charlie and Charlotte or Joseph and Josephine, Robert and Roberta

Jack-Jackie

But OP said to think an a name:

Shawn-Shawna
John-Johnna
Don-Donna
Paul-Paula
Will-Willa