Girl name final contenders

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Anonymous wrote:We're not using a longer name. We're fine with what you consider a nickname (or a dog's name) being the full name. We considered Phoebe for a while also but ultimately took it off the list.

Why not? It's cruel to not give your child the dignity of a real name.

Really? Who gets to say what is a “real” name?

Paging Dr. Poppy Smith? Polly is the best out of the three

Let’s ask Senator Tammy Duckworth.

My friend named Bambi is an MD. We hired a lawyer whose first name was Honey. A name doesn't determine what profession you go into. It's 2024 - start being more open-minded so you're not left behind.

A fun activity is to go on LinkedIn and put in these names that people claim are inappropriate for professional adults and discover all the amazing professionals with names that people on DCUM deem "cutesy" or childish. Like there are lots of engineers, executives, PhDs, data specialists, lawyers and a host of other professionals with the names Poppy, Polly, and Pippa. And not as a nickname with a longer name they use professionally. It's just their name.

NP but for me that's not really the point. The point is when my doctor is named Bambi or some other stripper/childish name I'm having some thoughts about it. But congrats to Bambi on her MD. She CAN be a doctor. But the rest of her life, she has to be named Bambi.

There are actually a ton of upsides to being named Bambi. First, everyone will remember your name. Second, people will instantly underestimate and assume you are a stripper or an idiot, and when you turn out to be neither, they'll walk away thinking you are extra impressive because you so overshot their expectations.

Yes, if her name was Caroline or Sarah or something, probably she would have been teased less about her name and maybe fewer men would make cracks about her "stage name." But also she'd blend in with the crowd and get confused with other people.

Also, Dr. Bambi doesn't care if you are thinking about how you hate her name. You're the patient and she's just thinking about trying to treat you. That's how she became a doctor and you became someone whose hobby is making fun of baby names on DCUM.

Would you want that name? I would not.

Right???? I am cracking up about people who are so contrarian they are talking up Bambi as a name. Great ladies. Name your kid Bambi then. Better yet change your own name. Then you'll be super unforgettable.

I am cracking up at people who think the names on OP’s list are not real names and assume a woman is stupid
based on her first name.

Ok. Then do as suggested and name your kid whatever you feel like. It's not going to change how many people see these names. (Bambi is an extreme example, by the way.) What I think is insane is coming on a site like this to get people's opinions and then being mad at what people say. Why ask then? Don't crowdsource your kid's future name on an anonymous website if you don't want to hear what people really think. Even Bambi could have figured that one out.

I'm not OP and I don't think OP has been getting mad at the negative opinions on the thread. And I'm not even mad. My name isn't Bambi or Poppy or anything like that, nor do my kids have names like that. But I see this opinion on name threads all the time and I think it's ridiculous. There are lots and lots of adults who have names people deem cutesy or frivolous. I'm a child of the 80s and I grew up with Stephanie and Tiffany and Jenny. Stephanie is a corporate executive, Tiffany is a professor at an Ivy, and Jenny is a diplomat. I used to work for a woman named Dot who ran a research division at Fortune 500 company. All of these are names that someone or other has told me are dumb, cutesy, and unserious. All those women are serious, competent professionals who are well-respected by their colleagues and well-liked by friends and family.

It's just a tired, often misogynist argument that relies on the idea that names that are feminine, sweet, or fun automatically can't be taken seriously. It's not reality and it's also boring AF.

Stephanie and Tiffany are real names. Jenny is a nickname for Jennifer. Dot is a nickname for Dorothy or Dorothea.

But Jenny doesn't go by Jennifer professionally. Dot doesn't go by Dorothy. It doesn't matter if these people have longer names or if their name is just the "nickname" version. They go by the shortened name, it's their name.

BTW I've met lots of people who have names you would deem a "nickname" of a longer name. I know adults with the given names Dani, Timmy, Billy, Jim, and Suzie. Not Danielle, Timothy, William, James, and Susan.

People have been using nicknames as "real" names for centuries. It's where a lot of names you now consider "classic" came from.

True. Nancy was originally a nickname for Ann, Liam for William, Harry for Henry, etc.

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Ellen, Lisa, Nora, Sally, Kate... these names all started as nicknames but are now "real" names. Is PP going to freak out about an Ellen who isn't actually named Eleanor, or a Lisa who isn't "really" a Melissa?

So dumb.

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Anonymous wrote:We're not using a longer name. We're fine with what you consider a nickname (or a dog's name) being the full name. We considered Phoebe for a while also but ultimately took it off the list.

Why not? It's cruel to not give your child the dignity of a real name.

Really? Who gets to say what is a “real” name?

Paging Dr. Poppy Smith? Polly is the best out of the three

Let’s ask Senator Tammy Duckworth.

My friend named Bambi is an MD. We hired a lawyer whose first name was Honey. A name doesn't determine what profession you go into. It's 2024 - start being more open-minded so you're not left behind.

A fun activity is to go on LinkedIn and put in these names that people claim are inappropriate for professional adults and discover all the amazing professionals with names that people on DCUM deem "cutesy" or childish. Like there are lots of engineers, executives, PhDs, data specialists, lawyers and a host of other professionals with the names Poppy, Polly, and Pippa. And not as a nickname with a longer name they use professionally. It's just their name.

NP but for me that's not really the point. The point is when my doctor is named Bambi or some other stripper/childish name I'm having some thoughts about it. But congrats to Bambi on her MD. She CAN be a doctor. But the rest of her life, she has to be named Bambi.

There are actually a ton of upsides to being named Bambi. First, everyone will remember your name. Second, people will instantly underestimate and assume you are a stripper or an idiot, and when you turn out to be neither, they'll walk away thinking you are extra impressive because you so overshot their expectations.

Yes, if her name was Caroline or Sarah or something, probably she would have been teased less about her name and maybe fewer men would make cracks about her "stage name." But also she'd blend in with the crowd and get confused with other people.

Also, Dr. Bambi doesn't care if you are thinking about how you hate her name. You're the patient and she's just thinking about trying to treat you. That's how she became a doctor and you became someone whose hobby is making fun of baby names on DCUM.

Would you want that name? I would not.

Right???? I am cracking up about people who are so contrarian they are talking up Bambi as a name. Great ladies. Name your kid Bambi then. Better yet change your own name. Then you'll be super unforgettable.

I am cracking up at people who think the names on OP’s list are not real names and assume a woman is stupid
based on her first name.

Ok. Then do as suggested and name your kid whatever you feel like. It's not going to change how many people see these names. (Bambi is an extreme example, by the way.) What I think is insane is coming on a site like this to get people's opinions and then being mad at what people say. Why ask then? Don't crowdsource your kid's future name on an anonymous website if you don't want to hear what people really think. Even Bambi could have figured that one out.

I'm not OP and I don't think OP has been getting mad at the negative opinions on the thread. And I'm not even mad. My name isn't Bambi or Poppy or anything like that, nor do my kids have names like that. But I see this opinion on name threads all the time and I think it's ridiculous. There are lots and lots of adults who have names people deem cutesy or frivolous. I'm a child of the 80s and I grew up with Stephanie and Tiffany and Jenny. Stephanie is a corporate executive, Tiffany is a professor at an Ivy, and Jenny is a diplomat. I used to work for a woman named Dot who ran a research division at Fortune 500 company. All of these are names that someone or other has told me are dumb, cutesy, and unserious. All those women are serious, competent professionals who are well-respected by their colleagues and well-liked by friends and family.

It's just a tired, often misogynist argument that relies on the idea that names that are feminine, sweet, or fun automatically can't be taken seriously. It's not reality and it's also boring AF.

All those examples are fine names! Sorry but, you are going to be judged by your name. I can't tell you how many people who have unique names tell me that they hate it when they have to say their name and then explain where they got it. Unless you are living in LA where the names are weird Bambi is going to have a tougher time than Jennifer. It doesn't make us narrow minded to point out the obvious truth. Same with people who use They/them as pronouns. They aren't getting hired as much.

I would not like to be named Bambi and sure I could change it but, naming yourself is also challenging! Why not give you kid a name with options and give them a chance?

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Anonymous wrote:Ellen, Lisa, Nora, Sally, Kate... these names all started as nicknames but are now "real" names. Is PP going to freak out about an Ellen who isn't actually named Eleanor, or a Lisa who isn't "really" a Melissa?

So dumb.

But some names don't feel complete...Poppy?

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Anonymous wrote:We're not using a longer name. We're fine with what you consider a nickname (or a dog's name) being the full name. We considered Phoebe for a while also but ultimately took it off the list.

Why not? It's cruel to not give your child the dignity of a real name.

Really? Who gets to say what is a “real” name?

Paging Dr. Poppy Smith? Polly is the best out of the three

Let’s ask Senator Tammy Duckworth.

My friend named Bambi is an MD. We hired a lawyer whose first name was Honey. A name doesn't determine what profession you go into. It's 2024 - start being more open-minded so you're not left behind.

A fun activity is to go on LinkedIn and put in these names that people claim are inappropriate for professional adults and discover all the amazing professionals with names that people on DCUM deem "cutesy" or childish. Like there are lots of engineers, executives, PhDs, data specialists, lawyers and a host of other professionals with the names Poppy, Polly, and Pippa. And not as a nickname with a longer name they use professionally. It's just their name.

NP but for me that's not really the point. The point is when my doctor is named Bambi or some other stripper/childish name I'm having some thoughts about it. But congrats to Bambi on her MD. She CAN be a doctor. But the rest of her life, she has to be named Bambi.

There are actually a ton of upsides to being named Bambi. First, everyone will remember your name. Second, people will instantly underestimate and assume you are a stripper or an idiot, and when you turn out to be neither, they'll walk away thinking you are extra impressive because you so overshot their expectations.

Yes, if her name was Caroline or Sarah or something, probably she would have been teased less about her name and maybe fewer men would make cracks about her "stage name." But also she'd blend in with the crowd and get confused with other people.

Also, Dr. Bambi doesn't care if you are thinking about how you hate her name. You're the patient and she's just thinking about trying to treat you. That's how she became a doctor and you became someone whose hobby is making fun of baby names on DCUM.

Would you want that name? I would not.

Right???? I am cracking up about people who are so contrarian they are talking up Bambi as a name. Great ladies. Name your kid Bambi then. Better yet change your own name. Then you'll be super unforgettable.

I am cracking up at people who think the names on OP’s list are not real names and assume a woman is stupid
based on her first name.

Ok. Then do as suggested and name your kid whatever you feel like. It's not going to change how many people see these names. (Bambi is an extreme example, by the way.) What I think is insane is coming on a site like this to get people's opinions and then being mad at what people say. Why ask then? Don't crowdsource your kid's future name on an anonymous website if you don't want to hear what people really think. Even Bambi could have figured that one out.

I'm not OP and I don't think OP has been getting mad at the negative opinions on the thread. And I'm not even mad. My name isn't Bambi or Poppy or anything like that, nor do my kids have names like that. But I see this opinion on name threads all the time and I think it's ridiculous. There are lots and lots of adults who have names people deem cutesy or frivolous. I'm a child of the 80s and I grew up with Stephanie and Tiffany and Jenny. Stephanie is a corporate executive, Tiffany is a professor at an Ivy, and Jenny is a diplomat. I used to work for a woman named Dot who ran a research division at Fortune 500 company. All of these are names that someone or other has told me are dumb, cutesy, and unserious. All those women are serious, competent professionals who are well-respected by their colleagues and well-liked by friends and family.

It's just a tired, often misogynist argument that relies on the idea that names that are feminine, sweet, or fun automatically can't be taken seriously. It's not reality and it's also boring AF.

I don't think this is a male/female issue. Ask Danny who started going by Dan and Bobby who switched to Robert or Bob and so on. It's the same thing with men's names. People are suggesting give kids options for when they are older which is good advice.

I actually know very few people of either gender who went by a nick name like Danny or Bobby or Jenny or Becky or Allie as a kid who switched to using a more "adult" version later in life. And I know tons of adults with names like that including people who are very high level in their profession.

To me the takeaway is not that you have to give kids a longer, more formal name, but that you should try to raise kids who are comfortable in their own skin and won't fret about changing their name from their nickname so that people will take them seriously after college.

I know a bunch of people who did this. That's why I gave the example of Danny to Dan. Real life one. Know two Jennys who went to Jennifer and a Betsy who switched to Elizabeth and a Stacy to Stacia. Zero harm in options I guess.

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Anonymous wrote:Ellen, Lisa, Nora, Sally, Kate... these names all started as nicknames but are now "real" names. Is PP going to freak out about an Ellen who isn't actually named Eleanor, or a Lisa who isn't "really" a Melissa?

So dumb.

But some names don't feel complete...Poppy?

They don’t feel complete to you. They do feel complete to others. Who are you to judge?

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Anonymous wrote:We're not using a longer name. We're fine with what you consider a nickname (or a dog's name) being the full name. We considered Phoebe for a while also but ultimately took it off the list.

Why not? It's cruel to not give your child the dignity of a real name.

Really? Who gets to say what is a “real” name?

Paging Dr. Poppy Smith? Polly is the best out of the three

Let’s ask Senator Tammy Duckworth.

My friend named Bambi is an MD. We hired a lawyer whose first name was Honey. A name doesn't determine what profession you go into. It's 2024 - start being more open-minded so you're not left behind.

A fun activity is to go on LinkedIn and put in these names that people claim are inappropriate for professional adults and discover all the amazing professionals with names that people on DCUM deem "cutesy" or childish. Like there are lots of engineers, executives, PhDs, data specialists, lawyers and a host of other professionals with the names Poppy, Polly, and Pippa. And not as a nickname with a longer name they use professionally. It's just their name.

NP but for me that's not really the point. The point is when my doctor is named Bambi or some other stripper/childish name I'm having some thoughts about it. But congrats to Bambi on her MD. She CAN be a doctor. But the rest of her life, she has to be named Bambi.

There are actually a ton of upsides to being named Bambi. First, everyone will remember your name. Second, people will instantly underestimate and assume you are a stripper or an idiot, and when you turn out to be neither, they'll walk away thinking you are extra impressive because you so overshot their expectations.

Yes, if her name was Caroline or Sarah or something, probably she would have been teased less about her name and maybe fewer men would make cracks about her "stage name." But also she'd blend in with the crowd and get confused with other people.

Also, Dr. Bambi doesn't care if you are thinking about how you hate her name. You're the patient and she's just thinking about trying to treat you. That's how she became a doctor and you became someone whose hobby is making fun of baby names on DCUM.

Would you want that name? I would not.

Right???? I am cracking up about people who are so contrarian they are talking up Bambi as a name. Great ladies. Name your kid Bambi then. Better yet change your own name. Then you'll be super unforgettable.

I am cracking up at people who think the names on OP’s list are not real names and assume a woman is stupid
based on her first name.

Ok. Then do as suggested and name your kid whatever you feel like. It's not going to change how many people see these names. (Bambi is an extreme example, by the way.) What I think is insane is coming on a site like this to get people's opinions and then being mad at what people say. Why ask then? Don't crowdsource your kid's future name on an anonymous website if you don't want to hear what people really think. Even Bambi could have figured that one out.

I'm not OP and I don't think OP has been getting mad at the negative opinions on the thread. And I'm not even mad. My name isn't Bambi or Poppy or anything like that, nor do my kids have names like that. But I see this opinion on name threads all the time and I think it's ridiculous. There are lots and lots of adults who have names people deem cutesy or frivolous. I'm a child of the 80s and I grew up with Stephanie and Tiffany and Jenny. Stephanie is a corporate executive, Tiffany is a professor at an Ivy, and Jenny is a diplomat. I used to work for a woman named Dot who ran a research division at Fortune 500 company. All of these are names that someone or other has told me are dumb, cutesy, and unserious. All those women are serious, competent professionals who are well-respected by their colleagues and well-liked by friends and family.

It's just a tired, often misogynist argument that relies on the idea that names that are feminine, sweet, or fun automatically can't be taken seriously. It's not reality and it's also boring AF.

All those examples are fine names! Sorry but, you are going to be judged by your name. I can't tell you how many people who have unique names tell me that they hate it when they have to say their name and then explain where they got it. Unless you are living in LA where the names are weird Bambi is going to have a tougher time than Jennifer. It doesn't make us narrow minded to point out the obvious truth. Same with people who use They/them as pronouns. They aren't getting hired as much.

I would not like to be named Bambi and sure I could change it but, naming yourself is also challenging! Why not give you kid a name with options and give them a chance?

Again, you think they are fine but others might not. Tiffany was never going to be taken seriously in my grade school. But now there are adult Tiffany’s doing adult things like being a professor and so you think the name is fine.

Why is Jenny ok but Polly is not?

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Anonymous wrote:We're not using a longer name. We're fine with what you consider a nickname (or a dog's name) being the full name. We considered Phoebe for a while also but ultimately took it off the list.

Why not? It's cruel to not give your child the dignity of a real name.

Really? Who gets to say what is a “real” name?

Paging Dr. Poppy Smith? Polly is the best out of the three

Let’s ask Senator Tammy Duckworth.

My friend named Bambi is an MD. We hired a lawyer whose first name was Honey. A name doesn't determine what profession you go into. It's 2024 - start being more open-minded so you're not left behind.

A fun activity is to go on LinkedIn and put in these names that people claim are inappropriate for professional adults and discover all the amazing professionals with names that people on DCUM deem "cutesy" or childish. Like there are lots of engineers, executives, PhDs, data specialists, lawyers and a host of other professionals with the names Poppy, Polly, and Pippa. And not as a nickname with a longer name they use professionally. It's just their name.

NP but for me that's not really the point. The point is when my doctor is named Bambi or some other stripper/childish name I'm having some thoughts about it. But congrats to Bambi on her MD. She CAN be a doctor. But the rest of her life, she has to be named Bambi.

There are actually a ton of upsides to being named Bambi. First, everyone will remember your name. Second, people will instantly underestimate and assume you are a stripper or an idiot, and when you turn out to be neither, they'll walk away thinking you are extra impressive because you so overshot their expectations.

Yes, if her name was Caroline or Sarah or something, probably she would have been teased less about her name and maybe fewer men would make cracks about her "stage name." But also she'd blend in with the crowd and get confused with other people.

Also, Dr. Bambi doesn't care if you are thinking about how you hate her name. You're the patient and she's just thinking about trying to treat you. That's how she became a doctor and you became someone whose hobby is making fun of baby names on DCUM.

Would you want that name? I would not.

Right???? I am cracking up about people who are so contrarian they are talking up Bambi as a name. Great ladies. Name your kid Bambi then. Better yet change your own name. Then you'll be super unforgettable.

I am cracking up at people who think the names on OP’s list are not real names and assume a woman is stupid
based on her first name.

Ok. Then do as suggested and name your kid whatever you feel like. It's not going to change how many people see these names. (Bambi is an extreme example, by the way.) What I think is insane is coming on a site like this to get people's opinions and then being mad at what people say. Why ask then? Don't crowdsource your kid's future name on an anonymous website if you don't want to hear what people really think. Even Bambi could have figured that one out.

I'm not OP and I don't think OP has been getting mad at the negative opinions on the thread. And I'm not even mad. My name isn't Bambi or Poppy or anything like that, nor do my kids have names like that. But I see this opinion on name threads all the time and I think it's ridiculous. There are lots and lots of adults who have names people deem cutesy or frivolous. I'm a child of the 80s and I grew up with Stephanie and Tiffany and Jenny. Stephanie is a corporate executive, Tiffany is a professor at an Ivy, and Jenny is a diplomat. I used to work for a woman named Dot who ran a research division at Fortune 500 company. All of these are names that someone or other has told me are dumb, cutesy, and unserious. All those women are serious, competent professionals who are well-respected by their colleagues and well-liked by friends and family.

It's just a tired, often misogynist argument that relies on the idea that names that are feminine, sweet, or fun automatically can't be taken seriously. It's not reality and it's also boring AF.

Stephanie and Tiffany are real names. Jenny is a nickname for Jennifer. Dot is a nickname for Dorothy or Dorothea.

But Jenny doesn't go by Jennifer professionally. Dot doesn't go by Dorothy. It doesn't matter if these people have longer names or if their name is just the "nickname" version. They go by the shortened name, it's their name.

BTW I've met lots of people who have names you would deem a "nickname" of a longer name. I know adults with the given names Dani, Timmy, Billy, Jim, and Suzie. Not Danielle, Timothy, William, James, and Susan.

People have been using nicknames as "real" names for centuries. It's where a lot of names you now consider "classic" came from.

True. Nancy was originally a nickname for Ann, Liam for William, Harry for Henry, etc.

Absolutely not.

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I really dislike Polly, not sure why.

Pippa is ok.

I like Poppy a lot. To me, it does sound like a nickname and I'm the sort who would want to give a formal name and use Poppy as a nickname. (Of course, this will cue the people here who insist that parents can't decide in advance what nicknames they are going to call their children, despite the world being filled with Jennifers and Abigails and Elizabeths whose parents called them Jenny and Abby and Lizzie from day one.)

So I would name her Penelope and call her Poppy. But Poppy alone would be fine too.

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In my experience people who name their daughters Lulu or Lola or Poppy name their sons Theodore or Alexander or Henry. Which complicates the “anti-misogyny” argument because fun is not something they value for sons.

None of them are namjng their boys “Danny” as a full name. Or Timmy or Bobby or Dave.

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Anonymous wrote:Ellen, Lisa, Nora, Sally, Kate... these names all started as nicknames but are now "real" names. Is PP going to freak out about an Ellen who isn't actually named Eleanor, or a Lisa who isn't "really" a Melissa?

So dumb.

But some names don't feel complete...Poppy?

They don’t feel complete to you. They do feel complete to others. Who are you to judge?

I am giving my opinion just like you. Ask yourself why you think it comes off as judgment when I have a different opinion? You sound judgy. If op didn't want opinions than they could have not started this thread. Nobody actually has to take my advice! If you are so easily offended than just skip by things you don't agree with.

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Anonymous wrote:In my experience people who name their daughters Lulu or Lola or Poppy name their sons Theodore or Alexander or Henry. Which complicates the “anti-misogyny” argument because fun is not something they value for sons.

None of them are namjng their boys “Danny” as a full name. Or Timmy or Bobby or Dave.

Yes! I agree pp 1,000 percent.

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Anonymous wrote:We're not using a longer name. We're fine with what you consider a nickname (or a dog's name) being the full name. We considered Phoebe for a while also but ultimately took it off the list.

Why not? It's cruel to not give your child the dignity of a real name.

Really? Who gets to say what is a “real” name?

Paging Dr. Poppy Smith? Polly is the best out of the three

Let’s ask Senator Tammy Duckworth.

My friend named Bambi is an MD. We hired a lawyer whose first name was Honey. A name doesn't determine what profession you go into. It's 2024 - start being more open-minded so you're not left behind.

A fun activity is to go on LinkedIn and put in these names that people claim are inappropriate for professional adults and discover all the amazing professionals with names that people on DCUM deem "cutesy" or childish. Like there are lots of engineers, executives, PhDs, data specialists, lawyers and a host of other professionals with the names Poppy, Polly, and Pippa. And not as a nickname with a longer name they use professionally. It's just their name.

NP but for me that's not really the point. The point is when my doctor is named Bambi or some other stripper/childish name I'm having some thoughts about it. But congrats to Bambi on her MD. She CAN be a doctor. But the rest of her life, she has to be named Bambi.

There are actually a ton of upsides to being named Bambi. First, everyone will remember your name. Second, people will instantly underestimate and assume you are a stripper or an idiot, and when you turn out to be neither, they'll walk away thinking you are extra impressive because you so overshot their expectations.

Yes, if her name was Caroline or Sarah or something, probably she would have been teased less about her name and maybe fewer men would make cracks about her "stage name." But also she'd blend in with the crowd and get confused with other people.

Also, Dr. Bambi doesn't care if you are thinking about how you hate her name. You're the patient and she's just thinking about trying to treat you. That's how she became a doctor and you became someone whose hobby is making fun of baby names on DCUM.

Would you want that name? I would not.

Right???? I am cracking up about people who are so contrarian they are talking up Bambi as a name. Great ladies. Name your kid Bambi then. Better yet change your own name. Then you'll be super unforgettable.

I am cracking up at people who think the names on OP’s list are not real names and assume a woman is stupid
based on her first name.

Ok. Then do as suggested and name your kid whatever you feel like. It's not going to change how many people see these names. (Bambi is an extreme example, by the way.) What I think is insane is coming on a site like this to get people's opinions and then being mad at what people say. Why ask then? Don't crowdsource your kid's future name on an anonymous website if you don't want to hear what people really think. Even Bambi could have figured that one out.

I'm not OP and I don't think OP has been getting mad at the negative opinions on the thread. And I'm not even mad. My name isn't Bambi or Poppy or anything like that, nor do my kids have names like that. But I see this opinion on name threads all the time and I think it's ridiculous. There are lots and lots of adults who have names people deem cutesy or frivolous. I'm a child of the 80s and I grew up with Stephanie and Tiffany and Jenny. Stephanie is a corporate executive, Tiffany is a professor at an Ivy, and Jenny is a diplomat. I used to work for a woman named Dot who ran a research division at Fortune 500 company. All of these are names that someone or other has told me are dumb, cutesy, and unserious. All those women are serious, competent professionals who are well-respected by their colleagues and well-liked by friends and family.

It's just a tired, often misogynist argument that relies on the idea that names that are feminine, sweet, or fun automatically can't be taken seriously. It's not reality and it's also boring AF.

Stephanie and Tiffany are real names. Jenny is a nickname for Jennifer. Dot is a nickname for Dorothy or Dorothea.

But Jenny doesn't go by Jennifer professionally. Dot doesn't go by Dorothy. It doesn't matter if these people have longer names or if their name is just the "nickname" version. They go by the shortened name, it's their name.

BTW I've met lots of people who have names you would deem a "nickname" of a longer name. I know adults with the given names Dani, Timmy, Billy, Jim, and Suzie. Not Danielle, Timothy, William, James, and Susan.

People have been using nicknames as "real" names for centuries. It's where a lot of names you now consider "classic" came from.

True. Nancy was originally a nickname for Ann, Liam for William, Harry for Henry, etc.

Absolutely not.

What are you talking about? Liam has been used as a nn for William forever.

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Anonymous wrote:We're not using a longer name. We're fine with what you consider a nickname (or a dog's name) being the full name. We considered Phoebe for a while also but ultimately took it off the list.

Why not? It's cruel to not give your child the dignity of a real name.

Really? Who gets to say what is a “real” name?

Paging Dr. Poppy Smith? Polly is the best out of the three

Let’s ask Senator Tammy Duckworth.

My friend named Bambi is an MD. We hired a lawyer whose first name was Honey. A name doesn't determine what profession you go into. It's 2024 - start being more open-minded so you're not left behind.

A fun activity is to go on LinkedIn and put in these names that people claim are inappropriate for professional adults and discover all the amazing professionals with names that people on DCUM deem "cutesy" or childish. Like there are lots of engineers, executives, PhDs, data specialists, lawyers and a host of other professionals with the names Poppy, Polly, and Pippa. And not as a nickname with a longer name they use professionally. It's just their name.

NP but for me that's not really the point. The point is when my doctor is named Bambi or some other stripper/childish name I'm having some thoughts about it. But congrats to Bambi on her MD. She CAN be a doctor. But the rest of her life, she has to be named Bambi.

There are actually a ton of upsides to being named Bambi. First, everyone will remember your name. Second, people will instantly underestimate and assume you are a stripper or an idiot, and when you turn out to be neither, they'll walk away thinking you are extra impressive because you so overshot their expectations.

Yes, if her name was Caroline or Sarah or something, probably she would have been teased less about her name and maybe fewer men would make cracks about her "stage name." But also she'd blend in with the crowd and get confused with other people.

Also, Dr. Bambi doesn't care if you are thinking about how you hate her name. You're the patient and she's just thinking about trying to treat you. That's how she became a doctor and you became someone whose hobby is making fun of baby names on DCUM.

Would you want that name? I would not.

Right???? I am cracking up about people who are so contrarian they are talking up Bambi as a name. Great ladies. Name your kid Bambi then. Better yet change your own name. Then you'll be super unforgettable.

I am cracking up at people who think the names on OP’s list are not real names and assume a woman is stupid
based on her first name.

Ok. Then do as suggested and name your kid whatever you feel like. It's not going to change how many people see these names. (Bambi is an extreme example, by the way.) What I think is insane is coming on a site like this to get people's opinions and then being mad at what people say. Why ask then? Don't crowdsource your kid's future name on an anonymous website if you don't want to hear what people really think. Even Bambi could have figured that one out.

I'm not OP and I don't think OP has been getting mad at the negative opinions on the thread. And I'm not even mad. My name isn't Bambi or Poppy or anything like that, nor do my kids have names like that. But I see this opinion on name threads all the time and I think it's ridiculous. There are lots and lots of adults who have names people deem cutesy or frivolous. I'm a child of the 80s and I grew up with Stephanie and Tiffany and Jenny. Stephanie is a corporate executive, Tiffany is a professor at an Ivy, and Jenny is a diplomat. I used to work for a woman named Dot who ran a research division at Fortune 500 company. All of these are names that someone or other has told me are dumb, cutesy, and unserious. All those women are serious, competent professionals who are well-respected by their colleagues and well-liked by friends and family.

It's just a tired, often misogynist argument that relies on the idea that names that are feminine, sweet, or fun automatically can't be taken seriously. It's not reality and it's also boring AF.

All those examples are fine names! Sorry but, you are going to be judged by your name. I can't tell you how many people who have unique names tell me that they hate it when they have to say their name and then explain where they got it. Unless you are living in LA where the names are weird Bambi is going to have a tougher time than Jennifer. It doesn't make us narrow minded to point out the obvious truth. Same with people who use They/them as pronouns. They aren't getting hired as much.

I would not like to be named Bambi and sure I could change it but, naming yourself is also challenging! Why not give you kid a name with options and give them a chance?

Again, you think they are fine but others might not. Tiffany was never going to be taken seriously in my grade school. But now there are adult Tiffany’s doing adult things like being a professor and so you think the name is fine.

Why is Jenny ok but Polly is not?

Tiffany is a very old name of Greek origin.

https://www.thebump.com/b/tiffany-baby-name

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Anonymous wrote:We're not using a longer name. We're fine with what you consider a nickname (or a dog's name) being the full name. We considered Phoebe for a while also but ultimately took it off the list.

Why not? It's cruel to not give your child the dignity of a real name.

Really? Who gets to say what is a “real” name?

Paging Dr. Poppy Smith? Polly is the best out of the three

Let’s ask Senator Tammy Duckworth.

My friend named Bambi is an MD. We hired a lawyer whose first name was Honey. A name doesn't determine what profession you go into. It's 2024 - start being more open-minded so you're not left behind.

A fun activity is to go on LinkedIn and put in these names that people claim are inappropriate for professional adults and discover all the amazing professionals with names that people on DCUM deem "cutesy" or childish. Like there are lots of engineers, executives, PhDs, data specialists, lawyers and a host of other professionals with the names Poppy, Polly, and Pippa. And not as a nickname with a longer name they use professionally. It's just their name.

NP but for me that's not really the point. The point is when my doctor is named Bambi or some other stripper/childish name I'm having some thoughts about it. But congrats to Bambi on her MD. She CAN be a doctor. But the rest of her life, she has to be named Bambi.

There are actually a ton of upsides to being named Bambi. First, everyone will remember your name. Second, people will instantly underestimate and assume you are a stripper or an idiot, and when you turn out to be neither, they'll walk away thinking you are extra impressive because you so overshot their expectations.

Yes, if her name was Caroline or Sarah or something, probably she would have been teased less about her name and maybe fewer men would make cracks about her "stage name." But also she'd blend in with the crowd and get confused with other people.

Also, Dr. Bambi doesn't care if you are thinking about how you hate her name. You're the patient and she's just thinking about trying to treat you. That's how she became a doctor and you became someone whose hobby is making fun of baby names on DCUM.

Would you want that name? I would not.

Right???? I am cracking up about people who are so contrarian they are talking up Bambi as a name. Great ladies. Name your kid Bambi then. Better yet change your own name. Then you'll be super unforgettable.

I am cracking up at people who think the names on OP’s list are not real names and assume a woman is stupid
based on her first name.

Ok. Then do as suggested and name your kid whatever you feel like. It's not going to change how many people see these names. (Bambi is an extreme example, by the way.) What I think is insane is coming on a site like this to get people's opinions and then being mad at what people say. Why ask then? Don't crowdsource your kid's future name on an anonymous website if you don't want to hear what people really think. Even Bambi could have figured that one out.

I'm not OP and I don't think OP has been getting mad at the negative opinions on the thread. And I'm not even mad. My name isn't Bambi or Poppy or anything like that, nor do my kids have names like that. But I see this opinion on name threads all the time and I think it's ridiculous. There are lots and lots of adults who have names people deem cutesy or frivolous. I'm a child of the 80s and I grew up with Stephanie and Tiffany and Jenny. Stephanie is a corporate executive, Tiffany is a professor at an Ivy, and Jenny is a diplomat. I used to work for a woman named Dot who ran a research division at Fortune 500 company. All of these are names that someone or other has told me are dumb, cutesy, and unserious. All those women are serious, competent professionals who are well-respected by their colleagues and well-liked by friends and family.

It's just a tired, often misogynist argument that relies on the idea that names that are feminine, sweet, or fun automatically can't be taken seriously. It's not reality and it's also boring AF.

Stephanie and Tiffany are real names. Jenny is a nickname for Jennifer. Dot is a nickname for Dorothy or Dorothea.

But Jenny doesn't go by Jennifer professionally. Dot doesn't go by Dorothy. It doesn't matter if these people have longer names or if their name is just the "nickname" version. They go by the shortened name, it's their name.

BTW I've met lots of people who have names you would deem a "nickname" of a longer name. I know adults with the given names Dani, Timmy, Billy, Jim, and Suzie. Not Danielle, Timothy, William, James, and Susan.

People have been using nicknames as "real" names for centuries. It's where a lot of names you now consider "classic" came from.

Did it say "Jenny" or "Jennifer" on the birth certificate? "Dot" or "Dorothea?" I'm guessing you don't know--I mean, I never laid eyes on the birth certificate of any of my high school classmates or co-workers-that would be weird.
The point is, giving a child a REAL name gives them the option of using that OR a nickname.