I like grandma / grandpa names too. Heather, Jennifer, Stephanie and Michelle aren’t there yet. In another 10-15 years, they might come back.

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Anonymous wrote:I had an "old lady" name when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s. People would tell me the only person that they knew with the name was their 90 year old maiden aunt. It's not a big deal- it never bothered me except for a phase when I was 11-13.

Cut to now- I hear the name being called out to toddlers in Target. Things come and go in cycles.

And to be clear -- everyone hates their name 11-13-ish. I hated mine because it was boring, my one sister hated hers because it was weird, my other sister hated hers because people always spelled it wrong. I'm sure my kids will hate the names I saddled them with in 10 years or so.

So true. It's really normal to go through a phase of disliking your name in adolescence, because you are transitioning from being your parent's child to being your own adult person. Even if you give your child the *perfect* name, odds are good they will still feel this at some point.

Anonymous wrote:This is why you don’t tell people your name choices BEFORE the baby arrives, especially to family members. If there’s no baby there, everyone feels fine sharing whatever opinion they have—good, bad and in between. But when you present the baby and say, “Here’s Heather. Would you like to hold her?” no one (hopefully, unless they’re incredibly rude) says anything negative.

My MIL would say something rude about just about any name. She's just rude. Some people are like that OP.

If I know nice people that ahve a name, I have a warm feeling when I hear the name. If I know nasty people who have a certain name, it makes me very much NOT like the name.

People have said nasty things to me about my DD's name (yes, to my face! as well as some jerks on here). She loves her name. I love her name. We love her dearly. What else matters? Nothing.

There are people on here who think every name is too old fashioned or too popular or too trendy or too... whatever. They think the names they like are the right names and other names are wrong. They scoff at names that sound foreign to them (unless it's the *right* kind of foreign for them). They are miserable, judgmental, exhausting people who are probably constantly wandering around thinking about how if everyone just did what they wanted them to do, then the world would be perfect.

On some level, I take pleasure in causing them distress.

I have a really wonderful cousin named Heather, OP. It's a pretty name. Go with your gut.

Anonymous wrote:I got the same thing when I named my DD Kelly (for my sister who passed away). My DD seems to love her name and I’ve noticed people smiling when she tells them.

Heather is a pretty name!

Aw, I love the name Kelly! I would definitely smile if I met a little Kelly - or a little Heather.

OP, I say you go for it. My DD has a fairly common name among her peers, but DH and I settled on it long before we had kids. Choose the name you love!

Anonymous wrote:I had an "old lady" name when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s. People would tell me the only person that they knew with the name was their 90 year old maiden aunt. It's not a big deal- it never bothered me except for a phase when I was 11-13.

Cut to now- I hear the name being called out to toddlers in Target. Things come and go in cycles.

And to be clear -- everyone hates their name 11-13-ish. I hated mine because it was boring, my one sister hated hers because it was weird, my other sister hated hers because people always spelled it wrong. I'm sure my kids will hate the names I saddled them with in 10 years or so.

I’m a Heather. Born in 79, hahaha! So there is something to be said about the decade.
But guess what? There won’t be many others in her class with that name. Nothing wrong with not wanting to be called Sophia H or Emma B.
Go for it.

I had an "old lady" name when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s. People would tell me the only person that they knew with the name was their 90 year old maiden aunt. It's not a big deal- it never bothered me except for a phase when I was 11-13.

Cut to now- I hear the name being called out to toddlers in Target. Things come and go in cycles.

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Anonymous wrote:There is a movie about Heather/s!

Who in America doesn’t know that, PP?

You’d be surprised what millennials and gen z don’t know.

+1. Gen Z doesn’t know crap.

I have two Gen z and they know it! Don't hate on the younger generation...and I am not going to guess what you are.

My GenZ kid found Heathers The Musical on YouTube. He loves it and wants to see the movie.

Anonymous wrote:I am a 30 year old Karen. I never felt my name was dated, and loved it until the past couple years where it’s been ruined by the meme.

yeah, it’s unfair what the meme has done to that name now

Eff em. There’s always someone who will tell you your baby name is shit, whatever it is. Heather is a great name, just go for it.

Anonymous wrote:I have always loved the name Heather. Everyone raises an eyebrow or says “wow, I haven’t heard that since the 80’s”.

I don’t mind for me but is my daughter going to get those comments?

I wouldn't take this as an insult. It is true, right? People are just trying to find things to say.

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Anonymous wrote:There is a movie about Heather/s!

Who in America doesn’t know that, PP?

You’d be surprised what millennials and gen z don’t know.

+1. Gen Z doesn’t know crap.

I have two Gen z and they know it! Don't hate on the younger generation...and I am not going to guess what you are.

Heather is a nice name. The world needs something other than Emmas, Ellas, and Sophias.

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Anonymous wrote:There is a movie about Heather/s!

Who in America doesn’t know that, PP?

You’d be surprised what millennials and gen z don’t know.

Mine do!