a bit annoyed at how people react

we have finally decided on a name for a baby girl. Fiona.

when people ask me and i tell them they either screw their face up and just as "oh, really" or give a fake smaile and say "that's nice" and it reallt upsets and ofends me.

is it really a horrible name? i know it shouldn't bother me but it does sad

we have finally decided on a name for a baby girl. Fiona.

when people ask me and i tell them they either screw their face up and just as "oh, really" or give a fake smaile and say "that's nice" and it reallt upsets and ofends me.

is it really a horrible name? i know it shouldn't bother me but it does sad

Really? I think its Cute, Fi is a gorgeous nickname too wink

Don't let others opinions bother you. My DS is Tobey, and people used to tell me it was a bit too feminine or sounded like a hippy name lol! When I found out I was having a boy, the name Tobey came to mind and I knew he HAD to be named that.

T xo

Well I like it - it's a bit old school and not a common choice but it's a timeless name and much better than some of the wierd names people come up with!

It's so hard not to get upset when you get those reactions, I totally understand. When we were pregnant I gave up on telling people our baby names because I couldn't handle the negative reactions anymore - and they were pretty plain names! E.g - Rose, May, Jack, etc. I had one friend say "Ewww May?? That's a revolting name for a little girl!" - I got soooo angry when she said that.... so I said to her "How do you think that makes me feel? Now if we call our baby May I am always going to remember that you think it's absolutely disgusting - so thanks for nothing!!!". She apologised but the damage was done.

I think Fiona is classic and beautiful but still unique.

My suggestion is stop telling people. It doesn't achieve anything anyway! If someone asks what names you are considering, just tell them you still don't have anything in mind.

My suggestion is stop telling people. It doesn't achieve anything anyway! If someone asks what names you are considering, just tell them you still don't have anything in mind.

Agreed, don't tell people. Nobody will be nasty about it once the baby is named... it's easier for people to simply insult a name, but when the baby is born and has been given that name, they might say something about it in private but only the truly rude would comment to your face

Yeah its hard. I always want peoples opinions and want them to like the names we pick. But reality is every1 has different taste in names. It would b a boring world if we all liked the same name.
Fiona is an older name, but far better than some of the real old school names lol I could actually see it making a come back.

We avoided telling people the name we had chosen for DD2 because we didn't want to be influenced be peoples reaction. A lesson we learnt after being pregnant with our first.

From now on just tell people that you have a name but aren't sharing it until baby is born.

I know a lovely 4 yr old called Fiona.

you and your partner are the only ones that need to like the name.
when we were pickign names and i woudl suggest them to people we got all sorts of reactions...some, like you, got me quite upset. In the end i decided to not talk names with anyone and let it be a suprise this way it wont be so much abotu the name but more about the baby.

I think people just dont lke it as much because it is an 'older' name...but many older names are now coming back in...i bet you will start the trend of Fiona haha

good luck

This is why we don't tell anyone except our parents but after last time we will not be telling anyone what the 3rd baby name will be. Long story short my mil told me she didn't like the middle name we choose (she told me she hated it) it was my late fathers name.

One of my good friends at school was called Fiona and she was a nice person, we lost track of each other when we finish but still it's a nice name.

Don't let this change your mind about the name at the end of the day only you & your partner has to like the name.

You need to keep it to yourself.

I got turned off my favourite name because my sister in law went on and on about it. It became like it was her idea and we HAD to use that name.
Eventually I associated that name with her nagging.

Other names I liked and other people didn't like them and that just spoiled them too.

I know it's hard to keep it to yourself when you find that special name, it can be so exciting.

oh, thank you everyone for your kind words and support smile

i guess you are all right and that it shouldn't matter and if it wasn't family/relatives maybe it wouldn't upset me as much.

i have learnt my lesson and will just keep it to myself from now on. i still like the name and will use it.

i just couldn't imagine being so rude to someone when they tell me their babies name even if i didn't like it.

oh well tongue to them.

I love it!!