Naming baby

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PhiloMed said:
When people ask me what we are naming this new baby I just make something up. I’ve used:

Moon Unit
Dweezil
Cheese Doodle
Katelyn Jenner (we’re having a boy so I enjoy the reactions to this one)
Peach Pit
Chunky Monkey depending on what he looks like
Cashew
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Beryllos?
 
Padres1969 said:
Ragnar? Wasn’t that a planet in Battlestar Galactica?
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Ragnar Hairy-Britches or Shaggy-Breeches (Old Norse Ragnarr Loðbrók) was a legendary viking ruler, king, and hero from the Viking Age described in Old Norse poetry and several sagas. [Wikipedia]
PhiloMed said:
2)Why are you telling people what you plan to name her? If they ask, just say “Oh, we have a few names we are thinking about.” or "We will see what she looks like first."
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A comedian on TV had this as part of a routine, where he inquired where a couple he knew named their child “Kayla” or some such…“Because she looked like a Kaylah.”

He opined that newborns only look like one of three things:
  1. Winston Churchill.
  2. Mahatma Gandhi.
  3. A boiled chicken.
😃
 
It’s a beautiful name, and she’ll have a lovely patron saint.

If it’s the pronunciation that’s giving you pause, you might be interested to learn that Sts. Zelie and Louis Martin (St. Therese’s parents) named her after St. Teresa of Avila. Blessed Teresa of Calcutta chose her name because of the Little Flower (st. Therese) though she spelled it the more anglicized way. It’s not unprecedented for a person to name their child after a saint but chose a particular spelling that it more familiar to their culture.

God bless and congratulations on your pregnancy.
 
PhiloMed said:
When people ask me what we are naming this new baby I just make something up. I’ve used:

Moon Unit
Dweezil
Cheese Doodle
Katelyn Jenner (we’re having a boy so I enjoy the reactions to this one)
Peach Pit
Chunky Monkey depending on what he looks like
Cashew
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LOL! Thanks so much for the laugh today… I really needed it.
 
jenjen said:
Hello,

I am due in September and we are expecting a baby girl. My husband and I feel a strong pull to the name Thérèse (yes with the accents, Rhymes with perez) after St.Thérèse of Lisieux. We both feel this is the baby’s name. It’s not a name we were ever drawn to before. (We have 3 other kids) also I didn’t know much about St. Thérèse of Lisieux before becoming pregnant but now I just can’t get enough of her!

Anyway, when I tell people the name they look at me with weird expressions, ask me to repeat it, give blank stares or say you mean Theresa? I gently comment that we are naming her after St. Thérèse of Lisieux and they ask who’s that? There are only a handful of people that react positively besides us and our priests.

Are we making a mistake? Is the name too unusual? I can just feel it. Her name isn’t Theresa it’s Thérèse. Alright I’m steeling my heart for your replies…
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Personally, I think it’s a lovely name. But yes, be advised, the accents may present a problem. It may be a simple thing to add two extra squiggles on her birthday cake, it may be another thing entirely when it comes to electronic forms and records-keeping. And people may generally pronounce it “tuh-REESE” without the accents to guide them.

Not trying to dissuade you, mind, just saying it’s a consideration.

Like the difference at a fashion show, between a lame outfit and a lamé outfit. 😃
 
Book_Worm said:
Please take it from one who has hated her name her entire life–please consider either using the Anglicized version of Theresa or use it as a middle name.

My name is fairly a fairly simple Biblical name, and I would have given anything to be named Susan. No one ever knew how to pronounce it or spell it. I always mumbled when I introduced myself (often do even today) and started using a made-up simplified version in HS, with the result that people I knew from my early life call me that while those I met after I began working and was called by my legal name call me that. I named my DD a plain, simple four-letter name, and she always liked it.

Therese (can’t do accent marks on my iPad) is a lovely name. But so is Theresa and it’s a lot easier for a child to live with.
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My first name is very, very simple. Every one can read it, everyone can spell it.

My middle name on the other hand, is one that is very different. I’ve only ever met one other person with it. And I am 50.

Every single time I say it, I have to spell it. Every. Single. Time. And no one, I mean, no one, repeats it correctly.

Just know that using an unusual name or spelling will cause this.
 
Therese is a lovely name, and she’s a popular saint. Lots of Catholic kids named Therese, and lots of Catholic kids giving themselves that name at Confirmation.

Be advised that most local US governments don’t use accent marks, or only use the Spanish kind. I don’t think the Social Security Administration uses them, either.

Obviously Canada would have no problem with French accent marks…
 
maryjk said:
My first name is very, very simple. Every one can read it, everyone can spell it.

My middle name on the other hand, is one that is very different. I’ve only ever met one other person with it. And I am 50.

Every single time I say it, I have to spell it. Every. Single. Time. And no one, I mean, no one, repeats it correctly.

Just know that using an unusual name or spelling will cause this.
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You know, the grass is always greener. I’ve always liked my first name. It’s a biblical old testament name that has both a long and a short version so it can be nice and versatile. But I’ve always loathed my middle name despite it being a solid and simple new testament name. I would love to have had something more interesting (like Wolfgang…) as a middle name. Heck I’ve considered changing it if not for respect for my parents. Instead I’ve simply left it off everything in the last 15 years that I could, and even some things I probably wasn’t supposed to like my license.
 
Our second kid’s middle name is Therese.

Though we didn’t concern ourselves with the accents.

The only thing I would say - pay attention to whoever takes down the information for Birth Certificate or SS (assuming USA).

Watch it.

According to the Government, our kids’ middle name is Theresa, birth certificate is correct, with Therese.

Someday maybe we’ll make the effort to fix it, but I’m sure there is a cost to me, for them to fix their mistake.

Take care,

Mike
 
PhiloMed said:
When people ask me what we are naming this new baby I just make something up. I’ve used:

Moon Unit
Dweezil
Cheese Doodle
Katelyn Jenner (we’re having a boy so I enjoy the reactions to this one)
Peach Pit
Chunky Monkey depending on what he looks like
Cashew
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Ahhh, Frank Zappa! An endless source of material… 🙂
 
It’s a gorgeous name, and its namesake is a wonderful saint.

However, unless you live in an area with a large francophone population, it will be butchered. You’ll get these lovely gems:
  1. Thay-RAYS
  2. Thee-REES
  3. Thay-REES
  4. Tuh-REES
  5. Tuh-REEZ
You get the idea… 🙂

If you have a thick skin and have a French heritage, go for it. Pronounced properly, it’s mellifluous. There’s something to be said for preserving your cultural heritage and representing it to the larger world. Otherwise, I’d choose an Anglicized form of the name.

God bless on your little treasure!
 
Jemjen,

I like Thérèse, it is awesome. Do not let other dictate what you should name your child, if they do not like it - they do not have to name their child that.

My wife and I named our son - Matthieu and some people did not like the way we spelled it, bummer for them :).

Congrtz also.

Winter
 
ffg said:
Our second kid’s middle name is Therese.

Though we didn’t concern ourselves with the accents.

The only thing I would say - pay attention to whoever takes down the information for Birth Certificate or SS (assuming USA).

Watch it.

According to the Government, our kids’ middle name is Theresa, birth certificate is correct, with Therese.

Someday maybe we’ll make the effort to fix it, but I’m sure there is a cost to me, for them to fix their mistake.

Take care,

Mike
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We had to do something similar with our 3rd. The birth center added an h. We corrected it on her birth certificate with a single form. Social security took the better part of 6 months of affidavits from her doctor, our pastor, etc. to get them to update her name. Every time I brought them what they asked for there would be some other proof I needed to provide.
 
John_Lazarus said:
Ragnar Hairy-Britches or Shaggy-Breeches (Old Norse Ragnarr Loðbrók) was a legendary viking ruler, king, and hero from the Viking Age described in Old Norse poetry and several sagas.
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One of the few people who have ever caught the reference. We started with Hairy-Britches but my wife declared that babies start fuzzy and only become hairy as adults. 😉
John_Lazarus said:
If boys, Curt and Rod.
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:rotfl:
 
I know several little girls named Therese, with exactly the same pronunciation you want to use. It is a lovely name.
 
Thanks everyone! Love all the hilarious comments and the solid advice. You rock!

We’re keeping Thérèse. Yes the accents might pose a problem with social security or whatever, so if we have to drop them we will.

I appreciate all the info and opinions.
 
One of my younger sisters is named Therese (pronounced the French way, but no accents)! We all love her name, it was strange at first, but it quickly grew. She is constantly having to correct people on the pronunciation, but this gives us all the opportunity to tell people about the Little Flower!

I think it is a beautiful name. 👍
 
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