I somewhat agree

Thing is... what's common here may not be common somewhere else. They may not get teased for having a certain name in Texas but it may be a different story when they move to new York.

I have a unisex name "Quinn" it wasn't common for girl when I was a kid. Let alone a first name. But I'm seeing it more often now than ever before.

I just believe in naming a child based on its meaning and if its purpose driven. I'm more concerned about their life path and if it compliments them. Names determine purpose IMO

LOL. I'm not. I'm just for everyone having their OWN opinion and if they absolutely love something weather it be a name or whatever to go for it. My babies names are Makenzie Lynn, Roy Samuel III, and soon to be Delylah Ivory. I'm just all for doing what you want and doing it for the right reasons. I already stated about a dozen times I understand completely what she's saying but at the same time I don't agree and that is ok. Not everyone agrees on everything and that's what makes this world beautiful, we don't have to!!

I got bullied because of my name. My maiden name was Melissa Ashley berry. My own sister used to say "Melissa's a** is hairy" and people always called me dingle berry or other names using my last name. So this is coming from someone who knows what it's feels like to be bullied one way or another.

I'm all for unique or uncommon like I stated before about my daughter, her name is Lina. It's very uncommon compared to other names out there. Well at least where I'm from. But naming your kid mayo? That's insane. Smith mommy is just making a suggestion. You can name your child something you love but don't doom your child/children something completely out of the box. You can't just think about them being bullied in school either

My name is Amber. My maiden name was Bokamp. What I camp in a Bo. I was constantly teased. Now that I'm married my last name is Schrimsher which is just as bad because No one can pronounce it and I'm an adult and it's embarrassing. My point is there is no reason to change the way you think, speak, talk, act, ect. Because of bullying and as far as names.... I don't even like weird names. Haha. I make fun of my husband because of the names he comes up with. I'm just saying everyone is way to sensitive and there is no reason to not name your precious baby something you love just because it's different. Bully's will be bully's and will find anything to pick on who they are jealous of. Plain and simple. I'm not a fan of crazy names. But I don't think if you love a name you should ignore it because of someone else, or because you might think someone else might make fun of it. Idk. No reason in arguing. I just get so sick of every little thing being offensive or wrong. Ya know? It gets aggravating.

Changing whole lives by anything you go to say or do you have to really think about it. It's what this world has came to. You can't even express your opinion without being a bully or racist. It's nuts. That's what I mean. In general you have to worry about what others think and I am not a person that will EVER do that. I am not gonna put strangers before me and my own. I don't care what people think and I will express myself until the day I die. As far as bullying being worse I don't agree. You say so many deaths but honestly did they even think about that back before everything was offensive and wrong. You say the problem is parents making them feel as if they need to toughen it out as a result of teaching them to stick up for themselves but I disagree. I think the problem is everyone is too darn sensitive to absolutely everything. And people seriously caring what others think. It's just this world. This generation of parenting. Period. I just disagree and that is ok. People think it isn't but it is. Like I said before I get what you mean but I don't agree. I have a very common, correctly spelled name and was made fun of for my last name instead. Bully's will find anything to make fun of. And as far as self esteem that has a whole lot to do with raising as well and can't tell me otherwise because I have been through that first hand. I didn't say completely but has a lot to do with it. Like I said before I agree to disagree and that is okay even in this crazy world we live in.

Ok so I was bullied from the age of 9 till I was 14 by the same girl, she was a year below me in school, she would just say things to me very slyly as we passed in the school corridors and on the way home she would follow me and name call the whole way! I told my mum who told me to give her a smack or at least a mouthful back, I told my teachers who told me to ignore her and that she'd get bored eventually. I did as the teachers she as I thought that was the better option. I had a year without her in high school but she still turned up half way home every night! I carried on ignoring her, she never got bored, I didn't tell my mum again as I'm not a fighter and I was never going to hit this girl. By the time I got to 14 my best friend was coming straight to mine from school one night, we were walking along and this girl was behind us giving it the usual, my friend kept saying "you need to do something about this, it's gone on forever" etc ... Anyway in the end she grabbed her by the throat and battered her, the girl never said boo to me again. But I still would never resort to violence in any situation as its just not me. My mum would knock someone's head off in the same situation and my sister would do the same, it has nothing to do with upbringing and how we are raised, it's done to that child's personality.

I was bullied because of my accent, I was different because I was new to the area. But my middle name is Luise (Louise) spelt the German way after my nan, still today the doctors, dentist, bank and many others tell me I've spelt my name wrong!

Where o think bullying has gotten worse is bc of the # of deaths from it every year. I think part of the reason for that is the outlets available to bully thay were not available years ago. Bullying has not always caused this many deaths, it mainly just killed ppls self esteem. I understand that you didn't directly say tough it out, but like I said just bc we teach our children to defend themselves & others in a situation like that, doesn't mean they will have the self-esteem for it when the time comes. Especially if it is repetitive bullying which it usually is. So the only option left at that point if they are not going to ask for help due to embarrassment or whatever else is to tough it out. Which was the bullys goal.

You keep saying changing your whole life, what if your child doesn't like having a name after an object or word instead of an acual name. I've said many times I like unique names, but that we should take our children's future into consideration. Not just the possibility of being bullied, but their future professional life as well. I'm not saying we should not name our children what we really want to based on what ifs, what I'm saying is be thoughtful & considerate of possible future implications of your choices on your child's life. Also, just bc we teach our children to defend themselves does not mean that they will have that type of personality unfortunately. Peer pressure is a fickle thing. & I love the name Delylah, it is actually a name from the Bible just spelled differently. We had considered it years ago when I was pregnant with dd, spelled with a y too, but I couldn't ever actually see my dd named that. It didn't seem to fit her. The name makes me think of a calm, beautiful girl. Well my dd is beautiful but she's a pistol ball too, so I guess that's why my instincts pointed me differently, lol.

I never said anything about toughing it out or just getting over it. I said to learn to stick up for themselves and us as parent to teach our kids some morals so our kids won't bully.... I don't agree with it getting worse. Bullying has always been bad.... They just didn't make a big deal out of it like they do now.

Just an observation, but although bullying has been around forever if you look at those who bully it is usually the one's with a self-righteous attitude that thinks everyone should just tough it out & learn to get over it. & usually their parents have the same sour attitude. Not every child or even person has the capacity to just get over it, or intervene on someone's behalf. Bullying is a serious issue that is only getting worse & this generation of parents that are the tough everything out is what's making it worse.

I do understand what all you ladies are saying. I really do. I think to myself really? Like the one of the most popular for last year was Mayo. So what did they look in their fridge? I do get it BUT I don't think there is anything wrong with thinking outside the box. Just like I said, last names you can't choose and some are horrible and I feel bad for people. People will get made fun of either way but it just adds to it and I get that. But I also get my point completely too. Lol. My husband has named all his kids and he is the king of unique names. He comes up with some crazy stuff and he always comes up with literally a million before I can agree because I'm not naming my kid anything I wouldn't want to be named. He's come up with Rumor, Rebel, Darlynn, Alley Bama (after the state), conscience, and so on and so forth. Lol. We finally agreed on Delilah which is very unique because I don't know anyone with that name... But it's pretty and I personally don't care what anyone thinks. He making me spell it Delylah because he is all about crazy unusual names or spellings. I want it with an I because I think it looks better. But, my point is... Not all kids can be Jessicas, Ashleys, Matthews, and Brians. We can't choose our last names which can be way worse than a lot of first names. Like someone said before it's sad that we have to alter our lives and what we like to please others. Honestly my husband would be shocked that I stuck up for unique names because I give him so much crap just because he's nuts with his names. But like I said earlier.... It doesn't matter what you name them. Bullying is inevitable. It's been around forever and it always will be. And nowadays it really deff doesn't matter because the top names for this year are king, boss and something else I already forgot. I mean I don't know hardly anyone who is naming their kid an actual name. They are all spelled crazy and are unique so now you need to think the opposite and want them to fit in. Lol. Idk. I just agree to not agree completely with you all. I do get it but I don't agree....

I'm called Corky and never been teased for it.. Don't think it matters what you call your kids, matters is how you bring them up so they never take any crap =)

I think one issue I have is when people change the spelling in ways that defy the rules of grammar and it absolutely is not pronounced the way it's spelled. I knew a girl name Yariya. She pronounced her name Aria and and said the Y was silent.

Nicevo1 - I know a kid named Evan Evans. I don't know the family well and the child wasn't in school yet but I had to wonder what the parents were thinking when they did that.

I agree with this post. Yep, bullying has been around forever but there's no reason to add to the kid's possibility of getting bullied. I named my daughter something uncommon but not crazy. I also made sure her initials didn't spell something crazy (her initials are A.C.E). The worst thing I did was spell her middle name the most difficult way ... I was 18 and thought it would be cool (Ciarrah). In conclusion, just put a little thought in your kid's name before you go and name him/her something that might haunt them forever.

Kids are and will be bullied regardless. I am so sick of hearing about bullying. It's like this generation thinks it just started. Bullying has been around FOREVER. What about last names that you can't just simply decide for your kids? My kids will know to defend and protect themselves. Just like how they did it in the good ole days before everyone wanted to fuss about everything. I don't agree with bullying but it's inevitable no matter what your name is. Instead of worrying about unique names, how about we worry about teaching our children to stick up for themselves? Or better yet, let's teach them good morals and how not to be a bully.

I completely agree with this post, your child has to live its whole life with the name you chose, so make it comfortable for them. A friend of mine knows a child called Snow White ... You can bet your bottom dollar that kid gets ridiculed every day! I absolutely love Evan for a boy but my surname is Evans ?. Kids are extremely cruel and while you don't care what others think and you want to bring your child up to be a certain way there is no guarantee that your child won't be unbelievably shy and easily intimidated.

My niece was born with glue ear, it effected her hearing early on so she's had to have speech therapy as she hasn't properly learnt how to pronounce words, she's terribly shy now and won't speak up in class because she gets laughed at, she's 6 and it absolutely breaks my heart that she has to go through this. There's no magic button to put it right but we have to do our utmost best to make it as easy as possible for our babies.

I personally prefer traditional names simply because I don't want my child to get to an age where by say they become a lawyer with a name like Bunny for instance ... Bunny is a lovely name but would you take them serious? We all judge when we shouldn't, it's a fact of life unfortunately. Xxx

Kids nowadays are even more cruel then they were when we were in school like mentioned in this post because of how the world has gotten.

I agree with Smith mommy. I've seen kids get picked on for their names when I was in elementary school. I gave my oldest an uncommon name but not to uncommon that she will be picked on or brushed off when it comes to college applications or job applications. When naming your children you can't just think about being bullied in school you've got to think about their future. When I first joined the June group I saw someone post about naming their child champagne if they have a girl. That's unique definitely but not a name you want your child to have growing up to be an adult. Choose wisely if you are looking for unique or uncommon. Think about their future and their self esteem

You know what makes me very sad and slightly angry .. Is that we have to alter our lives and feel that we need to protect our children by either naming them a "normal name" or putting them in brand name clothes , making sure there 100% clean all the time ect just so they don't get made fun of it left out .. Wtf is wrong with our world ! I want my children to stand up for people that are being bullied and if there being bullied for let's say there clothes , I hope he/she starts to wear "not the best " clothes the next day .. Instead of altering our life's so our children will"fit in" why don't we teach them that is ok to be different it's actually better .. You don't need to be like that other person or dress like them just so they don't harass you ? .. That's like saying oh you've been raped because you wore a short skirt .. It's the same as .. Your being bullied because of your name.. NO YOUR BEING BULLIED BECAUSE HE OR SHE IS A BULLY .. Smh

I completely agree with this post. While I think everyone understands that kids will get bullied regardless of their names, I believe if they have an extremely unique name, they will become an easier target because some kids are just mean. I have a 4 yr old niece, whose name is Tierney, and she gets bullied at preschool bc she "has a weird name." Luckily, she is still at an age where she will tell my sister everything and the teachers can handle it, but as kids become older they hide more things from their parents so it is not as easy to stop it. As these generations get older, social media will only become a larger aspect of their life, and make it even easier to get bullied/ bully eachother. I don't think anyone here is saying they don't like unique names, everyone does so their child can have their own identity, I think they are just reminding people to think about the whole aspect of the name and not just the uniqueness of it. Now, there are always two sides. My best friends name is Brytyn and she never got bullied for her name. I think people are just trying to give a heads up and help people out so our babies have happier lives :)

If you decide to do it, fine, but know if you ask other people's opinion they might think that is going to be problematic and even if you say, I'm never going to call him Harry, kids have their own minds and sometimes have speech issues where they might pronounce their name differently than you intended.

I think the point is just to consider the name carefully and how it could impact a child regarding their peers or professional life. Henry Brian Hines might be a beautiful name and might have a lot of meaning, but Henry might become Harry (common nickname) and he might end up putting Harry B. Hines on his business card someday.

I was bullied at school also, my name is Sarah so it's a common name, but I don't think it was my name that got me bullied.

I understand you had a bad experience and people made fun of your name and therefore you prefer traditional names and that's fine.

But I don't agree that naming a child a unique name will cause them to bullied more, a child will be bullied if he/her name is common like William, mason, Chloe, Amy, it happens to thousands of kids for no reasons at all.

True but it started with making fun of my name in 6th grade and then got worse, so yes, in naming my child and giving feedback when asked I lean towards the more traditional.

I personally think a child with a unique name is not most likely to get bullied, my daughters friends at school are called bee, echo, phenix, gypsie and none of them have ever been bullied.

All kids have an equal chance of being bullied due to name/race/rich/poor/not having the up to date phones/gadgets.

@Sydney, for some reason my stupid phone cut off the rest of what I typed. If Sydney is your name I think it's beautiful, especially with the y.

Sydney I'm so sorry you had to endure that! That is horrible, but just an example of what I'm talking about.

Again as stated, I have no problem with unique names, but I have seen children bullied bc of some strange names. I think a unique name can tie along greatly with someone's personality. I just want people to think about how their child might or might not feel if put in this situation. For example I have no doubt in my mind that many of the words that celebrities have turned into names for their children will not work for a normal child. If a child named Apple goes to a regular school & is of middle class or even worse poor than that child will more than likely be ridiculed. It is the very unfortunate truth. As parents, no we don't want to care what other ppl think about what we name our children, but in the end our children will be the one's living out that name & not ourselves.

I think I'm very aware of this because I have a fairly normal name and got teased because of my name and people would prank call my house when I was young to make fun of my name. I used to try to change my name all the time to something that was super popular like Jessica or Stephanie. I was bullied for several reasons and there were times I didn't want to go to school and would cry on my way to school or fake being sick because it was so bad. Kids are horrible and mean and as a child you don't have to tools to say "I don't give a crap" that you have as an adult. I didn't tell my parents any of it until I faked being sick for 3 days because these girls were threatening to beat me up and had put a dead rat in my locker with a note that I'm next. It wasn't until I was in college when I got away from the bullying and felt comfortable to say "screw you" but it was miserable in middle and high school.

I plan to give my child a unique name out of my choice. I couldn't careless if anyone dislikes or agrees to the name, unless your paying for its upbringing or co parenting along side me, honestly anyone's opinion means nothing to me.

I already have two kids 10yrs & 19 months and they both have unusual names and it's fantastic, my oldest has no problems in school and isn't bullied for her name, she was able to spell her name at age 2.

I personally think the only problem with naming your child with a unique name is the person who has the problem with unique names.