By futuremum - 22/03/2012 17:14 - United Kingdom - Bristol

Today, I had to yet again tell my mother-in-law that I wasn't going to name my unborn baby "Ermintrude" after her late mother. My husband told me to stop being difficult, and that he agrees that it would be nice. FML
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Feklfekl2222 32

Ermintrude is a name that you joke like ethelburga not one you name a child, they would be teased.

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missmandaj 3

Well I believe that the person the little human came out of legally has 100% naming rights in a lot of countries as they are the only guaranteed parent of the child.

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bizarre_ftw 21

Continue being difficult, you're pregnant, you have an excuse, and if you name your kid that you're signing up for internal family issues

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alycion 38

Give the baby two middle names. Make that the second. It'll be there but never be mentioned. Win/win ;)

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Eiregal2 10

Shouldn't there be laws against naming your children terrible names though? I mean, it could be seen as a form a child's use I think. Example being = you live in a religious community but don't take it to serious and decided for ***** and giggles to name the child " lucifer" "judas" or "Damien" growing up in that community would be torture for that child!

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GoldenGrizzly 7

There are laws like that in some countries. I think in Japan you can't name your child "Akira" because it means demon. And there were two parents who almost had their child taken away for naming it "Tula Does the Hula in Hawaii." They made them legally change the child's name.

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monster_tamer 11

I actually like the name Lucifer, a more elegant sound to Lucius. But yes, I most certainly agree with your point. Although in the end, Lucifer is a name I'd give to a book character or a pet, rather than saddle my child with it.

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doglover100 28

I think hospitals should approve of a name.

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kb021 18

I say pick the first name yourself and use Ermintrude as the middle name. As controlling/overstepping the boundaries as it is of your mother-in-law to insist on the name, its still your husband's grandmother and maybe he wants to honour her memory. Though if he refuses the compromise its a sure sign he just wants to appease his mother. In which case just ignore them both and do what you want.

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darkkisses 6

Please don't give in! Your child deserves a beautiful name :) How everything go's ok

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Ashley91129 6

Give her a really nice middle name and call her by it. Then when she's old enough, offer her a chance to change her name.

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cami197934 3

I think he finally needs to wean from his mommy's breast

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wittygirl 8

Your best bet is to name it renesme, of were gonna name it a lame name atleast they know where it came from. Sounds like your mother in law hates you and your baby. I'd fight to name it whatever you want instead.

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GoldenGrizzly 7

Um, they do know where it came from as it is the name of the grandmother.

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