Miscellaneous: Today, I learned that the hardest part of marrying a historian...

By NeitherHrotsvitNorErkembaldus - 29/07/2016 21:21 - Canada - Toronto

Today, I learned that the hardest part of marrying a historian is choosing baby names. His top choices derive from two Roman magistrates, two abbesses, a tenth-century author, and an obscure Greek official. I already let him name our pug, for whom he chose the name "Tertullianus." FML

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By Anonymous - 28/01/2021 05:02

Today, my boyfriend has had name ideas for his future son and daughter even before I met him, but so have I. He disregards my ideas and suggestions, and is hell bent on giving our kids names because he likes "the way they sound." 'Hippopotamus' sounds good, but who’d name their kids that? FML

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By Anonymous - 21/04/2009 04:43 - United States

Today, my husband and I were talking about names for our expectant child. I told him since I named our daughter he could name our son. He's decided on a name from 'God of War'. My son is going to be named after a make-believe cartoon character - Kratos. FML

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By noway - 03/01/2014 11:03 - France - Cholet

Today, my French wife chose the name of our unborn baby girl. She wants to call her Fanny and won't change her mind. FML

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By AGeeksWife - 12/09/2012 07:03 - United States - Saukville

Today, I learned that I'm expecting twins. A boy and a girl. My husband, upon finding out about this, immediately suggested that we give them Star Wars names. But not Luke and Leia. Oh no. He wants to name them Darth and Vayda. And he is absolutely serious about this. FML

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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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By spermbankonlegs - 16/03/2012 02:21 - United States

Today, my girlfriend of three days asked if we could start naming our future children. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/01/2011 01:59 - Canada

Today, I found out why my wife insisted on naming our first child "George" if it was a boy. It was her first love's name. FML

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By LNamesOnly - 09/07/2012 07:31 - Australia

Today, I spoke to my hormonal pregnant wife about baby names. I told her I liked the name "Tabitha", and she went into a full rage about how all letters have textures, colours and emotions and how T is an evil letter. Apparently it's orange, plastic, and a needle trying to stab her eyes out. FML

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By trisha - 16/07/2012 20:57 - United States - Wellesley Hills

Today, my husband and I agreed that he would name our first born and I would name our second. He's dead-set on naming our child "Raindropp" no matter whether it's a boy or girl. FML

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By baby names - 23/09/2018 22:00

Today, I helped a lady give birth on the train. She was so happy she asked if she could name the baby after me, but as I told her my name she visibly turned her nose up at it, turned to her husband, and suggested naming it after his grandfather instead. FML

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jay_south 19

Saturday 30 July 2016 16:01

Turtle-y anus?

Elban 20

Saturday 30 July 2016 15:58

Far out baby names, might wanna dial it down about 50% and come up with a something more acceptable and serious, like Tiberius

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Pinkanger 13

Monday 1 August 2016 4:52

Let him choose the name

Tannasgh 22

Monday 1 August 2016 6:23

Nothing like naming your dog after a sexually repressed Carthaginian Christian laymen...

I_Am_The_Cold 19

Monday 1 August 2016 8:30

Puga are way cuter than babies, but that aside; I think you should let the exotic name happen, but only if it's easy to spell and doesn't sound like fodder for future name calling.

TeeRows 2

Monday 1 August 2016 13:54

Just tell him...it's your child too, so you get naming rights this time, since he named the dog. (Just don't have any more kids if you can help it...this situation doesn't look good for that)

jvanevery 19

Monday 1 August 2016 23:28

what you call the dog Tert? right dog names should be one syllable

Zombi Pandaaa 13

Tuesday 2 August 2016 7:06

Thats an awesome dog name...But baby names, he may need to tone it down for.

Lyshandra 8

Tuesday 2 August 2016 7:19

Calligula-Cesare-Brutus, come and give mummy a kiss!

jocamo 24

Thursday 4 August 2016 1:36

Don't forget to name the zazzy one Zazzles

iateapenguin 27

Sunday 7 August 2016 21:32

Hahaha this is weirdly similar to my situation (except I'm the historian - well, Classicist). Came to the realisation that nobody will ever let me name our child something Classics-related, so I'm planning on having a pug named Hector to fill the gap.