When it comes to naming a child, many parents spend hours brainstorming names before settling on one they both like. But some opt for a simpler solution - with one parent naming their firstborn and the other naming their second.
This strategy didn't quite work out for one expecting father, who is now trying to sway his wife away from an "unprofessional" name for their daughter. Taking to Reddit, the dad explained how he named their son without any input from his wife. The 36-year-old said: "Our agreement was that I got to name the first baby, and she got to name the second baby.
"She didn’t have any strong opinions or preferences with regards to naming our son so I went with what I thought was a strong, somewhat unique name but that could just as easily suit a musician as a lawyer or doctor.
"I picked the name Calvin Heath, the middle name after my brother who unfortunately passed away and my wife was fine with it."
But now the couple are expecting their second child, the man claims he is in two minds about signing his daughter's birth certificate because he doesn't like the name his wife has picked out for her.
"My wife told me she wants to name our daughter Ever Winter Rain where Ever is the first name and Winter Rain is the middle name.
"I don’t think this is a good name and that it isn’t fair to our daughter because Ever is a word and I don’t think it passes the Supreme Court Justice test.
"It doesn’t sound professional, it's confusing because it’s a word and I don’t think it would suit her into adulthood."
"I suggested Winter as the first name with a more normal middle name like Emma so she has options but my wife refused. But our agreement was that she got to pick the name."
"Would I be in the wrong if I refused and don’t sign the birth certificate if she wants to name her Ever?"
While most users agreed that he should speak up about disliking the name, others came up with variations of the name in an attempt to help him reach a middle ground.
One user said: "Normally I'd say that they made an agreement and he needs to stick to it, but.it kind of sounds like a bad goth band name or something?
"It's the Ever, I think. I feel like either Winter or Rain would be a good name.
"If she insists, though, I'd call her Eve for short. No one said she gets to pick nicknames, too, I hope."
Another user added: "See if she will go with Everly. It's a legit name, unique but not a word. Plus it will go with the middle names she already picked."
A third user said: "I kind of like the name Ever. I don't like the middle name though. Sounds like a candy or drink flavour."
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