Avalanche?!!!?!

[silver05.livejournal.com]

My boyfriend is being agonizingly serious about naming his first-born son Avalanche. It seems silly now, and it makes me laugh, but at the same time I'm worried about any future son we may have together. Any calls to attention that this is a ridiculously stupid name causes him to reply:

1) that while it will get him beaten up on the playground and teased in school, he'll grow up tough
2) it's such a cool name
3) that if it gets to the point that we're married and I give birth to his son, and I'm lying there, exhausted and "pretty" and they come in and bring in this little baby boy and he looks at that baby and says, "Avalanche," then he must be pretty serious about it.

So far I've gotten him to agree to Avalanche Joseph so I can call him AJ.

These are the names I'd prefer:

Joseph (a family name)
Samuel (after the prophet)
Berwick (again, a family name, we would call him Berck for short)

I talked this over with my Mom, and she suggested either breaking up with him, putting my foot down about it, or naming him one of my chosen names and letting Avalanche be his father's pet name for his son.

What do you guys girls think?

Comments

[iceni.livejournal.com]

In the UK a berk is an idiot. I think your partner is winding you up, especially if he said Avalanche would be cool. Tell him you don't catch his drift and there's snow way you'd go with that etc. Then play him Johnny Cash's a boy named Sue.

[silver05.livejournal.com]

Oh, that song is where he got his inspiration! I hope you're right.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

>>there's snow way you'd go with that

OMG this cracked me up! :D

[mamakimi.livejournal.com]

My husband was dead set on naming our first son Hawk.

We got a dog and named him Hawk.

Avalanche is a terrible name but I don't see breaking up over it if you care about it.

He'll probably grow out of it. If not don't name your child that. It's that simple.

[silver05.livejournal.com]

Well, she has a few other reasons too, namely that we're too serious for her tastes.

[ivy-fairchance.livejournal.com]

I hope you have daughters.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I agree with an above poster that it's definitely not worth breaking up over. I don't know if guys work the same way, but most girls I know go through phases with names they love. Maybe he'll change his mind. If not, you had a good idea with the nickname. But in the end, if you don't agree with the name, the hospital certainly won't put it on the certificate without your consent, so hubby will just have to suck it up.

[silver05.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what all my friends said. Hmm...

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

If it really does come to it, I think the third option that your mom gave is good. Let him call your son Avalanche if it really is important to him...but have everyone else call him something else.

[silver05.livejournal.com]

Oohh, Val.

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

Um, do NOT name him Avalanche. What the...? Why...?

Okay. I'm refraining from making judgment lol. I wouldn't necessarily break up with him over it, but I'd definitely put my foot down and say, "you can agree on a name that we pick out together, if you compromise I might even be willing to consider it as a middle name, but unless you plan on going through nine months of pregnancy and several hours of labor, we will not be naming him after a natural disaster, kthnx."

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

PS, I love Samuel and Joseph, but I'm not a fan of Berwick, or the nickname you have picked out. Maybe use that as a middle name? Like Samuel Berwick or Joseph Berwick. Either one sounds good. Berwick just doesn't look good as a first name.

[heatherejc.livejournal.com]

My husband kept suggesting Mosquito (yup, Mosquito) for a future kid. That is, until we actually got pregnant. He's all serious with names now. I'd expect that Avalanche would go by the wayside once he realized that there's actually a kid out there waiting to be named.

[silver05.livejournal.com]

I hope you're right!

[silver05.livejournal.com]

1) Uh...*cough*chauvinist*cough*
2) Knowing what his name means isn't going to give him any sort of edge intelligence-wise.
3) If the girl is interested she won't forget his name. Trust me. I'm a girl. You've verified this claim yourself.
4) No son of mine is going to become a pitfighter. You had best be joking.
5) There are quite a few other man's names out there. Logan, Hunter, Burke, Samuel, or Joseph to name a few.
6) And when we have a daughter, her name will be something like Beatrice or Elora.
7) And I'm glad.

Also, I gave you the link to this discussion to be convinced. Bah!

[starrkissed.livejournal.com]

i agree with your mom about the pet name. i don't think you should go and break up with him, if you're seriously thinking about having children/getting married with the guy. obviously, there's something there for you 2 to even consider the idea right now.

avalanche though.. i mean, c'mon. men are so weird!

[silver05.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't break up with him over there. That's a little much.

[-door-.livejournal.com]

Haha I don't know if I'd use it, but to be honest, I think Avalanche is a pretty sweet name.


Although yes, I can definitely understand why you wouldn't want to use it.

[silver05.livejournal.com]

I laughed the first few times he suggested it until I realized he was serious.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I think you could be both happy if it's a girl, so you get to call her Ava :P (short for Avalanche)

I must say, I'm not from an English speaking country, so the first thing I'm sensitive too is sound, not meaning. So if I lose sight of what avalanche means, I must admit it sounds pretty nice and masculine.
In any case, I suggest that you make it the baby's middle name, if you really have to name him that. I've heard worse, anyway :P

[silver05.livejournal.com]

Avalanche is rocks or snow falling down a mountain or a cliff.

[in_excelsis_dea.livejournal.com]

I think it's an amusing name, but I sure as heck wouldn't name my kid that. Use it as a nickname, or move to a foreign country that won't understand what you're naming him and use it. But Avalanche in an English-speaking country is just asking for trouble.

I do hope your mother meant "breaking up with him" as a joke. That's a bit too extreme, imo, just because of a baby name.

I enjoy Samuel and Joseph and I do like Elora as a girl's name.

[silver05.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't break up with him over it. It's just one of those things we argue about because it's funny. I think he gets some glee out of annoying me.

[mystickiwi.livejournal.com]

How old is your boyfriend?

[silver05.livejournal.com]

23, almost 24

[mermaid-feet.livejournal.com]

Let him get a dog and name it that or something.

Geez. Sounds like my boyfriend, he's so stubborn about the most stupid things.

[silver05.livejournal.com]

When guys get ideas in their head, they just can't let go.

[peasblossom.livejournal.com]

avalanche IS what you name a husky!!! that was awesome. aside from naming a baby girl ava to satisfy the "avalanche is what i'm naming my child" issue i'd say nod and smile and say "yes, dear" so long as he knows full well it will. never. happen.

good luck!

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Tell him it sounds like a girls' name (Ava and lanche is like blanche)

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

If you can't compromise on a name, then imagine how you'll compromise on a parenting decision! Unless you've done the "you pick one, I'll pick the other" then veto power is a must. One of you can't absolutely detest a name. It isn't fair.

I like the dog idea. Or a little white kitty.

[silver05.livejournal.com]

Ohh kitty!

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

I think the idea that giving a kid a big red target of a name name like that because he'll be tough from getting beaten up is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. I don't want my boys to be 'tough'. I'd rather they be well-rounded and well adjusted. His 'tough' excuse would never fly with me. Do you need your little boys tough? Would you prefer the way they become tough be being beaten and picked on?

Anywho.. dumb name. take your mother's advice.

[silver05.livejournal.com]

Exactly!

[usoccergurl.livejournal.com]

Your mom is a smart woman. Avalanche would be a cool nickname.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

I think when someone wants a way-out name, they should expect the other person not to like it, really... I mean, whenever I like a name that is a bit bizarre I can still kind of see why other people don't like it even if I do.

Anyway I think you shouldn't use it as a first name.. it IS an embarrassing name.. I think he should name a pet that name, or use it as a nickname only. If you're really generous, maybe a middle name.

Maybe tell him it's really girly cos it starts with Ava :P

[bettybites.livejournal.com]

I think Avalanche is a pretty cool name actually. You could call him Av for short- which would be SUPER cute.

But, since you gotta squat the kid out, I think you have veto privileges. If you really don't like it, you guys should agree on a different name. Sounds like your guy is pretty cool about that though.

Hahaha!

[soulsurvival.livejournal.com]

I hated this name when I first saw it. But after reading all these posts about it... I suddenly like it! I dunno. it's growing on me.

Re: Hahaha!

[silver05.livejournal.com]

It's kinda growing on me, too...