Opinions?

[arsefire23.livejournal.com]

Can I ask your opinions on two names? I'm someone who always wanted normal names for my kids, but I'm stuck on two names right now that are a bit out of the norm.

Last name is Whittaker.

For a boy: Jareth

For a girl: Tuesday

Jareth was jokingly suggested by a friend, but when I saw it written out, I liked it, and so did my husband. I KNOW it's the name of David Bowie's character in Labyrinth. But, it looked close enough to Jared that I thought we might get away with it.

Tuesday is a name that my husband ALWAYS wanted for a baby girl. He didn't use it for his first daughter, and initially I was against it because I just assumed she'd be teased, but now, I'm actually really starting to like it.

So, thoughts, please. I'd like to know if I'm being totally nuts and unfair to my future child. (We find out in 4 weeks if it's a boy or girl).

Comments

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

Jareth sounds like you have a lisp. Jareth Whittaker is kind of difficult to say, at least for me.

Tuesday is pretty nice. It's weird without being too strange. I like Tuesday Whittaker.

[arsefire23.livejournal.com]

I honestly had not even thought of the lisp thing until you mentioned it, and now I can't get it out of my head. You're right, saying "Jareth Whittaker" sounds like you have a lisp.

Guess it's out!

[kort-ni.livejournal.com]

I like Tuesday but kind of hate Jareth. I agree about it sounding lispy.

[wolfbane.livejournal.com]

I agree with the others. Why not Jared? Tuesday is nice though!

[arsefire23.livejournal.com]

Eh, I don't really like Jared. Plus, it's the name of one of my ex boyfriends ;)

[daveandmonika.livejournal.com]

Jarret? I saw one of those at Church this morning.

[snowowl.livejournal.com]

I'm kind of nuetral on Jareth, but with your last name it does seem like a tongue twister -- I'm inclined to say, "Jareth Whithaker" instead of "Jareth Whittaker."

Tuesday reminds me of Wednesday, a la Wednesday Addams. But most people probably wouldn't immediately have that association. I think if you paired it with a really great classic middle name, it could definitely work.

[arsefire23.livejournal.com]

Yes, I need to find a great middle name!

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like Tuesday, but Jareth rubs me the wrong way. How about Jared or Garrett?

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Jareth is alright, but people would probably always be mispronouncing it as Jarett. If you can tolerate that, then go for it!

Tuesday's not my style.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I actually like both Jareth (mainly because of the DB association) and Tuesday.

[arrien.livejournal.com]

Tuesday is not my style and Jareth makes me feel like I have a lisp.

[lovetokate.livejournal.com]

I like Jareth okay though it's not my style. When I hear Tuesday all I think of is Tuesday Adams from The Adams Family. Though that is the kind of thing I think people would get over pretty fast once they actually knew a Tuesday. I think both sound just fine with the last name!

[tiarrajanae.livejournal.com]

Wednesday Addams.

[beepandetch.livejournal.com]

As everyone as said, Jareth Whittaker is a mouthful. What about Jarvis?

Tuesday is cute.

[arsefire23.livejournal.com]

I'm glad most people seem to like Tuesday, I really was worried it was way out there but the majority of responses seem to like it, so that's cool.

The problem I'm having is that when I scroll through baby name lists...I don't really like 99% of them! Either they're too weird, too common, too plain, or I know someone with that name.

I'm just kind of stumped. The only other girl name that I've been tossing around as a real possibility is Candace.

For boys, Drew or Brady...but I can tell, my husband does not like Drew and is a bit luke warm on Brady.

[wiccanfire11.livejournal.com]

My little cousin is actually named Tuesday. She's a twin and her twin's name is Taylor. I think the name is unique yet classy. Whenever I say my cousin's name I get funny looks, but if paired with a good middle name it's nice.

[arsefire23.livejournal.com]

That is awesome!

And, I love the name Taylor. I'd forgotten about that one.

Thanks! :)

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Jareth, don't really care for. It's just not my style, I guess. But I like Gareth, though they're not really the same thing.

Tuesday, I LOVE. LOVE LOVE LOVE. I really want to use it.

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

I have a cousin named Tuesday. I like the name personally. Initially my family thought the name was weird, but we all accepted it. I couldn't tell you if Tuesday ever gets teased about it though as I have only seen her three times since she was born.

[frost.livejournal.com]

Jareth: I agree with the others, it's kind of lispy.
Tuesday: Not horrible, but not my style. I keep picturing Wednesday Addams, haha.

[kaoriz.livejournal.com]

I love Tuesday.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I'm not a huge fan of Jareth, I would like Jared better. But it's not awful. I really like Tuesday, though! I know somebody with this name, and I thought it was kind of funny at first, but it's really grown on me.

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

I agree with the lisp comments. What about Jarom (pronounced JEHR-um)?

As for Tuesday, I'm not a big fan of "word names," but to each their own.

[patsfan610.livejournal.com]

i like Jareth because of The Labyrinth, but i agree it sounds like Jared with a lisp
Tuesday is nice :)

[coffeecup37.livejournal.com]

Jareth is ok and I think it would be fine/not too different, plus it works with your surname. It's not my 'cup of tea', but I don't dislike it.

Tuesday, on the other hand, I personally dislike, probably because I dislike all day-of-the-week/month names. That being said, it's not horrible and, objectively, I think it's fine and works well with your surname. Would you have a nn for her? If so, what would you use (out of interest, as I can't think of any nn for Tuesday, haha)?

Congratulations, btw. :)

[arsefire23.livejournal.com]

Probably no nickname for Tuesday, but we were thinking of Nicole as a middle name, so if she doesn't want to use Tuesday she would have a strong middle name that she could go by.

[sailorgarnet.livejournal.com]

I totally thought you were kidding about Jareth. I love you, but I don't like Jareth, as a child of the '80s I will ALWAYS think of David Bowie. What about Gareth? I love that name.

[sailorgarnet.livejournal.com]

That being said, I know I'm going to love this baby no matter what you name him or her, and the name will fit. :)

[arsefire23.livejournal.com]

See my blog, I picked two girl names.

[sailorgarnet.livejournal.com]

oooo, going now. I was actually surprised to see you on baby names (I'm avoiding finishing my presentation for Journal Club which is in...oh 40 minutes lol)

[arsefire23.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to know if I was crazy with these two names. Most everyone doesn't like Jareth, and likes/loves Tuesday, which is completely the opposite of what I thought! :)

[sailorgarnet.livejournal.com]

I swear, picking out names was the hardest part of expecting. There were emotional things that hurt more, but the name was the hardest choices to make.

[arsefire23.livejournal.com]

I love you too! But Gareth is a no :( I'm super picky about names, and while I liked Jareth until the lisp comments, I don't like Jared or Garrett or any of the other similar names.

[mossmade.livejournal.com]

Jareth is our "guilty-pleasure" boy name.
Not sure if we'll ever use it, but it sure is fun.
We quite like Gareth as well.

[corielcries.livejournal.com]

I like Tuesday! My cat is Wednesday, and we sometimes call her "Daya" which is a nickname I think would work for Tuesday, too.

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

I actually like both, surprisingly. Jareth seems cool. Tuesday is not normally a name that I would like, but it's growing on me. When I first heard it I was like O.o COME AGAIN?! but I'd rather that than Bryttyne (I sadly did not just make that up. It's a girl that went to my high school, though I had to look her up on facebook to check how to spell it. And no, it's not just how she has her name on fb, because I remember I had a class with her and the first time the teacher tried to read her name, his eyes bugged out ahaha).

/random.

[274-days.livejournal.com]

How about Jarret?