The only thing harder than naming your child is revealing the name, to the kid’s grandparents. They DEFINITELY have an opinion. In a new survey, 69% of grandparents think that it’s fine for grandparents to give their opinion on their grandchild’s name.
38% of parents say that it’s NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS, and 31% of grandparents also agree with that.
15% of parents admit that one of their child’s grandparents, on their side or an in-law, dislikes their grandchild’s name.
Many grandparents get over their initial opinion. Only 4% of grandparents say that there’s a child’s name they just can’t accept . . . even over time.
28% of grandparents say their main objection would be if a name was “ugly”, and 17% don’t want it to be “too weird.”
Other common complaints include: They don’t want it to be old-fashioned (like them), they get annoyed if it’s a family name, related to the OTHER grandparents, they don’t like if it reminds them of someone they don’t like, or they don’t like the SPELLING.
How do you know if a grandparent DOESN’T like a name?
1. 8% of grandparents admit that they have PRETENDED to love the name, when they didn’t at all.
2. 9% say they simply said: “What?”
3. 4% say they just remained completely silent.
There’s also a random list of the “top names hated by grandparents,” and they are: Aurora, Charlotte, Elijah, Finn, Jack, Lindsay, Noah, Sally, and Tabitha.
(Gransnet)
