babys name

[mummy_ov_2]

well heres the thing

before we even found out we were having another boy we decided to call him john thomas.. no problem with that i hear you say... heres the thing

mine and hubbys niece has been visiting us for the past 2 weeks and went back at the weekend, was talking to her on msn the other night and she turned round and said, one of my mates told me john thomas means penis, so i told hubby and he goes we cant call him that then can we..... hes also told a few people at work and said they laughed and sed well lets hope hes a big one so when hes at school if he gets bullied at least he can stand up for himself.

my dilema is now, why should i have to think of another name for my baby just because of this.... how will he get bullied... what kid that is born in 2009 will know that it means that, the only reason we found out it was true is cuz hubby did a google search and i dont think kids will be able to do that until theyre like 7 or 8 maybe.

what do you girlies think?

sorry for the ramble

xx

 

[DaisieBee]

i have heard it before, and would probably not call my kid that because of it - although they may never know, it also might be one of those things that really takes off in the playground and could make your childs life hell at school.

 

[Sweetpea134]

Iv never heard of that one but kids can be nasty as we all know my poor poor son which we didnt think of at the time is called Luca Burke not very nice we loved the name Luca so have had to put my madam name so Luca has a double barrell poor lil sausage he did ask the other day why we called him Luca Burke and his only 5 and picked up on it already

 

[Potbelijo]

I was going to say what a load of rubbish but I thought I'd ask the OH. He instantly laughed. It's a bit of a dilemma, if you've both got your hearts set on it then stick with it. For me though I think it would be enough to put me off.

 

[sam08]

im afraid it would put me off too. ive heard of it and you only need one kid to know it and the whole school will know it. xxx

 

[allycat]

You know what kids are like these days...any excuse to pick on something and they'll take it! It's up to you at the end of the day, but I think knowing the name is a slang term for "penis" would probably put me off, but then you've had your heart set on that name and you both like it. Speak to your OH and maybe look at other names you both like. you might decide to keep John and change the middle name around a bit

 

[Meggiewoo]

I work with a John Thomas...............he hates that he is called this.



Kim x x x x

 

[noodle1]

Soon as I saw the name I thought of it's other meaning! if you like the name then go ahead, don't worry about what anyone else thinks. Personally I wouldn't as it's a saying that will quite possibly be around with he grows up and he might get laughed at.

 

[Jaidy]

Personally hun I wouldnt do it, I instantly thought of 'penis' when I read the name, sorry!!!

I just think you have to think of what could happen, and I think your son could definately be bullied with a name like that, as much as you like it and as nice as it is.

Could you not put it the other way round and have Thomas John??

 

[Kittykins]

I'm afraid I agree - "John Thomas" is such a well known euphemism/nickname that it would be quite cruel. It would be like naming your daughter "Fanny" now - it used to be a popular name (short for Frances) but nobody would call their daughter that.

I think Jaidy's suggestion works well - and you can always call your son by his second name.

 

[haribo_princess]

I must say, I wouldn't use it for that reason, it's the first thing I thought of
My partner said the same to me when I suggested Corey, as apparently this also has the same meaning.
Maybe you could add another name in between John and Thomas? Or switch them round?
However, ultimately it's your choice and if you like it, you have to go for it!
Good luck!

 

[chezzabell]

ive gotta say ive never heard of that, but i wanted to call my 1st daughter Emery and hubby wouldnt cos its a boys name.

 

[pacha]

sorry hun, it was the very first thing I thought of when I read the same...its mentioned quite a bit in sex in the city!!..personally I wouldnt go with it because kids can be cruel

 

[LittleMe]

Sorry, I wouldn't call my son that for that reason. I've known of this nickname since I can remember, and even some of my friends have giggled when I told them another friend called their son Jack Thomas, as Jack is just a pet name for John. x