Name Insult? What would you say/do?

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Registered: 09-08-2004
Name Insult? What would you say/do?
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Wed, 08-17-2005 - 10:32am

Hi girls,
I have a question for you. I'm not sure how to take this comment, but I've heard it a few times and it's starting to bother me.

We had our third boy one month ago (yesterday) and his name is Roman. Well, whenever we tell people his name. Most people say that's a great name or what a strong name. But, what bothers me is when people ask "What are you going to call him?" Well, we named him Roman, so we figured we'd call him Roman...DUH!!!!!

Just this past weekend we were with friends and they said to us "What are you going to call him?" And, maybe I'm being paranoid, but I'm starting to interpret this as "Roman is a 'different' name. I wouldn't call my kid that, so is their a more 'everyday name' that you are going to call him?" I mean it's not like it's a really long name that may warrant a shorter nickname. It's a short easy to pronounce name, so what's the problem?

Please tell me if I'm being paranoid and interpreting this wrong and if not, what should I say without sounding too rude?

Thanks,
Kelli

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Registered: 08-09-2004
Fri, 08-19-2005 - 4:59pm

I have heard the name Roman before...when I was a kid in the 70s, I knew a Roman.

I think its nice name.

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Fri, 08-19-2005 - 6:26pm

I think that's a really wierd question, since Roman is a short name and it doesn't have tons of nickname capabilities (I could see asking this question if his name was Robert or William).

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Registered: 09-08-2004
Mon, 08-22-2005 - 11:17am

"I think that's a really wierd question, since Roman is a short name and it doesn't have tons of nickname capabilities"

Mindy, this is EXACTLY my point! I couldn't have said it better - you are right and I think that's why I'm taking offense to people asking the nickname question. HELLO!?! What could it possibly shorten to? And like you said, it's not like it's a common/long name like Matthew that can shorten to a common/short nickname like Matt or Matty.

Sorry to bump this back up, but this is the first time I'm checking back on this post in like a week.

Thanks for your replies.

Kelli

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