{"id":11398,"date":"2015-06-11T06:15:12","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T10:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/?p=11398"},"modified":"2016-03-22T15:56:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T19:56:14","slug":"baby-name-to-consider-ferris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/2015\/06\/11\/baby-name-to-consider-ferris\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Name to Consider: Ferris"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi Swistle,<\/p>\n

I have recently fell in love with the name Ferris. I think it’s fun and spunky and mischevious and that’s exactly the personality I’ve seen from our baby whilst in utero. It’s rare, unusual name without sounding too bizarre to our older relatives. I think Ferris John M@rino the perfect name for our child, if our child is a boy.<\/p>\n

While my husband also loves the name Ferris, he’s concerned about the association with Ferris Bueller and that our child will get “Bueller? Bueller?” for his whole life and that people will think we named our baby after a movie character. I don’t think the Bueller connection is a bad one. I actually think it’s kind of fun! And we do love the character and the movie and the idea of slowing down and enjoying the world around you. I totally get that our child will hear about Ferris Bueller from my generation and older, I don’t see that as a bad thing.<\/p>\n

My husband prefers the name Lindon John M@rino, which I also like but it doesn’t have the same sparkle and excitement to me. My heart is set on Ferris – How can I convince him??<\/p>\n

For reference, if the baby is a girl, she will be Ruby Diane. My name is Meredith and my husband is Jay. Other names that we liked but eventually decided against for boys are: Shepard, Perry, Calvin, Cameron, Brooks, Ian, Darcy and Edwin.<\/p>\n

Baby M@rino is due in 4 weeks. Please help Swistle!<\/p>\n

Thank you!
\nMeredith<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I have an instant, strong, positive, nearly exclusive association with Ferris Bueller. I also think of Ferris wheels.<\/p>\n

Although the association is positive, a quick field test at my house showed a nearly universal impulse to say “Bueller?… Bueller?” in that familiar flat Ben Stein voice. Paul also immediately said, “Save Ferris!” I do think those knee-jerk movie-quote reactions could get tiresome.<\/p>\n

As an aside, re-reading this post, I realized it’s interesting the association is positive. It’s a tribute to the charm of the actor and character that a movie in which a person repeatedly ditches his obligations, lies to and manipulates his parents (so successfully and so long-term that they think they have a completely different kid), pressures and manipulates others to do things against their will, steals a car, takes over a parade in a successful yet behavior-worrisome way, etc., still ends up leaving an impression about slowing down and enjoying life. It’s that famous quote, I think, the one that so many people used (and probably still use) under their senior pictures.<\/p>\n

I think if I were set on the name, I might consider it as a perfect fun middle name. John Ferris M@rino is handsome. You could even call him John Ferris: I think double names are fun, and can spruce up a name such as John.<\/p>\n

Or you could just go with it, accepting the mentioned downsides as part of the package deal of the name. “YES, after the guy in the movie: we love him, and we love the whole message of that movie.” “Yes. Ha ha. Bueller. I see what you did there.”<\/p>\n

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Name update!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Swistle,<\/p>\n

Thank you so much for helping with our naming dilemma! You and the commentors were so helpful and encouraging. We had not considered hyphenating our son’s name like you suggested but in the end, it made perfect sense.<\/p>\n

Our son, John-Ferris Edwin, was born on June 28, 2015.<\/p>\n

We have received so many compliments on his name and very few Ferris Bueller comments.<\/p>\n

Thank you Swistle!<\/p>\n

Meredith<\/p>\n

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