I\u2019m having a naming dilemma and have approximately 6 weeks left before our baby boy arrives!!! I hope you and your readers can help.<\/p>\n
Coming up with a name that both my husband and I liked was difficult enough. We finally came up with a list of about 5 names we both liked, ordered them favorite to least favorite independently, and were both happy to see we had the same name listed as our \u201cmost favorite\u201d. The name is Roman. We LOVE the name Roman. So \u2013 what\u2019s the dilemma you ask? It\u2019s our last name. Which is Bishop.<\/p>\n
Roman Bishop<\/p>\n
Our family is fairly traditional, so I wasn\u2019t surprised or bothered when the grandparents (on both sides) scrunched their noses up to the name Roman. They did the same thing with our naming choice of our daughter (sounds like Caden, but with a different spelling), but they\u2019ve learned to love her name just as much as they love her. But \u2013 they have pointed out the very thing that is bothering me too \u2013 the combo issue. Are we giving our son a name he\u2019ll have to \u201covercome\u201d??? I don\u2019t want people seeing\/hearing his name when he\u2019s older and think that we named him that to be \u201ccute\u201d or \u201csilly\u201d. I\u2019m having such a hard time with this!! He already feels like a Roman to me, so I hate to give the name up. Even our second name choice doesn\u2019t seem to fit as well anymore (our #2 name is Vince).<\/p>\n
Ugh \u2013 why does this have to be so hard?!<\/p>\n
I\u2019m going against the advice of my husband in asking for opinions. He thinks I should stop worrying about what other people think. And, he keeps reminding me that our son will always have the option of going by his middle name (Michael) if he decides he doesn\u2019t want to go by his first. That\u2019s another thing \u2013 I personally don\u2019t like the name Michael \u2013 but I\u2019m okay with having that as his middle name as a compromise to my husband. So \u2013 it would kinda break my heart if our son decided to have that be his primary name. I wish he could talk and tell us his thoughts already on his name! J<\/p>\n
Am I overthinking this way too much??<\/p>\n
Thanks so much for the help!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nAs with all such issues, opinions are going to be all over the spectrum. But my opinion is that Roman Bishop is not a workable name. As soon as I saw it, my eyes widened and then sparkled, and there was an audible laugh. Let’s have a poll over to the right to collect the rest of the spectrum. [Poll closed; see results below.]<\/p>\n
![\"Roman\"](\"http:\/\/www.swistle.com\/babynames\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Roman.png\")
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