[Danielle G.]

AIBU 10.01.2025​

AIBU, which stands for 'Am I Being Unreasonable', is the perfect platform for sharing your thoughts and opinions! So, for today's AIBU discussion, we have this story from Reddit/Online_Weirdo_13:

Am I being unreasonable for criticising my sister's choice of name for her baby?

'My sister just had her first child, a girl, and she and her husband chose the name Isis, after the Egyptian goddess.'

'I politely pointed out that the name is also the name of a terrorist organisation, and that I thought the kid might get bullied or teased for having that name once she goes to school.'

'My sister totally blew up, accusing me of interfering in her life and saying that her daughter's name was her own choice.'

'I wasn't trying to be rude or judgemental, but now I think that I ought to not have brought it up, after all it is her kid, not mine. Am I being unreasonable?'

 

[outbacksant]

I agree. A name like that will bring the poor girl a lot of teasing and bullying. Perhaps she will use Issy. I hope so.

 

[novezar]

Well, Isis is one cold stone carving.
Just hope the baby doesn't turn out to be a cold wench.

 

[Dynamo]

No. You are concerned for your niece or nephew. Let's hope by the time the little one starts school, Isis does not equate to dangerous killers and thugs

 

[Pommyoz]

Change it to Hi, Sis

 

[PepeLePew]

Personally I would chose Isis over ABCDE any day of the week, you should be thankful she didn't give her daughter that name.

 

[MariaG]

Spare a though for Paltrow's daughter ... Apple. Really???

 

[Suzanne rose]

As her sister and what people recognise ISIS stands for, I think she did the right thing in telling her sister.

Her sister doesn't sound like a very nice person with how she reacted.

I'm wondering if maybe her husband is controlling and it's him who is actually insisting on the name.

My granddaughter's father was insisting she be named Africa, he was from South Africa. My daughter hated it . Just before my granddaughter was born , my husband had surgery and the doctors thought he had bowel cancer . My daughter than insisted called my granddaughter after her dad. He is Vasili she name our granddaughter Vasiliki the femine name. She gets Vas.

Her sad never stayed around . My daughter raised her on her own and to this day she was glad she never named her Africa and now Vas is 17 she is honoured to have the same name as her grandfather

 

[Mindygirl12022]

She is right it's her own choice. Isis is really from Egyption mythology, she was wed to another God. There are worse names I have seen than this.

 

[David love]

I've heard it said before you name your child, you should give the proposed name to a group of 14 year olds to 'kick around'. Might get rid of names like Isis

 

[Veggiepatch]

Could have named her Hamas or Hezbollah instead....

 

[Veggiepatch]

My first daughter is called Miquita (pronounced Mee-key-tah). Almost like Makita.

When the second daughter was coming around, some smartarses asked if we were going call her Ryobi!

She got Sigauney instead.

 

[novezar]

Spare a though for Paltrow's daughter ... Apple. Really???

"Toffee".

 

[novezar]

My first daughter is called Miquita (pronounced Mee-key-tah). Almost like Makita.

When the second daughter was coming around, some smartarses asked if we were going call her Ryobi!

She got Sigauney instead.

Was that after "Weaver".

 

[Veggiepatch]

Was that after "Weaver".

Yes. Just a variation of Sigourney.

 

[Defiant540]

YES!