How weird is it...

[pixiewings71]

Weird? No. Immature and cruel? Yes.

I think this response is cruel.

OP I think if you want to use it use it, but use it as a middle name, not a first name. I just don't think it works as a first name, it's not like Cassidy or MacKenzie in that sense.
I will tell you I named my youngest her first name with the middle name of Sky and last name of Walker, she's 13, she loves it! She's always loved it, when kids tried to tease her about being a "Skywalker", she said "Yup, I'm going to be a Jedi when I grow up!" It never worked, they tried, she laughed. She told me a couple weeks ago that when she gets married she might not change her name because she loves being a "Skywalker". lol

 

[tianna26]

Name it whatever u want its ur kid if they dont like it they can always change it

 

[Aliceacc]

Name it whatever u want its ur kid if they dont like it they can always change it

Not until after she's been the butt of way too many jokes. She can't legally change her name as a middle schooler. "Disney Smith" is what every single teacher will read off the attendance roster on the first day of school in every single class.

 

[meliss8599]

OP, if you feel strongly about it, go for it. If you raise your child with confidence and in a safe, secure, and loving home, she'll be just fine. Our last name can rhyme with a very derogatory term and whenever our daughter has gotten teased about it, it just rolls off her back b/c I've prepared her for it and taught her how to respond. She's learned not to react in the expected way and the teasing quickly ceases.

I, too, love the name Disney for a little girl; however, I do understand that it could easily make a child a target. Using it as a middle name, as others have suggested, allows YOU to call the child by it for as long as you and she are comfortable with it. If and when she is uncomfortable with the name, she can go by her first name.

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[palmtreegirl]

That I want to name my next child Disney.......?

Very and not in a good way.

 

[Nancy F]

Why would you do that to your kid?
I hope this an April Fools joke.
Nancy

 

[Philagoofy]

I asked my son Dole Whip and he said it sounds fine.

This cracked me up.

 

[LCoulter]

No matter what a child's name is, other kids can find a way to make fun of the name. I was made fun of because of my name....Laura I never quite understood why. Kids thought it was a little kids name and I was in high school. At the time General Hospital and Luke and Laura were all the rage so I would think the name Laura would be acceptable.

 

[ckay87]

I think that giving cute/clever/odd/quirky MIDDLE names is the key. Aside from maybe your first year of life and when your mom is really mad at you, people don't ever actually USE middle names. However, if the child decides that she really likes it, they CAN opt to use it, even in place of a first name.

 

[disneygirl910]

I like the Sidney response and if I have a girl will probably go that route. However I still think Disney sounds beautiful for a little girl.

Thanks for all your responses and suggestions.

 

[Disneylover99]

I asked my son Dole Whip and he said it sounds fine.

I just spit all over my I-pad. This is not good.

 

[Disneylover99]

I just spit all over my I-pad. This is not good.

Okay, now that I've wiped away the spit I'm gonna say..... I love it! :

Why not????
As an elementary teacher I've seen all kinds of "different" names. So many kids today have obscure names. Nobody makes fun of them.

But you do have to consider nicknames. If she is scatterbrained you can call her Dizzy!

But I am serious....I really do love it! And if you really do love it....you should name her Disney (I am assuming it's a girl's name though right?)

Now I have to tell you....I wanted to name my daughter Ginger....But family and friends talked me out of it.....and I regret it!

Guess what I named my daughter....Sidney!!!! (This is true) And from now on I'm going to tell everyone that I named her Sidney as a tribute to Walt! This will make me feel better because I really did want her name to be Ginger!

So name her Disney and be happy!!!M

 

[LuvsDragonflies]

Pretty darned weird.

 

[CandleontheWater]

bad idea

 

[PeterPanic]

My feeling is that if parents are honest with themselves they will always ask themselves the question...What will my kid have to endure with whatever name I pick out? Will they be the object of ridicule? Will they be able to feel really good about it when they are adults? Will they understand that you loved the name better then you loved the child and didn't consider what their life would be like with a specific name?

Remember, your child is the one that will have to go through life with it. Not you! They will be signing their name to contracts, legal papers and job related things. Will they be able to do that without having to explain how they came about that name?

If you can honestly say that you would have been comfortable with being named whatever name you decide on...then do it. If you don't think you would have liked it at the time don't do it.

I have a neighbor that has 4 kids. They have a very common last name, but, I can't tell you what there first names are. I've heard them a few hundred times but they are so unusual that my memory cannot retain it. It seems like they filled their mouths up with Alphabet cereal and spit it out and however the letters landed, that was their name. They are all to young at this point to be concerned, but, I guarantee you someday they will. When a boss cannot pronounce their name so instead of trying, they pass them by. It will make a difference. Just be sure that they can glide through life easily instead of trying to be cute in naming them.

 

[disneygirl910]

FYI: I named her Emma!

 

[Disneylover99]

FYI: I named her Emma!

Hey, thanks for reporting back and congratulations!
Why did you change your mind?

 

[Sgt Mickey]

FYI: I named her Emma!

Congrats. You can just call her Disney for short lol

 

[dazedx3]

My DD's baby doll's name is Journey... I kind of like it! Lol

There is a very sweet little girl at my daycare named Journey, it seems to fit her so well.

 

[Nancy]

Pretty weird. I think it would make her a target for ridicule and would not be nearly as cute when she became an adult.

Just my opinion.

I work in a call center and took a call from adult and her first name was Disney..just not spelled like that and her first words to me were "please call me Diane, I do not go by that other name but use my middle name"

BTW..congrats to the OP and welcome to little Emma.