My family hates the name ashton

What the heck are they thinking? Would they rather name him George? And no way would anyone call him Ashley. Ashton is distinctly different. Ashton Jay McCoy is an absolute cool and dignified name.

They havee really naff long term memorries and fail to remember how they felt in similar situations with their parents, they also don't seem to understand that the more they critisize and patronize the more we think stuff you then and so what we want anyway. They can be correct sometimes, but not in this case, this is your child, your responsibility and your privelidge. Ashton Jay is a lovely name and if this is what you want to name your child then so it should be named. Good luck and look forward to having little one hear, try not to worry about trivial things, you will know what to call him when you see him. Tell your parents, that it is you who will be teaching him, cleaning up after him, feeding and putting him to bed, you are his mum and you will call him what you like, they won't love him anyless because of his name.

The first mistake you made is telling people in advance what you were planning on naming your baby. Wait until the baby is born and then say its name. They can't do anything after you have already named the baby. Having said that, Ashton is a very nice name and I do know of both boys and girls with that name, but I have never EVER heard anyone call an Ashton, Ashley. That's just ridiculous. One thing I advise is that you call the child by the name you give them. Shortening their name can cause problems later on (or maybe not). I had someone call me Patty yesterday and I said, "Don't call me that." I haven't been called by that name since I started high school. Give a child a beautiful name like Patricia and you call her Patty? What were they thinking? (No offense to any other Pattys out there). When I was pregnant with my oldest daughter I was thinking of calling him Joshua. Her bio dad kept saying "Are you joshin'?" Good thing she was born a girl. LOL! When I named her, for the first five weeks I called her by a shortened version of her name but found I just couldn't do it. I call her by her given name, though a shortened nickname does come into play. When I was pregnant with my second daughter, we were jokingly thinking of calling him Timothy Allen and call him Tim Allen. We really weren't sure whether we were going to do that or not but my mother was about to blurt to my brother this choice and I stopped her. My brother's name is Timothy. Again, I had a girl and didn't have to worry about it. I have heard people name their kids weird names but would never EVER think of criticizing their choice. My God, that's their child! Some people are very opinionated and we just have to accept them as they are and then ignore them.

Parents just think it is there given right to butt into your business whenever they see fit. It is just a thing they do. I don't know anyone's parents who don;t feel that they have to put their two cents in. Ashton is a great name for a boy or a girl. My husbands brother has a little boy named Ashton Michael and he also has a cousin who's daughters name is Ashton Elizabeth. I like that name for both. DOn;t worry about changing the name. It is your choice, so just tell your family to butt out.

Some people jsut their their opinions are always right.

I think it's a lovely name. It's very unique. Ignore them. They will come round eventually. After all they are going to have a very long time to get used to it.

Ashton is a fine name and there is nothing wrong with Jay. They are nice names. Also Ashley is a girl or boy name, I went to school with 3 boys named Ashley (maybe not that spelling). Parents sometimes don't think before they speak, It is your baby and you are the one giving birth so you get to name him. The next time they start say something like "well when you get up on the table and give birth for me then you can name my baby." My Aunts husband, I will not call him uncle due to some things he has done to her, did the same thing to me yesterday at my Nanny's birthday. We were sitting around with family we haven't seen in years and one of my aunts was asking about the baby and if we had names yet. My son chimed in and said that is baby Jordan (Jordyn for girl). Then Bud started to tell me that I picked a bad name and Jordyn was not a girls name and on and on until I got really upset and told him he has no say in anything with my family. Some people just don't know when to not give their opinion.

oh, I am so sorry. my folks did not like the names I have chosen for mine either. my mother did not like a one of them. our eldest (18) was named Noah - a few years before it became popular. then there were Gretchen Grace, Isabella Blanche, Anna Josephine, Aubrey Rose, Maximillian Xavier, and Maria Francesca.

Your family has a right to their opinion, but that is all that it is. There opinion. You name your children what you and your husband want. I don't know why anyone would call Ashton, Ashley. They are two totally different names. Try not to let them get to you. Be happy about the name that you picked. Your family will accept it in time. PS. I think it is a great name. Ashton Jay- your new baby son.

i know. my parents hated the boring names we picked out, but then when we came up with a weird one, IT WAS TOO WEIRD...can't win. i'm surprised everyone accepted what we DID choose. i think it's just cuz we made sure to explain the meaning behind it. it was important to us to pick out a name with meaning.

To choose a good name for the new born is the best gift ,a family can give the new entry. Name must have good meanings too.When the kid goes to school, his name is the first thing,his classmates would like to remember,and he should not feel ashamed if he has a name which is difficult to pronounce.Take your time to select a good meaning name

Don't care about your name only care about your responsibility.

'Cause they think they know better, since they have been through it all before. Problem is, sometimes (not always), they are right.

You see, this is a parental issue. not what everyone else would like. If you carry a child for 9 months, go threw the delivery and all the pain...then you have the God given right to call that child by whatever name you give them. I have heard many wierd names for children , but you should love the child...not the name. Believe me, they will get over it. The childon theother hand, may have problems with it while growing up from peers and bully's but... well, didnt we all have our problems growing up? They too will work through it. Name the child what you want too.

I think Ashton is a beautiful name and can not understand why your family does not like that name. You should not worry about what they think of your child's name as the child is yours and you can name the child whatever you want. Naming your child should be done by you and your partner. I know when my brother and his wife had their girl, they had a hard time agreeing on the name Maiken as some of my family felt that people would call her Mike.

Ashton Jay I like it I can't see what is wrong with that name. But then again why would my opinion matter its your child you should name him what ever you like. I understand what its like though. My mother in law did not like what i was going to name my son somewhere distant in the family someone else we would never meet had the same name. so she suggested Domonique not that its a bad name but its just not a name i would pick so i didn't even think twice about it. I named my son what i wanted and found out about a year later that she had said i named him that out of spite. WTH I have no idea where she came up with that. Then my youngest she wanted Clementine and I laughed when she said that i thought she was kidding and she got all offended. Oh well life does go on Stick with what you think is the best name and all will be fine.

I like the name Ashton, his nickname could be Ash just like the main character in Pokemon. You're the mother and you'll be one who will choose the name, they can give suggestions but the final decision will be yours. Parents, Relatives, Friends especially those who are older will always tell you that they know better because they are older, sometimes they're right but most of the times they are just annoying. Just let her say what she wants to say but don't let her get into you. Ok, take care dearie.

That is crazy..why can't they just let you pick the name out yourself?? After all the kids is yours!! My mom use to always watch the movie Gone With The Wind when I was little and I remembered saying once that when I got bigger and had a little boy I was going to name him Ashley, like one of the characters in the movie!! And so many years later I grew up and had a little girl and ended up naming her Ashley...it is sooo funny becuase I didn't even remember saying that about naming a boy Ashley until she was over 1 year old!! I say stick with AShton Jay (I know you will) because I love it!!!

That happened between my great grandmother and her daughter. My mom's name was Celeste, but my great grandmother thought that her middle name (Yvonne) was a much prettier name and decided that's what she would call her, and her daughter just went with her wishes. My mom hated going by her middle name her whole life. That's why my mom decided to name me Celeste to get back at her grandmother.

Well I think its a great name, No I dont think its okay for parents to butt in. Though if my child was going to call her kid river runs free or something I may say something like nice love very different or do you think the kid may cop some flack or something but I would never say Id call it something else. I think Id be fine if she picked a normal name. I went to school with some wild names and lets face it most of us dont like our names anyway.