My daughter, Italy Grace is being teased about her name alot and I don't know what to do? She is 9.

Question

My daughter, Italy Grace is being teased about her name alot and I don't know what to do? She is 9.

Answer 1

I am under the impression that chances are she is being teased about her first name. I'm not sure if this is an option you would be interested in but it worked for a friend of mine growing up. He was not particularly fond of his first name but didn't mind his middle name so throughout his school career (and as far as I know still is doing so) went by his middle name. Being that Grace is a more common and likely name as compared to Italy, you may considered encouraging her, and talking to the teachers to help out too, to go by her middle name instead.

Edit: For those who state that you should have seen this coming, that's impossible to tell. Initially I wanted to go with more traditional names based upon my heritage for my children but I conformed to names that seemed more pratical. I was wrong to do so because now even those choices were not necessarilly practical as the names are no longer as common as they once were. You can't tell what name children will single out to pick on.

Answer 2

There is hardly a name in the book that kids can't think of something to tease about. Just remind her that the only reason the other kids make fun of someone else is because they are insecure and have to build themselves up by tearing others down, and that she is lucky that she doesn't have an ultra common name because it makes her unique and special to have something that nobody else in her class has.  

Answer 3

First of all, you should have seen that coming.

Nevertheless, considering the fact kids teased me for having a birthmark on my arm, I just think even if her name was Sally, they would just find something else to tease her about. Kids do that.

You really should have thought that over first, though.

Answer 4

People get made fun of for anything these days. I get made fun of and called winter, spring and summer all of the time but I still love my name. Honestly tell her to suck it up or change her name.

Answer 5

Don't change her name or call her something else. That's just letting those bullies win. Teach her to be proud of her name.

If not, they'll just find something new to tease. Maybe they'll start making fun of her clothes and before you know it she'll be having to buy a new wardrobe for them to stop. Then they'll make fun of her hair and she'll have to get it cut to appease them. And everything time she'll find a new thing about herself that she doesn't like.

Teach her to be proud of who she is and not compromise herself to make others happy.

Answer 6

thats sad because i LOVE the name. tell her to be proud of it  

Answer 7

I sort of like the name.

But id say make a nickname up for her..or just call her grace or something :)

Answer 8

A nickname....

Taly (Tah-lee)

Tally

Talor

Grace

Gracey

Answer 9

Just call her "Gracie" Italy Grace is pretty but we do live in a cruel world, I have heard other names that are different.

Try "Aly" pronounced Ollie.

Good Luck!

Answer 10

I would consider talking to the school. Teach your daughter to be confident and just ignore them

Answer 11

Not the most practical name for a child, although it may have great meaning to you, it was almost guaranteed to cause her trouble in the real world. That being said, shorten it up to Lia, Talli, or whatever she likes before school begins again and ask every one to call her that from now on. She may even wish to use her middle name instead, I think that is why a lot of people do. She may grow to like her unusual name when she is 16 or older, but for now, it is just too much for a little girl to carry a whole country.  

Answer 12

Change it. Or just tell her to put up with it untill the other kids grow-up and get over it, which will eventually happen. But why did you call her Italy? The whole -name your kid after a country / city / town or other location coz it sounds cool- was a bad name fad. Seriously. I would change it.  

Answer 13

You should have seen this coming, but its to late now, unless you give her a really great nickname till she grows up some

Answer 14

What did you name your other son? Russian AK?

Answer 15

Parents rarely think about how a child's name will affect them when they enter school or try to get a job. I would get rid of the italy and just call her grace sorry to be so blunt but the name is ridiculous.

Answer 16

well fancy calling her that!!!...it will just get worse....change her name so she wont get teased.......its that simple!

Answer 17

I think that is a gorgeous name for a little girl.

You may just want to give her a cool nickname until the other children realise how lovely her name really is.

For a nickname i would suggest:

Ita

Talia

Tahli

Lili

Goodluck with the bullies

Answer 18

tell her why you gave her souch an odd name then tell her to ignore them i have trouble helping girls them being the opposite s*x and all

Answer 19

My son was teased a lot as he was growing up, and I used to tell him this: " If the only thing these people can think of to do with their time is tease others, then THEY'RE the ones with the problem not YOU - you hold your head up high and ignore them".

Answer 20

tell her not to care and if it still does not work than change her school as well as her name.

Answer 21

didn't anybody tease you about your name?  come on man, you can't do anything about it.  it doesn't matter what you named your daughter, all names get made fun of.  haven't you ever heard the song "a boy named sue"... she needs to learn how to deal with the teasing in an appropriate manner.  teach her how to counter with comments of her own so that she has something to jab back with... also teach her to laugh a little about it, after all, a person that can laugh at themselves can laugh with others about there flaws.  don't allow her to come away emotionally scarred from this.  just let her flow with the motion.  

Answer 22

well Italy is the name of a country..

you were kind of setting her up for teasing

Answer 23

You should have thought about that before you named her "Italy Grace" no wonder she's being teased, what was going thru ur mind when u thought that up? What did you name ur son? German Tank?

Answer 24

that would be YOUR fault, what did you think the kids were going to do when you named her that??

Answer 25

My name is Asia and im teased for it all the time,Just tell ur daughter that the name isnt different than anyone elses and its not a big deal,Maybe go to her teacher?

Answer 26

wtf!!?? Of course she's going to get teased with that name. WTF do you expect!? But there's been names worse than italy, I know this old lady 2 and a half years ago and she says she has a daughter who has kids and gave them all weird names, one of her grandkids' name is Seven Dollars!!!

Answer 27

My goodness didn't you think about the tease factor when you named her. Tell her that she has a beautiful name and she is as unique as her name.  She will probably grow to love her name but mabey in the meantime if she has a cute nickname have her use that.  It is sad that kids can be so cruel my daughter is 9 also and gets teased about something she can't help either

Answer 28

Tell her she should be happy not to blend into the constant, monotonous drum of "Tyler", "Ashley", "Jessica", etc. etc.