My husband and I compromised on our 3 month old son's name, but we still call him different things

Question

I always wanted to have a little boy named Syrus, but my husband never liked the name. We compromised by making it the middle name, his name is now Erick Syrus, but I call him Syrus still which upsets my husband. What should I do?

Answer 1

your the one that carried him for 9 months, went through sickness, went through laber, & went through birth i think you have the right to call your son what you want as long as its not bad!!!!!

Answer 2

Ask him why it bothers him so much.

I have tons of different pet names for my babies

and they respond to all of them.

Get your husband to talk about it...maybe it'll hurt him less

Answer 3

I'm not sure how to tell you how to handle your husband, but I can testify that having more than one name doesn't harm a child.

Our 3.5 y.o. son has at least three names - a nickname used by my side of the family, the name his dad and I call him and the foreign translation his non-English speaking grandparents call him.

No trauma, I swear.  There's no reason one child can't have more than one name.

Answer 4

He's your son as well, you can call him Syrus if you like! I'm sure he will respond to both names and when he gets older he will choose which one he prefers.

Don't let your husband bully you into something that seems so minor. I'm sure you both love him dearly...but you are both going to have to agree to disagree about this.

The name does not make the child, the child makes the name and having two names shows that he can already handle more than you think...

Tell your husband not to worry, two names won't s***w him up.

Answer 5

You both can call him what you want. I like Erick Best though

Answer 6

I believe that it is your right as a parent to call your son whatever you want. I mean as long as he grows up knowing what his name is it really won't hurt anything..

Answer 7

While he is still that young whatever you are calling him isn't going to have an affect on who he thinks he is! I called my daughters booger bear and all sorts of other nicknames. I guarantee they don't answer to it now! haha!

This is just something you and your husband will have to come to an agreement about. Whether you call him Syrus and your husband calls him whatever! That isn't the biggest issue. There are so much more important things to worry about right now. Just call him what makes you happy. My husband and I never call our children by the same thing. He sometimes refers to them by their nicknames and I don't! They still know who they are!

Answer 8

Our first born was named Matthew - a name which both of us loved and agreed on completely. However, after he was born I started trying to call him Matt, which upset my hubby. I comprised and started to call him Matthew (since it wasn't that big of a deal to me and I do like the name Matthew too).

However, with our second we reached a different comprise. His name is Nathaniel - again, a name which we both love. However, Nathaniel is a mouthful, especially when trying to combined it with any other names! So, I let him know before the baby was born, that I would be calling him Nathan as often as not.

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Maybe you can find a compromise in this. You could call him Sy (most people will take it as "sigh"). It would still remind you of the name you love, allow your hubby to not have his son grow up with a name he hates, and give you a very cute nickname for your baby boy.

Whatever you decide - compromise is the key. Best of luck :-)

Answer 9

Yikes.  Stick with Erick.  Your son will thank you.

Answer 10

Agree on a name. Make it the middle name but don't call him that. Plus, he would get teased at school because of Miley Cryus. Make Eric the first name and call him Eric.

Answer 11

I see nothing wrong with you having a special name for your son

My father called me by my first and middle name

My mom called me my middle name

I still go by both with family

Otherwise I use my middle name

Tell your husband, nobody else will call him Syrus, and you will try your best to call him Erick in front of people, so everyone knows that what to call him