In a post on Mumsnet, she shared that she told her sister she will honor their dad's name, Brian, by naming their baby boy after him.
This is something that would mean a lot to the dad since none of his six grandsons are named after him.
"For example, my other son's name is Ezekiel James, James after my grandfather that passed," the mom wrote.
While she wants to honor her dad, she just can't get herself to like the name Brian for her child.
"I feel like now that I said that, and I don't honor it, and something happens to my dad I will full-heartedly regret it," she wrote.
"Soooo... I was thinking maybe using an alternative to Brian. Like.. Biran. Alternate spelling of Byron, with same letters as Brian just different sound," she questioned.
"I wanted the first name to be a "Cas" name, so nn will be Cas. I like Cassiel and Cassian, but feel Cassiel might sound better with any of those alternative options. I do not like Casper or Caspian. What do you think?" she asked the other moms.
Instead, she has to find a different first name that goes really well with one of those middle names. For this, she turned to the other moms.
She also questioned not naming the baby after her dad. "He must have mentioned non of them being named after him because it causes a soft spot for him though."
"Wtf?! Your dad already has his own son named after him (assuming Bryan is Brian's son?) and he's moaning that none of his grandsons are named after him?" they wrote. "Does he know it's not a god-given right to have a newborn given the same name...?"
"This baby is your baby, and you can choose whatever name you want to, he'll get over it." They also said that Brian is outdated and they don't blame her for not liking it.
One suggested naming the baby after his favorite author or singer. Another asked if she could use his middle name. A third said that she could use "Ryan," which is pretty close to Brian.
After talking to her sister and her partner, she came to the conclusion that she will choose a name she absolutely loves.
She also said that she would choose Brian if her dad didn't already have his own son honoring his name.
Phew. Problem solved!
H/T: Mumsnet
