I heard about this news story last night and had to share. Southwest airline apologized for the gate attendant’s behavior, which was obviously unprofessional and totally inappropriate. I feel really bad for this kid because her mom named her Abcde and then posted this maybe seeking sympathy, but now even more people are mocking her name. SS website says there are a little over 300 Abcde’s in the US. Thoughts, comments, defend the name Abcde, love it, loathe it?
I mean… she’s the nitwit that named her kid after the first 5 letters of the alphabet.
That is not a name. It’s the first five letters of the Latin alphabet, partly pronounced wrong ([name_m]Ab[/name_m]-sid-dee).
But yes, definitely feel bad for the child. That employee needs to be fired. The mom too, probably.
I’ve read sooo many various forum posts about this story. The //sound// of the name is really not so bad, in my opinion. The spelling, however, is attention-seeking and awful. And the mother should be ashamed. As should the parents of the 300 other kids with that name. It’s not cute, it’s not funny, it’s a human’s name. And it’s really unfortunate.
I just feel so bad for the kid. The employee was unprofessional but I don’t think the mom should be so offended that the child’s name got the attention she was clearing seeking when she chose such a name for her daughter.
This is what worries me about people wanting to be this level of unique with kids’ names.
There is a difference between unique names and names that should simply never become baby names, like Spoon or Abcde.
Yea the employee shouldn’t have acted like that but I wouldn’t think that’s a real name either. it’s not even like it’s a real name in a different language that looks funny in the Latin alphabet, cause that I could almost understand. This was just plan setting your clid up for failure, this was bound to happen in some form or another. I would hope this prompts her to change the spelling of that poor child’s name if she can.
I just feel bad for the kid. It was wrong for employee to act the way he/she did, but if you’re going to pick a trashy, stupid name for you child then do you really have a right to be upset when someone notices?
The employee shouldn’t have acted the way they did, but come on. If you name your child Abcde what do you think is going to happen?
Abcde pronounced ab-sid-dee does have the potential for a nice name, but definitely not spelled the way that it is. If you like the sound of something, but that something happens to be the first five letters of the alphabet, maybe think about spelling it differently, like Absidie or Absidey.
Or at least Abecidy/Abesity, since mother obviously can’t pronounce d normally, as seen in newspaper about pronunciation of the name.
It was employee’s decision to be a jerk, but name didn’t exactly help in avoiding spotlight from jerks.
I feel like Mum was waiting for an opportunity like this to go straight to the media.
I like unique/uncommon names but Abcde is just sad. I feel for the girl! She’ll be going by [name_u]Abby[/name_u] by the time she’s 15, I bet. As someone with children with uncommon names, I expect that some people will be surprised by them and maybe react in a similar way. I wouldn’t have been happy with what this employee did, but you have to be prepared for some backlash. We get it a lot for [name_f]Apolline[/name_f] because we call her [name_f]Apple[/name_f] most of the time and people are always caught off guard.
This mother was clearly only thinking of herself in an effort to stand out by choosing a name that grabbed everyone’s attention. Choosing a name is one of the most important gifts you bestow upon your child. It should be chosen with your CHILD as the first priority as to what name she would hopefully love, fits all ages, professions, and if unique, is a real name and would still be easily wearable.
It has a nice sound but if someone uses it, at least spell it Absidy or along those lines. I have seen “Abcde” before on Facebook about five times from different websites throwing it under the bus and the whole comment section getting a good laugh at it. I’m a firm believer in name your children something you’re proud of but do think of your child’s feelings. If you truly love it, show your child that others opinions do not matter. If it gets to the point where you are a national headline being poked at because you named you daughter “Abcde”, at least ask if she want’s her name changed.
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I had heard of the name before, but honestly I thought it was an urban myth! The fact that someone actually named their kid that and expects people to NOT laugh really makes me lose faith in humanity. That kid is going to get SOOOO bullied.
i don’t see why it is anybody else business what someone names their child. While it is not by taste, there are a lot worse things. Also the people saying what does the mom expect… that’s like saying a woman deserves to be raped if she dresses revealing.
Sorry, no. You cannot compare having an awful name with rape. Rape is a horrible, disgusting act. Never the victims fault, no matter what they are wearing, where they are, how much they drank. But giving your child a bad name, because we cannot ignore it is a bad name, its a 100% on the parent. The child does not deserve to have people laugh at her name, but who gave her that name? Her mother. And it isn’t like it is a name that most people hate, or very uncommon, it isn’t even a word. So yes, what did the mom expect? A child is not a dog or a cat, they are a person and deserve to at least have a real word as their name. So no, rape is definitely not the same as people judging a bad name.
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I’m not saying that rape and a bad name are the same thing, I’m saying that saying a person deserves what they get is the same thing. My child was recently part of an anti-bullying campaign (avengers of bullying) and I just can’t stand seeing people be so disgustingly judgmental.
I don’t think anybody should name their child [name_f]Abcde[/name_f]. That is setting up the child for a lifetime* of teasing, bullying and neglect.
First of all, [name_f]Abcde[/name_f] is not an ethnic name, a name that is rare in the USA but common in another country. For example, [name_m]Tzvi[/name_m], which is common in [name_m]Israel[/name_m]. I understand that in the USA children with ethnic names are more likely to be teased on the playground, adults with ethnic names have a harder time finding jobs, and everyone with an ethnic name has a harder time with their peers memorizing their names. While I find it unfortunate that people with ethnic names have challenges regarding their names that those with names common in the USA don’t have, I completely understand and respect a parent’s choice to give their child a name from their homeland. Either the parents want to honor their heritage or the only names they know of are from their homeland.
Second of all, [name_f]Abcde[/name_f] is not a vintage name, a name that was once a popular choice among parents but today sounds like an old man/old woman name. For example, [name_f]Mildred[/name_f], which was a popular choice in the USA in the early 20th century. I could understand parents giving their child a vintage name to honor a relative who also had that name. I don’t think any parents who name their child [name_f]Abcde[/name_f] are honoring a family member whose name was also [name_f]Abcde[/name_f] and certainly no parents who name their child [name_f]Abcde[/name_f] have the goal of reviving a name from long ago. While I would worry about that child being teased on the playground, I completely understand why a set of parents would name their son [name_m]Ralph[/name_m], especially if they have a deceased relative whose name was also [name_m]Ralph[/name_m]. As for [name_f]Abcde[/name_f], who even has a deceased relative named [name_f]Abcde[/name_f]? After all, the name [name_f]Abcde[/name_f], which is an all-American name, didn’t appear on the Social Security list until 1990.
*unless he/she has the courage to legally change his/her name