[name]Do[/name] you avoid names that you think family/friends may not like?
I noticed that I always think of how people will react to the names I like an almost consider not using them because of a possible negative reaction!
[name]Do[/name] you do the same?
Also, those with children: have you received negative feedback on the name(s) you have chosen for your child(ren)? Has it made you consider changing their names?
I like the name [name]Tobias[/name]. [name]One[/name] of my dearest friends hates the name and made me promise to never name my kid that.
Another thinks it’s ridiculous I give names to my pets, especially fancy ones. She thinks I should have called my rats black rat, white rat, tan rat and spotty rat. Srsly.
I don’t avoid names my family might not like. A lot of them have terrible taste so I’m not afraid to be different from them. lol
I’ve never heard anything negative about the names chosen for my children.
My parents think I’m strange for liking names like [name]Hollis[/name] and [name]Nona[/name]! My father also said that ‘[name]Amelie[/name]’ (one of my top contenders) is ‘too hard for a child to pronounce’ which is ridiculous, but on top of that he said, ‘you know what kids CAN pronounce? Omelette. And that’s what she’s going to get called.’
I just roll my eyes, and when my SO and I start having children I don’t think public opinion is going to matter 
I like the names we have on our lists and they have special meaning to us. Our families will get over it eventually!
I think it’s definitely smart to consider other people’s reactions to names.
Unless you’re writing a book, a name doesn’t belong to you.
If I was naming a child, I’d definitely consider how others would react to it. I wouldn’t necessarily give my family a big choice in the matter, but I wouldn’t use a name that I was certain my close family absolutely hated.
I think about reactions, but I don’t exactly ask either…I don’t plan on sharing the name with my family until she arrives–it’s harder to be really judgey over a name when theres a child to celebrate. More than like/dislike, I consider which names both families (different languages) will be able to pronounce easily.
I do take into consideration names that my family does not like, especially close family, parents, in-laws and grandparents. If they have a very good reason to not like the name then I might take it into consideration, it has to be a pretty good reason though. I don’t really worry about the reactions of people outside of family members though.
Of course it matters. It’s selfish to think our decisions don’t impact others. [name]One[/name] of my favorite girl’s names happens to be the name of my father’s first wife. I never met her, I have no association with her, but it would be incredibly selfish for me to ignore my parents’ feelings about the name.
It’s also important to think about how the name affects the child. Am I setting my kid up for a lifetime of teasing? Or for a lifetime of patiently explaining it’s yooneek spelling? All of that matters.
I do, to a small extent, but I wouldn’t avoid a name that I absolutely loved just because they didn’t like it.
Thanks for the responses!
I think I would consider their opinions but not necessarily let it deter me from using a name I love! Great answers everyone!