So for a while now I have been set in my first baby girl being named [name]Sunday[/name] [name]Kate[/name]. I’ve told coworkers I have different naming taste and when my boy suggestion of [name]Tennyson[/name] was reacted poorly to I decided I’d keep my girl idea to myself because it was even less common. The other day I did tell a coworker who is my age that I was set in [name]Sunday[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and she busted out laughing, I mean cracking up, and then said “no!”
I’m used to the resistance so it didn’t change my mind but I am curious if this will be the initial reaction from everyone when they first had my choice.
I live in the USA in the south. It’s certainly not common- I’ve never met any- but I thought it’d be refreshing not hysterical?
I worked with a woman named [name]Sunday[/name]. To be perfectly honest, I always found it an odd name, not really refreshing. Refreshing, to me, would be something uncommon, not a name taken from a day of the week/month/object/insect/etc. I know there are a lot of posters here who love the name and think it’s great, but that’s just my opinion. I do love that you’re pairing the name with a more traditional middle name, however.
Would I have laughed about it? No. I think your co-worker was pretty rude.
Wow. Your co-worker was incredibly rude, and you would be justified in calling her out for it. [name]Sunday[/name] isn’t my style, but it isn’t a bad name. There is nothing wrong with [name]Sunday[/name] [name]Kate[/name].
I wouldn’t call [name]Sunday[/name] refreshing. [name]Day[/name] of the week names feel pretty blah to me. Have you considered [name]Sunniva[/name]?
Originally, I had planned to respond that it is the name of [name]Nicole[/name] Kidman’s daughter. I think her middle name might be [name]Rose[/name]. If I recall correctly, there was some specific reason for their using [name]Sunday[/name], but I can’t remember what it was.
But when I read the pp’s post, I remembered that I actually worked with a [name]Sunday[/name] as well. This was before my nameberry days, and even then I thought it was a different name (not necessarily refreshing but not odd), but it was just her name. Obviously I didn’t think it was THAT weird because I didn’t even remember until reading the previous post. She was a fantastic person, so she was very easy to like and work with and her name was just her name. I have no idea what her experience growing up was or if she ran into difficulties, though. They can’t have had too terrible an effect on her if she did because as I said, she was a truly wonderful person.
[name]Sunday[/name] [name]Kate[/name] has a lovely sound, and I do love the name [name]Kate[/name]. For the life of me, I can’t understand why that name would make someone laugh so hard. It doesn’t seem funny to me at all. [name]Just[/name] a name. Very strange and very rude. I can’t imagine that will be the general reaction that name will get. Of course, it’s different, so you will get some who don’t understand why you’d choose that, but you seem prepared for that.
I think your co-worker was rude and I’ve had negative reactions before so now I just stick to using nameberry. Family members can be just as harsh sometimes. Anyway I think [name]Sunday[/name] [name]Kate[/name] is pretty. It is a little celebrity-ish and not really my style. I like the suggestion of [name]Sunniva[/name]. But if thou love [name]Sunday[/name] [name]Kate[/name] and it means something to you then I say go for it!
If you had a baby named [name]Sunday[/name] and she laughed it would be rude; as your child is not yet even on the way she gave you a useful taste of how some people will want to react to the name, but they’ll generally be too polite to do it in front of you once the child is born (family is often the exception to that rule for some reason…). If you chose an unusual name you have to be prepared for the fact it may be unusual because few people like it, my aunts all think my daughter [name]Agnes[/name] has a very odd old lady name. You and your child will get a lifetime of ‘were you born on a [name]Sunday[/name]?’, ‘is it [name]Sunday[/name] or Sundae?’, ‘oh, that’s unusual, why did your parents choose it’ etc. if you really love the name go for it but be aware that unusual names do attract comment and divide opinion though people do learn to pronounce and accept them eventually even if they don’t like them. [name]Imagine[/name] coming on Nameberry and asking for thoughts on [name]Jayden[/name], the response would be similar to how your colleague greeted [name]Sunday[/name].
To be completely honest, I wouldn’t have laughed out loud but I’d definitely have a “really?” sort of internal reaction. I don’t like day of the week names and I think that choosing something that strange would definitely set you up for some interesting reactions. And that’s another thing to think about–the reaction you got from your coworker might be one that your daughter gets her whole life. Choosing a name is ultimately your choice, but it might not be everyone’s cup of tea, and most people aren’t shy about expressing opinions. ESPECIALLY in the south!
I think [name]Sunday[/name] is super pretty and I like kate but I’m not sure if I like the sound of them together. [name]Sunday[/name] is beautiful, not laughable! However, it would be a little odd if she wasn’t born on a [name]Sunday[/name]…
Your coworker was rude. As for me, I’ll be honest and say that while it has a nice ring to it, I still don’t get day of the week (or month, with the exceptions of [name]May[/name] and [name]June[/name]) names. It’s just not my style. [name]How[/name] about [name]Sandy[/name] [name]Kate[/name], [name]Sunny[/name] [name]Kate[/name], [name]Cindy[/name] [name]Kate[/name], [name]Cynthia[/name] [name]Kate[/name], [name]Alexandra[/name] [name]Kate[/name] nn [name]Sandy[/name]?
Good luck!
Honestly, I think it’s a fine name, and I think laughing about anyone’s name choice (whether the child has been more or not) is incredibly rude. However, you are very, very unlikely to get this reaction if you already had a daughter with this name, and if you did, I’d no longer consider that person a friend. My daughter has a very unusual name. It’s similar to [name]Sunday[/name], in that it’s a common word that’s uncommon as a name. We chose not to share it with anyone before she was born to avoid any comments. She’s almost 3, and I have never had a negative comment (let alone laughter).
I think [name]Sunday[/name] is a lot like naming a girl [name]Easter[/name], or even [name]Autumn[/name]. You’re going to get a lot questions about the day she was born. If it’s not on a [name]Sunday[/name], it’s likely to elicit even more questions.
I have to say I like [name]Sunday[/name] [name]Kate[/name] much better!! Stick with that… plus it is a perfect combo!! GL
I would love to meet a little [name]Sunday[/name] [name]Kate[/name]! It isn’t something I’d use personally, but I have no problem with it and think it’s quite nice!
I agree completely. I do think your co-worker was a bit rude to outright laugh, but perhaps you should bear in mind that this might be the same reaction that your daughter will get from other people for the rest of her life. I don’t really like week names personally either.
You can’t expect people in real life (or on here) to just say NMS and not comment. That’s just not realistic. If you’re posting names on a discussion board, or talking to someone about names, you need to be prepared for the possibility that they will say “hah, how ridiculous”.
I also agree with this:
I second this. [name]Sunday[/name] is a pretty name. I think it would make an amazing middle name, but it is going to cause lots of problems. It will be weird if she isn’t born on a [name]Sunday[/name], and if she was,people will think that you mustn’t have been very creative or smart if you had to choose the day she was born on as a name. [name]Katherine[/name] [name]Sunday[/name] is beautiful.
[name]Even[/name] if you adore [name]Sunday[/name], what about having a combo first and middle nickname? Like [name]Sunniva[/name] [name]Danielle[/name]?
Or, if you love the nickname [name]Sunny[/name], any -son names would work, such as [name]Allison[/name], as well as [name]Susannah[/name], [name]Sunniva[/name] and Sunita.
But, [name]Sunday[/name] will get very adverse reactions. And just because a celebrity names their kid that doesn’t make it acceptable for you to use it. Most people will be a lot more polite when the baby is born and throughout her life, but she will be teased by peers. I have a unique name that is very cutesy sounding and misspelled, and it has caused me so much grief. Many laughed when my parents first suggested it, but since I was born, people say how ‘nice’ it is. While it was horribly rude to have your coworker laugh at it, it is a sign that you might want to choose a different name or use [name]Sunday[/name] as a middle name.
I’m not in love with the name sunday, but your co-worker was VERY rude! I think it could be very cute!
I don’t care for the name [name]Sunday[/name] itself but I think [name]Sunday[/name] [name]Kate[/name] is really, really cute! Your co-worker was very rude. I definitely think you should use [name]Sunday[/name] if that’s what you want to do. I think it would be refreshing. 
Possibly, I mean, [name]Sunday[/name] is a very common day of the week, it’s such a common word that I can easily see many people finding it weird, silly and funny. I don’t think the reaction was rude, considering that the baby isn’t born or anything. It’s just an “idea” at this point. She didn’t bash the name or say anything offensive.
That being said, I like [name]Sunday[/name], and I find it a lovely name to hear.
It was extremely rude for your coworker to laugh in your face like that. I can empathize…my favorite girls’ name was outed to my in-laws on my BIRTHDAY, and even though they are super-conservative and polite, they still laughed in that “oh you’re joking of course…you’re not?? ::awkward shocked silence::” sort of way. I was crushed, not only because it hurt my feelings, but because now I know that my husband will never let me use the name (It was [name]Narnia[/name] [name]Rose[/name]). So I do feel for you.
[name]Sunday[/name] and [name]Kate[/name] are not my style at all, but I can objectively say that they go well together. I will also say that day of the week names can be hard on some. I know a couple that has several children, all with quirky unusual names, and one of them is [name]Wednesday[/name]. It strikes people as really out of place in the sibset. It is somehow perceived as totally weird (a la Addams family) and totally unoriginal at the same time. As a fellow name nerd, I empathize with the parents because I know that unoriginal is the last thing they are! But everyone seems to assume that she was born on a [name]Wednesday[/name] and they couldn’t think of anything else to name her, when in reality, [name]Wednesday[/name] was her dad’s favorite name for YEARS.
Another thing…people on Nameberry are generally way more polite than people in the non-name-nerdy “real world” about unusual names. While I think it’s totally rude and hurtful to laugh at someone’s name loves, most people will think nothing of it. If you are a more carefree thick-skinned person, things that this may just roll off, but if you’re sensitive to criticism of names you love, you may want to think twice about naming your daughter [name]Sunday[/name] (I’m assuming the laugh wasn’t at the [name]Kate[/name] part, as [name]Kate[/name] is thoroughly classy and timeless and a very “normal” name). After all, your daughter may inherit that sensitivity and feel it very deeply when she’s teased about her name.
My goal here is not to say [name]Do[/name] or [name]Do[/name] Not use the name, but rather to provide multiple perspectives to help you work out what you want. Good luck!
I too live in the South, and my in-laws are incredibly name-judgemental so I feel your pain! It’s hard having less than mainstream taste when you’re surrounded by people who bestowed very popular names on their children and find anything out of the ordinary “laughable”. I was laughed at when I confessed an appreciation for the name [name]Evelina[/name] (my [name]MIL[/name] seemed to think it was no better than calling her Thumbelina). Some people don’t realize how hurtful certain reactions can be to an expecting mother. It’s a real baby’s identity being discussed! And when you choose to confide in someone the last thing you expect is laughter. I am going to say go for it. I think [name]Sunday[/name] could be lovely on a little girl, and while I’ve never met one I have no difficulty picturing it. [name]Sunday[/name] [name]Kate[/name] tips the scale to downright charming. If it’s the name you can imagine calling your little girl by that is all that matters!
I don’t mind the name [name]Sunday[/name]. It’s not so weird that it deserves to be outright laughed at. [name]Sunday[/name] [name]Kate[/name] is fine. My first thought was [name]Nicole[/name] Kidman’s daughter, [name]Sunday[/name] [name]Rose[/name]. It’s funny how you also like [name]Tennyson[/name], which is the name of [name]Russell[/name] Crowe’s son. Are you sure you’re not Australian? 