Godly Right to Name First-Born Son Spyridon

Α deal is a deal. She agreed to let him name the child if it was a boy and now she changed her mind and is backing off. Plus, Spyridon is a nice name, it will be easier to remember in the US since it is uncommon and the shorter Spiros is very easy to pronounce.

I am sorry, but as a female, I agree the name is hideous. Do you really want to be THAT selfish and force a name on your child, that your wife hates? remember, she cooks your food, it is an unwise man who pisses off their chef.

I think this petition is the most childish thing I've seen from a "grown" up in a long time. Parents need to agree on a name if they can't agree on Spyridon or Michael than both names should be out. Parenting is suppose to be a partnership not a petition but a discussion. My husband and I didn't agree on our son's first name and we kept trying out a names until we both could be happy. If the child is named Spyridon or Michael is coerced unto the other partner than the only thing your going to get is resentment. So, pick another name or comprise by using both names at once.

Michael Spyridon because it flows better than Spyridon Michael. And call him what you want (Spyridon would be cool though). Many, many Michaels will be in his future kindergarten class. I'm lucky-my wife wants a family name for our future child and wants it to flow with our last name (O'Connor). We have several (from both sides) picked out but it so happens that my great-grandfather's name was most agreeable by us both. Good luck with little Spyri!

This is a great name. OMG, yet 'another' Michael. No way. This beats "Michael" a million times over. This name would interesting and positive and unique. They could go by "Spy" or "Ridon". Something tells me that, if the child is a boy, this name would really grow on the mother, and she would regret "Michael", forever. Especially if this is a first-born son, then this really is the way to go. I haven't read the entire petitiion, but part of the agreement that the names of any further children will be chosen by the mother! She deserves that if she agrees to name her child after the paternal grandfather.

Sounds like a man trying to control his wife. In a lasting partnership, there should be compromise. On the birth certificate there is room for both Michael and Spyridon as middle names. Chose a first name that both parents agree to and one that flows with the middle and last name. I am named after my father. For many reasons, I hated being "Junior" or "Little". Names are important, but a name is most important to the person it is given to.

This is a very personal decision that you and your wife must agree on. If you can't agree on this, how will you agree on the rest of this child's life. This is a make or break moment. How much do you love each other and can you each compromise and meet in the middle somewhere. Marriage is compromise. I have read your points above and you seem extremely stubborn and unwilling to compromise wanting rights over both the first and middle name. Let it go both of you. Compromise or you will find yourself in a very nasty divorce. Two strong stubborn and willful individuals do not make a happy marriage. Do you want to be right or happy. You can't be both.

The wife gets to name child.. you can only ASK her to use a suggested name. You are lucky she took your last name.

No. I agree with everyone else that is suggesting Michael Spyridon. Allow your child to learn its significance to you and to your family. Even those named Spyridon go by Spiro - and thank you to the gentleman giving his name. It may be traditional as "David" and "Michael" but giving your child that type of first name places a firstborn child in an endless loop of explaining its significance, wincing when others butcher its pronunciation, or worse still, people not even trying to bother to pronounce it. While it can be shortened to Spiro as he gets older - or not, allow your child to choose whether he wishes to go by Spyridon as he gets older and allow him to go as Michael Spyridon for now. You both live in the US after all. Just as a thought. Congrats on the baby - a happy and healthy life for you all.

1. Your wife is the one carrying the baby. 2. Your wife is the one that will go through the hell of labor 3. Your wife will most likely be the primary caretaker of your child (as most women are especially in first few years) 4. Your wife already honored your family by taking on your last name. 5. If you always have to have your way you will have serious problems with your marriage. 6. Your child will be teased relentlessly with the name spyridon. 7. Spyridon on a resume wont fly since it sounds like an anime character. 8.your petition sounds insulting to your wife and her heritage not to mention Russian people. 9. You sound like an egomaniac 10. Congratulations on having a baby. 11. And my condolances on your future Divorce....if you dont change your ways that is were you are headed.

Go for it, Nicholas. My uncle is named Spyridon, after my yiayia's father. He was the second son. The first son, my dad, was Kereakos, named for his paternal grandfather. That is the Greek custom. She married a Greek man from Astoria, so that is what she should expect. Especially since her choice is to name the boy after a father. It is an important Greek cultural thing to pass down the grandfather's name. The United States is full of people with unusual names, Kseniya being a prime example. Name your child Spyridon and call him Spiro. You could even choose an American nickname like Don. My papou's name was Dimitrios, but he went by Jim in the US.

Spyridon is a very, very BAD choice of a name. Who can pronounce it. Schoolmates will call him Spyder, and that's cool. But Spyridon is just not the way you want to go if you don't want people to make fun of your kid's name. What the heck, why not just name him Apple. That's an incredibly stupid name, too, but at least people can spell it.

I am an American Born Chinese. Despite my totally U.S. upbringing I wish my parents had named me, Sing Yee, according to Chinese naming convention like they did for my brothers and sister, who were born in China. ...at least as a middle name.

I think Spyridon Michael is a great way to go. Perhaps then they could refer to him as S. Michael Soukeras. That has a very sophisticated and distinguished sound to it, and everyone wins. BUT, I think Spyridon is a great name ripe with cultural and family pride. I am American...these exotic sounding names from other lands appeal to me.

I think it's a beautiful name, though I agree that honoring both grandfathers is appropriate. I'm thinking that after all of this you will probably end up with a girl! :) Wishing you and your baby health, love and much happiness! "You got it from your father, it was all he had to give. So it's yours to use and cherish, for as long as you shall live. If you lose the watch he gave you, it can always be replaced. But a black mark on your name, son, can never be erased. It was clean the day you took it, and a worthy name to bear. When he got it from his father, there was no dishonor there. So make sure you guard it wisely, for when all is said and done, you'll be glad the name is spotless, when you give it to your son." Edgar A. Guest with a girl!

1. Spyridon Michael has a better ring to it than Michael Spyridon. 2. They can call him "Mischa" 3. The baby is probably a girl. 4. Last but not least, John is a weenie, most likely a mommas boy, and down right p-whipped.

My second 2-cents worth: not to disparage the name Michael, but in America it is soooooooo common. If I had a child, I would want it's name to be as unique and individual as my child.

Okay honestly, coming from me as a mother, the wife gives up her last name, her looks of her body, her family, and everything for the husband. Either way the child is going to have part of the father's father's name. The last name doesn't get to be the mother's it's the father's. So long as that's said I feel the mother should get to choose the first name if there cannot be reached an agreement.

If mom doesn't like it, then no. Use it as his middle name instead and he can decide later if that's what he wants to go by.

Who's having the baby, anyway? With all the effort a mother goes through it should be she who names the baby. I good compromise might be to have both as given names but Mom gets to decide which name goes first.