# My brother insulted my brother's pick for his baby's name, RUINED mood! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 26, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944 "2010-11-26T02:33:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/1 "2010-11-26T02:33:51Z")
My older brother will become a dad for the second time around Xmass. They know it’s a boy, and have picked out the name Sebastian. My younger brother went on an (appearantly druken) spiel mocking the pick, say we should call him Butch, or Ed (the baby’s middle name, and his Dad’s name). My brother mocked his long hair and his attitude, to the point they had to eat and run (Sebastian’s Dad weas hosting). Now, ITA my younger bro was yutz, though I couldn’t tell he was tipsy. My older brother also overreacted IMO. Sebastian is a great name, though it DOES have the disadvantage of no ready-made nickname. So, in summation, Thanks Matt for making a scene needlessly at Thanksgiving! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/2 "2010-11-26T02:42:12Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > it DOES have the disadvantage of no ready-made nickname. ‘Cabot’? ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/3 "2010-11-26T02:44:26Z")
Well, clearly Matt was being a major jerk, but really, calling your son _Sebastian_ is just asking for it. > [@](#): > > ‘Cabot’? Get bach to where you came from! ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/4 "2010-11-26T02:44:45Z")
Big S Sabby Bas Tian Little S Fat S Ess Big S Plenty of great nicknames. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/5 "2010-11-26T02:46:39Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Big S > Sabby > Bas > Tian > Little S > Fat S > Ess > Big S > > Plenty of great nicknames. My friend’s dog is named Sebastian and she almost exclusively calls him “Bast” ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/6 "2010-11-26T02:49:27Z")
What I meant by nickname: We call Sebastian’s dad Ed, his given name is Edward. BTW, we have a VERY ethnic (Italian) name, and IMO names that roll off the tongue don’t jump into my mind too readily. Happily, I probably will never have this problem. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/7 "2010-11-26T02:50:35Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > My friend’s dog is named Sebastian and she almost exclusively calls him “Bast” Do they call the cat “Sirius”? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/8 "2010-11-26T02:51:56Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > What I meant by nickname: We call Sebastian’s dad Ed, his given name is Edward. BTW, we have a VERY ethnic (Italian) name, and IMO names that roll off the tongue don’t jump into my mind too readily. Happily, I probably will never have this problem. I’ve generally heard of Sebastians answering to “Seb”. (In the UK) ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/9 "2010-11-26T02:52:18Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > My friend’s dog is named Sebastian and she almost exclusively calls him “Bast” See, the OP’s friend should get a dog and name it Sebastian so that the little mongrel’s (the child, not the dog) [del]bullies[/del] friends can ask “They named you after the _dog_?” I still can’t believe that Sallah is Gimli. ---
**Author:** ![BrightNShiny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@BrightNShiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightNShiny)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/10 "2010-11-26T02:59:31Z")
It doesn’t matter what nickname you try to give your kid. His friends will look at him and give him his real nickname in short order. ---
**Author:** ![ricksummon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ricksummon/32/3333_2.png) [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/11 "2010-11-26T03:07:46Z")
[Roy Batty] _Now… where would we find this… Sebastian?_ [/Roy Batty] ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/12 "2010-11-26T03:21:19Z")
Bastian, _natürlich_. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/13 "2010-11-26T03:52:05Z")
Sebastian is a _great_ name for a baby; a million times better than another Dylan or Jayden. Your younger brother is an ass; what your older brother names his baby is none of his damned business. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/14 "2010-11-26T03:58:15Z")
Seriously, is everyone too stuffed on turkey and wine to point out that this is a fucking lame pit? What? There is still pie left, huh? Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/15 "2010-11-26T04:04:01Z")
I had a med school classmate named Sebastian. We called him Seb. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/16 "2010-11-26T04:09:08Z")
“Sebastian” is hardly a mock-worthy name these days. A good friend just named his little boy “Ryker.” It has been a Herculean effort to not say anything. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/17 "2010-11-26T04:10:08Z")
Ooh, just thought of a good burn; your older brother should have said, “We’ll nickname him after you, and call him Ass.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/18 "2010-11-26T04:11:08Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > “Sebastian” is hardly a mock-worthy name these days. > > A good friend just named his little boy “Ryker.” It has been a Herculean effort to not say anything. “Ryker?” Does the kid lead with his head whenever he walks? Tug his shirt down a lot? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/19 "2010-11-26T04:12:45Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > My friend’s dog is named Sebastian and she almost exclusively calls him “Bast” > [@foolsguinea](#): > > Bastian, _natürlich_. And it’s only a short step to “Bastard.” ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944/20 "2010-11-26T04:25:27Z")
My sister-in-law is a teacher (3rd grade) and had a student (boy) named **Lorax**. Poor kid is going to spend a lot of time in a locker. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-insulted-my-brothers-pick-for-his-babys-name-ruined-mood/561944.md?page=2)