Thoughts on U.S.A. for initials

[srchibimn01]

Soooo....I'm due any day now but one of the names we're considering would make his initials U.S.A. What do y'all think about this? As a grown-up, would this impact his business opportunities? Do you think they'll be a lot of picking on from kids growing up? How did you react? Help please! Can't decide if we want to go there or not! LOL thanks!

[srchibimn01]

I should add as a side note that I am a U.S. Veteran and my husband currently serves, so we definitely love our country!

[east93]

I doubt he'd be picked on in school, most people will have no idea what his middle name is.
It might impact business/job opprotunities, as people will assume he comes from a very patriotic family (if you're American) and that can raise conflicts and the like.
Same with travel, if he goes to a country where America isn't really fondly thought of.

I personally would not go there.

EDIT: I see you're a veteran, and your husband is serving. I'm not surprised! Many people will make that assumption, and, unfortunately, soldiers are not always well liked, or appreciated. That can also be taken into treatment of your child.

[amberdaydream]

That is actually a brilliant idea! I don't know much about job applications but I don't think it would affect anything, I'm not even sure many people would notice. I don't think it would be a problem if he travelled to a country where America wasn't well-liked because like I said they may not even notice.

America is in the top 1000 for girls right now (over in the US of A, that is) but I think that USA as initials is beneficially more subtle. If you go ahead with this, have you given any thought to what names you might use?

EDIT: I should clarify, the only time it would cause him problems is if people were to go around shouting, "HEY, HIS INITIALS ARE USA!" But I don't think it would be an issue if someone noticed and said, "Huh, his initials are USA. Interesting."

[mayjune]

I disagree a little bit with east93. It may be necessary for him to write his full name out if he has an international job opportunity, but probably rare for him to have to simply put his 3 initials. If he wrote his full name out and never his initials, I doubt someone would notice USA right away--or even after a while for that matter. And if they do and then get offended by it, well, they should have known he was American from the beginning and rejected him from the start.

I do agree with east93 that in school he most likely won't be picked on and I think kids might even think that it's cool that his initials are USA.

I say if you love the names, stick with them and let him decide if he wants anything monogrammed.

[kittyx2]

Hey I'm a military civilian myself, so I love the idea of USA initials!

I doubt there would be many situations where the child's initials would be an issue.

The only thing I can picture is your grown child with monogrammed towels in his bathroom one day--they might only seem appropriate for the 4th of July/Memorial/Labor/Veteran's Day!

Cris

[juniperle]

"EDIT: I should clarify, the only time it would cause him problems is if people were to go around shouting, "HEY, HIS INITIALS ARE USA!"

I agree with amberdaydream!

[sugarfoot]

Personally, I wouldn't go there.

[taylorblueskye]

As a European I find it pretty weird. But we usually don't get the American patriotism I think. So yeah, I don't really like the idea.

[mollykat78]

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