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writes: My husband is obsessed with Johnny Cash and he wants to name our son SUE (I'm 5 months pregnant) as in the song. I honestly hate that name for a boy (and for a girl). He won't change his mind about it. I think he just is stressed about being a dad. What do you think? Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (30 December 2008): hello, my name is john r cash (this is not a joke)i have found that in the last 10 years people have generally found my name really cool! and i married a girl named sue. i say.. if its a boy then if you wanna name him john r cash then fine. but admire and be proud of your son or daughter for who they are..not want you want them to be!
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 December 2008): Your husband must have a death wish. The kid called Sue spent his whole life trying to track down his father to kill him. Maybe he'd be ok, if you let it be the second name. It's not good for children to hate their parents for naming them. I've got a boys name, and I've been embarrassed a lot of times when people look at my breasts and say "hey your a funny type of boy"... I wouldn't like your son to have to be burdened by stupid jokes just because he's father has gone a little crazy. Your son will be very badly teased when he goes to school and it will be all your husband's fault. Little children can be very mean.
As a compromise, make it the babies middle name. Suggest your husband legally change his own name to Sue and leave you to name the baby. Tell him it's your baby in your body and as a reward for carrying him for 9months, your the only one who should get to name him. Or if it really is causing problems in your marriage then name the boy Siu, I think that's a Chinese boy's name, and then you can make up a story about how you love Chinese culture, your husband loves Johnny Cash and you both thought it was the best name in the world...
Or you could agree and choose another middle name to make your point... "Sue my husband for divorce" sounds kind of nice even if it's a little long.
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reader, SirenaBlusera  +, writes (22 December 2008):
 An interesting bit of trivia: Jimi Hendrix's original name was Johnny Allen Hendrix. :)
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reader, anonymous, writes (21 December 2008): I like the idea of naming him Johnny, or even giving him Cash as a middle name. You should point out that at the end of that song, Johnny sings "If I ever have a son I'm going to name him...Bill or George, anything but Sue."
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reader, Jamer70  +, writes (21 December 2008):
 Well i had a similar situation to this, not me but my parents
My dad loved Hendrix and wanted to name me so
Mum said no and i ended up with a different name.
But my nickname, which everyone inc parents call me is Jimi
Maybe i havent fully helped but i thought i would give a situation that happened to me. But definently dont let him name your son Sue. Thats just a burden for life, plus stating the known, its a girls name.
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reader, question seeker and lover +, writes (21 December 2008):
 Sit down by yourself and think about all the names you like write them all down and show him the list cross off the ones both of you disagree on and analyse them carefully hold a strong argument when he says "I really want our boy to be called sue"Fight your cornner, you're oviously unhappy about having a boy named sue!!!!
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reader, SirenaBlusera +, writes (21 December 2008):
The whole point of the song is that the boy is burdened by his name all his life. If your husband wants to name your son Sue, then he's missed the point of the song. I've never had children, but when you pick out a name for a child, it's important to take into account the child's well-being... and I'm familiar with the song and I wondered why the Sue's parents didn't realize that being named Sue would be traumatic for the boy. Remember, it's your son as well as his, and you're the one who has to carry your son in your womb for nine months, and you don't want him to be traumatized. Naming him a girl's name isn't in his best interest.What about naming your son Johnny? If your husband is a Johnny Cash fan, why not name your son after him? I've never heard of a boy being teased for being named Johnny. :)
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