boy Brigham seems excessive. Especially if the child is female.

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Question for CBers. HCBW fears if we name our baby boy Brigham that he will have

budYu

6/22/21 1:43pm

Too much

Slim

6/22/21 1:43pm

it's fine. do it.

Cougarclaw

6/22/21 1:45pm

Nah...call him Brig..cool name even for the woke

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/22/21 1:45pm

I know a kid who goes by something similar, Briggs.

WDaddy

6/22/21 1:49pm

This is what we did. We have a Briggs.

Preppy

6/22/21 8:46pm

Brig Ham Young.

Malathion

6/22/21 2:34pm

Just ask the other 1000's of Brighams in Utah.

Romex

6/22/21 1:46pm

I'd go with a Biblical name. What does she think about Boaz?

Jericho

6/22/21 1:46pm

boy Brigham seems excessive. Especially if the child is female.

CDV

6/22/21 1:46pm

girl Brigham in that case.

BYUHawk

6/22/21 1:59pm

That is a great idea that I had not previously considered.

CDV

6/22/21 2:05pm

How about Brighamine?

budYu

6/22/21 2:15pm

Brygum

Q-grr

6/22/21 1:49pm

Bzeguhqm

Cougarclaw

6/22/21 1:50pm

Bryghym

jreid191

6/22/21 2:33pm

RE: Question for CBers. HCBW fears if we name our baby boy Brigham that he will have

Sea Chicken

6/22/21 1:50pm

I'm still waiting for a CBer to name their boy Dez Nat

BlackBart

6/22/21 1:52pm

A fun loophole I found was naming my kids Desmond and Natalie.

DieHarder

6/22/21 2:14pm

Nah. It's fine.

kccougar

6/22/21 1:52pm

Moroni. Go big or go home.

Falco

6/22/21 1:52pm

In that case...

m0resn0w

6/22/21 2:44pm

Perfect. The women in RS will really think you’re spiritual.

Falco

6/23/21 10:59am

Brigham as middle name. Try going by Brig or Brigg for short. If it feels

bruincoug

6/22/21 1:53pm

I like the name, but be prepared ... yes he will have problems.

runnincoug

6/22/21 1:55pm

It’s a friggin awesome name for one of the most important people in Church and

Iman23

6/22/21 1:56pm

Spell it Bryghum and you'll be fine

IceBlueCoug

6/22/21 2:01pm

Much better than half the names in Utah county as is....It's funny you would

777

6/22/21 2:01pm

I know multiple Brighams, and a friend who was almost named Brigham then they

4mack

6/22/21 2:02pm

Brigham is an awesome name. BY was an incredible man.

mvtoro

6/22/21 2:04pm

Probably fine in Utah county. North of Utah county should avoid it till Idaho

Heath Squashwell

6/22/21 2:04pm

I have a cousin who named her son Brigham... They love it

Cougar TD

6/22/21 2:07pm

Would be kinda awkward if they didn’t.

DieHarder

6/22/21 2:08pm

yes, yes it would. Also......... they haven't had any issues with other kids

Cougar TD

6/22/21 2:09pm

How do they like their other kid’s names?

DieHarder

6/22/21 2:10pm

RE: How do they like their other kid’s names?

Cougar TD

6/22/21 2:34pm

Your mom and I named you Brigham. We really dislike that name and you cried a bunch at first. So it seemed to fit.

CDV

6/22/21 2:09pm

There’s a Brigham who works at the gym. Long hair earrings and tats. Coolest guy

the_byu_flash

6/22/21 2:16pm

If I had another boy I'd want to name him George. Middle name possibly Absalom.

gangbusters

6/22/21 2:29pm

We almost named a son George. But that was 25 years ago during Costanza’s reign. So that sort of ruined the name for us.

Brisco

6/22/21 3:05pm

Not from Utah so only Brigham I knew wasn't a member...but did join.

Kral

6/22/21 2:42pm

I have a little nephew named Brigham.

bluecheese

6/22/21 2:46pm

It'd be an honor to have that name. He was a great man, a true pioneer and

yerromnitsuj

6/22/21 3:00pm

Try a real masculine name like “Hank”.

Bullrider

6/22/21 3:12pm

Might make him not want to go to BYU. If my name was, like, Rutgers, I probably

Jay Rick

6/22/21 9:24pm

I don't know I know several Brighams but then again I was born in the 60s

BYU Grounds

6/23/21 11:10am

I had a friend named Brigham growing up and I never once made a connection with

yerromnitsuj

6/23/21 11:33am

Brigham isn’t as bad as some LDScentric names. I’d still choose to go by Brig.

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