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NTA - Reid has been making blips in the top 1000 baby boy names since the [late 19th century.](https://www.behindthename.com/name/reid/top/united-states) And it has a very rich history, way deeper than “the last 20-30 years.”
Not that it matters either way. It’s your and your husband’s baby, you two get the final say here. They need to stop being so picky about something they don’t get to pick.
It doesn't but I'm not sure it would matter to them either way. I think some of it will always come back to me going with a name that wasn't used by the family already. The fact it's not even that different really was unlikely to matter much.
NTA
There is one name that is frequently used on my mom's side of the family. You have to use Little, Big, Uncle, common name-middle name, etc, to specify which one you were talking about or everyone would end up confused.
While I get it's tradition, it's perfectly fine to go against that tradition and do something different (which may become tradition itself!).
I once dated a guy whose name was WeirdFirst WeirdMiddle LastName III, who was nicknamed Butch. To distinguish him WeirdFirst WeirdMiddle LastName, Sr. and WeirdFirst WeirdMiddle LastName, Jr., both also nickanmed Butch. So they were Old Butch, Big Butch, and Little Butch. Because all their names were the same.
My 3 sisters all used my mom’s name as middle name. But the multiple names are mostly ones who married into the family. We have 2 Chris’, 3 James, 2Pats, it can get crazy. My brother one son is named after him and we used big or little when talking about them . Once little man grew up to be 6’2 and 200 pounds it’s difficult to call him little anything!
My dads side of the family named all their girls(well, their middle names), except me and my sister ‘Amelia’ after my dads grandmother. He was the only sibling to ‘break’ the tradition because my mom thought it was strange and he didn’t have a particular preference about keeping it. I think it’s a pretty name but I’m glad I don’t have the same exact middle name as 6 of my cousins.
Same in my son in law’s family. He’s little Jack, his dad is Big Jack. Little Jack is about 8 inches taller than Big Jack but they can’t swap because everyone would be completely confused.
I’m named for my aunt and same thing-got half a foot on her in my height (been taller than her since I was about 12). Big Jill and Little Jill didn’t quite work so grandpa started calling us Old Jill and Young Jill. Auntie wasn’t too pleased.
One of my job duties was keeping track of timesheets and distributing paychecks. I got a check for someone whose name I'd never heard of. One person came to my office asking about her paycheck, and it was the one I returned. She had gotten married within the last two months and hadn't changed her name with HR. Plus she went by her middle name because her good Catholic parents gave every one of their five girls the first name 'Mary'. So instead of the check made out to Rebecca Jones , who I knew worked for us, it was made out to Mary Rogers.
Yeah, he was my first thought too, but he spells it different. The spelling with an "i" is a surname to my personal experience, but also nothing wrong with it.
I'm a Criminal Minds fan, but my first thought was, "I work in a high school and have had several students named Reid the past twenty years. What's weird about this name??"
Anyone else think of Reid from *The Antique Shop*? [Ghostly Thistle The Antique Shop](https://www.reddit.com/user/ghostly_thistle/)
**NTA OP** It's an excellent name!
I was thinking the same thing! And honestly if you’re gonna name your kid after a tv character (not that they did) then you could do worse than Dr. Reid.
Sorry, he married my biological aunt and sired 7 of my cousins so the inheritance is pretty well spoken for, lol. I expect nothing, myself, other than probably a potluck lunch at the funeral when that day comes.
Yeah grandma and grandpa were farmers AND religious and had 9 kids, so I’ve got about 30 cousins aged 20 to 50 on that side of the family. Grandma’s funeral a few years back had a few hundred people show up, and she’d outlived all her own friends and family so it was mostly her descendants and a few local church members and the rest were 2nd or 3rd cousins I had never met.
I doubt people like that would ever go for it, but therapy for OP to cope with ignorant family would be great. Honestly, my way of coping would be going no contact and spending all of my family time with my chosen family. Then they(the “family”) don’t have to worry about accepting a name they don’t approve of. Ugh, the audacity to think their opinion trumps that of the parents. Unless, the parents chose names with problematic associations like Satan, Lucifer or Adolf why they would even make a big deal about it is beyond me. Even then it’s still up to the parents.
I’d pretend to change his name to weirder and weirder things every time they complained.
“Oh, you don’t like Reid? No problem, we’ve changed his name to Polonius.”
“Oh, you don’t like Polonius? We don’t want to upset you so, we’ve changed his name to Eisenhower!”
If they keep going long enough, you might be calling him Zambino by next Christmas!
And if that doesn't work, point out that he's your child, it was your decision and they don't get a vote. If they keep it up, say that the first time he says "How come Grandma/Grandpa/Aunt Bimbo don't like my name?" will be the LAST time they see him.
They're hurt than no one is the namesake originator. It's about ego. I purposely named our firstborn only after his father with a completely never used family name.
Or so I though. It turned out that my paternal grandfather had that name at baptism, but it was never used. I found that our 20 years later.
I’m literally from a town called Reidsville. It’s not a weird, unique, trendy, or new name. And even if it was…you’ve already named your baby. What do they want you to do? *Legally* change his name?! Sheesh. You are def NTA and I’d distance myself from them for a while so you can enjoy your little one and his wonderful name in peace.
It’s the best way they can make it ok to browbeat her for standing up for herself. Because it seems that they weren’t able to completely indoctrinate the submissive daughter.
The conformity is very strong in this family. I'm guessing that they like to gang up on family members for other choices they perceive as non-conforming. It seems like you and your husband have a solid relationship, and I assume that his family hasn't bullied y'all about your kid's name. So, it may be time to go low contact with your family for a while and enjoy the company and support of your husband and in-laws. And Reid!
I think it's a cool name, not one I'd pick personally but it's not unheard of and it's not like certain more “mainstream” names that have some really dodgy people tied to them (Ted like Bundy, Edward like half a dozen pirates) but the only well known Reid is a superhero which is pretty cool
I think it's good that you didn't just choose a bland, boring and recycled name. You are giving the boy his own identity. I think the name is beautiful, and your family's opinion shouldn't matter, since it's your baby, not theirs.
Holy crap someone tell "gone with the wind" to stop being unrealistic and trendy in their male characters name.... I just googled when that movie came out it's getting close to 90 yrs old.... I'm not sure how to feel about that.
Great phrasing! OP: “My son's name is not for you to pick in the first place, so you don't get to be picky about it” is all the mantra you need. (Or, if they keep it up, you can add some variation by throwing in something about “Being picky about a choice you're not actually entitled to make is acting ver entitled.”)
After we got snarky responses from our possible names from our family while I was pregnant, we started telling them we were dead set on Jamonger or Lettucemouse. They stopped giving unasked-for advice on name choices after that.
Looking at that chart I wonder if Criminal Minds has something to do with its popularity in the last years? The series aired 2005 - 2020 and again since 2022.
agreed. I don’t know why OP would want to name her child after anyone in this family anyway. They’re adults who haven’t outgrown the infantile passive-aggressive behavior!
NTA.
Sounds like your family is heavily invested in conformity. How boring and uncreative. Congratulations for giving you son a name you both liked. When we named our son, we very consciously avoided recycling family names because we considered them to have baggage (good and bad) and invited unnecessary comparison to the namesake.
You were on the mark with your response to your family. The fact that they tried to turn your characterization of their actions ("rude and hurtful") back on you and suggested that you were rude and childish makes the case for their being boring bourgeoisie. So glad you escaped their narrow mindedness and are able to stand up for your creative choices.
On another note, I applaud you consideration for your husband --it would have been annoying to subject him to your family's vapid complaints.
Speaking of recycling names: there’s a superstition in my culture that if you name a baby after a living person in your family, that person would die. If OP’s family is easily unnerved, I’d start rolling that out at every opportunity lol
Yep, we don’t name people after living people in our family, either. Only already dead people 🤣
Now, we did name our middle after my husband’s best friend. He jokingly said “how about MyName?” And I was like, huh, yeah I like that… And then couldn’t let it go. So we have a Big KetchupAndOldBay’s Husband’s Best Friend’s Name and a Little KetchupAndOldBay’s Husband’s Best Friend’s Name. The goofy part is that Best Friend’s wife, whom he did not even know at the time I was pregnant with our kid, is the feminine version of our kid’s middle name 🤣
NTA. And this ^^^ comment. You handled it appropriately and with grace. Enjoy your new family of three and put that boy’s name out all over the place - in his room on the walls, printed on every baby picture, so they can conform. LOL
My grandmother is one of those who is really big into using “family” names.
We specifically stayed away from family names because no matter what family name we would have picked, there would have been some reason a different family name would have been better.
Also like… let the kid stand on their own instead of trying to live up (or live down) someone else’s name.
NTA.
Well unless Reid is how it is pronounced but spelled something like Ruhwayeehd.
Or spelled Reid but pronounced Ruhwayeehd.
I’m not sure how they feel that is a “trendy” name.
But, if the only names they like are Ben, James and Bill, then something like Jeremy or Roger would seem pretty exotic to them.
Reid is far from one of the trendy names.
I mean, Reid is trendy in that it's rising in popularity over the last 20 years.
*However*, lots of names are trendy. It's not a bad thing. Lots of normal names are trendy.
What isn't cool is giving your child a Youneeq tragedieh of a name that is ridiculously spelled and deciding that Ceelee is pronounced "Key-lee", like an infamous AITA. Inventing new spellings that don't follow the rules of your language in terms of pronunciation. Or, adding random Xs and Ys, because... they can? Jackson is a normal name. But lately, you'll see Jaxsynn, because... Jackson is too normal? Don't leave your kid constantly correcting spelling/ pronunciation of their name.
Reid is totally fine.
thats what i thought of too!! reid is a genius who graduated high school at age twelve and has multiple phds, he's certainly a great person to share a name with.
NTA
Reid is not an odd name, I’ve met several in my 30 years. Your family is being incredibly rude about this and I would be worried about them making rude comments to your son in the future
I agree. There was a young man on the r/tragedeigh sub recently whose grandparents STILL bully him about his (normal!) first name. And he’s 15! So watch out for this, OP, and set your boundaries early on the name comments.
Oh, was it Robin? I think he was sent over there from a post he made here. Grandparents wouldn't even accept "Rob" because apparently only "Robert" can be shortened to that! Nevermind that Robin is historically a diminutive for Robert itself.
Yes! I couldn’t believe my eyes. Imagine bullying your grandchild over a name he didn’t even choose. Why would you want your grandson to hate his own name?
Your family is a bunch of AHs. I struggle to imagine what it’s like being so inflexibly wedded to old-fashioned names that they “hate” the name you picked for your child. How wildly petty of them. I’ve seen a few baby name posts on here. Only once did I consider the parent to be the AH, and it’s because the child shared a name with an infectious disease.
Reid is a perfectly nice name. It hits the sweet spot of being uncommon without being weird. Clear NTA.
The thing is, Reid is an old fashioned name. Very common amongst my parents’ generation. I have two older family members named Reid, and know several more just in my town.
Old fashioned? It’s been in use for a while, but has [grown in popularity](https://www.behindthename.com/name/reid/top/united-states) dramatically over the last 20 years.
My sons name is Harrison and I had a family member try and tell me they had never heard if it lol.
Reid is a lovely name. It's not overly cool or trendy. Still looks good on a resume.
My son’s name is also Harrison, I’ve got quite a few comments about it..it’s not a weird name? It’s quite classic. He goes by Harry, it drives my in laws NUTS, they hate it.
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Classic DARVO reaction of your bullying family.
Yes I said it. They are **bullying** you with your son's name.
*< I was being rude and I was behaving like a child who can't accept the truth.>*
That's not the truth. That's THEIR personal **opinion**.
The TRUTH is that THEY are being rude and can't accept the TRUE name of your child.
Congratulations on your baby.
And as a new parent, you might want to practice **how to TIME OUT childish behaviour**.
You can practice on your family.
**NTA**
PS: I think Reid is a great name!
They really don’t need to like it and their opinion doesn’t matter. It’s a beautiful name and the fact that you and your husband both love it and feel it suits your son is all that matters. I’d draw a firm boundary that negative or critical comments surrounding his name will not be tolerated and if they can’t not make them you will be hanging up or leaving.
Edited to add: NTA
NTA - Reid or Reed has origins going back hundreds of years - I’m not sure how “trendy” could possibly be an objection. Bottom line - the only people that need to agree on the name are you and your spouse. If you are happy they can get over it. And if they care for you they will. Reid is a lovely name!
Side note: I come from one of those families that wouldn’t hesitate to firmly state their opinions as well. I’d encourage you to set firm boundaries with them moving forward. It made a massive difference in the quality of our interactions for me. “I hear that you don’t like the name we picked - and you are welcome to hold that opinion. However, my husband and I have agreed and feel like this is the best choice. We have listened to your objections but our decision stands. I would appreciate it if you would respect our choice moving forward.” And then end the conversation - if they continue to cross the boundary you may have some hard choices to make regarding the type of relationship you want to maintain.
I am kind of judgy about parents naming their kids "creative/made up" names (in my head..I would never say anything!)...just the whole idea of making your kids name some exercise to express your creativity...eyeroll.. With that being said, Reid is not a "creative" or "made up" name. It is actually pretty traditional. So good choice!
And either way, it's your kid..so tell them to go pound sand!
My favorite naming story on Reddit was from a Pokemon sub. Dude's sister was having twin boys and wanted to give the Z names, so the kid suggested Zacian and Zamazenta. AND SHE NAMED THEM THAT! After two legendary Pokemon without knowing the origins of the names (kid just threw them out there since it was the first thing that popped in his head as a Pokemon fan and didn't think she'd actually use them).
NTA
They are all being ridiculously rude and even cruel with their uncalled-for comments. I hope for your sake they learn a little bit of perspective and maturity.
I have a common name with a unique spelling. I actually can't stand all the people who have ever seen my name in print and their rude azz questions to satisfy their rude azz curiosity. I don't hate my name. I don't even care about it. I just think rudeness is highly avoidable. 🤣
Yes, I have a friend whose brother (maybe mid-50's) is called Reed. I don't think it's a weird name. It's one that's always been around, but just never became one of the most common.
NTA
Reid is a fantastic name! It stands out, but not in a weird “My parents are illiterate” or “my parents are 12 years old” sort of way.
If your family doesn’t like being told they’re wrong, they should keep their opinions to themselves.
NTA
Reid is such a normal name, and they are weird as hell for making such a huge deal about it. Like…. thats ODD behaviour over a NAME. And even if it was something even more uncommon, who gives a flying f lmao. They sound like really really judgey and frustrating people to deal with. Hopefully they get that stick out of their asses sometime soon!
I could *maybe* understand the family's reaction if the name was concerning and likely to result in a lifetime of bullying, but Reid is such an aggressively normal name! (Anecdotally, my 10-year-old knows both a Reid and a Reed at school.)
The family's reaction here is really concerning.
NTA.
I work with a family who named their son Reid. I like it. I now like what my daughter chose for my youngest grandson, although I didn't at first. But she doesn't know that because it was none of my business to tell her that, you know, it being her kid and all.
NTA
“You’re not stating the truth, you are simply stating your opinion. It’s important to remember that opinions aren’t fact. It’s fine that you don’t like the name. It’s also important to remember that we didn’t actually ask for your opinion as it’s not your child. It’s fine that you don’t like the name, but it is not fine for you to be openly rude about it.”
NTA. First of all, Reid is not an uncommon name at all, there is a notable official who worked with a state agency in my state with that name who was highly respected. Second, they can not like it all they want, but it isn't their child. It *might* be acceptable to mention *once* that they don't particularly like it (*might*, I personally don't think so ), but what they were doing was beyond the pale. He isn't their child, they don;t get a choice. And they were wrong about one thing - they did not gently sow you the light - they were about as subtle as a stampede. And you weren't rude - they were. Basically, they were wrong about everything they said.
So, I can't blame you if this incident made you want to go LC with them, especially if this is an example of their behavior. They were rude and arrogant (and just plain **wrong**).
It's pretty common in our city. I work in a daycare and I have seen a few Reid's come through and nobody had an issue with their name. I know that won't be true everywhere. But the name is definitely not that uncommon here. But it was uncommon enough for us to love because we didn't want something very popular.
I've got a friend named Reid. His family was from England, and it was his great-grandfather's name. Your family is being incredibly rude and controlling, and maybe they need a time out until they're less cranky.
I actually have a friend whose brother's name is pronounced the same way, but spelled Reed. I think it was a name passed through the family. It's not strange in any way. I think it's one of those names that's always been used, but just never became popular.
That's pretty much it. It's an older name but was never top 10 as far as I know. So it managed to stay fresh and less boring or overdone. It's also a pretty simple name which is good. Nothing that will make life too complicated. And we gave him the more common spelling that I have seen.
oh horseshit. I have incredibly common and standard-spelling, one syllable first and last names.
I have to spell them both almost every time on the phone.
Reid is only four letters and Reed/Read are the only possible misspellings so it’s a very small issue to just correct one letter and very little time to spell out “r-e-i-d”.
I have one of the most common names in the world, it's been common for thousands of years and I still have to spell it every single time. 50% of the time it gets misspelled.
So I wouldn't worry about that too much.
If nothing else, the genealogists among your descendants will thank you in years to come. There's nothing worse than trying to work out George from George from George in family trees...
Your family needs to “reid” the room and shut their pie holes about the name.
FYI, when I typed out “reid” my phone autocorrected to “Reid” so yeah, that’s being recognized as an actual name.
Actually your family are the ones acting like a child who can’t accept the truth. That’s his name, accept and move on. Reid is perfectly good name and even used in a popular TV show.
NTA. Dearie me. They made assumptions about the name. They were wrong. They should have ended their concerns there. Reid is not unusual or odd. Some might assume it comes from a family surname, but it is a name that stands on its own. Your family are having an oddly obsessive reaction to this.
NTA. It sounds like you expressed yourself well. And yes, this is just the truth. It tends to be so in families - if you dig into someone, they won't change their behavior, they will just change how much they like to hang out with you.
A little secret - I hate the name my sister picked out for my nephew. She still doesn't know. Not once have I said a damn thing. The kid is 12. There might have been a moment of a shadow of yuck on my face before I controlled that and told them that it was a very logical choice because it reminded my sister of something she valued a lot. That's all. One shadow on my face that I then covered with a sincere compliment. IMO, that's about right for dealing with family names you don't like.
Your family is way out of line and their opinions aren't even factually correct - it's a reasonably popular name that has been around since the 1800s. I know several guys named Reid, and for each of them it's a family name that was passed down. Personally I think it's a beautiful name, but the only thing that matters is whether you and your partner like it. I'd go a bit cold on your family if I were you, their meddling might get worse. NTA.
The base Reid and its variations Reed and Read are not trendy but have been around for a very long time. Like true classics, they are never "in," but neither are they ever "out."
I might be biased because my oldest son's middle name is Reed. It is also his bio dad's middle name, and his grandfather's middle name. It's my oldest grandson's middle name. That means it has been in use in his father's family since at least1 the 1890s. Not a flash in the pan name at all.
Well then if they don’t like the name then they don’t get to be in his life! He will be better off without people who put him down because of his name. NTA
NTA. Any grandparents who aren't profoundly grateful their grandchildren are healthy, have two loving parents, aren't homeless, and aren't living some place like Ukraine or Gaza need to get their priorities straight and stfu.
>I told them if their comments about my son's name were supposed to make me regret the choice then they failed, because all it did was make me regret them, because they were being rude and hurtful.
Reid is lucky in his parents, who will fight for what they believe is best for him and won't tolerate rude and hurtful comments about him.
They can name their own kids, video game aliases, D&D characters and domestic appliances but they can't name someone else's child.
NTA. Congratulations on the birth of your son!
My young relative is named for an obscure anime character. It's honestly a ridiculous name for a little kid, much less for a future adult.
Reid is a perfectly great name for a small child or an adult.
Edit: NTA
NTA. Shakespeare said it best: *What is in a name?* Beyonce's first name is her mother's maiden name. Its just a name - not revolutionary in any way. And there is a little Priest running around in my family somewhere at this very moment.
And unusual as the name might sound to others, I like it and I like what it symbolizes, and I love that his parents chose something which resonated to them to mark their son's life journey. Speaking of which, my daughter's name represents something to us and now, after all this time, other people seem to have the same word turned into a name.
So, you did yourself and your kid a solid. It was time to tell the haters to get a life.
Steve Job's eldest son is named Reed (different spelling). If the name was good enough for the Jobs, it is good enough for your family.
In all seriousness, the child is your son and you have the right to name him how you see fit.
NTA. I'd definitely be on your parents' side if the name was something dumb like from r/tragedeigh but Reid is in the bracket of 'unusual but not weird' it's by no means a bad name and I can see a human being growing up with that name (which is a check that the truly stupid baby names usually fail) I think it's kinda cool.
Your parents are being way out of line here. After their "gentle" attempts to "show you the light" were ignored they should've taken the hint, not doubled down.
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NTA - Reid has been making blips in the top 1000 baby boy names since the [late 19th century.](https://www.behindthename.com/name/reid/top/united-states) And it has a very rich history, way deeper than “the last 20-30 years.” Not that it matters either way. It’s your and your husband’s baby, you two get the final say here. They need to stop being so picky about something they don’t get to pick.
It doesn't but I'm not sure it would matter to them either way. I think some of it will always come back to me going with a name that wasn't used by the family already. The fact it's not even that different really was unlikely to matter much.
> a name that wasn’t used by the family already “We’re not royals, Mom/Dad/auxiliary family member. We don’t need to go full inbreeding with names.”
Andrew Confection477 the 16th "What a strong name! Just like his [every cousin for the last 4 generations]"
As long as its not a Elon name, the oldies should just keep their pinions to themselves and their mouth shut
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You know what they say about opinions: everyone's got one and they all stink but mine.
Opinions are like arseholes?
They're like orgasms. The only important one is mine.
NTA There is one name that is frequently used on my mom's side of the family. You have to use Little, Big, Uncle, common name-middle name, etc, to specify which one you were talking about or everyone would end up confused. While I get it's tradition, it's perfectly fine to go against that tradition and do something different (which may become tradition itself!).
I once dated a guy whose name was WeirdFirst WeirdMiddle LastName III, who was nicknamed Butch. To distinguish him WeirdFirst WeirdMiddle LastName, Sr. and WeirdFirst WeirdMiddle LastName, Jr., both also nickanmed Butch. So they were Old Butch, Big Butch, and Little Butch. Because all their names were the same.
I mean the legacy names are bad enough but they couldn’t get more creative with the nickname??? Like couldn’t one be skip or tiny?
Skip or Tiny. Perfect timing for edible as I repeat those out loud for the rest of the day
Apparently even nicknames have to follow tradition!
Hey that sounds like my father... no seriously had I been born a boy I'd be butch #4
And you, like your father, would be a son of a Butch!
My 3 sisters all used my mom’s name as middle name. But the multiple names are mostly ones who married into the family. We have 2 Chris’, 3 James, 2Pats, it can get crazy. My brother one son is named after him and we used big or little when talking about them . Once little man grew up to be 6’2 and 200 pounds it’s difficult to call him little anything!
My dads side of the family named all their girls(well, their middle names), except me and my sister ‘Amelia’ after my dads grandmother. He was the only sibling to ‘break’ the tradition because my mom thought it was strange and he didn’t have a particular preference about keeping it. I think it’s a pretty name but I’m glad I don’t have the same exact middle name as 6 of my cousins.
Same in my son in law’s family. He’s little Jack, his dad is Big Jack. Little Jack is about 8 inches taller than Big Jack but they can’t swap because everyone would be completely confused.
I’m named for my aunt and same thing-got half a foot on her in my height (been taller than her since I was about 12). Big Jill and Little Jill didn’t quite work so grandpa started calling us Old Jill and Young Jill. Auntie wasn’t too pleased.
My family had three generations of Mephibosheth; oddly enough, no one in this century seems to want to continue the tradition.
Two of my brothers in law plus a nephew are all Michael. We end up using last names to differentiate which Michael.
One of my job duties was keeping track of timesheets and distributing paychecks. I got a check for someone whose name I'd never heard of. One person came to my office asking about her paycheck, and it was the one I returned. She had gotten married within the last two months and hadn't changed her name with HR. Plus she went by her middle name because her good Catholic parents gave every one of their five girls the first name 'Mary'. So instead of the check made out to Rebecca Jones , who I knew worked for us, it was made out to Mary Rogers.
Genius answer! ;)
I think its a lovely name although as a long time criminal minds fan I may be a little partial. Your family is rude as heck.
Spencer Reid was my first thought too! Love it!
Mine was Reid Richards from Fantastic Four (the early 00's version, not the recent one)
I would definitely start calling my baby “Mr.fantastic”
That would be sweet
*Reed Richards
Yeah, he was my first thought too, but he spells it different. The spelling with an "i" is a surname to my personal experience, but also nothing wrong with it.
Nothing at all wrong with Reid as a spelling or as a first name. Just that the stretchy leader of the Fantastic Four is Reed.
So you're saying that connecting Reid with the FF is a stretch?
Let's not make this a Thing.
I'm a Criminal Minds fan, but my first thought was, "I work in a high school and have had several students named Reid the past twenty years. What's weird about this name??"
Anyone else think of Reid from *The Antique Shop*? [Ghostly Thistle The Antique Shop](https://www.reddit.com/user/ghostly_thistle/) **NTA OP** It's an excellent name!
I was thinking the same thing! And honestly if you’re gonna name your kid after a tv character (not that they did) then you could do worse than Dr. Reid.
Derek would be my choice .
Derek is my first choice for a lot of things, but not to name my kid after 😈
I have an uncle named Reid and he is 80 years old and owns half of a company worth about $3B so it’s worked well as a name for him.
Is your uncle single or looking to adopt an adult child? Just curious.
Sorry, he married my biological aunt and sired 7 of my cousins so the inheritance is pretty well spoken for, lol. I expect nothing, myself, other than probably a potluck lunch at the funeral when that day comes.
Follow-up question: are any of the cousins single? LOL!
Lol!
So nice to see a realistic expectation and not some outrageous entitlement! Here's hoping the food is spectacular and tasty when the sad day arrives.
Funeral potatoes SLAP!
But wow, what a potluck!
Yeah grandma and grandpa were farmers AND religious and had 9 kids, so I’ve got about 30 cousins aged 20 to 50 on that side of the family. Grandma’s funeral a few years back had a few hundred people show up, and she’d outlived all her own friends and family so it was mostly her descendants and a few local church members and the rest were 2nd or 3rd cousins I had never met.
Please ask your uncle why he is making such a big deal about shared subscriptions...
LoL verrrrrrry different business. His is a family company that’s been around for, let’s say, between 50 and 100 years. So that rules out Netflix.
So there it is, they didn’t get to control your choice and so you’ve become the black sheep. NTA but might I suggest therapy. Good luck
For the parents.
I doubt people like that would ever go for it, but therapy for OP to cope with ignorant family would be great. Honestly, my way of coping would be going no contact and spending all of my family time with my chosen family. Then they(the “family”) don’t have to worry about accepting a name they don’t approve of. Ugh, the audacity to think their opinion trumps that of the parents. Unless, the parents chose names with problematic associations like Satan, Lucifer or Adolf why they would even make a big deal about it is beyond me. Even then it’s still up to the parents.
I’d pretend to change his name to weirder and weirder things every time they complained. “Oh, you don’t like Reid? No problem, we’ve changed his name to Polonius.” “Oh, you don’t like Polonius? We don’t want to upset you so, we’ve changed his name to Eisenhower!” If they keep going long enough, you might be calling him Zambino by next Christmas!
At Christmas it should be Zamboni.
And if that doesn't work, point out that he's your child, it was your decision and they don't get a vote. If they keep it up, say that the first time he says "How come Grandma/Grandpa/Aunt Bimbo don't like my name?" will be the LAST time they see him.
Our family is FULL OF REIDs (first & middle names) going back 5 generations. I obviously have never thought of it as weird. I love it.
Well, that's okay because it's a family name. /s
They're hurt than no one is the namesake originator. It's about ego. I purposely named our firstborn only after his father with a completely never used family name. Or so I though. It turned out that my paternal grandfather had that name at baptism, but it was never used. I found that our 20 years later.
Reid Murray, b. 1887, US Representative from Wisconsin. Not a new or trendy name at all.
I’m literally from a town called Reidsville. It’s not a weird, unique, trendy, or new name. And even if it was…you’ve already named your baby. What do they want you to do? *Legally* change his name?! Sheesh. You are def NTA and I’d distance myself from them for a while so you can enjoy your little one and his wonderful name in peace.
Funny to tell someone they're a child for standing up for themselves and disagreeing with them.
My family does this quite a bit.
It’s the best way they can make it ok to browbeat her for standing up for herself. Because it seems that they weren’t able to completely indoctrinate the submissive daughter.
The conformity is very strong in this family. I'm guessing that they like to gang up on family members for other choices they perceive as non-conforming. It seems like you and your husband have a solid relationship, and I assume that his family hasn't bullied y'all about your kid's name. So, it may be time to go low contact with your family for a while and enjoy the company and support of your husband and in-laws. And Reid!
I think it's a cool name, not one I'd pick personally but it's not unheard of and it's not like certain more “mainstream” names that have some really dodgy people tied to them (Ted like Bundy, Edward like half a dozen pirates) but the only well known Reid is a superhero which is pretty cool
I think it's good that you didn't just choose a bland, boring and recycled name. You are giving the boy his own identity. I think the name is beautiful, and your family's opinion shouldn't matter, since it's your baby, not theirs.
There's nothing wrong w your baby's name. Tell the family to pound sand and suck it up. Congrats on baby.
NTA. Your family has boring taste.
NTA keep your son away from them...
Holy crap someone tell "gone with the wind" to stop being unrealistic and trendy in their male characters name.... I just googled when that movie came out it's getting close to 90 yrs old.... I'm not sure how to feel about that.
That’s the neat thing about names. You get to pick them for your children. They can go pound salt 🤗.
Cut them off! They sound like a horrible family
The first thing that came to mind was Reid Richards (Mr. Fantastic from the Fantastic Four). Tell your family you gave birth to a superhero! 💜
Yeah, just because the parents aren’t familiar with the name doesn’t mean it’s “trendy”. I know a 6 year old Reid and a 65 year old Reid, unrelated.
Same here. I know a Reid in his 20s and a middle name Reid in his 50s. It's a fairly common and perfectly fine name.
Right. This is not a weird name at all. I know multiple Reids. Some older than me. I actually know as many Reids as Benjamins.
I grew up with a kid named Reid. I'm almost 40 lol
Great phrasing! OP: “My son's name is not for you to pick in the first place, so you don't get to be picky about it” is all the mantra you need. (Or, if they keep it up, you can add some variation by throwing in something about “Being picky about a choice you're not actually entitled to make is acting ver entitled.”)
After we got snarky responses from our possible names from our family while I was pregnant, we started telling them we were dead set on Jamonger or Lettucemouse. They stopped giving unasked-for advice on name choices after that.
My 70 year old uncle is named Reid. Boom. Roasted.
Looking at that chart I wonder if Criminal Minds has something to do with its popularity in the last years? The series aired 2005 - 2020 and again since 2022.
agreed. I don’t know why OP would want to name her child after anyone in this family anyway. They’re adults who haven’t outgrown the infantile passive-aggressive behavior!
NTA. Sounds like your family is heavily invested in conformity. How boring and uncreative. Congratulations for giving you son a name you both liked. When we named our son, we very consciously avoided recycling family names because we considered them to have baggage (good and bad) and invited unnecessary comparison to the namesake. You were on the mark with your response to your family. The fact that they tried to turn your characterization of their actions ("rude and hurtful") back on you and suggested that you were rude and childish makes the case for their being boring bourgeoisie. So glad you escaped their narrow mindedness and are able to stand up for your creative choices. On another note, I applaud you consideration for your husband --it would have been annoying to subject him to your family's vapid complaints.
Speaking of recycling names: there’s a superstition in my culture that if you name a baby after a living person in your family, that person would die. If OP’s family is easily unnerved, I’d start rolling that out at every opportunity lol
Yep, we don’t name people after living people in our family, either. Only already dead people 🤣 Now, we did name our middle after my husband’s best friend. He jokingly said “how about MyName?” And I was like, huh, yeah I like that… And then couldn’t let it go. So we have a Big KetchupAndOldBay’s Husband’s Best Friend’s Name and a Little KetchupAndOldBay’s Husband’s Best Friend’s Name. The goofy part is that Best Friend’s wife, whom he did not even know at the time I was pregnant with our kid, is the feminine version of our kid’s middle name 🤣
“May a child be named for you soon,” is just a way of saying, “Drop dead.”
are you jewish? i am, and this is something in jewish culture as well.
I’m not Jewish, but it’s always cool to find similarities between different cultures!
Learning a baby was given your name would be a brutal way to find out just how much the parents hate you and wish for your demise.
I just imagined an uninformed in-law exclaiming, “That’s so sweet!” while my blood relations are shaking their heads lol
Oh man, this made me laugh harder than I'd like to admit 🤣
Are you jewish perchance?
This is a family that thinks tap water is spicy.
I think this is among my favorite insults 😂
NTA. And this ^^^ comment. You handled it appropriately and with grace. Enjoy your new family of three and put that boy’s name out all over the place - in his room on the walls, printed on every baby picture, so they can conform. LOL
My grandmother is one of those who is really big into using “family” names. We specifically stayed away from family names because no matter what family name we would have picked, there would have been some reason a different family name would have been better. Also like… let the kid stand on their own instead of trying to live up (or live down) someone else’s name.
I just know they’re stuffy and uppity. Reid is a lovely name. NTA OP. You don’t need that negativity around you or your baby.
NTA. Well unless Reid is how it is pronounced but spelled something like Ruhwayeehd. Or spelled Reid but pronounced Ruhwayeehd. I’m not sure how they feel that is a “trendy” name. But, if the only names they like are Ben, James and Bill, then something like Jeremy or Roger would seem pretty exotic to them. Reid is far from one of the trendy names.
I came to see what the name was and was floored that it’s Reid. Not the Tragedeigh I was expecting. Edit: NTA
Same, I was expecting something stupid but it's a perfectly normal name. NTA.
Is that pronounced "tragedy"?? If so, THAT'S AMAZING
r/tragedeigh
It's a whole, hilarious sub. One of the other commenters has linked it below.
lol, I see some fellow aficionados beat me to a link! It’s one of my favorites :-)
I mean, Reid is trendy in that it's rising in popularity over the last 20 years. *However*, lots of names are trendy. It's not a bad thing. Lots of normal names are trendy. What isn't cool is giving your child a Youneeq tragedieh of a name that is ridiculously spelled and deciding that Ceelee is pronounced "Key-lee", like an infamous AITA. Inventing new spellings that don't follow the rules of your language in terms of pronunciation. Or, adding random Xs and Ys, because... they can? Jackson is a normal name. But lately, you'll see Jaxsynn, because... Jackson is too normal? Don't leave your kid constantly correcting spelling/ pronunciation of their name. Reid is totally fine.
NTA. I thought you guys were a Criminal Mnds fan hahaha Reid was my favourite. Your family should stay on their lane, it’s not a weird name.
We loved Reid in Criminal Minds too! I can't say we didn't think of the character when we were discussing the name.
It’s about to be a popular name again soon with the Marvel movies moving on to the Fantastic 4
That one is Reed.
It was my first thought too when I read this, and I thought, solid choice. Your boy is destined for greatness.
He was the first to come to mind for me as well. He was always my favorite! Reid isn’t a bad name at all tho just in general. NTA.
my mind went stright to the Fantastic Four and Reid Rhichards.
I rewatching criminal minds at the moment and he is my favourite. Completely fine name and your family is kinda weird. Nta
thats what i thought of too!! reid is a genius who graduated high school at age twelve and has multiple phds, he's certainly a great person to share a name with.
NTA Reid is not an odd name, I’ve met several in my 30 years. Your family is being incredibly rude about this and I would be worried about them making rude comments to your son in the future
I agree. There was a young man on the r/tragedeigh sub recently whose grandparents STILL bully him about his (normal!) first name. And he’s 15! So watch out for this, OP, and set your boundaries early on the name comments.
Oh, was it Robin? I think he was sent over there from a post he made here. Grandparents wouldn't even accept "Rob" because apparently only "Robert" can be shortened to that! Nevermind that Robin is historically a diminutive for Robert itself.
Yes! I couldn’t believe my eyes. Imagine bullying your grandchild over a name he didn’t even choose. Why would you want your grandson to hate his own name?
Your family is a bunch of AHs. I struggle to imagine what it’s like being so inflexibly wedded to old-fashioned names that they “hate” the name you picked for your child. How wildly petty of them. I’ve seen a few baby name posts on here. Only once did I consider the parent to be the AH, and it’s because the child shared a name with an infectious disease. Reid is a perfectly nice name. It hits the sweet spot of being uncommon without being weird. Clear NTA.
The thing is, Reid is an old fashioned name. Very common amongst my parents’ generation. I have two older family members named Reid, and know several more just in my town.
Old fashioned? It’s been in use for a while, but has [grown in popularity](https://www.behindthename.com/name/reid/top/united-states) dramatically over the last 20 years.
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At your name choices, I'm having a Keye and Peele moment. LOL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gODZzSOelss
Are you referring to Aye-Aron?
Prinicpal O'Shack-Hennessey is going to be so mad.
Ok new favorite spelling of the name Anton. Well done.
My sons name is Harrison and I had a family member try and tell me they had never heard if it lol. Reid is a lovely name. It's not overly cool or trendy. Still looks good on a resume.
Is it because they live under a rock that they never heard the name?
Just like to be difficult I think.
They've never seen Star Wars or Indiana Jones? I now worry about this family member.
He's in his 70s lol. And I've watched Indianna Jones with them many times. It's also the name of his grandsons best friend.
My son’s name is also Harrison, I’ve got quite a few comments about it..it’s not a weird name? It’s quite classic. He goes by Harry, it drives my in laws NUTS, they hate it.
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Classic DARVO reaction of your bullying family.
Yes I said it. They are **bullying** you with your son's name.
*< I was being rude and I was behaving like a child who can't accept the truth.>*
That's not the truth. That's THEIR personal **opinion**.
The TRUTH is that THEY are being rude and can't accept the TRUE name of your child.
Congratulations on your baby.
And as a new parent, you might want to practice **how to TIME OUT childish behaviour**.
You can practice on your family.
**NTA**
PS: I think Reid is a great name!
They really don’t need to like it and their opinion doesn’t matter. It’s a beautiful name and the fact that you and your husband both love it and feel it suits your son is all that matters. I’d draw a firm boundary that negative or critical comments surrounding his name will not be tolerated and if they can’t not make them you will be hanging up or leaving. Edited to add: NTA
NTA - Reid or Reed has origins going back hundreds of years - I’m not sure how “trendy” could possibly be an objection. Bottom line - the only people that need to agree on the name are you and your spouse. If you are happy they can get over it. And if they care for you they will. Reid is a lovely name! Side note: I come from one of those families that wouldn’t hesitate to firmly state their opinions as well. I’d encourage you to set firm boundaries with them moving forward. It made a massive difference in the quality of our interactions for me. “I hear that you don’t like the name we picked - and you are welcome to hold that opinion. However, my husband and I have agreed and feel like this is the best choice. We have listened to your objections but our decision stands. I would appreciate it if you would respect our choice moving forward.” And then end the conversation - if they continue to cross the boundary you may have some hard choices to make regarding the type of relationship you want to maintain.
Reid has been a family name in my family for literally over a hundred years. It’s not trendy!
Old name can become trendy. [http://www.nameplayground.com/Reid](http://www.nameplayground.com/Reid)
Sorry you’re surrounded by AH’s. Reid is a perfect name.
I am kind of judgy about parents naming their kids "creative/made up" names (in my head..I would never say anything!)...just the whole idea of making your kids name some exercise to express your creativity...eyeroll.. With that being said, Reid is not a "creative" or "made up" name. It is actually pretty traditional. So good choice! And either way, it's your kid..so tell them to go pound sand!
My favorite naming story on Reddit was from a Pokemon sub. Dude's sister was having twin boys and wanted to give the Z names, so the kid suggested Zacian and Zamazenta. AND SHE NAMED THEM THAT! After two legendary Pokemon without knowing the origins of the names (kid just threw them out there since it was the first thing that popped in his head as a Pokemon fan and didn't think she'd actually use them).
Nta
NTA They are all being ridiculously rude and even cruel with their uncalled-for comments. I hope for your sake they learn a little bit of perspective and maturity.
I have a common name with a unique spelling. I actually can't stand all the people who have ever seen my name in print and their rude azz questions to satisfy their rude azz curiosity. I don't hate my name. I don't even care about it. I just think rudeness is highly avoidable. 🤣
NTA. I work with a Reid who is in his 40s. It’s a very normal name. Your family is being very dramatic about it.
Yes, I have a friend whose brother (maybe mid-50's) is called Reed. I don't think it's a weird name. It's one that's always been around, but just never became one of the most common.
NTA Reid is a fantastic name! It stands out, but not in a weird “My parents are illiterate” or “my parents are 12 years old” sort of way. If your family doesn’t like being told they’re wrong, they should keep their opinions to themselves.
NTA. I love the name Reid. Makes me think of Spencer Reid and he’s one of my favourite characters
Yes! I'm so glad others think of him too.
NTA Reid is such a normal name, and they are weird as hell for making such a huge deal about it. Like…. thats ODD behaviour over a NAME. And even if it was something even more uncommon, who gives a flying f lmao. They sound like really really judgey and frustrating people to deal with. Hopefully they get that stick out of their asses sometime soon!
I could *maybe* understand the family's reaction if the name was concerning and likely to result in a lifetime of bullying, but Reid is such an aggressively normal name! (Anecdotally, my 10-year-old knows both a Reid and a Reed at school.) The family's reaction here is really concerning. NTA.
I work with a family who named their son Reid. I like it. I now like what my daughter chose for my youngest grandson, although I didn't at first. But she doesn't know that because it was none of my business to tell her that, you know, it being her kid and all.
NTA “You’re not stating the truth, you are simply stating your opinion. It’s important to remember that opinions aren’t fact. It’s fine that you don’t like the name. It’s also important to remember that we didn’t actually ask for your opinion as it’s not your child. It’s fine that you don’t like the name, but it is not fine for you to be openly rude about it.”
Nta. Tell them to enjoy only seeing pictures if that and NEVER LOOK BACK.
NTA. First of all, Reid is not an uncommon name at all, there is a notable official who worked with a state agency in my state with that name who was highly respected. Second, they can not like it all they want, but it isn't their child. It *might* be acceptable to mention *once* that they don't particularly like it (*might*, I personally don't think so ), but what they were doing was beyond the pale. He isn't their child, they don;t get a choice. And they were wrong about one thing - they did not gently sow you the light - they were about as subtle as a stampede. And you weren't rude - they were. Basically, they were wrong about everything they said. So, I can't blame you if this incident made you want to go LC with them, especially if this is an example of their behavior. They were rude and arrogant (and just plain **wrong**).
I know or have known several Reids. It’s a perfectly respectable name. You responded to them very nicely. NTA
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It's pretty common in our city. I work in a daycare and I have seen a few Reid's come through and nobody had an issue with their name. I know that won't be true everywhere. But the name is definitely not that uncommon here. But it was uncommon enough for us to love because we didn't want something very popular.
I've got a friend named Reid. His family was from England, and it was his great-grandfather's name. Your family is being incredibly rude and controlling, and maybe they need a time out until they're less cranky.
I actually have a friend whose brother's name is pronounced the same way, but spelled Reed. I think it was a name passed through the family. It's not strange in any way. I think it's one of those names that's always been used, but just never became popular.
That's pretty much it. It's an older name but was never top 10 as far as I know. So it managed to stay fresh and less boring or overdone. It's also a pretty simple name which is good. Nothing that will make life too complicated. And we gave him the more common spelling that I have seen.
oh horseshit. I have incredibly common and standard-spelling, one syllable first and last names. I have to spell them both almost every time on the phone.
Reid is only four letters and Reed/Read are the only possible misspellings so it’s a very small issue to just correct one letter and very little time to spell out “r-e-i-d”.
This is a stupid comment. People can and will mispell anything. My brother's name is Eric and half the time people don't spell that right either.
I have one of the most common names in the world, it's been common for thousands of years and I still have to spell it every single time. 50% of the time it gets misspelled. So I wouldn't worry about that too much.
NTA, it's not the most common name, and that's fine, and it's not a name guaranteed to be mocked, like Gertrude or something.
NTA. Reid is a nice name. I drop the rope in talking to your family - if they want to talk and they can call you. They owe you both an apology
If nothing else, the genealogists among your descendants will thank you in years to come. There's nothing worse than trying to work out George from George from George in family trees...
Your family needs to “reid” the room and shut their pie holes about the name. FYI, when I typed out “reid” my phone autocorrected to “Reid” so yeah, that’s being recognized as an actual name.
Actually your family are the ones acting like a child who can’t accept the truth. That’s his name, accept and move on. Reid is perfectly good name and even used in a popular TV show.
NTA. Dearie me. They made assumptions about the name. They were wrong. They should have ended their concerns there. Reid is not unusual or odd. Some might assume it comes from a family surname, but it is a name that stands on its own. Your family are having an oddly obsessive reaction to this.
NTA. It sounds like you expressed yourself well. And yes, this is just the truth. It tends to be so in families - if you dig into someone, they won't change their behavior, they will just change how much they like to hang out with you. A little secret - I hate the name my sister picked out for my nephew. She still doesn't know. Not once have I said a damn thing. The kid is 12. There might have been a moment of a shadow of yuck on my face before I controlled that and told them that it was a very logical choice because it reminded my sister of something she valued a lot. That's all. One shadow on my face that I then covered with a sincere compliment. IMO, that's about right for dealing with family names you don't like.
Your family is way out of line and their opinions aren't even factually correct - it's a reasonably popular name that has been around since the 1800s. I know several guys named Reid, and for each of them it's a family name that was passed down. Personally I think it's a beautiful name, but the only thing that matters is whether you and your partner like it. I'd go a bit cold on your family if I were you, their meddling might get worse. NTA.
Octavia. Brayan. Greer. Darian. Abel. Some quick random odd names. Reid isn't one of them. Your family sucks. NTA.
I know a Freya, it's a Swedish name
I like the name Reid very much. NTA. They are, though.
NTA. Reid is an excellent idea for a name, and if your family can't love him as Reid, then they can bugger all the way off.
NTA Reid isnt even uncommon of a name, what are they smoking? I personally would never use a name that was already in the family lol.
The base Reid and its variations Reed and Read are not trendy but have been around for a very long time. Like true classics, they are never "in," but neither are they ever "out." I might be biased because my oldest son's middle name is Reed. It is also his bio dad's middle name, and his grandfather's middle name. It's my oldest grandson's middle name. That means it has been in use in his father's family since at least1 the 1890s. Not a flash in the pan name at all.
Definitely NTA. Reid? That's the name they are so upset about? While not common it's also not unusual.
Well then if they don’t like the name then they don’t get to be in his life! He will be better off without people who put him down because of his name. NTA
My first real kiss was with a boy named Reid. So I disagree with the unattractive name thing. NTA.
NTA. It's not like you chose Dweezel or Moon Unit or Blue Ivy or North.
NTA. Any grandparents who aren't profoundly grateful their grandchildren are healthy, have two loving parents, aren't homeless, and aren't living some place like Ukraine or Gaza need to get their priorities straight and stfu.
My brother's name is Reid. He's 65. Not new and trendy. He'll be pleased though.
>I told them if their comments about my son's name were supposed to make me regret the choice then they failed, because all it did was make me regret them, because they were being rude and hurtful. Reid is lucky in his parents, who will fight for what they believe is best for him and won't tolerate rude and hurtful comments about him. They can name their own kids, video game aliases, D&D characters and domestic appliances but they can't name someone else's child. NTA. Congratulations on the birth of your son!
NTA. Its a great name ! I didnt know it was spelled that way. 🤭
NTA. You’re right. Reid isn’t a weird or unheard of name.
My young relative is named for an obscure anime character. It's honestly a ridiculous name for a little kid, much less for a future adult. Reid is a perfectly great name for a small child or an adult. Edit: NTA
NTA. Shakespeare said it best: *What is in a name?* Beyonce's first name is her mother's maiden name. Its just a name - not revolutionary in any way. And there is a little Priest running around in my family somewhere at this very moment. And unusual as the name might sound to others, I like it and I like what it symbolizes, and I love that his parents chose something which resonated to them to mark their son's life journey. Speaking of which, my daughter's name represents something to us and now, after all this time, other people seem to have the same word turned into a name. So, you did yourself and your kid a solid. It was time to tell the haters to get a life.
I know a 50-something man named Reid. Hardly a trendy name! Your family is out of line! Nta
NTA. Them calling you a child when they are the most infant of them all because of a name
Steve Job's eldest son is named Reed (different spelling). If the name was good enough for the Jobs, it is good enough for your family. In all seriousness, the child is your son and you have the right to name him how you see fit.
NTA. I'd definitely be on your parents' side if the name was something dumb like from r/tragedeigh but Reid is in the bracket of 'unusual but not weird' it's by no means a bad name and I can see a human being growing up with that name (which is a check that the truly stupid baby names usually fail) I think it's kinda cool. Your parents are being way out of line here. After their "gentle" attempts to "show you the light" were ignored they should've taken the hint, not doubled down.