I (26M) recently became a dad to a beautiful baby boy. My wife (25F) and I decided to name him Michelangelo. Yes, like the artist. I've always been into art and history, and Michelangelo has been one of my biggest inspirations since college. The name felt powerful, unique, and meaningful to us. We agreed on it months before the baby was born.

From the moment we announced it, my older brother started cracking jokes like, “So when are Donatello and Leonardo coming?” My mom said it sounds like a “cartoon character” and keeps calling him Mikey in this weird mocking tone, even though we never said we were using that as a nickname. My dad keeps calling him “The Turtle” every time he comes over. Even my cousins are in on it, making stupid comments like “Cowabunga, little dude!”

My wife is starting to feel embarrassed every time we see them. She told me the name doesn’t feel “respected” and maybe we should’ve gone with something safer. But I’m pissed. I love the name. It means something to us. I feel like it’s incredibly rude and immature for my family to constantly mock it, especially around my newborn son.

I’ve told them to knock it off, but they laugh and say I’m “too sensitive” and that it’s all just “good fun.” I’m starting to consider cutting back on visits because I’m honestly getting tired of the disrespect.

Now my family says I’m being dramatic and “trying too hard to be different” with the name in the first place. But to me, it’s a name with history, creativity, and depth not a joke.

AITA for naming my son Michelangelo and expecting my family to take it seriously?