Mumsnet members get a 10% discount from Boden (including free returns and free delivery), The White Company, sweaty Betty, Luxury Family Hotels, JoJo Maman Bebe, Siblu, Blooming Marvellous, GLTC, Bump to 3 (the official online shop for Grobags) and more. Click here for more info Join mumsnet here.
No, I'm not up the duff yet, but dh and I are discussing any future lo names. We've one for a boy, but none for girls as we can't agree. I love Stella, but DH isn't keen because of Tenesee Williams and Artois, lol! What do you reckon to it?
lol I thought you ment the drink in which case i love it and on a night like tonight i love it more with condensation running down the side - as for the name yes i quite like it too.
N2T - sure dh wishes we were of that family but alas no - just have a surname with more 'L's so it would be a bit of a mouthful. I do have a friend who used it for me as her dd's middle name.
Ah, well, I like Estelle, but it makes me think of the character from Great Expectations. Alos, the accent round here is, um, quite harsh and Estelle wouldn't sound so good I don't think.
I'm buggering off now as the boy child requires me. Thanks for all the input. I'll have a wee look in tomorrow.
I like it too. I know a lovely lady called Stella and my old horse called Stella! And she was truly gorgeous. I also like/slightly prefer Estella as a variation
My 3 year niece is Stella (her parents needed a name that works in 3 languages). When she was a few weeks old my sister took her out and met a muslim girl (clearly oblivious to advertising) she used to work with and had the following conversation:
Girl: "Ah,you've had the baby, what's her name?" Sister: "Stella" Girl: "Has she a middle name?" Sister (fed up of obvious jokes by now): "Oh, yes, Artois" Girl: "Oh that's lovely, so unususal, where is it from?" Sister:"No, no, no, it's Alice...."
I used to like it, but spending almost a year working opposite a Stella who was an insane psycho hose beast has really put me off. Whenever I hear it now I just think of her <shudder>
Like Estelle though, and there's certainly nowt wrong with Stella as a name...it's just been ruined for me.
My LO is called Stella and I love it. A few people have asked if we named her after the beer (hahahah never heard that one before) but weirdly more people say, oh, as in Stella McCartney/ the perfume. Though why anyone would name their child after Stella McCartney is beyond me. It is also I think the name of the Sunday Telegraph magazine which is less than ideal!
This might sound a bit odd but it's very satisfying to say again and again (eg. in songs, when you're trying to lull them to sleep).
I thought you ment the drink in which case i love it and on a night like tonight i love it more with condensation running down the side - as for the name yes i quite like it too. 
no - just have a surname with more 'L's so it would be a bit of a mouthful. I do have a friend who used it for me as her dd's middle name. 
