well I thought Shakespeare too, even though I have a moth phobia <shudder>

I LIKE the name Jethro too

Oh I see. Scan. Gotcha.

And if your ultrasonographer doesn't get it wrong...

No, 20 week (or 22+4 but who's counting? ) scan tomorrow (so hope LO's feeling cooperative/exhibitionist!)

fab rainy!!

Are you having an elective then?

All the very best in that case. I find boys names tricky but I have three boys all with, um, uncommon names. I would be terrified to reveal them to the MN massive.

duchesse surely her middle name would have to be Balls?

No Roedean here - though if it helps our kids will probably be teased for wearing secondhand clothes, not being allowed a telly and having wood-burning central heating

(and for perspective, their dad is the Jethro who's name was so roundly trashed yesterday!)

With "Clothes" as a middle name?

Even "Clove" would do actually.

Honeysuckle Weeks has managed OK (mind you she went to Roedean...)

Spidermama this bun is still firmly in the oven and we won't know the flavour for ooh <checks watch> another ten hours and ten minutes

I was thinking of putting our favourite boy's name on here but DH would rather we decide for ourselves

But Butterfly did she go to school with that name? I always think that if people can get through the school bit, they'll be really glad they have an unusual name. It seems to be the school bit which people are phobic about, which is sad as school is only a small part of life in the grand scheme of things.

and what is wrong with an insect name?

check out my profile - i am for real you know!

Quite right. I wouldn't dream of sharing names with anyone on MN. Especially when you've already named you child so it's too late.

No moth is a really cool second name and particularly lovely with the family connection. I would utterly go with that.

I did suggest Snout for a boy way back there...although I think I meant Snug... what, not interested?

I'm glad someone thought Shakespeare and not phobias! I was thinking of it originally as a middle name

I know a Tabitha - really don't like the name, sorry

I'm not sharing my boys' names :p (well, I was going to, but DH said no!)

I agree. Great middle name and perfectly justified as a tribute to your grandmother.

I know a girl with the middle name 'Moon' and it gets used within the family. Really lovely. Suits her.

I know a Tabitha

I immediately thought as in Midsummer Night's Dream tbh.

Would make a great middle name esp. if family nickname. Probably a bit much as a first name!

You are a very good sport RainyWednesday
And those are lovely reasons for choosing an unusual name
What are you thinking of if it is a boy, then...

Don't worry, I'm not sure I've ever had a thread get to two pages before

I am serious-ish - I like it as a name but already have a couple of girls' names lined up so would have to have a lot of daughters before I used it (and I have an inkling this LO is a boy).

With my grandmother it was apparently short for mother.

I'm not taking people who approved of Tabitha all that seriously

I like it as a nickname, I must say - suggestive of something rather etherial (sp), mysterious, feminine.

But I think it's a tough one as your given name (& I quite like 'unusual' names)
Sorry

Butterfly is better it's the old would you rather be a butterfly for a day or a moth for a lifetime thing...

I have a male friend who answers to the name of Goo, can't even remember why........we are soooo old.

But that is ok, because it is amongst friends. It is not on any official documents.

Aw sorry wednes. There's been a piss take name theme so people thought you were adding to it.

I think as a nickname (your grandmother is known by it) its probably really nice. Unusual names always seem so much more acceptable, cool, charming etc when they are established.

MNers famously have conservative tastes in names. Don't let it get to you.

I thought you were joking.

<waves>

ooops. hi there weds!

if she's crying in a corner it's a small price to pay for dropping this name as a sane idea for her poor dd...

Ouch

I was shopping online.

It's the name my grandmother is known by, so it has pretty good connotations for me.

Her little sister's called Bluebottle.

Come back Wednesday. Were you serious? I think at this late hour you can't expect to get away with Moth. And I'm the one who staunchly defends unusual names normally.

To be fair I have had a life long phobia of moths.

X posts Wendy

I agree I don't think much of moth, but I notice the OP hasn't come back - do you think you've scared her off taking the piss so gleefully?

Ah, now, my dad apparently quite seriously suggested I be called Drusophela (sp) - the latin for fruitfly - as he thought it 'sounded lovely'. My mother thankfully vetoed it.

Oh, are we having a let's take the piss night?

(God, I hope so, aaaaargh otherwise)

Lyra Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Surely that comes under the heading child abuse.??

lyra, i bloody well would laugh if i met her (or rather her loving mama).....

No Lyra. Really?

Or if you want to be more traditional...you could always go for

WASP

Darnit Bree you sucked my mind. I felt it.

You may laugh, but there's a girl in DS1's class called Moth.

I would steet you away from Moth because she might get called Moth the Goth or Frothy Moth.

How about Cockchafer?

If you are not impressed by Cockroach try this ............

Cockchafer Grub

Witchety Grub

I'm getting fed up of these silly name threads.

Moth is a nocturnal thing, not really associated with anything positive, so no I don't like it.

Locusta

Nit-a

Louse (pronounced Lewse)

Thrush

Flea

Aquilegia Sawfly

WanderingTrolley - PMSL!

hhhhhhhhhhhaaaaarr har har @ wandering trolley

i've just woken the baby up laughing.

cock is GRAND

Carrot Fly Grub

woodlouse (woody for short) for a boy...

Really really don't like Moth, but there again, I have a bad phobia about small flying things like, err... moths......... so it doesn't conjure up good images for me.

Quite like Carpet Beetle... I think that's really quite appropriate.... Less common than Rug Rat............

Leather Jacket

Woolly Aphids

Cockroach!

Call her Cock for short.
Important to break down gender stereotypes and all that.

How could I have forgotten Dung Beetle ??

Silly me.

Did I mention weevil ??

Not Moth, Myth is pretty though....

surely it's spelled Moff

How about

Locust

Centipede

Pondskater

Slug

Snail

Carpet Beetle.

hmm lovely, or what about slug or snail?

I truly hope you are joking.

My mother is right, there should be a law against parents saddling their children with names that are best an affectation and at worst 100% pure self indulgence.

Peaseblossom? And then if you have a boy, why not go for Snout?

Oh yes.
How unusual.

and me...

pmsl

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