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Barney or Tarquin??

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Flufffybunny2 · 30/04/2011 10:20

Hi I'm new here. Expecting the little darling in a month or so. What do you think of Barney or Tarquin? :)

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YoureaKITTY · 30/04/2011 10:23

Barney (Barnaby on birth certificate, yes?)

I love a preppy name but Tarquin is just too. Far. It's the name of choice when mocking precious parents (poor Tarquin's reading grades laa laa laa).

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Cattleprod · 30/04/2011 10:26

I think you should go for something a little more upmarket - have you considered Cuthbert or Montague? Smile

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squeak2392 · 30/04/2011 10:27

Barney's great. Prefer Barnaby or Barnabus personally, but I think Barney's one of the less criminal nn-full names.
Agree that Tarquin's too far. Could work in a higher-class environment, but not in Chavvington Fields.

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HarryDan · 30/04/2011 10:28

YABU

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ColonelBrandonsBiggestGroupie · 30/04/2011 10:30

Barnaby is brilliant. Tarquin is awful - Tarquin was a famous rapist iirc.

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usualsuspect · 30/04/2011 10:31

both awful names

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virginiasmonalogue · 30/04/2011 10:31

Seriously???

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heksie · 30/04/2011 10:32

Sorry I hate both names, the first one makes me think of a purple furry thing and Tarquin is just plain weird. IMO.

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CalamityKate · 30/04/2011 10:33

My best and most precious pony ever was called Barney. Good name.

No to Tarquin.

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Admiralpiett · 30/04/2011 10:38

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theagedparent · 30/04/2011 10:43

Barney is ok but Tarquin is awful

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MayBankHoliday · 30/04/2011 11:16

Barney

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brokenglass · 30/04/2011 11:23

awful names

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TheVisitor · 30/04/2011 11:24

How about Hubert or Englebert?

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chopchopbusybusy · 30/04/2011 11:25

Neither

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Absolutelyfabulous · 30/04/2011 11:37

Both are vile, that's quite clear.

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gkys · 30/04/2011 11:51

tarquin the otter, barney the dinosaur??

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TheVisitor · 30/04/2011 12:03

It's Tarka the otter, although that could be another contender! Grin

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NoCarbsBeforeMarbs · 30/04/2011 12:07

Tarquin?!
That is a not nice name.

Barney is okaaaay. But better for pets.

Sorry. Blush

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Absolutelyfabulous · 30/04/2011 12:07

Anyone remember Viz with Tarqui and Cressida? Grin

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TheVisitor · 30/04/2011 12:10

I do think this is a pisstake. Grin

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gkys · 30/04/2011 12:20

Blush tarka an improvement on tarquin me thinks,Grin

unless you call him taz? cool name

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Tortington · 30/04/2011 12:21

tarquin is fucking ridiculous

barney is a dog

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lockets · 30/04/2011 13:49

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Absolutelyfabulous · 30/04/2011 14:33

Barns?

Does he wear a rugby shirt with the collar turned up and have oh so carefully mussed up hair and speak like a droning fighter plane? Grin

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