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Rhodesia

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Cortina · 15/12/2009 15:49

Rhodesia (?) Rhody for short?

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hf128219 · 15/12/2009 15:50

No.

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DiamondHead · 15/12/2009 15:51

Is this after Cecil Rhodes

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turkeydrumstix · 15/12/2009 15:52

Um, you should probably do some research on Cecil Rhodes before you decide to inflict that on your daughter!

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skihorse · 15/12/2009 15:52

No, it's a bit "loaded". How about Adolf instead?

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DiamondHead · 15/12/2009 15:55

Adolph's not so feminine though. If I was going down that route, I'd use Adolpha or Aldolphia.

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MaggieAnFiaRua · 15/12/2009 15:57

Cecily would be better.

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MaggieAnFiaRua · 15/12/2009 15:58

or Rhoda?

rhodesia is awful. like thingy baldwin and bassinger calling their child eye ur land.

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Cortina · 15/12/2009 15:59

Ireland, India, Rhodesia, China....?

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Kathyis12feethighandbites · 15/12/2009 16:00

She would never be able to visit Zimbabwe.

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Cortina · 15/12/2009 16:02

Zimbabwe would be a good nickname?

I know one and she's beautiful and talented and it's got me thinking.....

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latestincarnation · 15/12/2009 16:09

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MaggieAnFiaRua · 15/12/2009 16:09

Wales!

Zimbe would be nice (zimbee)

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latestincarnation · 15/12/2009 16:12

cecil rhodes

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WinkyWinkola · 15/12/2009 16:13

No. NO. No. No. No.

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krugerparkrules · 15/12/2009 16:14

It carries an awful amount of baggage that name, and i am not sure your daughter/son would want to have to carry that with them - are you aware of the name change from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe and all that it entailed .... the name carries a history .... i would step away ....

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mathanxiety · 15/12/2009 16:15

No. And .

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christiana · 15/12/2009 16:15

Message withdrawn

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GrimmaTheNome · 15/12/2009 16:18

And the next one could be Kampuchea, maybe?

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Ondine · 15/12/2009 16:21
  • where did you get the idea from, has someone else called their baby Rhodesia?!


You musn't do it, it's just so loaded as skihorse says.

I say this as someone from that part of the world as well.
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SerenityNowAKABleh · 15/12/2009 16:23

No no no no no no no. Man, as a Southern African I would think you were either dim or totally pro megalomaniac British men.

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peacocks · 15/12/2009 16:24

nooooo!

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fluffles · 15/12/2009 16:24

absolutely not.

what about Rhona?

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SerenityNowAKABleh · 15/12/2009 16:25

Or Rhoda. Close, but not actually Rhodesia

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peacocks · 15/12/2009 16:26

But Mali, that's nice. And Chad for a boy. Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo I would avoid.

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Awassailinglookingforanswers · 15/12/2009 16:26
  • would that be Northern (Zambia) or Southern (Zimbabwe}
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