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Sappho--I can't, can I?
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thisonehasalittlecar
Wed 29-Aug-12 21:32:32
I started a thread asking for some strong girls' names for dd the other day and got some great suggestions. I'm really drawn to names ending with o: Juno, Dido, Margo(t) etc, all of which have been vetoed by dh. Anyway the name Sappho popped into my head today and I love it, but it's just too ripe for playground abuse isn't it? Or by the time kids work out who Sappho was, would they be a bit older and beyond the name taunting stage?
MagdalenaAlec
Wed 29-Aug-12 21:48:05
Aouch, big NO from me as I am not sure anyone could live with a pejorative term for "lesbian" as a name...
pixiestix
Wed 29-Aug-12 21:48:06
Not playground abuse, but
pixiestix
Wed 29-Aug-12 21:49:16
Its a shame really, as without thinking about anything but the sound and the spelling of the name it is gorgeous.
domesticslattern
Wed 29-Aug-12 21:52:18
Your pregnancy hormones are making you suggest bonkers things. Sorry. You cannot call your child Sappho.
EverybodysDoeEyed
Wed 29-Aug-12 21:52:53
no you really can't
coffeeinbed
Wed 29-Aug-12 21:54:31
No.
coffeeinbed
Wed 29-Aug-12 21:54:47
Fuck.
mirry2
Wed 29-Aug-12 21:56:41
suedpantsoffem
Wed 29-Aug-12 21:58:11
seeker
Wed 29-Aug-12 21:59:18
No- you can't call her Fuck either.............
ThisOnce
Wed 29-Aug-12 21:59:34
IwishIwasmoreorganised
Wed 29-Aug-12 22:01:54
EverybodysDoeEyed
Wed 29-Aug-12 22:03:05
sorry - saw you wanted a name that ends in O
coffeeinbed
Wed 29-Aug-12 22:03:27
Noooo, no Sapphire.
thisonehasalittlecar
Wed 29-Aug-12 22:04:20
I love the sound and also the literary connection... but you are of course all right (it's post-partum hormones domestic, not-Sappho is now 10 days old
GetOrfAKAMrsUsainBolt
Wed 29-Aug-12 22:04:26
lol at the madness.
ICanTuckMyBoobsInMyPockets
Wed 29-Aug-12 22:04:49
ThisOnce
Wed 29-Aug-12 22:05:08
You're probably right Coffee, but in preference to Sappho...
colditz
Wed 29-Aug-12 22:05:27
EverybodysDoeEyed
Wed 29-Aug-12 22:05:38
Has your DH given any good suggestions?
thisonehasalittlecar
Wed 29-Aug-12 22:10:51
Everybody only Astrid, which i think sounds like acrid. (Sorry sorry sorry to all Astrids and Astrid-parents on here.)
coffeeinbed
Wed 29-Aug-12 22:11:06
Saffron might fit.
cheesesarnie
Wed 29-Aug-12 22:11:28
nope and i have no idea what it means.
coffeeinbed
Wed 29-Aug-12 22:12:21
I broke the smilies.
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