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Names after countrys which one?

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Marli1980 · 10/11/2013 12:52

Hi all new on mumsnet pls help me for my daughters name
We have 3 decisions:-
Africa
India
Egypt
Thnx

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BillyBanter · 10/11/2013 12:56

Africa isn't a country.

The obvious (to me) school nickname for Egypt would be eedjit.

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Marli1980 · 10/11/2013 12:57

Ops I mean 'places' sorry

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Coconutty · 10/11/2013 13:02

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Littlecherublegs · 10/11/2013 13:11

India is the only one that is a name to me.

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Tikkamasala · 10/11/2013 13:12

India is nice, the rest... No

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Branleuse · 10/11/2013 13:18

Belgium

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Marli1980 · 10/11/2013 13:22

Ok I didn't think if Belgium before, it doesn't have to be country's can be place or city anything, I want to stumble onto the next 'Paris'

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SoupDragon · 10/11/2013 13:23

Don't be stupid.

You are naming a person not a bloody pet.

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Afiach · 10/11/2013 13:24

Aberystwyth. Abi for short.

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Marli1980 · 10/11/2013 13:25

....? What does that matter? A place can be a persons name

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Branleuse · 10/11/2013 13:29

Equatorial Guinea

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lljkk · 10/11/2013 13:31

Kenya, Chelsea.
Try here, OP.

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Marli1980 · 10/11/2013 13:31

Ok I am a joke? Thnx

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SoupDragon · 10/11/2013 13:31

It's your child who has to live with a stupid name, not you. You can not seriously be thinking of calling your child Belgium. If you are, I think you should hand the responsibility of naming this new person onto someone else.

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Marli1980 · 10/11/2013 13:32

Thnx lljkk lots of good ideas

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Marli1980 · 10/11/2013 13:32

This is why I want to rid a nice name? So asking for ideas

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DrankSangriaInThePark · 10/11/2013 13:33

Ougadougou always slips nicely off the tongue I think.

Seriously, India was traditionally considered posh, but now isn't. I taught a little Spanish girl called Africa years ago, but she is the only Africa I have ever come across. Never heard of an Egypt human being. Kim Basinger's kid is called Ireland IIRC.

"stumbling onto the next Paris" isn't necessarily a good thing y'know....

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PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 10/11/2013 13:33

How about Bolivia?

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DrankSangriaInThePark · 10/11/2013 13:34

"a place can be a name".

Yes, it sure can. As with many things in this life though, just because it can, doesn't mean it should.

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BillyBanter · 10/11/2013 13:34

Belgrade
Andorra
Monaco. That's a lifetime of torture all round. Monica? Monica?
Tirana
Vienna
Cairo
Kigali
Syria
Lusaka

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EauRouge · 10/11/2013 13:34

Sydney
Florence
Wolverhampton

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Marli1980 · 10/11/2013 13:35

Alicia keys baby is Egypt that's where I heard of it but he's a boy

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BillyBanter · 10/11/2013 13:35

Belize

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PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 10/11/2013 13:35

Aww, little baby Wolvie.

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Marli1980 · 10/11/2013 13:35

Not saying it should but its what we wanted

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