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Cyril

16 replies

AandWsMum · 06/11/2021 14:01

It was my grandads name. Personally love it for DC3 if a boy.

My husbands suggestion is Roderick to be shortened to “Roddy”

We already have a boy & a girl - Alberto and Wilhelmina

Choice for a girl is Rosinah

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Clementineapples · 06/11/2021 14:01

Cyril, Horace and Myrtle. If they’re not best friends at school I’ll be so upset.

Marcipex · 06/11/2021 14:02

Roderick Cyril

Ihopeyourcakeisshit · 06/11/2021 14:02

@Clementineapples

Cyril, Horace and Myrtle. If they’re not best friends at school I’ll be so upset.
GrinGrin
Ihopeyourcakeisshit · 06/11/2021 14:03

Is there a full moon tonight?

AandWsMum · 06/11/2021 14:03

@Marcipex

Roderick Cyril
I quite like that actually
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StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 06/11/2021 14:04

Enid has also joined the chat.

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 06/11/2021 14:05

Roderick/Roddy - lovely

Cyril - they would hate you forever

DoesHePlayTheFiddle · 06/11/2021 14:05

'This is luxury you can afford, from Cyril Lord.'
Cyril Smith, Rochdale MP. (deceased).

But Roderick Cyril is fine. What about Cecil?

Is your husband an Idlewild fan?

Ihopeyourcakeisshit · 06/11/2021 14:06

@StrychnineInTheSandwiches

Enid has also joined the chat.
I'm laughing so much
RuthW · 06/11/2021 18:35

Cyril is on. I prefer Cecil.

Roderick is lovely though b

PleasantBirthday · 06/11/2021 18:39

Roderick Spode, though?

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 06/11/2021 20:43

Alberto, Wilhelmina and Rosina(h) have a kind of hipster cool - plus "normal"/trendy nicknames in Al/Albie/Bertie, Willa/Billie/Mina and Rose/Rosie/Rosa if the kids decide the full versions sound too old-fashioned when they are older.

For this reason, I feel Cyril or Roderick are a bit "unfair" compared to his siblings names. I'd save them for middle names and pick something with similar retro/vintage style like Raymond (Ray), Leopold/Leonard (Leo, Leon), Edmund (Ed, Ned, Teddy) etc - something that gives him a choice of fashionable nn.

Or something with similar style to Alberto might be the lovely Orlando (Orry, Orly, Lando).

Wilma55 · 06/11/2021 20:52

Nice one!

HelplessAndLost · 06/11/2021 21:20

Have you ever seen The Raccoons?

WeasilyPleased · 06/11/2021 22:53

OMG I've just put that I had a budgie called Myrtle and I swear we just lost a cockateil called Cyril. He was Sybil but turned out to be male. Now just need Basil and Iris for avian bingo!

MerryChristmasToYou · 08/11/2021 18:58

Nice one, Cyril

Rosina is nicer than Rosinah

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