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Fox?

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akamummy · 03/09/2009 22:13

Fox for a boy. Is this just too off-the-wall?

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nancy75 · 03/09/2009 22:14

it was the mans name in x files wasn't it?

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Fnergle · 03/09/2009 22:15

Yes, dear.

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akamummy · 03/09/2009 22:15

Yes it was. Hadn't thought of that.

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Phoenix · 03/09/2009 22:16

As in Mulder?

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akamummy · 03/09/2009 22:17

Want something a bit quirky for a boy though. Nothing boring like James, Tom, Sam etc.... I want something different but not so different he will get bullied. Something cool.

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FritesMenthe · 03/09/2009 22:17

Prefer Wolfie.

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Phoenix · 03/09/2009 22:17

ooops crossed posts

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nancy75 · 03/09/2009 22:18

thats it - fox mulder!
personally i think fox might get the p taken at school - sorry.

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akamummy · 03/09/2009 22:18

As in Wolfgang? Bit German (no offence to Germans).

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BrigitBigKnickers · 03/09/2009 22:18

There is a boy in Billy Elliot with this name at the moment. He claims his parents were big X files fans.

I am not one for outlandish names but I actually like this name.

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akamummy · 03/09/2009 22:20

we are not x file fans at all - just want something a bit different.

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FritesMenthe · 03/09/2009 22:20

As in Smith.

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akamummy · 03/09/2009 22:21

Fox Smith? Who is he?

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Hulababy · 03/09/2009 22:23

I don;t like it, sorry.

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FritesMenthe · 03/09/2009 22:23

Sorry, Wolfie Smith aka Foxy.

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LadyGlencoraPalliser · 03/09/2009 22:25

Yes, Fox is too off the wall. He won't thank you for it.

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Rachmumoftwo · 03/09/2009 22:30

No probs in primary but when he gets to big school he will be teased

(from someone who loves the name)

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mrsruffallo · 03/09/2009 22:31

I like Fox and Wolf for boys.
I say go for it, people are very conservative regarding names on here

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akamummy · 03/09/2009 22:32

But really, what is the worst a kid could say about it? I mean, most kids get teased at some point. My name is Ellie - which is relatively normal, but I was Smelly, Belly, Jelly, anything that rhymed. I coped.

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mrsruffallo · 03/09/2009 22:34

I don't think he will necessarily be teased. There are lots of children these days who are not named Emily or Jack.
Go for it

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akamummy · 03/09/2009 22:35

Thanks Mrs Ruffallo, I agree with you. There are a lot very boring names out there and I haven't come across anything I like more than Fox (maybe I should spell it Foxx?).

I do live in a part of London where crazy names abound so I don't think Fox will be the craziest one in his school.
I'm going to go for it I think ...

unless anyone has any good alternatives?

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millenniumfalcon · 03/09/2009 22:36

felix

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Heated · 03/09/2009 22:37

Could you and he live with Foxy as a nn?

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akamummy · 03/09/2009 22:37

I had a cat called felix so that one is out. Like it though

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