Trillian as a middle name?

[LissyGlitter]

This started off as a joke, but I am now starting to seriously consider it...

The new baby will be called Emmeline Christabel Something, to go with Marianne Catherine Isabella. We wanted the second middle name to honour BIL who has just died, but didn't really like any of the female variations of his name. Yesterday we went to his favourite pub, which is called Trillians, and we thought that could work as a name.

Are we just being daft now?

[kneedeepinthedirtylaundry]

Do you know that Trillian is also a character in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?

[Jas]

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

Middle names can be as daft as you want, though, and I've heard worse.

[LissyGlitter]

Yeah, and that was another point in favour. it is a while since I read them/watched the film (have never got round to listening to the radio series) but she is really clever and beautiful, isn't she?

Then again, I am usually a bit of a traditionalist in the area of naming, and it is clearly a made up name...

[kneedeepinthedirtylaundry]

Yes, she was beautiful and clever, and very independent and adventurous.

[stakethroughtheheartofgold]

... waits for trill ...

well i like it (lifelong hh fan) and middle names are fair game for something a little quirky imho, although i might raise an eyebrow at initials ECT.

[stakethroughtheheartofgold]

btw get hold of the radio series - original and best

[MilkNoPoisonPlease]

i quite like it!

although it is making me think of that budgie seed trill!

can you not variat on his first name at all?

[itchyandscratchy]

I like the sentiment, but it sounds like either a character from Blake's 7

or a budgie

[itchyandscratchy]

x-posts with Milk!

[DitaVonCheese]

It makes me chuckle to name a baby Trillian in a time of banks collapsing and losing trillions ... but I am a huge fan of the silly middle name, so I vote go for it

[mathanxiety]

Middle name should be Sylvia.

[DiamondHead]

I think, why not, especially as she already has a sensible middle name.
I like a middle name with a bit of a story, that's a bit different.
I did think HHGTG too but that no bad thing.

[sassmonkey]

I like Trillian a lot. Very pretty sounding, and carries meaning, which I think middle names should do.

[diddl]

What was BILs name?

[LissyGlitter]

BIL was Peter. I like Petula, DP likes Petronia (which to me is dafter than Trillian) but we can't agree on one name.

Peter was a metal fan, into wrestling and World of Warcraft, he used to dress like a mixture between jack sparrow and Russell brand (all my mates had massive crushes on him) , he died of cancer at the age of 31 two and a half months ago. He adored DD and was really excited about the new baby

He had no children of his own, so we thought naming one of ours after him would be a nice gesture.

[Zil131]

oooh, I'm a huge fan of the silly middle name! Especially as there is already a proper first and middle name!
She can always pretend she doesn't have it, then it will be fun at her wedding!!

[stakethroughtheheartofgold]

the more i hear the more i think you have to use trillian, it's fab.

[diddl]

I remember this.

I like Pier.

[DitaVonCheese]

Zil My cousin-in-law has an extremely silly middle name which only came out at his wedding. The sound of my cousin repeating it with a tone of horrified incredulity during her wedding vows will stay with me forever