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To ask what your children would be called if they could choose their own name?

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Raspberrysoup · 28/05/2024 16:35

Inspired by the current thread about names, I thought I'd ask what your DC would like to be called if they could choose their own name?

My DC have always been OK with their names but I used to babysit for a little girl called Emily who was desperate to change her name to Angela.

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sciencemama · 29/05/2024 20:36

Ds would be called DJ (his middle and last name initials)
Dd often says "my new name is rose"

Gogogo12345 · 29/05/2024 08:15

My son wanted to be called Spiderman at the age of 6

Franticbutterfly · 29/05/2024 08:05

Middle DD says Persephone (it was on the shortlist) and the other says she would like my youngests middle name or something like it (GoT name).

pinkstripeycat · 29/05/2024 02:31

In our 20s a friend used to tell people she met in clubs her name was Courtney Thorne Smythe. She was called Anita

MrsMop1964 · 29/05/2024 01:57

Mine wanted to be called Emily. Now as a young adult she goes by what to me is quite a silly cutesy name but I won't say what it is in case she's on here!

Minimili · 29/05/2024 01:40

I used to like the names Heidi and Bethany and insisted my sister had to be Bethany.

I also wanted to be Scottish so instructed my (younger) sister we had to speak with a Scottish accent 😂.

Aria999 · 29/05/2024 00:30

I used to want to be called Anya

Now I have a secret love for hopelessly impractical names like Anastasia and Esperanza.

DS8 says he would keep his name as it's cool.

DD4 says there is a name she likes better but she can't remember what it is.

Alwaysgothiccups · 29/05/2024 00:12

I asked mine
My 5yo would be called "Kitty Cat Unicorn"
And my 9yo would be called "Richard" 🤣

glittercunt · 29/05/2024 00:10

Daughter wants to be called Scarlett, it's totally not the sort of name I even thought of when thinking about baby names. She does go by one of her middle names though, which is nice.

Son chose his first name, I'm not mad keen on it but I like why he chose it.

I wanted a host of other names. I still don't go by my birth name.

Alex Drake · 29/05/2024 00:10

My 11 year old's nickname at school is Nathaniel, which he likes. His name is Nathan. We named him Nathan as we thought it would be shortened to that anyway. I kind of assumed that he might get Nate, which I think is a pretty cool name, but nope, it's been lengthened. Go figure.

Lila878 · 28/05/2024 23:49

My toddler wants to be called Bluey, Jen Jen, Shane or Mum

HcbSS · 28/05/2024 23:37

Notmollybutdolly · 28/05/2024 21:52

My DS4 - Harry Potter (he’s never seen Harry potter in his life)

Tell your son I went to school with a Tom Riddle. No joke! He was acting a lovely lad and didn’t grow up to be a mass murderer

HcbSS · 28/05/2024 23:35

My friend and I would play a game as kids where we would pretend to be French and we had French names (Fleur and Delphine).
Fast forward 25 years and when covid started and track and trace wanted names for cafes etc, I would give my old French name as I didn’t want to disclose my real details on some flimsy list that would be left lying about (I’m a bit of a data protection freak anyway). Made me smile.

Whycantiwinmillionsandsquillions · 28/05/2024 23:31

When mine were younger Ryan & Chloe.

mumroom6571 · 28/05/2024 23:28

Daisy la la

LittleMousewithcloggson · 28/05/2024 23:27

Older now and happy with her own name but mine once wanted to be called Kalani or Kendall (watches dance moms!)

My nephew wanted to be Jack Sparrow

My neighbours twin daughters want to be called Peppa and Suzie

MolkosTeenageAngst · 28/05/2024 23:20

I used to want to be called Annabella and I have a couple of pictures I drew when I was about 7/8 which I have labelled with the name. I think at the time I think I thought the name sounded exotic but now I’m quite happy with my fairly standard 80s name.

maras2 · 28/05/2024 23:16

Abhannmor · 28/05/2024 22:18

Always look on the bright side @maras2 !

Correct. It's still one of his favourite films. 😆

HuxleyPigsSuitcase · 28/05/2024 22:39

Angel McThompson apparently, she's 10 and midway through writing her second novel (not for publication), this is the heroine's name

Abhannmor · 28/05/2024 22:18

Always look on the bright side @maras2 !

IThinkAdversePossessionApplies · 28/05/2024 22:14

Probably Pichu or Picatchu Hmm

Borris · 28/05/2024 22:13

Madeleine - she's not called that

Alltheyearround · 28/05/2024 22:07

Tigershark Jones.

This was when he was 4.

KreedKafer · 28/05/2024 22:00

maras2 · 28/05/2024 21:08

DS age 4 wanted to be Loretta
DD age 3 wanted to be Rumpelstiltskin.
Now in their 40's, they're quite happy with their given names. 😋

Loretta is an incredible choice

123teenagerfood · 28/05/2024 21:52

I gave my child a very normal, biblical name that can be shortened, he would prefer to be called by his Serbian middle name, that is so unusual it went out of fashion in 1920! We do call him by his preferred name.