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To think the people in the baby name forum are on crack!?

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incognitolady · 27/06/2024 23:55

Shag and String were just suggested (in a seemingly serious way) in the boho boy name thread.

What is going on in some people's brains!?

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Snooglequack · 28/06/2024 05:43

The sibling matching is odd. As if I go around as an adult being linked to my DSis who lives 5 hours away.

sashh · 28/06/2024 05:56

Shag?

So common, we wanted something unique so went with Chaggh, still pronounced 'shag' obviously.

TheaBrandt · 28/06/2024 06:01

Leading on from “Malice” a teen connected to a horrific crime locally was actually called Cartel. So families with criminal tendencies actually calling their babies crime related names they then predictably grow up to be murderers. Blows my mind.

cuckyplunt · 28/06/2024 06:05

I do think that Finch is quite pretty.

litlleseahorse · 28/06/2024 06:07

But Shag is poignant and beautiful- named after his origin, thats quite deep really.

OhcantthInkofaname · 28/06/2024 06:08

When I've been asked to comment on potential names I say 'a name not a noun'.

2Old2Tango · 28/06/2024 06:11

A relative called their DD Storm some 25+ years ago, when "out there" names weren't so common. I remember being shocked at the poor child being saddled with such a name. Relative always was a bit of a weirdo though.

Shyshay · 28/06/2024 06:13

I saw the name 'Brick' suggested on a thread the other day. Brick. Confused

HcbSS · 28/06/2024 06:16

Karmaisac4t · 28/06/2024 00:02

Someone suggested pigeon in the same thread. Lordy.

Pigeon in Spanish ‘Paloma’ (also means Dove) is very popular and very beautiful. Pigeon in English doesn’t really work though haha

AnOldCynic · 28/06/2024 06:17

PossumintheHouse · 28/06/2024 01:41

I think anybody who posts on the baby names forum asking what to call their child is a bit bonkers. Why the hell would you listen to the opinion of strangers about what to call your child!? It's all on you.

This.

Yet I still lurk on the threads, if only to remind myself there's nowt so queer as folks.

Summerdaisiesbuttercups · 28/06/2024 06:18

Snooglequack · 28/06/2024 05:43

The sibling matching is odd. As if I go around as an adult being linked to my DSis who lives 5 hours away.

Well, no. Of course you don’t.

But it would be a bit odd to have three children called Muhammad, Aisha and William, or Lily, Olivia and Gilbert or something. Obviously those examples are at the extreme end but cases like that do arise in real life, sometimes because of adoption and sometimes because of a second relationship / marriage with tastes that have changed. But if you’re the child with the name that doesn’t really ‘go’ it can be a bit like a label that says you’re not really part of the family.

AutumnCrow · 28/06/2024 06:21

‘Please help me with names like Clay, Fielder, Lea, Woods, Forrest. Earthy names that connect to the environment under our feet.’

’Carpark?’

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 28/06/2024 06:22

I love a quick scan of the Baby Names threads. Best recently was the one where a poster said 'Xanadu?' and one of the first responses was 'Xanadon't'. Grin

Cangar · 28/06/2024 06:26

My favourite was when someone asked for names that Hugo could be short for and someone suggested Hugogirl. 😂

Snooglequack · 28/06/2024 06:28

cuckyplunt · 28/06/2024 06:05

I do think that Finch is quite pretty.

Clearly not watched American Pie then

KnickerlessParsons · 28/06/2024 06:30

There's a current thread where one of the options is "Emmeline (pronounced EmmLEEN)"

Everyone has corrected the pronunciation and I'm a further post the OP has actually said she's not sure how it should've be pronounced!

Why on Earth would you choose a name you don't know how to pronounce? 🤷🏼‍♀️

RosesAndHellebores · 28/06/2024 06:31

AutumnCrow · 28/06/2024 06:21

‘Please help me with names like Clay, Fielder, Lea, Woods, Forrest. Earthy names that connect to the environment under our feet.’

’Carpark?’

Not often I have an early morning chuckle. Thank you.

remembers the days when we used to spit tea atour screens regularly

Surprisedmystified · 28/06/2024 06:31

Shyshay · 28/06/2024 06:13

I saw the name 'Brick' suggested on a thread the other day. Brick. Confused

Well someone is obviously a fan of Outnumbered!

TooLateForRoses · 28/06/2024 06:32

So rude and sneery

Snooglequack · 28/06/2024 06:32

Surprisedmystified · 28/06/2024 06:31

Well someone is obviously a fan of Outnumbered!

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Or The Middle.

9quidicecream · 28/06/2024 06:32

American baby name threads are utterly bonkers, all the most ‘younique’ spelling

Calliopespa · 28/06/2024 06:33

MirandaBlu · 28/06/2024 02:36

There's generally a lot of sarcasm on that board, and a lot of it is designed to fly under the radar since MNHQ discourages troll-hunting.

I'd say the names you saw very likely weren't suggested in a seemingly serious way, IMO. The full comment on Shag was "I love bird names! Jay and Robin are quite common but how about, Crow, Shag, Osprey, Dodo, Pidgeon or Finch?" Dodo and Pigeon should have been giveaways if Shag seemed plausible. Not sure about "String", as it was a one-word response, but hey - celebs have kids called Apple and Satchel, so why not?

But why assume the board as a whole is "on crack"? There were also posts questioning the two suggestions you highlighted, and others.

Finch is actually quite cool.

KatyaKabanova · 28/06/2024 06:33

RosesAndHellebores · 28/06/2024 06:31

Not often I have an early morning chuckle. Thank you.

remembers the days when we used to spit tea atour screens regularly

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😂

KatyaKabanova · 28/06/2024 06:34

"We are so important, interesting and creative, we cannot have any kind of standard name for our accessory-child".

Surprisedmystified · 28/06/2024 06:35

Snooglequack · 28/06/2024 06:32

Or The Middle.

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Oh I'd never heard of The Middle - just had to Google it. But the story line in Outnumbered about Brick was really good.