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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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MathiasBroucek · 28/06/2024 09:00

brunettemic · 28/06/2024 08:30

A friend once said to me the people at the registry office should he able to veto names on the basis the new parents in question are clearly delirious from sleep deprivation in some cases 😂

That's actually a thing in the Netherlands, I believe....

KimberleyClark · 28/06/2024 09:20

Saw someone called Rhapsody on a game show once. She had a sister called Symphony.

Hollowgast · 28/06/2024 09:20

SmellsLikeMiddleAgeSpirit · 28/06/2024 08:06

Ah yes, Ottilie and Lydia! See also Elodie, Imogen (ugliest name ever) and Willa. Swooned over on MN.

A short while ago there also seemed to be a big push (on MN only) for people to name their daughter "James" for some bizarre reason. Predictably, no one was suggesting girls' names for boys though... that would just be silly Hmm

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Imogen there's no heaven, it' easy if you try...

That's what it always reminds me of anyway.

5128gap · 28/06/2024 09:26

NuffSaidSam · 28/06/2024 00:06

Some people are definitely there for the craic.

Ooh, Craic! That's lovely. I've been looking for something to complement DD1s name (Crevyse) for ages, and I LOVE Irish names!

SmellsLikeMiddleAgeSpirit · 28/06/2024 09:29

@Hollowgast That's actually not too bad... Imogen makes me think of engine oil, or some sort of factory or power plant: "ImoGEN - cleaner energy for a brighter future" or something.

KnickerlessParsons · 28/06/2024 09:31

KimberleyClark · 28/06/2024 09:20

Saw someone called Rhapsody on a game show once. She had a sister called Symphony.

That was on The Bridge wasn't it - the prog that's on before Pointless.

x2boys · 28/06/2024 09:38

Shyshay · 28/06/2024 06:13

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

There's an American comedy that hass a child named Brick.

x2boys · 28/06/2024 09:45

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.

I always equate that too
I you have a daughter called Elizabeth,and a son called Matthew
It would be a bit incongruous to name a third child Lexie- Mae or Kaiden.

RachTheAlpaca · 28/06/2024 09:46

The worst for me is normal names that have to be spelt in a 'unique' way 🤢

The Facebook group 'that name is a tragedeigh' is excellent if you like to laugh at baby names

Crokepark · 28/06/2024 09:50

Muthaofcats · 28/06/2024 00:47

Sorry this is really offensive; my son is called Shag and we think it’s beautiful. My daughters are Derivative and Huaktuh. We love unusual names in our family. Each to their own.

😂

sashh · 28/06/2024 10:15

KimberleyClark · 28/06/2024 09:20

Saw someone called Rhapsody on a game show once. She had a sister called Symphony.

Were they conceived on cruise ships?

PassingStranger · 28/06/2024 10:56

Soukmyfalafel · 28/06/2024 08:22

We've gone for nature names too. I didn't think naming a child after something natural was weird. We like nature, so seemed fitting to name our children in that way.

I have heard some really odd names, or overly macho names that made me cringe at first, but you just get used to them and they grow on you. I hated my name as a child as it was different and I got the piss ripped out of me, but I like it now. Doesn't suit me though. I look more like a 'Jane' sort of person 😂 It has never stopped me getting a job either like some people think it does. This was in a time when if you didn't call your kids a name in the top 20 you were odd.

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What does a Jane person look like?

Mightywease · 28/06/2024 11:30

Shyshay · 28/06/2024 06:13

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

Brick is a character in Tennessee Williams' "Cat in a Hot Tin Roof" so I suppose if you like a bit of febrile Southern states of America drama it's perfect!

Could be worse, there another character in the play called Gooper!!

FeelingHotHotHotFeelingHotHotHot · 28/06/2024 11:31

5128gap · 28/06/2024 09:26

Ooh, Craic! That's lovely. I've been looking for something to complement DD1s name (Crevyse) for ages, and I LOVE Irish names!

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You know 'craic' is pronounced 'crack' right? 😆

FeelingHotHotHotFeelingHotHotHot · 28/06/2024 11:32

KatyaKabanova · 28/06/2024 07:51

I don't mind hippy names, really. They're often quite gentle and nice. River, Willow and Autumn are all pleasant and not outlandish.

I love those names I'm not gonna lie.

5128gap · 28/06/2024 12:12

FeelingHotHotHotFeelingHotHotHot · 28/06/2024 11:31

You know 'craic' is pronounced 'crack' right? 😆

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I do. But as Crevyse is pronounced Crevice I thought they matched well. Do you not think..?

FeelingHotHotHotFeelingHotHotHot · 28/06/2024 12:16

5128gap · 28/06/2024 12:12

I do. But as Crevyse is pronounced Crevice I thought they matched well. Do you not think..?

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Oh I get it now! 😂

Fishfire · 28/06/2024 12:27

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.

Oh come on. No one is posting 'I'm off to the registry office in ten mins, first reply names my child.'

Names are important and there's a big choice. Why not use the board here as a source of inspiration and suggestions, rather than spending hours trawling through name websites?

It's also an interesting source of reactions to a name you might choose.

Menopaused · 28/06/2024 12:35

That forum is a trolls haven

Menopaused · 28/06/2024 12:37

KimberleyClark · 28/06/2024 09:20

Saw someone called Rhapsody on a game show once. She had a sister called Symphony.

I wonder if Rhapsody's middle name was Blue and if Symphony was one of 9.

CanadianJohn · 28/06/2024 13:08

PP wrote "Names are important ... "

Maybe. Would the best chess player in the world, Magnus Carlsen, been less successful if his name was "William". Would Donald Trump have been less obnoxious if he's been given a biblical name, like Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John?

Maybe the aforementioned Malice and Maverick were handicapped by their names, but "normal" names... nah, it doesn't matter.

Laughingravy · 28/06/2024 16:55

I've hesitated to comment as it could be the parent of this brother and sister may be on here. But they chose these names for their offspring and they are doubtless judged elsewhere. I also have good reason to think they are genuine but it would be outing to say how. In our household we often refer to 'Tarquin and Jocasta' usually referring to spoilt brats or their entitled parents but this has changed recently. And the names?
Tundra and Atlas

VickyEadieofThigh · 28/06/2024 17:02

A TA at our local school once told me a child had started with the name Bam Bam.

PifandHercule · 28/06/2024 17:36

There is a baby name forum? 😂

NaughtyBoyGeorgeMichaelJacksonBrown · 28/06/2024 18:05

Symphony and Rhapsody remind me of Harmony and Melody from the Queens Nose. I desperately wanted to be called Melody!