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Is Ethel really that bad?

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MilkNoSugarPlease · 08/08/2010 13:44

Middle charge has taken it upon herself these last two weeks to INSIST we call her Ethel

And if I'm entirely honest, it's grown on me!!

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clarabellarocks · 09/08/2010 22:29

Sorry but it's terrible. I can say that - it was my gran's name. I loved her dearly but my daughter was never going to be called after her unfortunately.

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MilkNoSugarPlease · 08/08/2010 23:35

snort @ Pengh!

A friends older brother called her Horace from the day she was born (He didn't like her name, Elena)...hes 27, shes 21 and he has never ever called her Elena :o

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LucyLouLou · 08/08/2010 22:39

Dude was pretty funny. Don't know where she heard it though lol, it's not really something that's said a lot in our family.

seaturtle · 08/08/2010 22:31

That's not a bad choice of new name. When I was a child I knew a little boy who insisted on renaming himself Pengh. He even chose the spelling. His real name was Christopher.

SharonGless · 08/08/2010 22:26

Yes it is - sorry

Ethel Austin connotation

faeriemoo · 08/08/2010 22:23

My DD1 is often known by the name Garfield. Her choice.

upahill · 08/08/2010 22:14

I'm just thinking of Ethel Austin!!

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MilkNoSugarPlease · 08/08/2010 22:11

He was Sam MONSTER as I have just been informed :o

Cousin sam is 15 yrs older so maybe he jus loved him :o

I love Dude aswell! :o

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LucyLouLou · 08/08/2010 19:43

Lol it did make us laugh for quite some time, luckily we have a sweet spirited family who would happily call her that without a fuss. She goes by her actual name now (though last weekend we had two days of calling her Dude)....

The Sam thing in your family sounds completely understandable, but still cute :).

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MilkNoSugarPlease · 08/08/2010 19:36

I LOVE Mr.Sausages! thats brilliant! :o

Shirley it good too :o Ettie is a good NN!

I remember my DB answering to nothing but Sam for months...our cousin is Sam so some jealousy I Think :o

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LucyLouLou · 08/08/2010 19:25

My niece went through a solid six months answering to almost nothing but "Mr Sausages". To this day, I'm none the wiser as to why....

Compared to that, Ethel is wonderful .

jellybeans · 08/08/2010 18:40

Yes it is

ValiumSingleton · 08/08/2010 18:04

I like it. But I saw Dorcas on this board yesterday and was truly astounded that a few people seem to like it. Ethel is definitely prettier than Dorcas.

tummytickler · 08/08/2010 17:25

My dd wants to be called Shirley!

for what its worth Ethel is lovely and high on our list for a dd, with Ettie for a nn. I love it!

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MilkNoSugarPlease · 08/08/2010 16:47

:o she does have terrible taste in names somtimes :o

Morethen-I can imagine the thread already :o

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LetThereBeRock · 08/08/2010 15:28

The child sounds delightful though,even if she has terrible taste in names.

LetThereBeRock · 08/08/2010 15:27

Yes it is. It's bloody awful.

morethanyoubargainfor · 08/08/2010 14:19

i have to say Milk that ethel and oscar go really well together she clearly has style .

I wonder how long it would be on here if you started to refer to your DD oscar whilst out and about! I can see the thread now

today i was out shoppin gand heard a lady call her DD Oscar.......what was she thinking, do you think she really wanted a boy poor love........Blah blah blah .

LaundryLyne · 08/08/2010 14:14

I think Ethel is quite nice!

CuppaTeaJanice · 08/08/2010 14:13

I insisted everyone called me Bernard when I was about that age.

I suppose Ethel is preferable...

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MilkNoSugarPlease · 08/08/2010 14:08

:o She's taken to calling her little sister "Oscar" ... I asked why oscar and she said "Well sha can't have a prettier name then mine :o"

She's 5 and is hilarious!

I quite like Balderdash

:o @ Morethens DS

Usual-she has an apron for baking and likes wandering round in it :o

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Flighttattendant · 08/08/2010 14:07

No it's dreadful.

usualsuspect · 08/08/2010 14:00

Has she started wearing a hairnet and pinny ?

morethanyoubargainfor · 08/08/2010 13:59

she sounds like a hoot .

I have to say i prefer ethel to balderdash though!

When my ds was around 3 he asked why he was called XXXX and i said that we had choosen it for him and asked if it was ok for him and he repiled very seriously "well if you hadn't called me that i would like to be called Arthur!" We though tthatt was a good name!

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MilkNoSugarPlease · 08/08/2010 13:55

No idea!...She wanted to be called "Balderdash" a few months back :o

We'll stick with Ethel until she changes her mind again :o

I just realised I Like the name after agreeing it was awful :o

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