Sad that DHhas rejected my favourite girl name

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girlfromdownsouth · 09/02/2011 13:26

We wanted to honour DH's nan who we were all very close to (passed away 1yr ago) but her name is Olive which I don't really like. Thought we could use it as a second name but then had a brainwave that if we have DD she could be called Olivia.

Well....!!! DH rejected it out of hand, said it was a stupid name and wasn't it foreign?? (BTW I was not born in the UK so tried not to take offence)!! hee hee

Am sad because I thought it is a lovely name and would be a lovely way of honouring Nan without actually using the name Olive.

Any suggestions incorporating Olive somehow. I like traditional, pretty names.

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onimolap · 09/02/2011 13:32

It sounds as if he's being a bit strange!

If you think he might be persuadable, you could try pointing out that Olivia has been in use in Britain since the Middle Ages, and that Shakespeare used it in Twelfth Night.

You could try the Scout/Guide movement approach and go for Olave (like Baden-Powell), or Oliva/Olava (but those two sound exactly like Oliver, so perhaps wouldn't be fair).

The only other "Ol.." names I can think of at the moment are Olga and Olympe.

PaperView · 09/02/2011 13:31

Olive as middle name?

DH doesn't like Olivia either but we have an Oliver go figure!

WorzselMummage · 09/02/2011 13:27

I think olive is lovely !

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