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Names you'd have loved, but couldn't use!

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PostBlue · 27/04/2011 20:50

Just curious, are there baby names you'd have loved to use, but couldn't? For whatever reason!

My examples: my first child is a boy, and I loved the names Dylan, James, Tyler, or Max. We ended up not using any of them for various reasons. Dylan, my dh just hated. James, is my dh's best mate and my dh didn't want him getting a big head [confussed], Tyler, my dh said was 'chavvy', and Max didn't work with dh's surname (Chipps)- dh thought the boy would souns like a washed up superhero!

My ds ended up named Edward after dh's grandfather, which took some getting used to for me but I love it now :)

my second child (dd) is a girl. I loved Freya, Willow, Ruby, Isabella, Sophie, Leah, Imogen and Paige. Dh hated most of them, and said that Willow just made him think of the dwarf from the film! :o And of course, Freya Chipps...? just doesn't sound good!

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Francagoestohollywood · 27/04/2011 22:26

Lol at Benedict being too popey.

ballstoit · 27/04/2011 22:26

Loved Paige for a girl but surname is Read so seemed a bit mean!

COCKadoodledooo · 27/04/2011 22:21

Daisy Joan or Libby Martha. Because my sons would never have forgiven me Wink

Jux · 27/04/2011 22:20

Or, alternatively:
Scrofula
Embolism

Jux · 27/04/2011 22:20

Cynthia

hobbgoblin · 27/04/2011 22:19

Velvet
Plum

all too gynae porn

freesias · 27/04/2011 22:15

esther with our surname it sounded like the shipping forecast
jemima dn's name still sad couldn't use it
grace too popular but love it
katie bitten by a rottweiler called this
willow my first dog

and all the names i loved but dh vetoed for the following reasons
clodagh , saoirse ,emer , maeve too irish but i'm irish
aoife either this or either that
cillian starts with kill
cecilia the simon and garfunkel songsong
cecily silly
matilda waltzing
martha monkey
emerald too green
vivienne would have had a famous namesake
bethan bethelem
llewelyn too girly according to dh
arabel farming
arabella arab belly
clementine oranges
verity nitty?
romilly a park
and almost every other name in the every name book known to man he could tarnish in seconds

Psammead · 27/04/2011 20:59

Loved Benedict. DH said it was too popey.

Still have not used Alice.

Also like Abigail which DH vetoed. Seren was too odd, apparently.

James was too British.

Patrick is the name of a friend.

isthismadness · 27/04/2011 20:58

cecilia
orla
isla
georgia
evie (far too popular now but love it on merit)
tabitha
lydia
louisa

james
patrick
max
luke
adam

Meglet · 27/04/2011 20:55

I never got chance to use Bruno as DC2 was a girl.

XP banned me from using Heston, Ferris or Fabrizio. I still think he was a boring old fart Wink.

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PostBlue · 27/04/2011 20:55

ET... oh bless! :o I also loved Aurora but my dh said you are not naming our daughter after a princess cos she'll turn into a spoilt brat Hmm strange bloke he is...

Love the name Grace though! Dh says it's an 'old-lady' name, I disagree :)

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ByThePowerOfGreyskull · 27/04/2011 20:53

Lucy, Charlotte, Amy, Grace.

Edward

Didn't have any girls so the first ones are out
our surname begins with T and DH banned ET as initials.

RitaMorgan · 27/04/2011 20:53

Martha - love it, unfortunately it would be ridiculous with my surname (along the lines of Edward Woodward).

Carrotsandcelery · 27/04/2011 20:51

I am still waiting for my Orla and my Struan...