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Deborah....

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GwendolineMaryLacey · 26/05/2011 09:34

...go on, do your worst...

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Youcantaffordme · 28/05/2011 17:18

It's pronounced Deb -uh- ra. Or, if said quickly, Debra - but that spelling is very naff.

mynameisplonker · 28/05/2011 17:11

Would you pn it
Deb-orr-a
or
Deb-ra

I don't like the former but have a great friend (sassy, beautiful and loyal) who is Debra, so I love that!

madwomanintheattic · 28/05/2011 16:56

we still have a family friend that breaks into (that) song every time i see him. Grin
t-rex were fab. Grin

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 28/05/2011 15:58

Who? T-Rex? They were marvellous.

excellentadventure · 28/05/2011 01:23

Dear oh dear, they were shite weren't they, let's be honest

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 27/05/2011 23:16
zozzle · 27/05/2011 23:12

Not bad in its full form - biblical prophetess in OT.

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 27/05/2011 23:06

'you look like a zebra'

It is a bit 70s but I rather like it.

SauvignonBlanche · 27/05/2011 20:02

Love it!

readysalted · 27/05/2011 20:01

no not nice

updiffed · 27/05/2011 19:28

Reminds me of a Yankee I met in California, who insisted on being called "De - BO - ra"

DrNortherner · 26/05/2011 21:34

Although I don't like my name, I do think that Deb/Debbie/Debs is a very friendly name. Smile

eurycantha · 26/05/2011 20:09

I was at school with three Deborahs who were all great,nice girls.not quite as many as the 15 Sharrons and 15 traceys.but not too bad a name ,all are known as Deb .

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GwendolineMaryLacey · 26/05/2011 19:10

Ignore the stray apostrophe, don't know who put that there...

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GwendolineMaryLacey · 26/05/2011 19:09

That's my theory, you hear very few Deborah's that aren't Debbies, so if I could push for a Deborah...but then how do you stop people using a nn you don't want, hell, even I'd probably say Debbie!

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excellentadventure · 26/05/2011 18:20

The people who I meet who insist on being called Deborah are always a tad uptight I think

One of the ones I know is 85 and not a bit uptight :)

And I don't think it has dated, in fact, despite its popularity throughout the 60s and 70s, simply because so few people use the name in its full form.

MelinaM · 26/05/2011 17:48

I had to watch them trying to get you undressed.

We were friends but that was as far as it went.

...on a more serious note I'm not a fan of Deborah, Deb, Debbie etc, quite a dated name I feel.

madwomanintheattic · 26/05/2011 17:40

lol drn, another one here. dh and his entire family call me debs. (i don't think i've ever met anyone who uses deborah though...)

it drives me mad.

having lived with it for 40 blardy years and heard it used in the same manner as shaz and trace, i long for a re-birth. it is a strong classical name, but just got tied up in an interesting era, i think.

do it, and start a wave of new age deborahs.

Janoschi · 26/05/2011 17:36

My DD's middle name is Deborah, after both grandmothers. I really like it - it suits her and isn't gimmicky, frilly or posh. One of her grans is a Debby, the other was known as Dee. 6-7 against....!

DrNortherner · 26/05/2011 17:29

The people who I meet who insist on being called Deborah are always a tad uptight I think Grin

excellentadventure · 26/05/2011 15:06

It's a positive strong name with good associations, Deborah being an Old Testament prophetess and judge. It's likely to be quite an unusual choice these days and would be a nice change from all the Isabellas and Florences.

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GwendolineMaryLacey · 26/05/2011 14:47

I'm not too keen on Debbie (could live with it) but love Deborah.

So, to re-cap that's 5-7 against, one reminiscence and a few song quotes! Hmm.... :o

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excellentadventure · 26/05/2011 14:37

Very, very popular name in my generation, but almost always abbreviated to Debbie, so 'Deborah' itself seems quite unusual to my ears. I like it. And I have met a couple of people who always go by the full name, so it is possible to avoid the Debbie diminutive.

SpringHeeledJack · 26/05/2011 13:43

I had a friend called Debbie No Knickers once. She was fuuuuuuun

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