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Help. DH wants to call DS Boris

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catgirl1976 · 12/08/2011 19:49

It started as a cute, joke name for the bump / unborn baby which is great. But it has really stuck and DH wants to call him Boris when he is born.

Its wrong isn't it?

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MissBeehiving · 13/08/2011 07:35

I had a lovely guinea pig called Boris

WhereTheWildThingsWere · 13/08/2011 07:27

Ha Boris and Milo were both on my shortlist.

Ds would have suited Boris soooooo much, very vetoed by dp though on account of our surnameGrin

If dd has been a boy she may well have been Milo or maybe Gabriel.

twooter · 13/08/2011 07:10

Potential nickname maybe?

TillyIpswitch · 13/08/2011 07:07

I adore Rafe. Just love it. It's an old English stand-alone name as well, if that carries any weight. Also love Hugo.

And yes, Milo is a chocolate drink where I come from. Might as well call him Horlicks. :)

NorksAreMessy · 13/08/2011 06:59

I was nicknamed Boris at school after 'Boris the Spider' so I am really quite fond of the name, quite quirky and strong. Good for little dogs, spiders and teenage hippie girls

But no way would I give it to a BABY.

Queenofthehill · 13/08/2011 06:46

Milo is just a chocolate drink to me. Prefer Boris but agree blond buffoonery is inevitable association. Like Lucas.

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catgirl1976 · 13/08/2011 06:18

The peachiness of the bottom is some comfort :)

Great idea on conceding as a middle name zzzen - I think that might be the compromise!

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ZZZenAgain · 13/08/2011 06:16

There are plenty of names I prefer to Boris. Tell him Boris is definitely going to be his middle name but now you have to start thinking seriously about a first name

Deesus · 13/08/2011 06:14

Milo is a great name! I'd go for it!

Although if your DH wears you down please be comforted that it is a very nice peachy bottom! Grin

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catgirl1976 · 13/08/2011 06:06

I can think of Boris Johnson, Boris Becker and Boris Karloff. None of which are particular role models :) I like Milo. I shall wear him down :)

The poor little mite can't be named after Deesus' DH's bottom!

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Deesus · 13/08/2011 06:05

For some unknown reason my DH has named his bum 'Boris'.

Yes, really & no, I don't know why he felt the urge to name it....I mean I know a lot of men name other bits but his bum....? Confused

nooka · 13/08/2011 04:23

I have a cousin Boris so I think it's a perfectly respectable name :) I think right now it would be difficult not to associate it with Boris Johnson though.

SaffronCake · 13/08/2011 03:55

Boris will always be that buffoon to me too sorry, but it does have a kind of a ring to it. Time for a new puppy/rabbit/kitten?

MrsRhettButler · 13/08/2011 01:24

Because Milo sounds nice and Boris doesn't .......clearly

lagrandissima · 12/08/2011 23:13

FWIW I like Milo, but just can't disassociate Boris from the bumbling buffoon of the same name who waved a broom this week but did little other with it.

MadamDeathstare · 12/08/2011 23:09

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GwendolineMaryLacey · 12/08/2011 23:01

I can't see that Boris is any sillier than Milo which is an extremely silly name.

lagrandissima · 12/08/2011 23:00

should have read 'get over'!

lagrandissima · 12/08/2011 23:00

Sorry, but I just can't over that blond-haired muppet from Eton.

MrsRhettButler · 12/08/2011 22:56

Oooh, there's nothing wrong with any of your suggestions catgirl I especially like Milo.

My dp is the same, he vetoed EVERY single name I came up with so I then just picked one and said 'this is what I'm going with, if you don't like it find one that we both like, I'm done looking' so he found one that I don't like but he loves and now we are at loggerheads with 'our' names.....

We have 3 weeks to sort it!

LetThereBeRock · 12/08/2011 22:51

I rather like it. I worked with a lovely three year old Boris in my childcare days,and it really suited him.

EdithWeston · 12/08/2011 21:24

You could always try getting hold of "Boris the Spider" by The Who, and hope it puts him off...

Ivortheengine8 · 12/08/2011 21:22

catgirl, say you fancy Boris Johnson and then he might change his mind Grin

deemented · 12/08/2011 21:22

Boris is not a name.

It is an affliction.

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catgirl1976 · 12/08/2011 21:21

:) we only had girls names too! but he is going to be a boy apparantly. but NOT a boy called Boris I hope!

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