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Too different?

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addictediam · 12/08/2011 21:04

Just to give a bit of background dh likes 'grown-up' 'professional' names. He's quite old fashioned in his views (especially concerning names) so naming our dc's hasn't exactly been easy!

Dd's name is millie, but her birth certificate says Amelia, so when she becomes a lawyer or accountant like her dad she has a 'name to give clients' as dh puts it

So with dc 2 on the way I have fallen in love with Coby obviously dh is dead set against this unless we have a 'proper name' to go with it. I was thinking Jacob, but are they 2 different unrelated names? Or would you say Coby could be Jacob's nickname?

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SecretNutellaFix · 12/08/2011 22:03

Spero-The question was if Coby could be used as a nickname for Jacob. Not "Am I condemning my son to a lifetime of ridicule if I use it as a given name?"

scottishmummy · 12/08/2011 22:02

drag your baby name guff across mn expect a comment
and cob imo is diminutive of jacob and bit cutsey wutsey.widdle boy and....latterly?

TheFlyingOnion · 12/08/2011 21:59

wow, scottishmummy, you're really trying hard to be rude tonight!

scottishmummy · 12/08/2011 21:58

yes chocolate sound lovely would name child it though

TheFlyingOnion · 12/08/2011 21:57

Well an artist Coby (boy or girl) sounds lovely...

Spero · 12/08/2011 21:56

I do agree with scottishmummy - I dislike cutesy names for children, it is unfair. A child needs a name to carry through his or her life. I think your husband has the right idea. A 40 year old 'Millie' is a bit disturbing.

So I don't like Coby. Fine for a toddler, but he won't be a toddler for ever.

And it isn't just down to whether you like it is it? I think naming your child is actually quite a serious and responsible issue as it will impact on how others react to him.

TrompetteMilitaire · 12/08/2011 21:54

Um, no, sorry, never heard of it. I just meant the name Gaylord. I found it in a baby names book.

scottishmummy · 12/08/2011 21:53

gaylord,as in meet the fockers?

TrompetteMilitaire · 12/08/2011 21:52

I fell in love with Gaylord while pg with DC2. Fortunately DH thought I had pregnancy brain and vetoed it.

scottishmummy · 12/08/2011 21:51

arty doesn't equal cant do classrooms though does it

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addictediam · 12/08/2011 21:49

Sorry uni's

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addictediam · 12/08/2011 21:47

Theflyingonion I'm much more of an arty person, the thought of class rooms and imo bring me out in cold sweats! I'm secretly hoping both dc will be exactly like me (just to prove dh wrong really! )

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scottishmummy · 12/08/2011 21:47

will your coby never reach 49?so what the deal coby as widdle toddler and ta-da jacob as adult.never speak of coby again

BikiniBottom · 12/08/2011 21:45

I know a few Cobys and I think it is perfectly suitable for a little one and an adult. I don't understand the fuss. Having said that the Cobys I know are short for Jacob so go for it.

scottishmummy · 12/08/2011 21:45

look traipse baby name across mn.expect comment
jake in scotland =rough as dog heid

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addictediam · 12/08/2011 21:43

Coby is yes but scottishmummy is saying jacob is diminuitive

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TheFlyingOnion · 12/08/2011 21:42

There's a lovely Coby in my school (a girl though!) from a Dutch family. Very nice girl and a fab name.

I don't see any reason why a Coby can't also be a lawyer/accountant/work at Tescos (have you considered the possibilty that this dc may work in a supermarket?)

SecretNutellaFix · 12/08/2011 21:41

Coby certainly could be a nickname for Jacob, and certainly different from all the Jakie's

catinboots · 12/08/2011 21:40

Scottishmummy has nothing but rude, abrasive shite to give out. Nothing constructive to say. Ignore.

Oh yada yada yada. She'll wheel out the old 'it's just words on a screen' cliche

YAWN

BikeRunSki · 12/08/2011 21:36

Don't like Coby, but that is just me, but I do think it could be a nn for Jacob.

SaffronCake · 12/08/2011 21:34

I hear Coburn I think of the other spelling (the one with cock in it) and then it all goes downhill from there.

Coby as a diminutive of Jacob works and it fills the brief for Daddy's future new lawyer, pardon the pun. Anyway I thought Coby was a diminutive of Jacob, for real, no?

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addictediam · 12/08/2011 21:29

Scottishmummy are you delibratly being offensive? He wouldn't be a 49yo coby hence the question, and having Jacob as his actual name

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addictediam · 12/08/2011 21:25

Lol I deliberately didnt ask for opinions on coby hidi, I like it and that's all that counts

Ivort that's dh's opinion, more likely to trust them if they have a strong name

Scottishmummy...I don't think jacob is diminuitive nor amelia, but i guess we will have to disagree.

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scottishmummy · 12/08/2011 21:23

jake?not in scotland=hobo, wino

InstantAtom · 12/08/2011 21:22

Coby can be short for Coburn.

I don't think Coby goes well as nickname for Jacob as the "cob" is pronounced differently. Jake is a nice nn for Jacob.

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