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Oenone for a girl, Inigo for a boy

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PivotPivotPIVOT · 07/09/2011 21:10

This is probably a pointless thread as is purely hypothetical, however I had a pregnancy scare in January and if I had been pregnant, it would have been due about now.

Still feel a bit wistful about it now.

ANYWAY I thought I would risk the MN baby name wrath and see what you would think of my choices

Girl
Oenone
Iris
Artemis
Ariadne
Hera

Boy
Inigo
Albert
Idris

What do you think?

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PivotPivotPIVOT · 07/09/2011 21:34

Oh I haven't seen Princess Bride for ages, my DP has never seen it and it is on my list to buy and make him watch it.

I know what you mean now.

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LittleMissBabybrain · 07/09/2011 21:24

Its from the film ?The Princess Bride? one of my favourite films of all time so yes, Inigo gets .y vote!

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PivotPivotPIVOT · 07/09/2011 21:20

What do you all mean by Inigo Montoya?

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PivotPivotPIVOT · 07/09/2011 21:19

Grin Reality. Yes you have to have a girl - I remember your baby names threads at the start of the pregnancy, when you were full of love for Edith, Martha and the like.

Oenone is ee-no-nee (nickname Noni probably). Yes I know pronunciation is a bugger but it's so PRETTY.

I like greek names for a girl as my dd has a greek name and I like to keep a theme (why? I don't know)

I LOVE Inigo because my surname is Jones and I think that is a cool name.

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meditrina · 07/09/2011 21:19

I love the name Oenone! Actually all the names on your girl's list, except Iris.

Inigo is great, the other boy's names are OK.

acsec · 07/09/2011 21:16

Reality that's what I thought of, also love the name!

RealityVonCrapp · 07/09/2011 21:14

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smartyparts · 07/09/2011 21:14

Sorry that it's only hypothetical, but...& only my immediate thought..

a wee bit poncey/pretentious! Apart from Iris & Albert obv

RealityVonCrapp · 07/09/2011 21:13

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Clary · 07/09/2011 21:13

I like Albert a lot (doesn't work with our surname!) also Iris is nice.

Oenone runs into the issue of having always to ask how it's pronounced (how is it pronounced?) which is not a good thing in general.

Artemis is rather fine, hunter goddess, but perhaps rather out there as a name. Hera ditto.

Inigo sounds like Indigo which has become relatively popular as a girls' name (yes, I know about Inigo Jones, but still).

Catsmamma · 07/09/2011 21:12

how do you stop saying oenonenoenoenoen...............??

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