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When you were a child/teen what baby name were you going to 'definitely' use for future DC's?

213 replies

Kirstle · 11/10/2011 20:08

...And did any of you actually use them?

You have to put the rough year too, so we can spot the trends, if any.

Me:

1991 (I was ten) I wanted Kylie and Trystin. Yes spelled like that. And Kylie had a heart above the 'i'. Ahem

1996 (fifteen) I wanted Phoebe Luna (had an interest in astronomy) and Maxwell Jordan.

Still love Phoebe now, the others...not so much!

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useyourimagination · 16/07/2016 23:42

Mid 80s I wanted two girls - Saffron and Amy.

Now, I do have two girls but neither of them have the above anywhere in their names.

MrsOllyMurs · 16/07/2016 23:15

Always loved Eloise - it's DD's Middle name, 20 years on.....

Florrie21 · 16/07/2016 22:49

In 1983 I loved Adam and Sian (I was 12)
In 1993 it was Jessica and William
In 2003 it was Max and Chloe

I have a Tom

WhatTheActualFugg · 16/07/2016 22:36

Aurora Leigh or Desdemona ShockBlush

iCloud · 16/07/2016 22:32

Thursley for a boy and Bethany for a girl. Then changed from Bethany to Zephelina Grin

RJnomore1 · 16/07/2016 01:51

Morticia, misery and melancholia. For my 3dds.

I have 2dds and no I was not brave enough.

Amazing names though if you have the bottle.

SteviebunsBottrittrundle · 15/07/2016 22:44

As a child I loved Amanda, Samantha and Paul but my favourite names at the minute are Lawrence and Rufus for boys, Mary and Tabitha for girls.

autumnboys · 15/07/2016 22:35

Damaris, after some character in a historical novel I read in my teens.

Mind you, if Ds1 had been a girl, he'd have been called Arwen.

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frenchielala · 15/07/2016 22:29

Britney after Ms Spears! VOM!

My DD actually has a really unusual name that was mentioned on this thread. So someone had good taste early!

Wishfulmakeupping · 15/07/2016 22:22

Early 90's I loved Jade and Chloe and Ryan for a boy- do not like any of them at all now!

Nelleflowerpot · 15/07/2016 22:20

Umm as a child I wanted a Sarah. My dolls were Sarah, Helen & Heidi if that gives you an idea.
As a teen (90's) I wanted Poppy & William. Although I rather liked the idea of Billy-Joe at one stage, I also went through a faze of wanting Titania or isold and Tristan, School literature seemed to influence me.

None of my children have these names btw.

puzzledbyadream · 15/07/2016 11:22

I was convinced I would want names like Indigo, Willow and Keziah for girls. And Kai and Reuben for boys.

Still quite like Reuben, but if I had surprise fraternal twins right now they would be Iris and Arthur.

onemouseplace · 15/07/2016 10:52

When I was 15/16 I decided that I was definitely going to have 3 boys and they were going to be called Will, Greg and Alex. I have no idea why either.

Didn't use any of those names!

Vixxfacee · 15/07/2016 10:51

I used to make up lists of sisters called Jade, Leigh can't remember the rest who had 6/7 children each and they were always really young (under 22).

I liked:
Billie, Ellie, Georgia
Brooklyn and Britney
Bethany and Brittany
Jada and Jayden

I must have liked matching names.

MarthaElf · 15/07/2016 10:49

Aiden and Simon here. Late 80s dolls names. I had girls but might have used Aiden as a middle name.

ChipInTheSugar · 15/07/2016 10:45

Late 70s/early 80s I would have named a daughter Chantal Marie (I think it was the name of a boat in one of my mum's trashy holiday novels).

Twins would ALWAYS have matchy names - Charles and Charlotte, Henry and Henrietta etc.

Also Sebastian and Veronica from the Sadlers Wells book series.

mumof2xox · 15/07/2016 10:44

Oh my goodness

when I was about 9 i had my heart set on the name "Candy-May"

thank god I grew up!

NoCapes · 15/07/2016 10:40

When I was a teen in the early 00's my children were absolutely going to be called Jayden & Lloren
You'll all be glad to hear I grew out of that nonsense by the time I had my first child at 19

DD has twin dollies atm and they're called Ginger & Florence, DS's doll is called Gino - future grandchildren names I wonder?

cecinestpasunepipe · 15/07/2016 10:29

Aged 8,I was all set to have triplet boys, Ricky, Dicky and...... Ticky! Luckily, i had two girls now in their late 30s.

2ManySweets · 15/07/2016 10:27

I've always loved Valentine (early 90s).

DC2 due Feb 17 😜

Raines100 · 15/07/2016 10:25

When I was v young I used to make up names. I remember when Asha and Brickelle when I was about 7 Confused

At 14, my children were going to be: Raina (nothing to do with my mn handle) and Megan (pronounced the American way May-gan) and for boys, Jean-Marc and Coran.

You'll be delighted to know I went with nothing of the sort irl.

100paperclips · 15/07/2016 08:57

When I was very small, aged under 5, I wanted a Sonnez les matines- as in, the third line of Frere Jacques.

Probably won't use it...

cheapandcheerful · 15/07/2016 08:54

I wanted a Chloe.

I now have a Cleo and am permanently correcting people who call her Chloe by mistake. Sigh.

ILoveFudge · 15/07/2016 08:45

1996 / 12 Years old.
I wanted 4, 2 of each Jessica, Janet, James and John! Blush Haven't and won't be using any

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