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Spike

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OttoRose · 03/02/2012 22:25

DH really likes the name Spike for a boy. I'm not keen at all as I think it's a bit "try hard". Is this a bit unfair of me?

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muffinino82 · 04/02/2012 23:03

Not as good looking as Angel

Wash your mouth out

My thoughts exactly :o

Seriously, I wouldn't make it the first name. Middle or nickname, ok. Buffy's Spike was named William (The Bloody)

Scathac · 04/02/2012 21:46

No. It is awful. ok as a nickname, but don't stick a child with it as a permanent fixture

scottishmummy · 04/02/2012 21:44

Spike is ghastly

MiladyGardenia · 04/02/2012 21:43

Go Angel. (Yum yum yum)

Apologies for temporary aberration from thread, OP.

everlong · 04/02/2012 19:30

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ABigGirlDoneItAndRanAway · 04/02/2012 19:19

Not as good looking as Angel .

Wash your mouth out .

Greenshirt · 04/02/2012 15:38

As a Costello fan,as you could prob tell from my nickname,I love the name Spike.I wanted it for our son,but went with Dexter instead.However,I was delighted when Costello called one of his twin sons Dexter!

ILikeToMoveItMoveIt · 04/02/2012 15:32

I love it.

I have an Ike and we often call him Spike - I wasn't brave enough to name him Spike.

But if you don't like it, don't use it. I think it's a marmite name.

PopcornBiscuit · 04/02/2012 15:24

A no from me, sorry. What other names do you and DH like?

Psammead · 04/02/2012 15:00

Someone else on MN has a Spike, and he was cute as a button.

I think it's a brilliant name.

PacificDogwood · 04/02/2012 14:35

No, just no.

It's not just a dog's name, but the name of the slightly stupid bulldog/boxer/whatever-he-is in Tom and Jerry cartoons .

Interesting about the army thing - MN is an education in the most random things, ta!

Bluestocking · 04/02/2012 14:31

That's really interesting, BalloonSlayer. There are lots of traditional Navy nicknames, usually attached to surnames (for example, anyone with the surname Walker is called Hooky) but I didn't know that Spike was an army nickname - I always wondered how Spike Milligan ended up being Spike. You're right, a little chubby Spike would be a bit of an anomaly.
The only Spike I've known in real life was the child of a new-age travelling family. He was not a child I warmed to, and his parents were the epitome of "try-hard", so I probably have more of a downer on a name than I would have done otherwise.

ifeelloved · 04/02/2012 09:33

I like it but probably better as a nickname

anniewoo · 04/02/2012 09:31

Awful. Why would you call a dc after a thin sharp metal object.

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OttoRose · 04/02/2012 09:30

Thank you MN jury - a majority against I see. BalloonSlayer that's really interesting re the army nickname thing - I was wondering how Spike Milligan got saddled with it.

Definitely sticking to my guns on this - I like Spike even less now it's been pointed out that it's a dog's name. DH will have to go back to the drawing board.

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dukeofpork · 04/02/2012 09:18

Fairyloo employment law is great an' all but I was thinking more of some peoples inherent reaction to it. Anyway, just my opinion, I give the OP permission to ignore it if she wants

pinkhebe · 04/02/2012 09:16

I love the name Spike, there was one in ds's class (he'll be 12 now) He's the son of someone in a indie group. not that I knew that until I took my ds to one of Spike's birthday parties!

He was a really nice kid.

PS the association with Spike from Buffy just makes it better imo

Fairyloo · 04/02/2012 09:10

I love it!

What a lot of tosh whoever said it would shut doors professionally. It's a name you can't explain to HR suitable for the job but he isn't getting it due to name. There is employment law you know.

I know an Alfie spike and he is so cool, little proper star.

dukeofpork · 04/02/2012 09:09

I would like to agree with you notmostpeople and wish it wasnt the case but I can think of at least one example out of people I know and I wasn't even thinking hard! The bloke im thinking of calls himself by his initial only due to people's reaction when he says his name

AgathaPinchBottom · 04/02/2012 09:03

Oops cross post with balloon!

Coconutty · 04/02/2012 09:03

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AgathaPinchBottom · 04/02/2012 09:03

I agree with NotMostPeople. I think it's a nice name. Fun. Makes me think of the brilliant spike Milligan

BalloonSlayer · 04/02/2012 09:02

< always comes on 'Spike' threads to say this >

It was an Army nickname for a tall thin man. Best example - Spike Milligan. Real name Terence, height in army 6ft something, weight in army, about 9 stone.

If there is any chance of your DS being short and stocky, do NOT even contemplate.

NotMostPeople · 04/02/2012 08:57

Dukeofpork I don't agree, children's names these days are much more adventurous than when I was at school. Whilst I don't like them all I really don't think that as they all get older that anyone will be treated differently because of their name.

Nagoo · 04/02/2012 08:56

It's a nickname for a dog , not a 'real name'.

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