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Mabel?

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Polkadotfanatic · 24/05/2012 14:05

Yay or Nay? :)

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AdventuresWithVoles · 25/05/2012 20:21

I am sure if I ever met a child with this name I'd think it was a lovely child.
But I'dd also think their parents were slightly bonkers to have lumbered them with it!

LemarchandsBox · 25/05/2012 20:02

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sleepdodger · 25/05/2012 20:02

My chicken is called mabel

SilverSky · 25/05/2012 19:56

Don't do it.

camsie · 25/05/2012 19:56

Nay from me.

MamaLazarou · 25/05/2012 19:54

I must admit, it did sound hilarious to me when I first heard of babies being called Mabel. I had to smother laughter the first few baby Mabels I met. But the hilarity is wearing off now. It's a nice enough name.

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MacaroniPie · 25/05/2012 18:38

It will be as common as Violet and Ivy this time next year. Every hipster is on this one.

Clawdy · 25/05/2012 16:37

Reminds me of The Wilfred Pickles Show on the radio when I was little.."What's on the table,Mabel?" said in broad Yorkshire. Can't like it,sorry.

nocake · 24/05/2012 18:27

My grandma was Mabel and so is DD. It's a lovely name. We know another Mabel of the same age so it is returning as a popular name.

lilybeansmummy · 24/05/2012 18:18

sorry but its a old woman name, cant imagine any teenager appreciating having that name!

WithACherryOnTop · 24/05/2012 17:52

Nay.It's horrid.

YouFloatLikeAFeather · 24/05/2012 17:40

Lovely

Trestle · 24/05/2012 17:00

A nay from me, sorry.

EchoBitch · 24/05/2012 16:24

Myrtle the turtle.

EchoBitch · 24/05/2012 16:23

Mabel is awful..even my Mother hates it and it's her middle name and she is old.

It is as bad as Brenda which is my Auntie's name.

redrubyshoes · 24/05/2012 16:19

I am not sure. I put it with the name Myrtle................there is a certain charm there but.......................?

Positiveplus · 24/05/2012 16:16

Not keen - I knew of a cat called Mabel!

Dont mind older style names but prefer things like Martha, Matilda, Madeline.

rachel234 · 24/05/2012 15:53

I'm not keen. I prefer more feminine looking/sounding names for girls.

shottspar · 24/05/2012 15:30

I love it. It makes me think about the TV show "Mad About You". They said on the show that it stood for Mothers Always Bring Extra Love. Beautiful Grin

talkingnonsense · 24/05/2012 15:29

I only like May-belle, the sound is pretty but the look is plain iyswim.

Lunarlyte · 24/05/2012 15:28

I think Mabel sounds like a fairy - although I don't know I'd it means this ...

"Amiable and loving. A dear companion"

:) Beautiful :)

squoosh · 24/05/2012 15:16

Nay

Psammead · 24/05/2012 14:59

I saw Maybell recently and thought it looked prettier. No idea if it's an established name or a madey-uppy.

Bellakins · 24/05/2012 14:58

Sorry, don't like it. Seems an ugly name to me. Sort of like Gertrude.

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