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What do you think bout the name Blue for girl

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fi51 · 27/05/2012 17:33

My friend is pregnant and considering the name Blue still dont no what to make of it wondered what you think of it and what middle names would go well with it?

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manicinsomniac · 29/05/2012 09:24

I knew a Blue when I was a teenager. She was a beautiful little girl. Parents were lovely but slightly hippy-ish/vegan/alternative types. She had a sister called Summerdaisy, all one word. Both really lovely kids though and a great family.

I kind of like it because of her.

NurseBernard · 29/05/2012 02:48

Even Bonnie Blue was a nn - Eugenie Victoria was her given name - Bonnie Blue was a nn because her eyes were as 'blue as the bonny blue (Confederate) flag'. Sorry for being a pedant.

Blue is a bad name.

whereismumhiding · 29/05/2012 01:36

Blue is sweet but Bluebell is better. Then you could call her Blue for short but she has a name for the bank manager that isnt quite so weird and is quite quaint. Or rather a proper name that is there to resort to, if she gets fed up.

RosemaryandThyme (who suggested it) is a genius.

ShoshanaBlue · 29/05/2012 01:23

Love it.

City til I die!

BonzoDooDah · 28/05/2012 02:20

No not at all. Is a colour and not a particularly inspiring one. Scarlet or Magenta maybe but Blue ... nope.

MarkGruffalo · 28/05/2012 01:24

Are you Beyonce?

As a middle name maybe - like in Bonnie Blue (Gone with the Wind)

Rhett got there first...and overruled his (D)W who wanted to call her Eugenie Victoria.

But Bonnie Blue Butler (BB) does roll of the tongue.

morethanpotatoprints · 28/05/2012 01:19

Poor kid will have to go to school and chances are will change it at 18 anyway.

sashh · 28/05/2012 01:07

In australia / NZ it is a nickname for someone with ginger hair.

CointreauVersial · 27/05/2012 23:29

My friend has a DD called Blu.

Awful.

bakingaddict · 27/05/2012 23:25

I think celebrity name copying is so passe

BackforGood · 27/05/2012 23:24

Awful.
It's not a name, it's a colour, or sometimes describes feeling sad / down.

Popoozle · 27/05/2012 23:19

I like it - but as a middle name, and possibly for a boy more than a girl.

I agree though that everyone will assume your friend is copying Beyonce!

TheSecondComing · 27/05/2012 23:15

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Badgerina · 27/05/2012 23:00

Blue Velvet.
Blue Danube.
Blue Moon.
Blue Peter.
Blue Bottle.

It's not really a name. A middle name at a push.

lovemygirlivy · 27/05/2012 21:38

Too much like Blue Ivy - Beyonce's daughter

ownworstenemy · 27/05/2012 20:13

Bleue looks like you'd pronounce it 'bleargh'. As in vom.

PestoPenguin · 27/05/2012 20:12

Er, no.

Ammz · 27/05/2012 20:11

I have a female cousin and her name is spelt Bleue. She is beautiful, definately not a chav and i think the name really suits her! On the right person it would be a beautiful name!

postmanpatscat · 27/05/2012 20:08

I taught a Blu (girl)...in an independent school so definitely not chavvy! I managed to resist asking her if her middle name was 'Tack'

PeggyCarter · 27/05/2012 20:05

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RosemaryandThyme · 27/05/2012 19:55

How about Bluebell instead .

MoonHare · 27/05/2012 19:53

I really don't like it, especially as a girl's name.

There are so many lovely names surely your friend has others she likes?

WantAnOrange · 27/05/2012 19:42

TBH I knew a girl called Blue and her mother was downright neglectful. She just didn't give a shit, but her kids names were like fashion accessories to her if that makes sense? So it screams chav to me. However, whatever name is chosen, someone somewhere will think of a negative connection

QuennEdith · 27/05/2012 19:40

The only Blue I knew IRL was a biker with a criminal record. I find it really difficult to see this as a girls name.

TeWiDoesTheHulaInHawaii · 27/05/2012 19:39

I think it sounds sad. Look ->

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