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What do you think of Tabitha?

66 replies

Sastra · 12/06/2012 14:47

What do you think when you first hear or see it?

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Mechavivzilla · 12/06/2012 16:49

I love it. If DS had been a girl there is a high chance he would have been a Tabitha! I also think Tabby as a nickname is lovely. Stephen King's wife is a Tabitha.

YouFloatLikeAFeather · 12/06/2012 16:47

Think it's lovely.

StepOutOfSpring · 12/06/2012 16:36

A comical name for a cat.

HipHopOpotomus · 12/06/2012 16:21

I loved it when I was about 11. Now it makes me wince - twee & frilly

TequilaMockinBird · 12/06/2012 16:18

I think of the little girl out of the TV programme Bewitched. She used to wiggle her nose, very cute!

I love the name though, sounds feminine and pretty Smile

EmmaCate · 12/06/2012 16:16

Like it a lot but obviously shortening to Tabby or Tab would be off limits, so perhaps would not be practical.

birdofthenorth · 12/06/2012 16:14

PS I was told DD's name is a horse's name, so the cat thing wouldn't bother me. It's not like you'd be called a child Fido or Whiskers.

birdofthenorth · 12/06/2012 16:13

Love love love this name. DH did not.

PurplePidjin · 12/06/2012 15:29

Cat. Especially as an acquaintance of mine insists on referring to her ickle pwincess Tabby kitten...

Yes, this is on The Evil Farcebook Hmm

squoosh · 12/06/2012 15:16

Lots of people do think 'cat'. That's not awful though is it? Better than conger eel or tape worm.

Declutterbug · 12/06/2012 15:04

Same as Shatners, sorry!

anniemac · 12/06/2012 15:00

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nizlopi · 12/06/2012 14:57

very twee

knittedslippersx3 · 12/06/2012 14:57

I love it. It was second on my list for dd!

ShatnersBassoon · 12/06/2012 14:55

I think cat. Then I think little girl.

squoosh · 12/06/2012 14:54

I love it. It's one of my very favourite names. To me it sounds very 17th century.