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Io ?

63 replies

lemonstartree · 18/07/2012 22:04

what do you think ???

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Viviennemary · 19/07/2012 12:00

Don't like it at all. Sorry!

burcham12 · 19/07/2012 11:34

You owe what?

SweetPea3 · 19/07/2012 11:19

I also instinctively thought of "I" in Italian

GrimmaTheNome · 19/07/2012 11:04

Io? Bit of a heifer, poor thing.

Also a member of the Discworld pantheon (blind io)

Iona would be much better bet.

Stellan · 19/07/2012 11:03

How do you pronounce this name? I was pronouncing it 'Yo' but I'm Welsh so one of the above posts has made me think it must be I-O or Ee-O or something like that.

DELHI · 19/07/2012 10:57

No no no it's terrible, it's just a couple of letters, not a name. Smacks of trying far too hard.

lisaro · 19/07/2012 09:05

Lemonstartree had a sprog. E I E I O. Would I use it as a name? No no no no no.

javotte · 19/07/2012 09:02

Io was changed into a cow, so I would avoid the name.

IawnCont · 19/07/2012 08:59

Ioan is a nice Welsh name. I know a Ioan with a Yo nn

PepperOnMyPaprikash · 19/07/2012 08:58

Great minds MrC!

MrClaypole · 19/07/2012 08:53

X posts, sorry pepper!

MrClaypole · 19/07/2012 08:53

A huge no if your DC ever visits Wales (prn Yo)

PepperOnMyPaprikash · 19/07/2012 08:51

In Wales it would be pronounced 'Yo'. So hopefully you don't live there.

mumzy · 18/07/2012 23:49

I like it as i love the Greek myths but how well it'll be recieved by joe public will depend on where you live Liberal Islington you'd be fine but maybe not in the provinces

LynetteScavo · 18/07/2012 23:01

I love the names Hebe and Juno, but think Io is a bit short.

Sounds like a short American pop artiste to me.

Arwhen · 18/07/2012 22:57

I like it. But then, I would also have named my daughters Athena, Juno or Hebe. Good thing I had sons?!

bigwombat · 18/07/2012 22:50

It means "I" in Italian. Could be ok with a strong character!

shimmy0 · 18/07/2012 22:43

Yeah sorry IOU

redrubyshoes · 18/07/2012 22:42

Sounds like a salutation.

kilmuir · 18/07/2012 22:35

U

notnowImreading · 18/07/2012 22:33

Think Io rode on Zeus's back when he was disguised as a bull. Not too grim as myths go. Nice name.

LaurieFairyCake · 18/07/2012 22:33

It's 2 vowels - dinnae be daft Wink

VolAuVent · 18/07/2012 22:32

I like it.

CharlotteWasBoth · 18/07/2012 22:28

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RillaBlythe · 18/07/2012 22:26

had to google it - the carol is called "ding dong merrily on high".

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