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Teal for a girl?

37 replies

AlexanderSkarsgardOhYes · 29/08/2012 08:12

Thoughts please?

Obviously there is the Abney and Teal connection, but I don't think it's overly associated with that, and it's a nice little programme anyway.

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Lyftiduft · 30/08/2012 22:46

I have taught a Teal (secondary). I sat her next to Saffron to amuse me so I could learn their names quicker. There are far nicer names, but if you're going for nature-type names, at least it's a 'strong' name unlike some

sunflowerseeds · 29/08/2012 21:28

I know 3 dogs called Teal.

sandberry · 29/08/2012 21:25

I knew a baby Teal about seven years ago, haven't met another. Her dad was called Robin, they chose it because it was a bird name like her dad. My first comment was 'like the colour' I didn't know it was a bird. It's fine, not that complicated to spell or say really and not completely made up either.

Astralabe · 29/08/2012 21:03

I know a Tiel (mid thirties) and love her name! Maybe this spelling would be better to avoid duck associations?!

MrsJohnDeere · 29/08/2012 20:50

Duck. No.

mamalovesmojitos · 29/08/2012 20:08

Colour. Duck. No.

CanoeSlalom · 29/08/2012 20:06

Lovely, I like it :)

HiHowAreYou · 29/08/2012 19:27

I quite like it.
Teal. Why not?

AlexanderS · 29/08/2012 11:55

I like Thea but have a slight lisp so it's not the greatest name for me :(

GnocchiNineDoors · 29/08/2012 11:39

I dont like it. Even Tia.would be better.

Thea?

ErikNorseman · 29/08/2012 11:37

It's bad.

expatinscotland · 29/08/2012 09:16

Yes, Teal James and a chaser of LSD after you gift birth

picnicbasketcase · 29/08/2012 09:16

No. Nice colour, nice duck, not a nice name.

SoupDragon · 29/08/2012 09:16

The thing is, SoupDragon, not everybody wants to be one of three people in their class at school with the same name - I was, and whilst I didn't resent it in a big way I didn't really like it. I wished my parents had been more imaginative.

There is imaginative and there is daft. All three of my children have been the only one in their class up to, in DS1's case, Y8. In Y9 another has joined his class. None of them has a daft name.

There a loads of lovely names out there for people. This is not one of them.

firawla · 29/08/2012 09:15

I quite like it

mirai · 29/08/2012 09:14

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HokeyCokeyPigInAPokey · 29/08/2012 09:12

It's not the worst.

I agree that it's nice to have a name that is not common, dd1's name, although well known, is far from common.

I think you do have to think about their teenage/adult life and i think Caer makes a good point above, you will be subjecting her to years and years of spelling and explaining her name, which i would imagine would be just as annoying as having a much more common name.

MammyToMany · 29/08/2012 09:11

I like it.

PeshwariNaan · 29/08/2012 09:09

What Frontpaw said.

Frontpaw · 29/08/2012 09:09

I have the 'pissed off' alphabet for such occasions...
A for arse
B for Bastard
C for Christalmighty
D for Dumbass, etc etc ect

NCForNow · 29/08/2012 09:09

Very nice. I like it a lot.

Frontpaw · 29/08/2012 09:08

What's your name?
Teal
Teeeel? What?
Teal
Can you say that again?
TEAL!
How do you spell that?
T E A L!

  • will now ook at mum, dad, friend... for clarification.
Oh, that's so... Unusual (or 'a stupid name')

Repeat about fifty times a day. I get this quite a bit and my name isn't all that unusual.

AlexanderS · 29/08/2012 09:08
Grin
Caerlaverock · 29/08/2012 09:06

You are subjecting her to a life on the phone shouting 'no not Tia, teal t e a l, no not Tina. Teal, tango echo alpha Lima..... Oh fuck off'

AlexanderS · 29/08/2012 09:04

'Tis me, Alex, having had a little name change since I last posted!

The thing is, SoupDragon, not everybody wants to be one of three people in their class at school with the same name - I was, and whilst I didn't resent it in a big way I didn't really like it. I wished my parents had been more imaginative.