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Sappho--I can't, can I?

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thisonehasalittlecar · 29/08/2012 21:32

I started a thread asking for some strong girls' names for dd the other day and got some great suggestions. I'm really drawn to names ending with o: Juno, Dido, Margo(t) etc, all of which have been vetoed by dh. Anyway the name Sappho popped into my head today and I love it, but it's just too ripe for playground abuse isn't it? Or by the time kids work out who Sappho was, would they be a bit older and beyond the name taunting stage?

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MagdalenaAlec · 29/08/2012 22:37

Along the lines of Astrid, I would suggest Solveig, another (beautiful IMO) Scandinavian name

TheTermagantToaster · 29/08/2012 22:36

Marino

SuzySheepSmellsNice · 29/08/2012 22:35

Are you hating Hebe?

cakeandcava · 29/08/2012 22:35

What about Marlo if you like names ending in -o?

t0lk13n · 29/08/2012 22:34

Dear God no!
Reminds me of the cat in Stone Cold sorry!

SuzySheepSmellsNice · 29/08/2012 22:33

How about Hebe?

Love Astro Girl!

NorksAreMessy · 29/08/2012 22:33

Nope, you can't
And my DD is gay, and it would still be a dire name for her.

Sorry.

thisonehasalittlecar · 29/08/2012 22:26

Possibly cheese; middle name "Girl"

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cheesesarnie · 29/08/2012 22:23

thankyou Smile

ooh have i just named your baby Grin

thisonehasalittlecar · 29/08/2012 22:21

Astro Smile

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thisonehasalittlecar · 29/08/2012 22:20

She was an ancient Greek poet; the bit that is making people Shock is that the name is synonymous with lesbianism; the word lesbian comes from the island of Lesbos where she lived and Sapphic is another word for lesbian.

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GetOrfAKAMrsUsainBolt · 29/08/2012 22:19

What about Aphra?

badtime · 29/08/2012 22:17

Hero, Leto, Io, Callisto, Enyo, Clio/Cleo etc. would all be easier to live with.

EverybodysDoeEyed · 29/08/2012 22:14

How about a name ending in A

Claudia
Sophia

I don't like Astrid much either!

roundynotsquary · 29/08/2012 22:12

No!

cheesesarnie · 29/08/2012 22:12

astro so youre both happy Grin

coffeeinbed · 29/08/2012 22:12

I broke the smilies.
[oops]

cheesesarnie · 29/08/2012 22:11

nope and i have no idea what it means.

cleo?
indigo?

love margo and juno

coffeeinbed · 29/08/2012 22:11

Saffron might fit.
Raphaelle?
Once, No!
[Grin]

thisonehasalittlecar · 29/08/2012 22:10

Everybody only Astrid, which i think sounds like acrid. (Sorry sorry sorry to all Astrids and Astrid-parents on here.)

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EverybodysDoeEyed · 29/08/2012 22:05

Has your DH given any good suggestions?

colditz · 29/08/2012 22:05

Saffron
Saphire

ThisOnce · 29/08/2012 22:05

You're probably right Coffee, but in preference to Sappho...

ICanTuckMyBoobsInMyPockets · 29/08/2012 22:04

What does it even mean?

GetOrfAKAMrsUsainBolt · 29/08/2012 22:04

lol at the madness.

No, you really can't.

Calypso?
Callisto?
Consuelo?

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