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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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thisonehasalittlecar · 29/08/2012 22:04

I love the sound and also the literary connection... but you are of course all right (it's post-partum hormones domestic, not-Sappho is now 10 days old Blush ) Think I may created a historical first with a baby name thread eliciting unanimous opinion.

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coffeeinbed · 29/08/2012 22:03

Noooo, no Sapphire.
Stick to Sappho then.
Sorry, Once.

EverybodysDoeEyed · 29/08/2012 22:03

sorry - saw you wanted a name that ends in O

If your DH has ruled out the ones you've listed i think it is the o sound he doesn't like

if you are feeling underhand you could name her Margaret and then call her Margot/June but call her Juno!

Or just call her Kiddo

IwishIwasmoreorganised · 29/08/2012 22:01

No, you can't.

ThisOnce · 29/08/2012 21:59

Sapphire?

seeker · 29/08/2012 21:59

No- you can't call her Fuck either.............

suedpantsoffem · 29/08/2012 21:58

No no no no no!

mirry2 · 29/08/2012 21:56

Shock Shock

coffeeinbed · 29/08/2012 21:54

Fuck.
Grin

coffeeinbed · 29/08/2012 21:54

No.
Sophia?
I know, small beer after Sappho. Gin

EverybodysDoeEyed · 29/08/2012 21:52

no you really can't

how about Saffy (what is that short for?) or Seraphina?

domesticslattern · 29/08/2012 21:52

Your pregnancy hormones are making you suggest bonkers things. Sorry. You cannot call your child Sappho.

pixiestix · 29/08/2012 21:49

Its a shame really, as without thinking about anything but the sound and the spelling of the name it is gorgeous.

pixiestix · 29/08/2012 21:48

Not playground abuse, but Shock faces from everyone she meets after the age of about 14.
Its a bit brave for my tastes! Grin

MagdalenaAlec · 29/08/2012 21:48

Aouch, big NO from me as I am not sure anyone could live with a pejorative term for "lesbian" as a name...