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Mckenzie-blue

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cupcake19992110436247 · 22/10/2012 21:49

I love the name Mckenzie-blue. What does everyone else think of it xxx

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expatinscotland · 25/10/2012 21:25

Made-Up name.

ProphetOfDoom · 25/10/2012 21:23

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stillsmarting · 25/10/2012 21:10

Made me think of sweatshirts. Perhaps McKenzie, blue, large.

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Rutherford · 25/10/2012 17:01

Am I the only person who was reminded of Shane Richie?! Blush

He also has a Lolita Bell and a Romani-Skye Angel Shelley if they take anyones fancy [hwink]

WitchesTit · 25/10/2012 16:18

Wow BOF, older and anal? Mckenzie Blue sounds like a MNer fer sherr!

ErikNorseman · 23/10/2012 21:30

Hyphenated names look and sound terrible IMO, like a nickname, Blue is not a name (whatever Beyonce may think) and McKenzie isn't a very nice name.

ZombiesAreClammyDodgers · 23/10/2012 12:31

Kenneth so true.
A bit Hmm at the meanness of some posters.
We don't know for sure that the OP is joking so it's v rude to respond as if she is.

EdsRedeemingQualities · 23/10/2012 11:44

here you go

EdsRedeemingQualities · 23/10/2012 11:39

Isn't it a sportswear brand? I thought it was.

People who use Sports Direct as their inspiration are going to have this sort of problem.

Popumpkin · 23/10/2012 10:12

I don't hate the name OP, but it's not one I'd choose myself (and DH is called Keith, so would be appropriate for a DS Wink).

I like Blue as a middle name but I can only hear McKenzie being said in a "get 'ere M'Kenzie ya little shit" type way Blush. Admittedly, because that's how the family of the only McKenzie I've met speak but it has kind of tainted the name for me!

If you like it though, you use it. I don't take much notice of the whole "High Court Judge" malarky to be honest (obviously not as I have a Poppy, which is akin to calling your DD Ikkle-Fairy-Princess-Cutie-Tootie-Pie in some MNer's eyes) Hmm.

dysfunctionalme · 23/10/2012 10:12

Just wondering:

Are you serious?
And if so, how did you come up with it?

EdsRedeemingQualities · 23/10/2012 09:59

No. No, no, no. Please don't.

MolotovBomb · 23/10/2012 09:55

I haven't read other posts on this thread. This decision is quite deliberate as I'm sure there have been some very negative reactions!

Personally, McKenzie-Blue isn't a name that appeals to me as a combination. However, McKenzie is a name that is legitimatey used a a first name for boys and girls. It's very American; one of the nicer sounding American-type names, IMO (along with Robyn).

I like Blue as a middle name. I've heard it from Cher's son, Elijah Blue and John Travolta's daughter, Ella Bleu (sp?).

Soooo, not a name I really like, but not a name I really dislike, either :)

UltraBOF · 23/10/2012 08:55

And you'd be named after a famous actress- who wouldn't enjoy sharing a name with the illustrious star of such delights as "Older And Anal"?

UltraBOF · 23/10/2012 08:50

Or maybe even a parrot.

Still, you'd have your own website. Sorted.

sashh · 23/10/2012 08:46

Sounds like a butterfly or a tree

KennethParcell · 23/10/2012 07:42

I have a theory about why we have different tastes in names to the Americans. we are all looking to europe, we see it as a little bit more glamorous than 'here' (and i'm irish so i include ireland here). Names that sound French, Spanish, Italian sound appealing to us.

The Americans are ALL foreign. ;-p they're subconsciously looking for names that suggest that they either came over on the mayflower (for boys Hunter/Tyler) or that they are Irish / Scottish (for girls, Delaney/McKenzie/Kennedy). To us their latin american ancestors would have beautiful sounding names to pick from but they're after a different vibe.

nooka · 23/10/2012 07:38

Barak is an Arabic name (which is why many Americans are convinced that Obama is a) Muslim and b) not really American).

Condoleezza was made up (based on a musical term).

Americans like different types of names and have a huge mix of heritages. I'm not sure that they are necessarily more open minded.

Many people are more friendly (at least initially) toward those with similar sorts of names as it is a bit of a cultural marker. Hence there are potential issues with calling your child a name that is very obviously associated with particular demographics (as shown by things like mock job applications with names from different cultural and ethnic groups). A more neutral name is less likely to have baggage, but names can change associations quite fast so you ever quite know.

WitchesTit · 23/10/2012 07:18

What about MacKenzie Dee?

Could shorten to Maccy D, sound snappy when you're yelling your LO in for his/her dinner, and it would cover what's on the menu too.

Kill 2 birds wiv 1 stone, innit?

mayanna123 · 23/10/2012 07:00

I wonder why the Americans are more open minded about names. Would a Condoleezza or a Barack have had the same success here?

MrsRhettButler · 23/10/2012 01:30
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Inneedofbrandy · 23/10/2012 01:25

< hugs my new best MN friend >

MrsRhettButler · 23/10/2012 01:24

Oh my niece is called Talia! That's it, I'm going to remember you now :)

MrsRhettButler · 23/10/2012 01:22

Me too, my medicinal brandy will probably give me a headache tomorrow! Ahh well, hopefully it will have sorted out my flu :)

I like people who like the same names as me, I always feel like we'd get on in rl Grin