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LUDO! go easy on me.....

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tigerpug · 14/01/2013 21:08

ok, first post on mums net, go easy on me
what do you think of the name Ludo for a boy
I love it - makes me think of earthy outdoor scenes, crackling fires and a lovely polite child who eats brocolli and loves his mummy
DH just laughs everytime i mention it
Is it gorgeous and unique, or just godawful?

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overtheseatocalais · 15/01/2013 17:46

Love Ludo, also like Nico (in similar vein).

Alisvolatpropiis · 15/01/2013 17:34

Reminds me of the board game.

Pasiphae · 15/01/2013 11:59

I think Ludo has a vic missing. I only ever heard of Ludo as a nickname for Ludovic, which I like very much.

Cliff is worse.

badtime · 15/01/2013 10:27

I know a little Ludovic, but his parents are quite posh (and there is an Italian connection). I think it's okay, but slightly bonkers. Ludo is a board game, though.
Ludo itself means 'I play' in Latin, which is quite sweet.

UnderwaterBasketWeaving · 15/01/2013 03:25

I love Ludo!

In Labyrinth, Ludo is such a kindhearted beast too. Lovely!

marimama · 15/01/2013 02:37

I like ludo! Love ludovico. And looooove ludivine for a girl,...

sipper · 14/01/2013 22:24

I love it.

FunnysInLaJardin · 14/01/2013 22:20

Ludo is a game. How about Monopoly?

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tigerpug · 14/01/2013 22:19

ok, heres a plan, am going to buy a dog and call it Ludo, and make damn sure i give birth to a girl. simples.

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steppemum · 14/01/2013 22:14

Cliff?

well, definitely a retro name, maybe your dh is the beginning of a trend to revive it..

MissyMooandherBeaverofSteel · 14/01/2013 22:11

Oh my goodness, Ludo or Cliff, what a choice. Is there any chance you're having a girl Grin

ladymia · 14/01/2013 22:05

Ludo is definitely better than Cliff!

AKissIsNotAContract · 14/01/2013 22:05

Yeah it does OP! You can't call him Cliff, Ludo is definitely better.

Is it definitely a boy?

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tigerpug · 14/01/2013 21:58

the dream is over, sniff sniff
btw DH top choice is Cliff, doesnt that make Ludo sound a whole lot better?

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herethereandeverywhere · 14/01/2013 21:49

Was at a baby group 6-ish months ago where there was a little Ludo, nice mum. And weirdly 24 hours later I was at one of those pottery painting places and a slightly overbearing dreadful loud American woman was in getting prints of her pfb. He was also named Ludo! Full name Ludivico after Leonardo Da Vinci's mentor she explained although no-one asked! (Ludovico Sforza - after a quick google Wink). She then went on to say she'd never heard of another Ludo and had done extensive research to confirm the very few Ludo's registered in previous years. I didn't have the heart to tell her I'd met another baby Ludo not 24 hours previous! Grin

I quite like it, although it sounds a bit like a dog's name to me. (I'm probably thinking of Wills and Kate's dog, Lupo though???)

Iwillorderthefood · 14/01/2013 21:41

Terrible, I hear it a lot and I am afraid it makes me cringe and chuckle all at the same time. It is in the same league as Cosmo for me.

EvenIfYouSeeAPoppy · 14/01/2013 21:37

I'm sorry, you can't. My associations:

a) game
b) dog

If you called him Ludovic and Ludo developed as a nickname by itself (rather than you imposing it), that would be a bit different, I think. But I think Ludovic would be a bit of an odd name to use without cultural connections.

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MrsSchadenfreude · 14/01/2013 21:32

Ludovic is better. Ivo is quite cool.

ladymia · 14/01/2013 21:30

I have a few Belgian friends called Ludo (3 to be specific), it's a very common name there so for that reason I do not think of it as weird or unusual.

Although based on the above probably not a good idea here?

MumToOneMogwai · 14/01/2013 21:30

Aww my dogs called Ludo...he's mad as a box of frogs..does that help?

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tigerpug · 14/01/2013 21:22

maybe i should bin the name Ludo and go for Cluedo instead!

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steppemum · 14/01/2013 21:21

totally 100% the board game and can't think of anything else

MissyMooandherBeaverofSteel · 14/01/2013 21:20

When I read the thread title I said it in the voice of the big hairy thing from the Labyrinth - Luuuuuudooo. He is very cute though. I would absolutely not inflict give that name to a child. Sorry.

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tigerpug · 14/01/2013 21:19

loved Labyrinth, and Bowies leggings! perhaps thats why im so keen on the name. no wonder it isnt a goer with DH

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