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Today, I met a 3 year old girl called

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vivizone · 16/01/2013 12:55

Shampayne.

I kid you not. I had to ask the mother, WHY?

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ThePigOfHappiness · 17/01/2013 18:32

Meh. My dd is called turkey all the time Blush

AlwaysHoldingOnToStarbug · 17/01/2013 18:29

I met a girl called Boo the other day. Not a nickname.

gillian88 · 17/01/2013 14:38

Shampayne? Confused
I worked in a nursery and looked after a little girl called Velvet! Blush

Anonymumous · 17/01/2013 14:21

I'm always getting asked for an explanation of my children's names. People always regret asking though, because I have about six in-depth and complicated reasons for picking the names of DS1 and DD1 and I always insist on listing all of them! Grin

I should point out that I did not call any of my children after an alcoholic drink though. Just in case you were wondering...

FranglaisMaman · 17/01/2013 09:15

We were in Canada on hols and on the slopes we heard a mum call her 5 year old son....

Dirty.

Not as an adjective either, it really was his name. I did wonder what it was shortened from.

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vivizone · 16/01/2013 13:31

involved

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vivizone · 16/01/2013 13:26

No, not to feel superior at all. The 'why' just came out. She had a good answer for me though 'eh why not, my daughter, my choice'.

Luckily Mum seems nice (I will be seeing her a lot more due to her involvement of something that I am invilved in) hope she forgives me.

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nethunsreject · 16/01/2013 13:12

ach you snobs, it is a lovely name. Wink

pictish · 16/01/2013 13:11

I cannot ever imagine asking a parent for an explanation of their name choice btw!

HecateWhoopass · 16/01/2013 13:10

You actually asked the mother why?

Gosh.

What did she reply?

pictish · 16/01/2013 13:10

You asked the mother why? What did she say?

NoMoreMarbles · 16/01/2013 13:09

i met a woman who told me her childrens names...she had a 4yo DD who's NN was Fanny and her given name was Fanjo...she was from the Philipines and it is a popular name there apparantly...but they live in the NW of england...i had a hard time with that nameGrin but her other children (older) all had traditional Philipino names aswell but "normal" sounding IYSWIM

some people only consider how the name sounds and what it means to them but not how it sounds and means to others IYSWIM doesnt make the name a bad one but just not suitable in some societies

JiltedJohnsJulie · 16/01/2013 13:02

Grin at fanjo.

Is this another "lets all be superior and laugh at others choices" thread? Yawn.

HobKnob · 16/01/2013 12:58

Love the fact that it starts with an S.

SirBoobAlot · 16/01/2013 12:58
SPsFanjoIsAsComfyAsAOnesie · 16/01/2013 12:58

Don't see the issue. My sister Lambrini loves that name

FredWorms · 16/01/2013 12:57

Oh poor thing.

Poor Mum, in a way, to be so very misguided.

sleepyhead · 16/01/2013 12:56

What did she say?

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