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Names you secretly like but could never burden a child with?

163 replies

ThroughTheRoundWindow · 27/01/2013 20:17

Was talking baby names with my husband yesterday and he admitted to wanting to name a son Aubrey. When I stopped laughing he agreed that it might lead to a little bit of bullying. But then I love
Evelyn (for a boy!) which is equally bad...

Have you or your DP got a secret soft spot for a name that might not go down so well in the playground?

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Wishfulmakeupping · 27/01/2013 20:35

Delilah but won't because of the Tom jones song

SingingSands · 27/01/2013 20:34

What's wrong with Rufus and Emmett? I know one of each, great names and no teasing as far as I know!

DH loved the name Hermione for years, then DD was born at the height of Harry Potter mania. Needless to say we shelved that name. Shame really, DD is OBSESSED with Harry Potter and would probably love to be called Hermione!

egdeh · 27/01/2013 20:33

DS not dd - even I wouldn't call a girl Otto!

egdeh · 27/01/2013 20:32

Otto but never had a dd so didn't have to have the battle with DH.

BNmum · 27/01/2013 20:31

We also really like Rufus. We said if we had a dog we would call him that but if we have another boy i could be tempted. I don't think that it would be a burden on a child...maybe i need to think again?

GnocchiGnocchiWhosThere · 27/01/2013 20:31

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Velve · 27/01/2013 20:30

I love Vyvyan for a boy.

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ThreeBeeOneGee · 27/01/2013 20:28

Gideon. Emrys.

catladycourtney1 · 27/01/2013 20:26

Thor. And if I'd been having a boy I might well have gone for it, so it's probably a good job that I'm not.

NickNacks · 27/01/2013 20:24

I like Katie

But I'd spell it Katey and I'd never do it because it's wrong!

MolotovCocktail · 27/01/2013 20:24

I like Rufus, DH likes Emmett for a boy, but both of us agree that these named could cause teasing.

For girls, I like Evangeline and DH likes Sissy but I think Evangeline is too flouncy for RL. Sissy has quite obvious teasing value. Both of us love Lolita, but the literary connotations have transgressed into real life. People would have an automatic assumption about Lolita, IMHO.

FWIW, I really like Aubrey. And Auden :)

BNmum · 27/01/2013 20:22

My husband liked Ludvig when i was pregnant. I thought it was one big joke, but apparently not. Suffice to say we didn't call our child that!