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Savanna & Harvey....thoughts

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MotherOfCleo · 11/03/2013 20:06

Hi
I am only in my firat trimester but me and my OH already have some favourites names wise. I wondered what other people thought though.

For a girl we are pretty much settled on Savanna Brooke, its unusual and so I'm worried our parents wont like it, but it is a name which means something to us and reflects my OHs history so we are very keen on it.

For a boy we like Harvey Sebastian but I dont like Harv for short which is tricky....we also quite like Ryley and Dexter as first names so this one is less decided.

Any thoughts would be welcome. Grin

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Greensleeves · 11/03/2013 21:06

LOL at OP stomping about going "spelling is not up for discussion" and "thread closed"

that's not really how it works I'm afraid Grin

KenDoddsDadsDog · 11/03/2013 21:05

I like Cooper too

KenDoddsDadsDog · 11/03/2013 21:04

Savanna without the H is fine but it's a brand of cider.

BehindLockNumberNine · 11/03/2013 21:04

But the spelling will be an issue. Maybe not to you, but for your dc, on official forms, on name tags, it will be an issue.

SanityClause · 11/03/2013 21:04

Seriously, OP, I have an ordinary name with an unusual spelling.

Bane of my life.

nenevomito · 11/03/2013 21:03

DS's class is full of Harveys and Rileys, I like both. I don't get why you're so keen to change the spellings of Riley or Savannah. Misspelling doesn't make a name more individual, just strange.

BehindLockNumberNine · 11/03/2013 21:03

Love love love Sebastian though!

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MotherOfCleo · 11/03/2013 21:03

Not if I explained over and over again that the spelling isnt an issue ever Sad

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BehindLockNumberNine · 11/03/2013 21:03

The thing is, a major part of the name IS the spelling, so you cannot expect people to say that they love it if they don't like the way it is spelled!!

Fwiw I think Savanna looks odd and like the name of some foreign car / vanette / pickup truck. And Savannah is horrible too.

Riley is ok (ish)
Ryley looks like you don't know how to spell and is therefore awful.

Also, your dc will have to introduce themselves as "Savanna-without-an-h" and "Ryley-with-a-y".

Don't do it to them, it will be annoying for them and they won't thank you for it.

Also, it does not make you look unique, it makes you look daft.

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toobreathless · 11/03/2013 21:02

Strongly dislike Savanna. Also don't think it's that unusual. Also don't really like Brooke in combination as a second name. Think Savanna/h is so strong it goes better with a more 'girlie' middle name:
Savanna Rose
Savanna Grace
Savanna Joy
Savanna Faith
Savanna Elizabeth

Brooke Savanna is nicer IMO.

Harvey & Dexter are not to my taste but nice enough and perfectly good names. Agree with you that 'Harv' is not a good shortening. Do not like Ryley, dare I say it very 'chavvy' but love Sebastian. Little mermaid did not occur to me

Harrison/Harry: great, but agree very popular.
Henry: love this but as per Harry.
Cooper: bit American but strong and I quite like it.

Names that seem to fit your criteria:

Girls:
Sienna
Harper
Piper
Harlow
Summer

Boys:
Evan
Curtis
Hunter

What do you think?

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MotherOfCleo · 11/03/2013 21:02

Thanks looby Grin finally a sensible person! I could hug you!!!!! Grin

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Looby12 · 11/03/2013 21:00

I like Savanna And Harvey, go with your gut as its your child and you need to feel comfortable saying the name. I personally didn't decide until after giving birth, I had a short list and chose after seeing the baby and testing out using the names in relation to her. I wouldn't pay attention to the spelling debate Smile

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MotherOfCleo · 11/03/2013 20:58

greensleeves not exactly constructive!

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bamboostalks · 11/03/2013 20:58

The spelling of both Ryley and Savanna are incorrect and just make it tough work for future dc who will be forever correcting people. I think these individual spelling are just daft tbh. Catherine v Katherine fine. Savanna is not a similar alternative but a geographical feature.

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MotherOfCleo · 11/03/2013 20:57

yeah I asked what people thought of the names, I didnt ask whether people liked my spelling!!!

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Greensleeves · 11/03/2013 20:52

Of course you can spell it however you like, you can call your child Roger and spell it Saucepan if you want.

But if you post asking for opinions on a public forum, expect people to pint out that you are spelling it wrong Grin

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MotherOfCleo · 11/03/2013 20:47

We also had Cooper on the boy list for a while. Hmm

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notso · 11/03/2013 20:42

Savanna is ok, prefer the proper spelling. I think the opposite to you it sounds softer with rather than without, but that could be the accent round here has a very hard 'a' sound.
I think Savanna(h) Brooke sounds a bit like a place or a paint colour, Brooke isn't to my taste.

I hate Harvey and Riley/Ryley. I like Dexter and love Sebastian.

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 11/03/2013 20:38

I don't really like your boys names, but wonder of you'd like:

Jackson
Harrison
Joel

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