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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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KobayashiMaru · 11/03/2013 23:11

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MotherOfCleo · 11/03/2013 23:10

cota hum you may be confused this is my first child! Harlowe.....huh. Perhaps thats another woman your slating not me?!?

I've asked for the thread to be deleted as I dont think its constructive.

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Cotapaxi · 11/03/2013 23:10

You are beginning to sound a tad unhinged now. If you come on a massive forum with millions of readers did you seriously expect everyone to just say yes name is fab - next...

btw I don't hate your choices and many others don't - most people are just saying fgs spell it properly.

That link I attached earlier had a similar heated debate over the spelling of Georgie (perfectly acceptable) and the rather more contentious Jorgie. You see it is all in the spelling.

Greensleeves · 11/03/2013 23:09

"we should know we have history in Africa"

priceless

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Cotapaxi · 11/03/2013 23:06

Ok I was pulling your leg a bit with Harvee but honestly you did kind of bring it on yourself with all the 'stop this thread' lark etc.

Didn't you say that your family gave you hell when you named your other child Harlowe? Well would it be churlish to point out that most posters here have been quite polite and second time around you should be a bit more prepared for some honest opinions if you choose a name that is a bit more 'out there'.

Call the baby Charles or Lucy and all will be well Smile.

You do need to lighten up a bit

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difficultpickle · 11/03/2013 23:02

This is interesting. Basically confirms that Savanna is a misspelling of Savannah.

OP why do you want to spell it without the usual 'h'?

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SanityClause · 11/03/2013 23:00

I don't even think people have been brutal in their honesty, Cotapaxi. I do think the OP is being over sensitive, though.

Just a suggestion, OP, don't call your DD Savanna or your DS Ryley, as it may really upset you when they are born, and you have to put up with all the "Oh someone's spelt her/his name wrongly, here!" comments. (I have had this for 44 years, including people telling me that Ihave spelled my name wrongly.)

Incidentally, when I was pregnant, I used to get really angry about random stuff, and after I had the baby, I was eye rolling at how my pregnant self could have been so indignant about nothing much at all. Blush

KobayashiMaru · 11/03/2013 23:00

It's not bitchy to suggest you can't spell when you actually can't spell.

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MotherOfCleo · 11/03/2013 23:00

maryz its not misspelling.....geez, it has 2 spellings and its personal choice.

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MotherOfCleo · 11/03/2013 22:59

and thanks dum we werent really after unusual but it just happened that way as we both liked a certain girls name which I dont even want to write now.

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difficultpickle · 11/03/2013 22:59

If you are keen to name your dd with a very unusual spelling then you will have to put up with a lot more comments than this group of random strangers on an internet forum. You either need to be man enough to face the criticism head on without getting snippy or choose a different name/spelling.

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MotherOfCleo · 11/03/2013 22:57

thanks shr0 and bisjo finally something constructive Smile

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MotherOfCleo · 11/03/2013 22:56

read back paxi so few comments are name related most call me either a chav or suggest I cant spell. Those arent opinions they are bitchy comments aimed to hurt or get a reaction. Eg, Harvee, that was designed to be bitchy!

If you are used to being spoken to as people on here have spoken to me then I feel sorry for you.

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Cotapaxi · 11/03/2013 22:53

I can't believe that you think people are bitching just because they are giving you their honest opinion Confused.

Go ahead and call your children Savanna and Harveee if you wish no -one really cares you know, but maybe it is a lesson in not asking for opinions if you don't really want them Hmm?

There is a big difference between bitching and just being brutally honest you know.

KobayashiMaru · 11/03/2013 22:45

you're right, it is unusual. Because you have spelled it wrong.

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MotherOfCleo · 11/03/2013 22:42

Well my 'thoughts' on you guys arent exactly what I would like to put in black and white. Sorry, should I have put any constructive thoughts which dont come as a vaguely disguised bitching.....my bad. Didn't realise school ground bullies were on this site, again....my bad.

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difficultpickle · 11/03/2013 22:41

Naming your child is one of the most important things you will ever do in your life. Get it wrong and you burden your offspring forever. Maybe you have a name that has to be spelt out every single time you say it and the times you don't it is misspelt? Personally that would be too much for me. Savannah is a lovely name, Savanna is not. As I posted earlier, giving your child a unique name isn't necessary to make them stand out.

Shr0edinger · 11/03/2013 22:40

I only read your OP. I didn't realise I was like the 100th person to say something negative. Sorry. I do know how upsetting a pile on thread can be.

SanityClause · 11/03/2013 22:39

Sorry, Cleo, your OP says "Any thoughts would be welcome."

Was that not what you meant, then? Confused

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MotherOfCleo · 11/03/2013 22:36

well arent you all having fun at my expense, all feel big and clever do you? Proud of yourselves? Hope so, because otherwise why exactly are you here? Was there a reason or just to be bitchy?

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