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Carter?

39 replies

ditsydoll · 30/03/2013 08:42

For a boy?
I like Ethan but Dh has decided he likes carter and I'm not sure if I love it or hate it.
Any opinions?

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Whowouldfardelsbear · 31/03/2013 09:53

Ha! Definitely Carter USM. coincidently I was listening to 30 Something in the car yesterday Grin

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ditsydoll · 31/03/2013 09:34

Very mixed reviews but you can't please everyone :)
Never heard of carter usm myself and I doubt any of dcs generation would so that doesn't put me off.
I will more than likely use it as a middle name but you never know ds might come out just looking like a Carter ;)
Iv still got 8 weeks left so we shall see

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Jacksterbear · 30/03/2013 22:20

Yes, British indie band in late 80s/early 90s. Kind of a forerunner to Pulp, Blur, Oasis, et al, but much, much cooler.

onedev · 30/03/2013 21:57

Is that a band??

MrsJohnDeere · 30/03/2013 21:55

www.carterusm.co.uk

cookielove · 30/03/2013 21:53

ConfusedPixie i have no idea who it is Confused

ConfusedPixie · 30/03/2013 21:50

I have no clue who 'Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine' is either onedev. I just asked DP (if it's a comic/cult reference he'd know it) and he gave me The Look that tells me I'm asking stupid questions before pointing at himself Hmm

onedev · 30/03/2013 21:42

Am I the only one who had never heard of Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine?? Was that a TV show? Ad? I still think its a fab name!

MrsJohnDeere · 30/03/2013 17:40

Not my cup of tea. Know one in RL and he is very naughty which puts me off!

gymboywalton · 30/03/2013 17:40

carter the unstoppable sex machine is what came to my mind instantly

hellonewworld · 30/03/2013 17:37

I love it! It is not too popular either. I think of the film 'coach carter' when I hear it, I would go for it.

Fuckity · 30/03/2013 17:34

What is it with people who use surnames as first names?? Carter is a surname.

It's traditional in Scotland to give the first born son his mothers maiden name as his first name. Second born sons are often given the maiden name of other leading women in the family.
It's a very long tradition. How do you think Scottish surnames such as Cameron and Stuart came to be first names that are so widely used?

NickyNackyNooNoo · 30/03/2013 17:31

yep totally agree Unstoppable Sex Machine.....brilliant band thoughGrin

simplesusan · 30/03/2013 17:29

It's not to my taste. I do know a Carter though.

fanjodisfunction · 30/03/2013 16:37

Its a nice strong name I think. And also people throughout the ages have named their children traditionally last names! Its not something new.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 30/03/2013 16:28

I think it's horrible, sorry - but Carter USM are brilliant!

cookielove · 30/03/2013 13:44

Its my maiden name, and i love it Smile

When my sister was pregnant with her first she thought about using Carter for the baby, she chose not to for several reasons, its now got me thinking i quite like it if me and Dh have a boy, although Dh has vitoed it bastard

lljkk · 30/03/2013 13:38

It's okay, you could do worse (damned with faint praise).
My cousin has a Carter. I think his older brother is Alex.

Notquite · 30/03/2013 10:45

Carter in ER is a surname. He is John.

If you're not sure, have you got time to mull it over, forget about it, return to it later, or are you in the labour ward now? [bushock]

Don't commit yourself unless it grows on you.

AuntieStella · 30/03/2013 10:38

I prefer Ethan, and don't really like surnames that haven't fully transitioned to first names. That said, Carter has partly made the transition and probably would work.

Frikadellen · 30/03/2013 10:35

PS I much prefer it to Ethan that I find a bit wimpish (sorry op)

Frikadellen · 30/03/2013 10:35

I like Carter I think the film " coach Carter" when I see the name not a bad thing.

ConfusedPixie · 30/03/2013 10:03

Carter is DPs surname, I'd assume people were calling the child by their surname if I heard Carter.

I also think of Nick Carter, the Back Street Boy Grin

WhispersOfWickedness · 30/03/2013 09:59

I would think of ER Blush That's not a bad thing, btw Grin

cece · 30/03/2013 09:58

Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine.

Enough said.