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Who broke the MN rules when it came to naming their babies?

83 replies

MissingMyMarbles · 23/06/2013 21:28

Just had a look at the MN name ad at the top of the page, seems there are a lot of MN rules Grin

DD1 has a very unusual name with a slightly unusual spelling - suits her down to the ground and we love it.

DD2 has, according to MN, got a very common name, perhaps even considered 'chavvy' by some, although we don't know anyone else by the same name, and it's not in the top 100 for England or Wales. It's also Welsh, and we are not, although we both have Celtic heritage (me more than DH) so Welsh blood is a possibility. We have to correct the pronunciation with most people. And, her middle name is French, and we are not. But, again, it suits her down to the ground and we love it.

Oh, and both their names mean the same thing - that was a coincidence, because initially I thought DD2's name meant something else as I have loved it for years, but only found out it's actual meaning when I was pregnant with her.

So who else has broken The Rules and couldn't give a hoot?

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SupermansBigRedPants · 24/06/2013 01:15

Dd1's name is irish, spelt french, and is a 'chav' name which i didn't know until after i'd had her and registered her Angry it looks so pretty and i hate when people hear her name they think of the 'k' spelling.

Ds's full first name is biblical but he's named for his grandad who uses the shorter version as a derivative of his name Confused not a name i'd have chosen off my own back but df loves it and ds suits it.

Dd2 is getting another 'chav' name poor dd's but it's pretty and it's apt. I despise naming children, particularly dd's so when we found a name we both liked it stuck Grin

Kveta · 24/06/2013 01:04

MN name rules

my two just have ludicrously popular/common names

amazingmumof6 · 24/06/2013 00:58

what rules?

bugsybill · 24/06/2013 00:45

Do you have a link to the article? Am on my phone so I think it is different, but im curious. I suspect we broke them too.

ThisReallyIsNotSPNopeNotAtAll · 24/06/2013 00:18

Me and it seems so did my mum when she named me yet its a standard name. Both are K's. Poor us Sad

soontobeslendergirl · 24/06/2013 00:13

One of my sons has a 4 letter name, the other has 5, however we have managed to use the same 4 letters in both names in a different order with just one additional letter for the 5 letter name.

The alternative choice for No2 son coincidentally was a 5 letter name with again the same 4 letters plus one other random letter........all completely unintentional - only realised when I was ordering them wooden letters to put on their doors when they were toddlers :o

Oh, and they both have the same initial and No2 son's name has a weird spelling and can be confused with a girls name. Neither begin with K but both have the "K" sound too.

Alisvolatpropiis · 23/06/2013 23:48

What are the rules?

chickensaladagain · 23/06/2013 21:32

Dd1 has a nickname for a proper name which also has the same meaning as my name and is spelt with a k! (Shock horror)

Dd2 has a top 3 name

I've failed my dc haven't I?