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Compromising, agreeing to disagree or just putting my foot down!?

36 replies

peacefuleasyfeeling · 02/07/2013 13:16

DD2 has arrived and DP has some crazy ideas about what to name her. I keep thinking "Do I know this man?" He's besotted and he cannot, I suspect, see past the peachy baby to the 40 year old woman who will have to live with the name she is given.

Without spilling the beans on the preferred name (with a string of other similar names up his sleeve), can anyone come to my aid with some names which I could counter with, which still have some similar sounds, please. I so don't want to dismiss them outright, but honestly, he's even making stuff up!

So, he's wanting a lovely prominent round 'o' sound, he's into 'mmmm', a nice 'l' and a lovely smily 'e' as in 'eh' as opposed to 'ee'. I think I have heard every combination of these sounds now, in real as well as imagined names, and feel like I need to meet his enthusiasm with something of my own while biding my time until he comes around to the idea of Lucy Grin .

And if anyone has any ideas for tactfully and kindly saying "absolutely no way, this is our child we're talking about, FFS!" then please share!

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bugsybill · 02/07/2013 21:14

Do you mean Olivia Confused

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 02/07/2013 17:36

Too vague. We need examples. And is Lucy the only one you like?

badtime · 02/07/2013 15:25

Give us some examples. Even if someone else has used one of the names for their daughter, it doesn't mean you have to like it - I doubt people will take offence (and lots of people would be glad you didn't want to use the same name!)

Onesleeptillwembley · 02/07/2013 15:16

Moley?

squoosh · 02/07/2013 15:04

I've no idea what kind of names you're describing. Give us an example, no one will be offended.

fanjodisfunction · 02/07/2013 14:59

Your going to have to give us more, is it cutesy names? That end in ee sound?

If it is pick a name that can be shortened to a similar cutsey name

Josephine- posy, josie
Elizabeth- bessie, betty, lizzy, beth
Catherine- katie, kitty
Beatrice- bea

EldritchCleavage · 02/07/2013 14:57

Erm..

O'Reilly?
Oriel
Ortolan
Ornella (this one is actually a name)
Neroli
Leonora (and this)
Nonchalante
Ondine (also a name)
Omelette

Choccyhobnob · 02/07/2013 14:53

I literally can't think of what these names are he's coming up with o mmmmm ll eh? Amelia?! Ophelia? Omelia? I'm lost! lol

peacefuleasyfeeling · 02/07/2013 13:33

Nope, not yet... there seem to be a few around, opinion very much divided, and DP might well choose to have a little MN look for himself later and I don't want him to find this thread first thing Grin.

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peacefuleasyfeeling · 02/07/2013 13:26

Aw, I don't feel I can, someone is bound to have a DD with that name and I'll be the bad one for not taking to it... I'm going to put it into "search"... hang on...

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curlew · 02/07/2013 13:20

I think I need an example of what he likes........

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