Veto on Dora cause of Dora the explorer

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Whatwhatwhat · 19/07/2013 21:21

I thought we were happily settled on Dora.
Husband now says he wants to veto it cause some pals of his launched in to a song about Dora the Explorer when they heard it was on the cards (why it was up for discussion I don't know)

Anyway he says now it'd be a curse of a name akin to calling a child Barney and would be met too often with a reference to Dora the explorer.

I honestly don't think so but I'm open to advice.

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spanky2 · 19/07/2013 21:54

Thank you!

Diddle82 · 19/07/2013 21:52

Definately think of dora the explorer... sorry!

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Whatwhatwhat · 19/07/2013 21:44

Maybe I'm completely out of touch. I've never heard of the tweenies. I hear Milo - I think nice name.
If I'm do out of touch then maybe I don't know how "bad" Dora is.

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spanky2 · 19/07/2013 21:40

My ds is called Milo and not after the tweenie . If you like it go for it.If you cringe inside thinking of that gruesome brat don't . I like it . very retro name!

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Whatwhatwhat · 19/07/2013 21:34

I really love the name. Maybe I'm just not able to see the problem. I know nothing about DTE.
I'm getting a bit upset.
Surely if we go with the longer name and call the child Dora there's the same problem.

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peachypips · 19/07/2013 21:34

I wouldn't care. I love the name. My Gma is called Dora and the little girl next door calls her 'Dora next-doorer' !!!!

Wereonourway · 19/07/2013 21:30

I would immediately think of that Dora tbh.

I once met a girl called Cora, she was lively and is the only little girl I've met with the name

Borisboohoo · 19/07/2013 21:27

Well we like Dora the Explorer in this house! She's quite a role model although strangely unsupervised Have you considered Elladora?

NomDeClavier · 19/07/2013 21:24

Dorothea or Theadora?

I can see why Dora as is might they that reaction but it's a lovely nn.

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