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Stupid reasons your dp gave to veto a name. (light hearted)

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Frikadellen · 26/07/2013 12:34

I will admit this came from a comment on the Imogen Tamsin thread as it reminded me of dh when we were looking for names for our children.

He doesn't like what he says are " weak" names so for him Christopher and Alastair are "weak names"

Wouldn't consider Tristan and Sebastian as they were gay names.. (err how the F can a name be gay?)

and it was incredible for a guy who went to a all boys school the amount of girls names that were vetoed because it reminded him of a girl from when he was at school.....

I was like... Hmm

Disclaimer this is considered to be lighthearted..

Obviously I had sound reasons for each of the suggestions he came up with like " No I dont like it" :)

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NeedSomeSun142 · 26/07/2013 13:09

Arthur - he would get called 'aarf-a-job Hmm

maisy/daisy - cows name

Dexter - geeky

wannabedomesticgoddess · 26/07/2013 12:48

Nicole because his sister was bullied by a Nicole.

Except his whole family are facebook friends with this Nicole (inc him) and were happily chatting away the other day about her. Hmm

ImNotBloody14 · 26/07/2013 12:42

Ds1s name because it rhymes with 'gay' and he would get called gay (name) i used it anyway

Ds2s name because it rhymes with boring and sounds like orange so he would get called boring orange (name) i use it anyway Grin

NorbertDentressangle · 26/07/2013 12:35

Daisy "because its a cows name".