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In your opinion, can people with names like 'Posy', 'Kitty' or 'Dotty' be taken seriously?

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Stateofgrace · 03/08/2013 13:25

...I happen to think so, but my family and a few friends disagree. Strongly.

Almost every name I have considered is of the 'cutesy' variety - as well as the above three, I also like Polly, Lola and Nelly. I seem to just like girly names. My mother is fond of telling me ''You are naming a person, not a baby'' as if I am not aware that baby will grow up. Hmm

I know that you shouldn't tell people the names before baby is born and present the name as a fait acompli, but I really don't want to pick a name which everyone else seems to hate...

Any thoughts / experiences on this? My mother this morning has just told me that ''she wouldn't trust a Doctor called something ridiculous like Posy'', which is actually one of my favourite names. Confused

Any thoughts/experiences on this?

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pommedechocolat · 04/08/2013 19:09

I would class Emily as sweet and feminine but classic and a 'proper name'. Quite a lot of them around though!

CornflowerB · 04/08/2013 18:46

Is Emily regarded as 'cutsie'?

Mumzy · 04/08/2013 15:27

I honestly think some parents when coming up with a name for a child do not see beyond the baby they have in front of them. An aquaintance called her son Teddy and now he's 6 is starting to have the mick taken out of him at school for his name. Its only now its dawned on her that she could have called him Edward and used Teddy as a NN ans saved him all this grief

Slavetothechild · 04/08/2013 15:25

We have 2 daughters with names listed here :( one is studing art and the other science at unis !!!!! Dont judge people by their names they can be any thing they want :) also my best friend is a male Jamie its a great name for a boy

Writerwannabe83 · 04/08/2013 14:33

Just saw your post wasn't aimed at me, haha Smile

Writerwannabe83 · 04/08/2013 14:32

bowler Where did I say I don't like cutesie names? I like every single one you listed.

It is names like Bear, Rainbow, Moondance, Tuesday, Apple, Thunder, Winter etc that I have a problem with Grin

They are in a totally different league to cutesie names!!

Bowlersarm · 04/08/2013 14:28

Oh sorry writer that was obviously aimed at welovegrapes

Bowlersarm · 04/08/2013 14:26

Writerwannabe83

Your example doesn't make sense at all. Moonbeam, Rainbow etc were baby names used probably something like one in 500,000. They were never going to be popular.

Today everybody's bashing what they call 'cutesie' names as not being grown up enough for the world of work. But they are very popular.

Last year Lily, Ruby, Evie, Poppy, Daisy, Millie, Lola, Maisie, Molly were all top 30 names. Do you really think that in 25/30 years time all these girls will be destined to work in supermarkets or as cleaners, and these particukar girls won't be the doctors, lawyers, accountants of the future?

Along with the Alfie's and Charlie's, who won't be capable of sitting their A levels?

Name prejudice, at it's best.

Writerwannabe83 · 04/08/2013 14:24

Only because people are making up and creating thousands of crappy 'names' Grin

People are just naming their children after days, months, seasons, weather types, animals and other ridiculous things Grin

What happened to just giving children normal names?? Grin

squoosh · 04/08/2013 14:21

Welovegrapes compare baby naming statistics from 1973 to the statistics from 2013 and you will see that these days a far wider range of names are used. It's a fact. Smile

TolliverGroat · 04/08/2013 14:20

There are only two ways a child can go with a name like Pippin Galadriel Moonchild, and Pepper had chosen the other one

Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, Good Omens--

Writerwannabe83 · 04/08/2013 14:16

I agree with Twirly!

Bear??? Seriously??

How can anyone think it is a good idea to call a child that??? Grin

Why can't parents think of the potential for bullying when naming children? Kids at school can be extremely cruel and bullying can have a long standing and damaging effect on the child for the rest of their life - any parent who willingly makes their child a target is beyond my understanding.

Welovegrapes · 04/08/2013 14:15

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Bowlersarm · 04/08/2013 14:04

Twirly, I hope you're not so dismissive in all areas of your life. You're coming across as very narrow minded.

MiaowTheCat · 04/08/2013 14:02

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Passmethecrisps · 04/08/2013 14:02

It is honestly true. Donald was a family name from long before the cartoon character.

He took it all in good humour

Writerwannabe83 · 04/08/2013 14:01

Especially as Doctors are nicknamed "Quacks" - it is too funny Grin

Writerwannabe83 · 04/08/2013 14:00

I'm actually speechless Grin

Passmethecrisps · 04/08/2013 13:50

My family doctor growing up was called Donald. Donald Duck. That is true.

People will do the jobs they so because they have the skills and qualities to do them. Not because they are called something which someone 25 years ago deemed appropriate

Spink · 04/08/2013 13:48

Our dd is Rosie, she is 5. Occasionally instead she likes us to call her 'Rose', sometimes 'Ro'.

She has a choice in term of name variants even tho it is Rosie on her birth cert.

I don't understand why people seem to think you can choose to call yourself 'Rosie' if you're a 'Rose' but not vice versa.

Writerwannabe83 · 04/08/2013 13:45

Thank God people are legally allowed to change their names, that's all I'm saying Grin

I've come across a Tiger, a Lion, a Prince and even a Tinkerbell.

What is wrong with some parents?? Grin

JustinBsMum · 04/08/2013 13:42

Well, I was with the 'it doesn't matter child grows into their name' believers until someone mentioned CVs or, say, perhaps, their Physics Dissertation for a Masters in Astrophysics. Because there is evidence of racism in the marking system, due to the candidates name, so there could also be a small disadvantage if you had a ditsy name.

RatherBeOnThePiste · 04/08/2013 13:40

Not taking any of this personally, but had my 14 year old DS been a girl he was to be Kitty

Mumzy · 04/08/2013 13:36

Dr Dotty Smith

sonlypuppyfat · 04/08/2013 13:35

I'm with you twirly why on earth give your child such a silly silly name. Can you imagine him with a part time job somewhere and his boss shouting Bear fill those cans up. Not all kids grow up with famous parents.