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Olive

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PreciousPeach · 12/03/2014 22:06

I'm really starting to warm to the name Olive, I think it has a fresh quirky feel to it, with a vintage edge at the same time iykwim

I think it may be a marmite name....which is fine as I want something unusual!

I'm not keen on Olivia as it is overdone IMO.

So what do you think? Do you know any? Is it getting popular? What kind of vibe do you think it has?

Thanks in advance

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LoveVintage · 14/03/2014 12:35

I love it, and I DO remember On the Buses!

How good it sounds might depend upon your surname though - can you give us an idea/similar surname to try out?

squoosh · 14/03/2014 12:30

One of the worst names you could inflict on a girl.

Dreary, dull and ugly.

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PreciousPeach · 14/03/2014 12:10

Clever Olive Jean has a nice ring to it

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NorbertDentressangle · 13/03/2014 22:00

No, really don't like it I'm afraid.

It says "On the Buses" to me.

It also seems a bit too try hard in the "cool" name stakes (but I may be basing that on the Olives I've met)

alita7 · 13/03/2014 21:56

I don't know any. I really like Olivia but personally don't like olive it makes me think of a green person. Plus I think she'd need tanned skin to suit it and I'm very pale so there's shed chance dc1 will be too although Dp is tanned as are his other 3

CleverOl10 · 13/03/2014 21:46

My niece is Olive Jean. Wasn't sure at first but love it now and totally suits her.

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PreciousPeach · 13/03/2014 20:53

I'm not in Britain so I don't think it will take off here at all!

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Bearsandtoys · 13/03/2014 20:48

I loved the name Olive when I was pregnant with DS but I'm so glad he had a penis because I see Olives quite often now among his toddler acquaintances. We are in London btw so it depends on the area. It put me off the name though, as I like to be yoouneek.

EugenesAxe · 13/03/2014 19:24

Caveat - it may not actually have been called that.

EugenesAxe · 13/03/2014 19:24

Personally, I love it. It's a very versatile oil and 'You're Not Alone' is a top tune.

WhereBeThatBlackbirdTo · 13/03/2014 19:22

I really don't like it.

There are several under 5's called Olive here.

Yet another one was announced at toddler group the other day - it is a green, greasy, shiny kind of name.

And I'm old enough to remember On The Buses as well

selsigfach · 13/03/2014 19:18

I love it! Suggested it to my husband, he just said "I don't like olives." Argghhhh.

JessicaD21 · 13/03/2014 19:15

I love it! I get the vintage vibe from it too i actually think its really girly and pretty! :)

Gowaygoway · 13/03/2014 19:00

Love Olive! It's our cat's name and she is ace!

everlong · 13/03/2014 18:41

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Gugglebum · 13/03/2014 18:31

I'm another who doesn't get this name. I know one, age 4, and I still think of the food every time I hear her name. Could be because my DH is obsessed with olives of all varieties. I'd be looking for siblings Caper, Pickle, and Tapenade.

CruCru · 13/03/2014 18:07

I love Olive BUT Olivia is so popular that I can imagine people mishearing and assuming that her name is Olivia.

Hibou7688 · 13/03/2014 17:54

I'm still ttc but I'm slightly obsessed with it all so I'm lurking everywhere! I'm very close to my grandad and his mum was Olive. I've always thought I'd love to use the name if I ever had a girl, can't see me using it as a first name though. I do see it as being a little too dated, but I'd rule out Olivia because it is very common.
Would just need a first name to go with!

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PreciousPeach · 13/03/2014 15:29

evertonmint great minds think alike and all that....preens at the thought of my fabulous taste

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evertonmint · 13/03/2014 15:01

We clearly have the same taste. Olive and Xanthe were two names on our short list we didn't choose for DD as she didn't look like either! Love them both :)

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PreciousPeach · 13/03/2014 14:58

I think Olive Xanthe would be pretty great.....(I love playing with name combinations)

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PreciousPeach · 13/03/2014 14:52

Yep as I thought pretty marmite....but I m ok with that. None of the associations bother me tbh, as I think people would soon start to associate it with the person called it.

Those who say it pounds harsh I actually don't get that at all I think it has a soft sweet sound to it.....but I suppose that is the thing with names not everyone will perceive them in the same way

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minipie · 13/03/2014 14:46

It is a marmite name! I really dislike it sorry, but know plenty who love it (I know of 2 little Olives, so it may be getting quite popular in certain areas...)

Emubaby · 13/03/2014 10:42

Love it! Very cool name.

noodlebum · 13/03/2014 09:39

I like it, reminds me of the girl from Little Miss Sunshine.

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