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Thoughts on Regan??

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LuckyOwl28 · 17/09/2014 21:29

As a potential sister for Bethany.

I have 2 months to go and husband and I still can't agree on a girls name.

I love Rosie, he hates it.

Regan just came up on a film and he likes. Unsure what I think!

Thoughts?

Would probably be Regan Lea (pronounced Lee)

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AWombWithoutAFoof · 18/09/2014 11:39

Tegan?

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LuckyOwl28 · 18/09/2014 09:56

Thanks for all your thoughts!

It may be back to the drawing board.... and we'll probably end up having a boy anyway!! Confused

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LuckyOwl28 · 18/09/2014 09:54

minipie

Thanks for your suggestions. I love Megan but it's my little girl's middle name!

I quite like Romy and Raven though Grin

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SnakeyMcBadass · 18/09/2014 08:45

Regan was on my list for dc2. It means Queen in Irish. I was put off slightly by my dad saying he'd call her Reg.

Coughle · 18/09/2014 08:41

I know a little girl with the name Regan and I always thought it was quite nice. But then I am too scared to watch Exorcist

babyblabber · 18/09/2014 08:17

I know a regan and she's a gorgeous little thing and to be honest I always wonder why her parents gave her such an ugly name. sorry, I know that's harsh but there are so many nice girl's names, regan doesn't sound great to me and the king lear thing would put me off too

CountBapula · 17/09/2014 22:40

I have a friend called Regan. She is utterly lovely and also stunningly beautiful Envy so I have only positive associations with the name also I've never read King Lear or seen The Exorcist.

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MrsBungle · 17/09/2014 22:34

Random smiley there sorry!

MrsBungle · 17/09/2014 22:34

I think (in order:)
Exorcist
Ronald
Sweeney

I also find it very harsh ds a first name

iklboo · 17/09/2014 22:31

Exorcist & King Lear. But it's your choice!

HootOnTheBeach · 17/09/2014 22:31

I think Regan is a great name provided you live in a city.

I wouldn't think that Lea was pronounced 'Lee' I would think it was pronounced like 'Princess Leia'. If you want to avoid that maybe go with Regan Leigh?

mymummademelistentoshitmusic · 17/09/2014 22:30

Naff fir a boy. Worse for a girl.

KenDoddsDadsDog · 17/09/2014 22:26

Name of Gazza's son.

minipie · 17/09/2014 22:11

What about:

Raine/Raina
Megan
Maeve
Robyn
Ramona
Romy
Raven

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LuckyOwl28 · 17/09/2014 21:52

littlefish

Thanks but I'm not going over the whole Rosie Lea debate again... was a 6 pager!

I ended up with Rosanna Lea as a compromise. Lea is a middle name not double barrelled so the reference doesn't worry me too much anyway. More to the point husband still didn't like it!

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Littlefish · 17/09/2014 21:49

Please don't call your dd Rosie Lea. It's Cockney rhyming slang for a cup of tea. There's also Gypsy Rose Lee, famous American burlesque dancer.

Regan makes me think of Ronald Regan. Sorry.

OneDayWhenIGrowUp · 17/09/2014 21:48

Oh Rosanna Lea sounds lovely. Silly Mr Owl.

Itsfab · 17/09/2014 21:47

It is Ronald Reagan so not the same but I thought it was a boys name so I would say no.

RiverTam · 17/09/2014 21:46

I once had a total workplace pash on a beautiful 19-year-old Canadian boy called Regan (he looked like Christian Slater)(this was 20-odd years ago when CS was beautiful)

RadioMusicola · 17/09/2014 21:46

Robyn?

specialsubject · 17/09/2014 21:46

The Sweeney...

SHUT IT!!!

(sorry)

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LuckyOwl28 · 17/09/2014 21:45

thefillyjonk

If it was a name with a really popular, current reference that the majority of our friends and family would instantly think of... that would be offputting.

Thankfully the vast majority of those people are unfamiliar with Shakespearean literature so that's why I'm not too worried! Grin

More people are likely to know The Exorcist though Sad

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WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 17/09/2014 21:45

The Sweeney.

TheFillyjonk · 17/09/2014 21:44

And please don't consider the name Goneril Grin