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32 replies

ParsleyCake · 03/11/2014 20:27

Wow, turns out that once you are actually pregnant, baby names become a very serious business and long time favorites suddenly don't seem suitable!

Anyway, we are looking at unusual but non-bullying inducing names, ideally with a 'magical' or 'different' feel to them...so far, these seem to be unisex and unusual to the point of being very rare as names.

Boy: Griffin/Griffyn
Girl: Cleo/Griffin

What would you think if your friend named her child one of these?

Also, I would prefer a long verion of Cleo and Cleo just be the nick name, but I'm not keen on Cleopatra! Ideas? I made up Cleophreia (Cleo-freya) but it sounds too pretentious

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MyNameIsSuz · 03/11/2014 20:49

I know a grown up Griffin, Griff for short, and he's really cool Smile
I totally hear you on how different baby names seem once you're pregnant, our pre-preg shortlist completely disappeared!

Trisarahtops · 03/11/2014 20:48

I know a Cleo who is actually Cleona (rather than a Cleopatra). I believe it can also be spelled Cliona.

Maybe Ariel, Titania, Columbine, Merlin or Oberon if your looking for 'magical' names?

ashesandfire · 03/11/2014 20:45

Love Cleo. Cleophee? (With accents. Can't do it on my phone) Prefer just Cleo tbh.
Griffin is ok for a boy, not really my thing. Think it's terrible on a girl to be brutally honest.

BlueStarsAtNight · 03/11/2014 20:41

I quite like Griffin for a boy, I wouldn't use it but it's quite cool. I don't like it at all for a girl though, I really don't think it's a unisex name.

Not sure about Cleo, I kind of like it but did know a cat called that which makes it hard to think of it as a little girls name. I don't like any of the long forms though.

OpiesOldLady · 03/11/2014 20:40

Like Griffin very much.

Cleo is a cats name, sorry.

NewEraNewMindset · 03/11/2014 20:37

Not sure about Griffin. Like Cleo Grin

BeccadeWinter · 03/11/2014 20:36

I think Cleo's lovely. Like you, though, I'm not convinced about Cleopatra and I really don't like Cleophreia at all.

Griffin certainly wouldn't be on my list, but I don't actively dislike it. Griff as a nn is quite nice.

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