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Stephanie? Too dated?

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snufflebum · 10/11/2014 22:58

Hard to please OH thinks Stephanie/Steph is the way to go. Is it dated and a bit blah, or pretty and refreshing in the midst of a granny chic pandemic?

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brunette123 · 11/11/2014 15:37

love it v pretty

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snufflebum · 11/11/2014 15:34

Grin big grin especially for you wowser for making me laugh out loud. Definitely an angle worth considering! And thankyou all for your contributions, all genuinely helpful. Temp, from a teacher's perspective, do you have any alternatives that would make you smile on your class list? Pretty, I am now itching with curiosity about your name so I can nick it Wink

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PrettyPictures92 · 11/11/2014 14:35

I think it's a lovely name, though I'm very bias as my name is incredibly close to Stephanie Grin

TempsPerdu · 11/11/2014 14:34

Ooh, just saw GreenSpaghetti's suggestion of Stevie - hadn't thought of that one!

TempsPerdu · 11/11/2014 14:31

I desperately wanted to be called Stephanie when I was little - thought it sounded impossibly glam! Still think it's pretty (and yes, def a change from all those Granny names!) but don't think it's classic enough to be timeless, and not sure it's ready for a revival just yet. I'm a teacher, and if a Stephanie turned up in my class I'd assume the parents were honouring a Stephen, or just had a slightly dated taste in names (a friend of ours has a DD called Melissa, and I think of that in the same way).

Plus I can't think of any obvious nicknames other than Steph and Fanny, neither of which would cut it for me!

WowserBowser · 11/11/2014 13:37

I like it and am bored of the granny chic and cute names.

BUT - when we were little, we would always stress the 'fanny' sound. So it reminds me of that.

Smukogrig · 11/11/2014 13:33

I like some dated names. Lindsay, Jillian, Melanie. (But I don't like Vanessa or Melissa). I think it's a really good way of making sure that your child has a pretty name that every body has heard of and everybody can spell but they will be the only one in their class.

QueenOfThorns · 11/11/2014 11:11

It's pretty and totally unpretentious - I like it. It reminds me of that nice Steph who does the business news on BBC Breakfast!

juneybean · 11/11/2014 11:07

My best friend in school was Stephanie and I always loved her name. Bring it back OP!

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snufflebum · 11/11/2014 11:05

Thanks Silver. I don't know any Stephanies, so it's nice to hear you and others know nice ones. Backfor, my OH is now a personal fan of yours GrinThose who have negative connotations, are you UK based? I am, and am wondering if it's perceptions vary geographically. I've been on the fence about it that long, I've got bum ache Grin

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SilverShadows · 11/11/2014 08:53

My best friend is Stephanie. She is the sweetest, kindest, funniest person I know.

I also agree with Backforgood about it having all the right qualities for a name

rattyboombatty · 11/11/2014 08:45

Hmm so a bit of a mixed response there, ladies. Thanks for all your thoughts and opinions Smile So does anyone have any alternative ideas? I'm a bit boggled Grin

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GreenSpaghetti · 11/11/2014 00:55

I like it, and love the shortening to Stevie

AmeliaPeabody · 11/11/2014 00:53

It is very 80s. I immediately thought of Stephanie Beacham

TsukuruTazaki · 11/11/2014 00:47

I find it very plain and dated - such an 80s name and I would be shocked to see a baby Stephanie. Nothing wrong with it as such, it's not offensive, but there are so many nicer names!

AmeliaPeabody · 11/11/2014 00:17

I think it's quite nice. I would use it

BackforGood · 11/11/2014 00:16

I like it - everyone will know how to pronounce it, how to spell it, that she is a girl, and yet she will be likely to be the only one in her class / groups she joins. All qualifying criteria for me to choose a name Smile

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snufflebum · 11/11/2014 00:15

Arrrrgh followed by an poppy apostrophe fail!

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snufflebum · 11/11/2014 00:13

Hmm my attempt at emulating poppys smilie failed miserably. It shows nothing but diamond question mark thingies to highlight my fail Grin

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snufflebum · 11/11/2014 00:10

No need to apologise Soontobe! That's why I'm here, I'm unsure ?? I'm genuinely grateful for the suggestion and your taking the time to post

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SoonToBeSix · 11/11/2014 00:02

Sorry op I don't have anything against Steph .I misread that it was another poster and not yourself that didn't like it.

ByeByeButterfly · 10/11/2014 23:58

I am stefanie (no German heritage) in sure you'd like me mutton :)

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snufflebum · 10/11/2014 23:52

Good point well made Cormoran! Grin That's where the Steph shortening comes into play Wink Thanks for the suggestion of Percephone, Soontobe, but OH not having any of it

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Tanfastic · 10/11/2014 23:42

My sister is called Stephanie and she's lovely (slightly biased Wink).

I like it op.