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"MN names"

109 replies

Totality22 · 12/05/2015 18:28

A thread on AIBU made me think that there are certain names I see getting a lot of love on MN but never hear in RL

Sylvie
Beatrix
Milo
Sebastien

There are loads more but I can't think? What other names are MN approved?

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3luckystars · 12/05/2015 19:23

Ottilie is nearly always rolled out a the girls names thread.

The funniest thing about mumsnet is the nick names, (I like Harriet, nick name Hattie etc.) I am in Ireland and parents don't ever give nick names, actually most parents go MAD if they hear someone messing with their childs name.
The only nicknames here are given by your friends and they are not nice shortened versions of your name!

meglet · 12/05/2015 19:21

I know a few sebastians. and a ptolemy.

OneMagnumisneverenough · 12/05/2015 19:19

Elodie

Mrsfrumble · 12/05/2015 19:18

I think there are some posters who spend a lot of time in this topic and always suggest the same names because they like them. Which is fine, but I think gives a skewed perspective of what MNetters are actually calling their children.

YouMakeMyHeartSmile · 12/05/2015 19:16

Also know a Cordelia!

bimandbam · 12/05/2015 19:16

I have a Sebastian. And a Francesca.

We are pretty unmumsnetty I think. And my Francesca is 11 almost and was before mn. And my Sebastian was picked without looking at the name boards.

YouMakeMyHeartSmile · 12/05/2015 19:15

I know lots of Imogens, and 2 Judes under 1!

Mrsfrumble · 12/05/2015 19:15

Benedict.

All the Bens I know are Benjamins. I even know a Benoit, but I've never met a Benedict.

youarekiddingme · 12/05/2015 19:14

I know:

Imogen
Milo
Penelope
Genevieve
Sebastian.

Wasn't aware they were 'MN names' and considered obsolete!

MyNameIsSuz · 12/05/2015 19:12

Oh and Anna. Not unusual in itself, but I don't know any tiny ones. Plenty of annabelles and hannahs but no annas.

MyNameIsSuz · 12/05/2015 19:10

Gabriel and Jude, always suggested on here but I've never met one. Well, I know a Jude, but she's a 40ish year old woman, not a little boy...

Nolim · 12/05/2015 19:08

Really. Is imogen a name that came out of fashion and is back? Are there any famous imogens? Doesnt sound very traditional but i may be wrong.

OnlyLovers · 12/05/2015 19:06

I know a Clara (baby) and have met Imogens aplenty.

MadameJosephine · 12/05/2015 19:04

Really nolim? We had Imogen on our list but didn't use it because it's so popular around here, I know at least 4 or 5 little girls named Imogen (maybe all my friends are secret mumsnetters?)

meditrina · 12/05/2015 19:01

I know someone who called his son Milo. Just before The Tweenies first aired.

Nolim · 12/05/2015 19:00

I havent meet a single imogen in my life but it seems to be a popular choice in mn.

avocadotoast · 12/05/2015 18:58

Ottilie. I'd never even heard of it until I came on here.

You do have to wonder whether some names just seem popular on here though (like, someone might like a name but not call their child it iyswim).

ApplesTheHare · 12/05/2015 18:52

p.s. we chose Sylvie before I joined Mumsnet, if that helps. I had no idea it was a Mumsnet name, and actually am not sure it is. There are 3 Sylvies in our village that I know of.

PrettyLittleMitty · 12/05/2015 18:49

Persephone, I have never heard this in rl yet it seems popular here.

YouMakeMyHeartSmile · 12/05/2015 18:49

tilder I have a DD with an outside the top 100 name but it's still a pretty 'normal' name!

LikeABadSethRogenMovie · 12/05/2015 18:47

I love reading the baby name board even though I last gave birth a decade ago. I bet that half the potential Ptolemy and Persephone's on here really end up being called James or Sophie et al though!

Rosieliveson · 12/05/2015 18:46

I see Ptolemy and Thaddeus on here fairly frequently but never in RL.
I do know one Sebastian and one Milo though.

ApplesTheHare · 12/05/2015 18:45

high fives Felix

tilder · 12/05/2015 18:45

I would say romilly too.

In fact, pretty much anything outside the top 100.

Lunastarfish · 12/05/2015 18:45

Clara and Penelope seem to be the other common ones. I've never met any young children with these names and don't get me started on Sylvie!