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What Shipping Forecast region would you name your child?!

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00100001 · 07/07/2015 12:40

So, if you had to, what region would you choose to name your child, and would it be boy or a girl

Viking
North Utsire
South Utsire
Forties
Cromarty
Forth
Tyne
Dogger
Fisher
German Bight
Humber
Thames
Dover
Wight
Portland
Plymouth
Biscay
Trafalgar
FitzRoy
Sole
Lundy
Fastnet
Irish Sea
Shannon
Rockall
Malin
Hebrides
Bailey
Fair Isle
Faeroes
Southeast Iceland

I'd go for... Malin for a girl and Cromarty for a Boy Grin

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Paperblank · 12/07/2015 11:14

Love this thread.

I'd have Finisterre for a boy, DP would have Trafalgar. I think for a girl I'd pick Lundy....

I love Crosby and Macrahanish for a boy too - I suspect they will not make our shortlist though.

SquirrelledAway · 11/07/2015 10:16

After hearing Lisa Knapp's Shipping Song, I have been strangely drawn to the name Utsire.

But maybe just for the next cat.

BlueChampagne · 10/07/2015 20:59

Think Ardnamurchan would be a boy. Utsire for a girl, but both would get fed up of misspelling and mispronunciation.

Royal Sovereign might tempt some.

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00100001 · 10/07/2015 13:25

it's the bloomin' Spanish to blame! Firs they steal our fish, then they stole our forecast regions!!! Wink

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Indole · 10/07/2015 13:02

What the hell happened to Finisterre? That was always my favourite!

calculatorsatdawn · 10/07/2015 12:50

following the traditions of the Beckhams in naming their child after where it was conceived I'd have to go for Dogger Wink

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00100001 · 10/07/2015 10:43

Ardnamurchan - boy or girl??

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Seriouslyffs · 10/07/2015 04:56
Grin Ardnamurchan Malin means sly in French.
dangerrabbit · 10/07/2015 04:43

Great thread

Fitzroy for a boy, Hebridies for a girl.

PallasCat · 09/07/2015 19:29

Whitby and Foyle.

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00100001 · 09/07/2015 07:03

Ooooh (ignoring david and bill) my inshore water children shall be called Kintyre and Selsey!

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BothEndsBurning · 08/07/2015 19:52

What about inshore waters? Another rich seam there to be mined Wink

Cape Wrath – Rattray Head including Orkney
Rattray Head – Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed – Whitby
Whitby – Gibraltar Point
Gibraltar Point – North Foreland
North Foreland – Selsey Bill
Selsey Bill – Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis – Land's End 
Land's End - St David's Head 
St David's Head – Great Orme Head 
Great Orme Head– Mull of Galloway
Isle of Man
Lough Foyle – Carlingford Lough
Mull of Galloway – Mull of Kintyre
Mull of Kintyre – Ardnamurchan Point
Ardnamurchan Point – Cape Wrath
Shetland Isles
PallasCat · 08/07/2015 19:40

Brilliant post, OP!
Malin for a girl is definitely strong. Liking Tiree, Tyne and Sandettie too, I think.
For boys,Cromarty and Stornoway have a lovely ring to them. Bridlington is very noble... but I think a breed of dog? So maybe not. Fisher's good. I reckon a strong character could manage Viking for a middle name. Grin
Got to agree with PP - Finisterre may be the best, though.

Teladi · 08/07/2015 18:20

Tiree for a girl (if I'm allowed to take from the weather stations too) and Lundy for a boy

BreeVDKamp · 08/07/2015 18:17

Definitely Cromarty for a boy! Can imagine him growing up to be an eccentric type.

Malin for a girl as its a beautiful name.

BothEndsBurning · 07/07/2015 23:13

James Mason's daughter was called Portland.

DayLillie · 07/07/2015 23:13

Valentia def. a girl.

NetballHoop · 07/07/2015 23:08

Humber

I'd only use it as a middle name and DH would know why. Smile

We didn't use it because we are boring and went for traditional family linked names.

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00100001 · 07/07/2015 23:03

UK coastal weather stations (with aitomatics removed )

Tiree
Stornoway
Lerwick
Wick
Aberdeen
Leuchars
Boulmer
Bridlington
Sandettie
Greenwich
St. Catherine's Point
Jersey
Channel
Scilly
Milford Haven
Aberporth
Valley
Liverpool Crosby
Valentia
Ronaldsway
Malin Head
Machrihanish

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lilacblossomtime · 07/07/2015 22:59

Dogger would be a good name for a dog.

PelvicFloorClenchReminder · 07/07/2015 22:55

South Utsire for a girl, North Utsire for a boy. Though I would be hoping for a girl, South Utsire is my favourite.

Pipbin · 07/07/2015 22:55

Can we go for some of the weather stations?
Sandettie Lightvessal Automatic would be lovely for a girl.

And Thames for a boy.

KittieCat · 07/07/2015 22:52

DS has a middle name from the list, it's not Bailey...

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00100001 · 07/07/2015 22:47

Teeeeny tiny bit disappointed now Wink

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HainaultViaNewburyPark · 07/07/2015 22:40

I think she was a biologist (I knew her through rowing). Wink

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