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Baby names

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Bluebell

62 replies

NewbieT · 10/10/2015 21:21

Honest opinions please...

My little girl is two weeks old and we're at a complete naming stalemate

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SionnachDana · 11/10/2015 02:22

Well, if she really hates it, she can just be a Bella. Blue is a nice sound though.

TheFear · 11/10/2015 01:35

What WhatsGoingOnEh said - an adult called bluebell is ridiculous!

SecretRed · 11/10/2015 01:19

I love Bluebell. It's a really sweet different but not too out there name

WhatsGoingOnEh · 11/10/2015 01:04

It's an adorable baby name, but can you imagine a grown woman called Bluebell?

5BlueHydrangea · 11/10/2015 01:03

A family I know has a Bluebell. But they also have a Tinkerbell... Prefer Bluebell of the two but..

Epilepsyhelp · 11/10/2015 00:52

I like it, love Blue as a contraction too, or Belle

pieceofpurplesky · 11/10/2015 00:46

It's sweet. Not sure if it will be popular with your dd though.
Names I have heard recently and love ...
Marnie
Bridie
Jenny
Pearl
Mistie

AwfulBeryl · 11/10/2015 00:26

Oh just seen that your DH likes it, sorry missed that first time.
Go for it , it really doesn't matter what MN think.

scatterthenuns · 11/10/2015 00:24

Celeb try-hard name. Nevermind Geri, Beyonce's Blue is enough to put me off.

AwfulBeryl · 11/10/2015 00:23

Oh and congratulations

AwfulBeryl · 11/10/2015 00:23

It's not my cup of tea, but I certainly wouldn't raise my eyebrows at it.

What does your dh think ? If he likes it go for it. None of her friends will know who Geri Haliwell is.

I really like Willow and Rowan which might be a sort of compromise between you and DH.

AnnaMarlowe · 11/10/2015 00:18

Ishbel would meet your criteria.

MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 11/10/2015 00:18

No if your surname is Woods, Hills or Banks.

Otherwise why not if you like it?

reuset · 11/10/2015 00:14

Agree with whoever said better name for a rabbit (or a cow). It was also one of the Watership Down bunnies, Bluebell.

Give her a proper name rather than some naff wannabe name.

RiaOverTheRainbow · 11/10/2015 00:12

Terribly twee, sorry. What sort of names do you and your dh like? Maybe we can suggest some more you might agree on.

austenozzy · 10/10/2015 23:33

She won't thank you for it in later life. Any time she tells someone her name she'll be asked daft questions like 'really?!', 'are you sure?', 'not your nickname, what's your real name?'. A bit too cutesy imo.

SionnachDana · 10/10/2015 23:26

no no no to Primrose! that is so uptight, she sounds like she'd be born a member of the WI
I hate it.

cashewnutty · 10/10/2015 21:57

This is my dad's nn for my niece. I don't think it is a serious name for a child. Thankfully DN has a 'proper' name too

ShowOfHands · 10/10/2015 21:52

My most favourite MNer has one. I love it.

whatdoIget · 10/10/2015 21:52

I like it

GiddyGiddyGoat · 10/10/2015 21:52

Margueritte
Peony
Dahlia
Blossom
Mimosa
Saffron
Sorrel
Briony
Briar...?

mrstweefromtweesville · 10/10/2015 21:51

No.

Primrose you might get away with.

ScarlettDarling · 10/10/2015 21:51

What about Poppy?

WhyDoesGastonBark · 10/10/2015 21:50

I have heard A LOT worse, it will seem normal by the time she starts school! If you like it, use it!

Branleuse · 10/10/2015 21:49

i know one. Its cute. She gets called Blue

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