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Tigi/Tiger for girl

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MouldyPeach · 06/12/2015 14:51

Which one is better? Or are they both awful? I have two dds already, both with old fashioned names, one which has got very popular and one that hasn't. If this baby was a boy he almost definitely would have been Tiger but I'm not sure it suits a girl or of Tigi is a rubbish feminine alternative. Any thoughts? (I have thick skin 😑 )

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SoupDragon · 08/12/2015 14:16

I think you should get a cat if you want to name something Tiger or Tiggy.

You are naming a person. someone who will be a fully grown adult.

Antigone is far better if you want to use Tiggy as a nickname.

willconcern · 08/12/2015 14:12

Sorry, I think both are awful.

looki · 08/12/2015 14:01

I would absolutely hate to be called Tiger. Tiggy is ok as a nickname.

BertrandRussell · 08/12/2015 14:01

Although I do have a friend with a seriously "unique" name who has kept it. When asked she sighs and says "My parents were very young" .......

Stollenlover · 08/12/2015 14:00

Another vote for Antigone, nickname Tigi/Tiggy.

I don't like Tiger on its own, nor do I like Tegan - they both sound so masculine.

BertrandRussell · 08/12/2015 13:58

You wouldn't have to, Koala (that made me smile). Because you would have changed it the minute you got the chance.

manicinsomniac · 08/12/2015 13:57

I know two Tiggys, both of whom are really Antigone.

I like Tiggy but really don't like Antigone. Tegan is nice. Katinka is sweet but I don't see how it links to Tigi. Tinker maybe!! I only know one and she doesn't shorten it.

Tiger on its own - I wouldn't use this for a girl.

KoalaDownUnder · 08/12/2015 13:35

I think it's awful. As an adult woman, I would hate to introduce myself on the phone at work as 'Tiger'.

50ShadesofNope · 07/12/2015 13:36

Antigone with Tiger or Tigi as a nn would be great.

Not Tegan!

BertrandRussell · 07/12/2015 08:50

"Tier as in cake?"

Don't do it!

WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 07/12/2015 08:19

In ds last school (juniors) he was in class with a girl who had tiger as her middle name.

She loved it. Always preferred it to her common normal first name.

I like it. But I am not sure i would be brave enough.

I wish I had thought of it for dd middle name!

rainydaygrey · 07/12/2015 07:08

Tear to rhyme with beer, I mean.

rainydaygrey · 07/12/2015 07:06

Tiger in Afrikaans is more like a long, drawn out "Tear" with a rhotive r.

Honestly, I wouldn't. Just stick to Tiger as a nickname. For any name you fancy. A family member was always known as Tiger, her given name is completely unrelated.

rudolphistheboss · 07/12/2015 06:56

Seeing Tier written out reminds me of wedding cakes, she would end up having to constantly correct people...

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MouldyPeach · 07/12/2015 06:41

I'm really glad of all the opinions and it definitely seems to be a marmite sort of name. If everyone loved it I'd probably be put off a little. I've been looking at tiger translated into other languages and quite like the Afrikaans Tier (tee-air) which doesn't go at all with my other DCs classic/old lady names but I don't think it's that important.

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stareatthetvscreen · 07/12/2015 06:31

i really like it

TheNewStatesman · 07/12/2015 06:15

Tiger? Seriously??

SoWhite · 07/12/2015 00:37

That's really sad Until.

whatdoIget · 07/12/2015 00:11

Antigone is lovely. Tiger would perhaps be hard to carry off?

UntilTheCowsComeHome · 07/12/2015 00:03

I know a girl called Tiger, she's 13.

It couldn't suit her less. She's a very shy, overweight girl who stammers. Her name makes her very self conscious and she hates it.

Particularly when her siblings have very run-of-the-mill names.

latika · 06/12/2015 21:57

MouldyPeach I don't want to give too much away about his personal life but he's had his fare share of troubles from being a child. He's overcome it and now has a lovely family of his own. He's a fighter but is also a total gent. His name just totally suits him!

villainousbroodmare · 06/12/2015 19:46

Tiger is imo not a name really, maybe an eccentric choice for a boy. It's a great nickname if it suits the child.
Tigi or Tiggy is better, and a lovely nickname, but then no "full" given name.
Antigone is lovely, elegant. However, as a pp has said, she was the daughter of Oedipus and ended up killing herself, so rather sad. Also I imagine there would be a number of spelling/ pronunciation hurdles with it.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 06/12/2015 19:37

No Thunder she's something like Ramona. Jake is Tyger.

rainydaygrey · 06/12/2015 19:36

Tigi is a range of hair care products. Google it.

Tiggy Legge-Bourke is an Alexandra.

Thundercrackers · 06/12/2015 19:28

I think the little girl in Outnumbered might be called Tiger? I think it's quite cool!

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