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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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MouldyPeach · 06/12/2015 15:35

A tiger is a tiger whatever the sex surely? Or is a female a tigress? Which is a rubbish name.

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GerundTheBehemoth · 06/12/2015 15:34

Ruby Tiger is a species of moth, this one. I quite like Tiger for a boy or a girl.

originalmavis · 06/12/2015 15:33

Nooooooo, isn't it a tigress?

Bloody smart these big cats you know...

Snossidge · 06/12/2015 15:31

Yeah there are no girl tigers mavis they reproduce by cloning themselves Grin

SoWhite · 06/12/2015 15:25

I know a Ruby-Tiger. You can visibly see people cringe when she introduces herself.

originalmavis · 06/12/2015 15:16

But tigers are boy big cats!

feelingcrossagain · 06/12/2015 15:15

Sorry, I don't like it. For some reason i think it has sexual connotations, 'c'mon Tiger' that sort of thing.
I also think it is a bit of a name to lve up to.

IoraRua · 06/12/2015 15:14

I think Tigi/Tiger/Antigone are all dreadful.

Jw35 · 06/12/2015 15:11

I like Tiger Lily. My eldest is Lily and I always wished I'd called her that!

Tiger is lovely for a girl or boy. Tigi is gorgeous

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MouldyPeach · 06/12/2015 15:05

I like Tigerlilly but my eldest is Lillian nn Lily so I wouldn't want to use it. Tegan is quite popular here and I want to be a special snowflake

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MouldyPeach · 06/12/2015 15:02

latika can I ask why it suits him? Unborn dd is something of a survivor so I think Tiger is apt in that way. Oh, I've just realised maybe I'm thinking of the Rocky theme tune haha that's why tiger = survivor in my brain Confused

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Sadik · 06/12/2015 15:02

I have to say I'd also be inclined to use it as a nname. If Antigone is a bit much, I know a Tegan known as Tiggy, and Tiger would work equally well, I think.

I'd say that Tiger used as a 'full' name is generally for boys.

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MouldyPeach · 06/12/2015 14:59

Hm she will have an Italian surname so that could work and it's a beautiful name. Both dds use the nn of full names, I do like the thought of them having a choice of names to be known by when they're older. (Or 2 names to hate.)

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latika · 06/12/2015 14:59

I know a guy - he's about 27 called Tiger. Totally suits him.

rudolphistheboss · 06/12/2015 14:54

How about Antigone (said An-tig-oni) with nn Tigi?

I wouldn't use Tiger personally or Tigi by itself.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 06/12/2015 14:52

I love it!

It won't get the general MN love though....