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opinions on Sapphire

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PaigeyK · 19/01/2016 22:43

is it only okay for an autumn baby or middle name?

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maggiethemagpie · 20/01/2016 21:25

I like it, but have heard it described as a stripper/hooker name

SirChenjin · 20/01/2016 17:16

It's either exotic dancer or Danielle Steel.

WannaBeAMummy16 · 20/01/2016 17:13

Very pretty!

NickiFury · 20/01/2016 16:41

I think it's beautiful but would never use it because of how others would judge it, which is sad really.

CocktailQueen · 20/01/2016 16:38

Pearl - working class Glaswegian in her 60s
Ruby - horrid mother of horrid child, again in her 60s
Opal - nice!

How about Amber?

Lebkuchenlover · 20/01/2016 14:39

I don't like it, personally. But you've got to love it. If you like it I don't see why it wouldn't work for an autumn baby or middle name..?

Sophronia · 20/01/2016 14:03

I think it's nice, but I probably wouldn't use it myself due to the associations.

Sapphira / Saffira are quite pretty too.

AuntGertrude · 20/01/2016 13:38

To get approx. the same sounding name, you could have Sophia instead.

NHKX2 · 20/01/2016 12:01

I agree with previous posters. Sapphire screams pole dancer. I can't say why Opal and Ruby have managed to go respectable mainstream and Sapphire hasn't...

midsomermurderess · 20/01/2016 10:05

I don't see why not if Ruby, Pearl etc are acceptable.

PaulAnkaTheDog · 20/01/2016 09:28

Faye is lovely Smile

Sunshine511 · 20/01/2016 08:00

See i didn't have any associations for the name Sapphire so was thinking it sounded nice until I read the comments!! This is why these forums are so useful! Faye is lovely, or as a PP said, Saffron would also be a nice alternative :) x

guiltynetter · 20/01/2016 06:07

I love sapphire :)

Focusfocus · 20/01/2016 06:03

No... Too flimsy/jazzy/snazzy/Vegas-ey IYSWIM

nooka · 20/01/2016 05:54

I quite like Sapphire. Makes me think of Sapphire and Steele, so Joanna Lumley. That's a good association in my mind Grin

Faye is very different!

CozyLinusBlanket · 20/01/2016 01:06

Faye is a good safe name. I can't see anyone objecting to that!

But with Sapphire, you never know... the Cath Kidston retro names have been in vogue for such a good long while now, there is bound to be a change sooner or later. I just don't know what the change will be! Personally I'd love the 70s names to come back - Wayne, Sharon, Tracey, Gavin, Carol Grin

But maybe the shift would be to more glamorous 80s names. Sapphire would fit in there. I know of a baby Blaze...

HawkEyeTheNoo · 20/01/2016 00:42

My cat was called Sapphire, she's dead now though, but she had the most beautiful eyes. I tended to call her Saffy

OhSoGraceful · 20/01/2016 00:36

How about Safiya?

I don't dislike Faye, but I don't think fey always has great connotations.

MummyZELC · 20/01/2016 00:31

Stripper. Or a chav with a sibling called Chardonnay or Porsche. Sorry Blush

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PaigeyK · 20/01/2016 00:11

ah thanks, i really like:

Faye Isabelle
Faye Victoria
Faye Sophia

yes, i see what you mean about the c/k!

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iciclewinter · 20/01/2016 00:02

Faye would be a lovely choice.

Faye Louise
Faye Elizabeth
Faye Isobel
Faye Juliet
Faye Georgina
Faye Victoria
Faye Rebecca
Faye Jasmine
Faye Melissa
Faye Nicole
Faye Sophia

I thought of a few middle names starting with C or K too, but then thought it might sound like Fake Whatever.

ecuse · 19/01/2016 23:54

Urgh. Lap dancer.

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PaigeyK · 19/01/2016 23:46

Grin pot of yoghurt

faye i like, just fine middle names hard to come up with for it!

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PotOfYoghurt · 19/01/2016 23:44

Good lord that cat looks like the Sapphire I know. How bizarre.

leghoul · 19/01/2016 23:43

it's the eyes Grin